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NGT Can't Exercise Suo Motu Powers On Letters, Media Reports : Amicus Curiae Tells Supreme Court [Hearing Day 3]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday continued hearing a batch of petitions on the issue whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has jurisdiction under the provisions of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (NGT Act) to initiate suo motu proceedings based on a letter or a newspaper report.The matter is being adjudicated upon by a Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Hrishikesh Roy and CT...
Kodanad Murder & Dacoity Case: Supreme Court Dismisses AIADMK Member's Plea To Stop Further Investigation
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by AIADMK functionary Anubhav Ravi, a prosecution witness in the Kodanad Murder and Dacoity case challenging the Madras High Court's order of refusing to intervene with the further police investigation by police.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Bela M Trivedi dismissed the petition and approved...
"Why Is The State Of Goa Backing Large Entities In Renewal Of Lease Without Following Due Process?' SC Dismisses Vedanta's Plea For Validating Its Mining Lease Till 2037
"If the state wants to maximise revenue, why is the due process of law not being followed? Why is the state backing these large entities in the renewal of their leases?", the court asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.
Medical Professionals Cannot Be Held Negligent Merely Because The Treatment Is Not Successful Or Patient Dies During Surgery: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a medical professional cannot be held negligent merely because the treatment is not successful or the patient dies during surgery.To indicate negligence, the bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and AS Bopanna said, there should be material available on record or else appropriate medical evidence should be tendered. The court said that the...
Fraudulent Practice To Gain Public Employment Cannot Be Countenanced: Supreme Court Upholds Termination Of 38 Workmen By BCCL
The Supreme Court observed that fraudulent practice to gain public employment cannot be countenanced to be permitted by a Court of law.The sanctity of public employment, as a measure of social welfare and a significant source of social mobility, must be protected against such fraudulent process which manipulates and corrupts the selection process, the bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul...
Jayaraj- Bennix Custodial Deaths Case : Supreme Court Rejects Bail Pleas Of Cops In Custody
The Supreme Court today refused to grant bail to Inspector S Sridhar and Sub Inspector P Raghu Ganesh who were charge-sheeted as accused(s) by the CBI in the Jayaraj-Bennix case, in which a father-son duo were brutally murdered in police custody last year. The matter was heard by the division bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari. Expressing their disinclination...
Suit Simpliciter For Injunction Without Claiming Declaration Of Title Not Maintainable If Plaintiff's Title Is Disputed: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a suit simpliciter for permanent injunction without claiming declaration of title is maintainable only in cases where the plaintiff's title is not in dispute or under a cloud.The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai observed that if the matter involves complicated questions of fact and law relating to title, the court has to relegate the parties...
'What The Court Says, And How It Says It, Is Equally Important As What It Decides': Supreme Court Explains Purpose & Importance Of Judgment
The Supreme Court, while setting aside a High Court order that granted bail to a murder accused, explained the 'importance of judgment; purpose of judgment and what should be contained in the judgment'.The court said that a judgment should have a clarity, both on facts and law and on submissions, findings, reasoning's and the ultimate relief granted. What the court says, and how it says it,...
Uttarakhand- UP Highway Project: Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Forest & Wildlife Clearances, Grants Liberty To Approach NGT
While stressing that the reliefs sought are amenable to jurisdiction of the National Green Tribunal, Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea challenging the forest clearances and wildlife clearances granted for the improvement, upgradation and expansion of the Highway Project in Uttarakhand and UP which would allegedly result in the felling of around 11,000 trees in...