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Telangana BRS MLAs Poaching Case : Supreme Court Asks State Police Also To Not Continue Investigation Against BJP
A few days after the Supreme Court of India cautioned the Central Bureau of Investigation to not continue an investigation into an alleged conspiracy by the Bharatiya Janata Party to poach Telangana's Bharati Rashtra Samiti legislators, a division bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and MM Sundresh on Friday gave the same warning to the Telangana police. The division bench was hearing the...
Ensure Basic Essentials Such As FIR Number, Police Station Are Recorded In Bail Orders : Supreme Court To All High Courts
Noting that there is no uniform format of bail orders across the High Courts, the Supreme Court has directed the High Courts to ensure that basic essentials are recorded in them.In many instances, the orders do not mention the proceedings pending before the trial court there or the nature of offences in the case. In this backdrop, a bench comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar...
Shariat Act Discriminatory Towards Muslim Women, Gives Higher Share To Men In Property Partitions: Plea In Supreme Court, Notice Issued
A Special Leave Petition has been filed before the Supreme Court contending that partition of family property as per Shariat Law is discriminatory towards Muslim women inasmuch as it does not give equal share to a female compared to a male."In spite of guarantee of the Constitution, Muslim women are subjected to discrimination," the plea filed by Bushara Ali states. She is a decree holder in...
Non-Service Of Assessment Orders Inconsequential If Assesee Had Knowledge About Them Otherwise : Supreme Court
Attachment orders issued by the revenue for tax arrears will not be vitiated merely because the assessment orders were not served on the assesse, if the assessee had otherwise got knowledge about the assessment orders, held the Supreme Court recently.On this ground, the Supreme Court restored the attachment orders issued under the APGST Act and Telangana VAT Act, which were set aside by...
RAW Reports For Appointing Judges Sought Only In Extraordinary Circumstances Involving National Security: Law Ministry
The Law Ministry has disclosed that generally, it is not a practice to seek R&AW reports on proposals for appointment of judges in the High Courts and the Supreme Court.It is only in extraordinary circumstances, involving issues related to national security, that RAW reports are sought, it added.The statements assume significance as the SC Collegium recently dismissed Centre's objection...
In Labour Cases, Workers Should Furnish Their Own Permanent Address Instead Of Union's; Service Of Notice Should Be On Worker : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently took note of practical difficulties which arise in labour disputes, as most cases of workers are filed through the labour unions without mentioning their own permanent addresses. Hence, in many cases, notices are served on the Union, and if the Union is not interested in pursuing the matter, the affected worker goes unrepresented."Effective relief can be granted to...
Supreme Court Stays HC Order To Punjab Police To Probe Alleged Illegalities In Chandigarh Police's Arrest Of Dentist
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea by the union territory of Chandigarh against Punjab and Haryana High Court’s direction to the Punjab police to probe allegations against Chandigarh police of illegalities in the arrest of a city dentist last year. A division bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli also stayed the state high court's order with Justice...
Evidentiary Value Of Extra-Judicial Confession Also Depends On Person To Whom It Is Made: Supreme Court
Highlighting the evidentiary value and the circumstances under which extra-judicial confessions can be accepted, the Supreme Court recently acquitted a man who was convicted of double murders under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.“Hence, the prosecution’s case about extra¬judicial confession does not inspire confidence at all. Moreover, there are no other circumstances brought...
RSS Route March: Tamil Nadu Govt Files New Petition Against Madras HC Order; Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing To March 27
In the dispute related to the route marches proposed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Tamil Nadu, the State Government informed the Supreme Court on Friday that it has filed a new special leave petition against the original order passed by the Madras High Court single bench on September 22, 2022, which allowed the organisation to hold processions.The State has come before the...
[SCBA Land Allotment] Supreme Court Says Can't Use Judicial Powers To Expand Our Own Institution, Expresses Inclination To Take Up With Govt On Administrative Side
The Supreme Court today expressed its disinclination to pass judicial orders for converting a land measuring 1.33 acres, that was allotted to the Supreme Court, into chamber blocks for lawyers. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice SK Kaul and Justice PV Narasimha however expressed its inclination to take up the issue with the government on administrative side.CJI said that...
Supreme Court Dismisses Cardinal George Alencherry's Plea To Quash Criminal Cases Over Land Scam
In a set back to Cardinal George Alencherry, the Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to quash the criminal cases against him over alleged irregularities in the sale of properties belonging to Ernakulam-Angamalay Archdiocese.The Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by George Alencherry against the judgment delivered by the Kerala High Court...
In Service Jurisprudence, Service Rules Will Prevail Over Conflicting Government Resolutions : Supreme Court
In Service Jurisprudence, Services Rules, which have a statutory effect will prevail and government resolutions can’t be conflict with the rules, the Supreme Court reiterated recently.“In service jurisprudence, the service rules are liable to prevail. There can be Government resolutions being in consonance with or expounding the rules, but not in conflict with the same”, a Bench of...