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'Delhi Govt Has To Answer Many Questions' : Supreme Court Asks Why Forest Dept Didn't Act Against DDA For Tree Felling
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (June 26) came down heavily on the Delhi Government for allowing the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to illegally cut trees.The Court asked why the Forest Department of the Delhi Government did not take any action despite being "fully aware of the gross violations by the DDA."A vacation bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a suo...
'Harsh Measures Needed To Deal With Suppression Of Facts' : Supreme Court Dismisses SLP With Rs 25K Cost
The Supreme Court today (June 25) deprecated the practice of suppressing material facts by lawyers in Special Leave Petitions. The Court imposed a cost of Rs. 25,000/- on the petitioners and expressed that such 'harsh' measures were necessary.The vacation bench of Justices AS Oka and Rajesh Bindal was hearing a challenge against the interim order dated March 20 of the Delhi High Court by the...
Don't Obstruct Buses Registered In Other States Having All India Tourist Permit : Supreme Court To Tamil Nadu Govt
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (June 25) issued notice in a plea challenging the directive issued by the Tamil Nadu Government stating that buses that are not registered in the State of Tamil Nadu will not be permitted to ply within the State unless they are re-registered with Regional Transport Authorities in the State of Tamil Nadu.The Court also passed an interim direction that the Tamil...
'Bail Prayers Not To Be Unnecessarily Adjourned' : Supreme Court Urges Delhi HC To Decide Satyendar Jain's Default Bail Plea Soon
Observing that bail applications are not to be unnecessarily adjourned, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (June 25) expressed the hope that the Delhi High Court would decide the default bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain without delay.A Vacation Bench of Justices Manoj Misra and SVN Bhatti was hearing Jain's challenge against the Delhi High Court's order dated May 28...
S.138 NI Act - Cheque Dishonour Complaint Can't Be Transferred At The Instance Of Accused : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (June 24) observed that transfer of a case for the offence of dishonour of cheque under S. 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 cannot be sought at the instance of the accused.The vacation bench of Justices AS Oka and Rajesh Bindal dismissed a transfer petition sought at the behest of the accused involved in the offence under S. 138 NIA. 8. Justice Oka remarked...
Supreme Court Shocked At DDA Appointing Judicial Officers As Its Legal Advisors, Says It Violates Judicial Independence
The Supreme Court on Monday (June 24) expressed shock at the practice of Delhi Development Authority(DDA) appointing in-service Judicial Officers of the Delhi Higher Judicial Service as its legal advisors.Observing that such a practice violated judicial independence and the doctrine of separation of powers, the Court asked the DDA to discontinue it. The Court also urged the Delhi High Court...
Emails Indicate Delhi LG Directed Cutting Of Trees In Ridge, Come Clean On This : Supreme Court To DDA In Contempt Case
The Supreme Court on Monday (June 24) asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) if the illegal cutting of trees in Delhi's ridge forest was carried out based on the direction issued by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.A vacation bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a suo motu contempt case initiated against DDA Vice Chairman Subhashish Panda for the felling...
Doctrine Of Merger Not Universal In Application, Article 142 Powers An Exception: Supreme Court
While ruling in favor of the Delhi government and its entities in a batch of land acquisition cases, the Supreme Court recently observed that the doctrine of merger is not of universal application and powers under Article 142 of the Constitution shall be deemed as an exception thereto as well as to the rule of stare decisis.To quote the bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and...
Is Revision Under S.397 CrPC Maintainable Against Default Bail Order? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court is set to consider an important question of law of whether a revision under Section 397 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, would be maintainable against an order granting default bail to the accused under Section 167(2) Cr.P.C. The Vacation Bench, comprising Justices Sanjay Kumar and Augustine George Masih, framed the question as the Supreme Court never dealt with...
Complete Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2024- [January To March]
Abuse of Process of LawSpecial Leave Petitions - Several matters, wherein the special leave petitions are filed either against the order seeking adjournment or the order issuing notices or grant/refusal of interim protections. Filing of such petitions not only wastes the time of the Court but it also puts unnecessary burden on the Courts and adds up to the pendency of matters before the...