General Power Of Attorney Holder Can Sub-Delegate His Powers If There Is A Specific Clause Permitting Sub-Delegation : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a general power of attorney holder can sub-delegate his powers to another person if there is a specific clause authorising sub-delegation."The law is settled that though the general power of attorney holder cannot delegate his powers to another person but the same can be delegated when there is a specific clause permitting sub-delegation", the Court...

False Claim About Educational Qualification In Election Affidavit Not 'Corrupt Practice' As Per RP Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Monday, observed that in India, no one votes on the basis of education qualification and therefore providing false information regarding education qualification of an election candidate can not be termed as a ‘corrupt practice’ within the meaning of Section 123(2) and Section 123(4) of the Representation of People’s Act, 1951. A Bench comprising Justice K.M. Joseph...

Supreme Court Dismisses Ex-AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain's Plea Challenging Money Laundering Charges

On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to interfere in an SLP moved by ex-MCD councillor and AAP leader Tahir Hussain seeking relief in a money laundering case.A Bench of Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal, in the order, said,“The case is only at the stage of framing of the charges. Therefore, we see no reason to interfere with the impugned order at this stage. It is needless to...

‘Remove Hate From The Mind, Don't Belittle Our Great Civilization : Supreme Court

In a batch of petitions seeking directions to regulate hate speech, the Supreme Court, on Monday, indicated that not everything said would amount to hate speech. The invocation of Section 153A would largely depend on the interpretation of the provision by the Supreme Court. In this regard, a Bench comprising Justice K.M. Joseph and Justice B.V. Nagarathna referred to its recent direction to...

UPSC Civil Services Exam : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Extra Attempt, Says ‘Let Govt Take a Call’

A division bench of the Supreme Court of India on Monday dismissed a plea by civil services aspirants for a compensatory attempt to clear the Union Public Service Commission examination. The preliminary examination is scheduled to be held in May this year, while the main examination will be held later in September. The petitioners claimed that owing to the COVID-19 pandemic,...

'ECI Acted With Bias & Unfairness' : Uddhav Thackeray In Plea Before Supreme Court Challenging Decision To Recognise Eknath Shinde Group

In yet another development in Maharashtra's Political Crisis, the Uddhav Thackeray faction has approached the Supreme Court of India challenging the decision of the Election Commission which recognized the Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena. The plea challenging the order of 17th February 2023 passed by the Election Commission of India was mentioned by Senior Advocate Dr....

'We're Here To Do A Constitutional Duty, Not To Please Anyone' : CJI DY Chandrachud

"We are here to do a constitutional duty and not to please you or anyone", Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud told PIL petitioner Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, while dismissing a petition filed by him seeking uniform age of marriage for men and women.What irked the CJI was a comment made by Upadhyay- "What was the point of transferring this to Supreme Court?". The Court had transferred...

Supreme Court Imposes Costs On Sanjiv Bhatt For Challenging HC Direction Setting Deadline For Trial In Drug Seizure Case

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt challenging a Gujarat High Court order which set a deadline for the trial in an alleged drug planting case in which he is an accused. The High Court has directed the trial to be competed by March 31, 2023.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Aravind Kumar termed Bhatt's petition "frivolous" and imposed...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Raise Age Of Marriage For Women As 21 Years, Says It's For Parliament To Decide

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition filed by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking uniform age of marriage for men and women. The petition was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala.The petitioner argued that the distinction between the age of marriage for men (21 years) and women (18 years) was...

Employee Can't Seek Alteration Of Date Of Birth At Fag End Of Career : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that an employee cannot seek alteration of date of birth in the service records at the fag end of the career.A bench comprising Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal was hearing a special leave petition filed by South Eastern Coalfields Ltd challenging a Bombay High Court order which allowed the alteration of an employee's date of birth.Observing "it...

Hate Speech Case | Investigation Over Hindu Yuva Vahini Event In Advanced Stage, Delhi Police Tell Supreme Court

The Delhi Police informed the Supreme Court on Monday that the investigation in the hate speech case over the Hindu Yuva Vahini event organised under the leadership of Sudarshan News TV editor Suresh Chavhanke in Delhi in December 2021 had reached an advanced stage. "The investigation is in an advanced stage. The voice sample report from Forensic lab needs to come", Additional Solicitor...

Godhra Train Burning Case Convicts Not Eligible For Premature Release As Per State's Policy : Gujarat Govt Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday considered the bail applications filed by the convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case. The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. Appearing for the State of Gujarat, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta submitted that the State would be pressing for the cases to...