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'NGT Could Not Have Ignored Decree Affirmed By Supreme Court' : SC Allows Housing Society's Appeal
The Supreme Court on March 22 allowed the appeal filed by the Shramjeevi housing society, which had challenged the decision of the NGT to halt construction near Teliya lake in Mandsaur. The NGT had ordered the construction to be stopped on the grounds that the land fell within a submergence area. However, the housing society argued that they had previously received permission for the...
Central Excise Act - To Be "Related Person", Buyer & Seller Must Have Direct Or Indirect Interest In Each Other’s Business : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court while ascertaining who is the “Related Party” under the Central Excise Act for the purpose of valuation held that before the clause in Section 4(4)(c) could be used, the buyer and seller had to be interested in one another's businesses. Since two-way traffic is required, there shouldn't be any one-way traffic.The division bench of Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and...
Court Cannot Declare Equivalency Of A Course: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on 28th March rejected the appeal filed to grant promotion to Grade-I and Assistant Engineer on the ground that the appellant did not possess the required degree and court cannot prescribe the qualification or declare the equivalency of a course.The bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Aravind Kumar said, “It is trite law that...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Delhi Government's Plea Against LG Appointing 10 Nominated Members To MCD
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 29) issued notice in Delhi Government's petition seeking the quashing of notifications through which the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi appointed ten nominated members to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on his own initiative, and not on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers. The plea heard by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud,...
Breaking: Bombay High Court Quashes Journalist's Criminal Intimidation Complaint Against Actor Salman Khan
The Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed the private complaint against actor Salman Khan filed by a journalist in 2019 alleging criminal intimidation. A metropolitan court in Andheri had earlier issued summons to the actor, which was challenged in the High Court.Justice Bharati Dangre had asked, "Before the process was issued, was the procedure followed? You claim force was used, but...
'Why Presume Women Are Bad At Technology?' : CJI DY Chandrachud Disapproves Of Plea To Exempt Female Lawyers From E-Filing
The Supreme Court, in a plea filed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association, affirmed mandatory e-filing in Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs). While doing so CJI DY Chandrachud, who was leading the bench also comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala expressed his disapproval of the presumption that women practitioners would...
'Delhi Police Not Issuing Section 144 orders In The Way They're Supposed To' : Senior Advocate Rebecca John
“We should be very worried and must not fall in the ‘public interest’ trap,” said Senior advocate Rebecca John, raising alarm over the indiscriminate invocation of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the Delhi police in the national capital. This provision confers wide powers on magistrates, and in the case of a commissionerate like Delhi, on the police chiefs, to...
Supreme Court Affirms Mandatory E-Filing In DRTs & DRATs, Says Other Courts Should Replicate It
In a plea filed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association, the Supreme Court affirmed mandatory e-filing in Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs). The court, while remarking that other Courts and Tribunals should also replicate the model of mandatory e-filing, also passed certain directions to make e-filing more accessible for everyone. The...
Supreme Court Allows Disbursal Of Rs 5000 Crores From SEBI-Sahara Fund To Depositors; Former SC Judge To Monitor Disbursement
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed an application filed by the Central Government seeking allocation of ₹ 5,000 crore out of ₹ 24,979 crores deposited by the Sahara group with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to repay the dues of the depositors of the Sahara Group of Cooperative Societies.The Court ordered that out of the total amount of Rs. 24,979.67 Crores lying in...
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'Open Ballot System In Rajya Sabha Elections Necessitated To Prevent Cross-Voting' : Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Election Rules
The Supreme Court on March 27 dismissed a PIL which challenged the open ballot system for Rajya Sabha elections. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala was considering a petition filed by the NGO Lol Prahari challenging Rule 39AA of the Conduct of the Election Rules 1961.As per Rule 33A, in Rajya Sabha elections, an elector, who...
Supreme Court Collegium Proposes Transfer Of 2 High Court Judges; Rejects Request Of One HC Judge Against Transfer
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of three High Court judges.Justice V M Velumani of Madras High Court is proposed to be transferred to Calcutta High Court.Justice Sanjiv Prakash Sharma, judge of the Patna High Court, is proposed to be transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court.Justice Atul Sreedharan, judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, is proposed to...