Minority School Not Entitled To State Grant Towards Salary For Employee Retained Beyond Retirement Age : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, held that if an employee is continued in service by the management of any registered minority Secondary School receiving Grant-in-Aid from the State-Government, then such school would not be entitled to receive any grant in respect of the expenditure incurred for continuing such employee beyond the stipulated superannuation age. A Bench comprising Justice...

Shiv Sena Case : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Uddhav's Plea Against ECI Order, Refuses To Restrain Shinde Group Taking Over Offices & Accounts

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a petition filed by Uddhav Thackeray challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India which recognized Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena. A 3-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala refused to stay the ECI order at this juncture.The bench however...

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar-Cancellation Of Bail-PART-I

Q.1 Is there any specific provision in the Cr.P.C for cancellation of bail?Ans. No. But Section 437 (5) is the provision understood as the provision enabling a Magistrate for cancellation of bail granted by the Magistrate in respect of a non-bailable offence. Similarly, Section 439 (2) is the provision understood as locating the power of the Sessions Judge and the High Court for cancelling...

'Shameful, Nothing To Do With Christ's Teachings' : Supreme Court On Dispute Between Christian Groups

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed disquiet at the dispute between two Christian communities - London Missionary Society (LMS) and the CSI group of Christians. A Bench of Justices KM Joseph, BV Nagarathna and JB Pardiwala was hearing an SLP against a Madras High Court order passed in December, 2021 which dealt with the question of adverse possession of certain properties between LMS...

Supreme Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Maulvi From Gujarat In Forced Religious Conversion Case

The Supreme Court recently granted bail to an Islamic scholar and maulvi from Gujarat, accused of forcefully converting 37 Hindu families and 100 Hindus.A Bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar proceeded to pass the order in favour of the petitioner after noting that he had appeared before the investigating officer for interrogation as per the Court’s previous order.It also asked the...

'You Have Liberty To Criticise Everybody Under The Sun, We As Judges Have To Follow Discipline' : CJI DY Chandrachud To Dushyant Dave

The listing of the cases related to cash-for-jobs scam from Tamil Nadu has become a subject matter of controversy in the Supreme Court.Advocate Prashant Bhushan mentioned the matter for urgent listing before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday. He pointed out that in September 2022, a bench comprising Justices Abdul Nazeer and V Ramasubramanian had restored the criminal...

Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-10

RRajiv Gandhi Assassination CaseRajiv Gandhi Assassination Case - Supreme Court orders premature release of all 6 convicts. R.P. Ravichandran v. State of Tamil Nadu, 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 954Ratio DecidendiRatio Decidendi - Final relief granted need not be the natural consequences of the ratio decidendi of its judgment. (Para 26) B.B. Patel v. DLF Universal Ltd; 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 90 : AIR 2022 SC...

'Can State Be Directed to Consider Degree Holders When Recruitment Rules for Govt Post Say Only Diploma Holders Eligible? SC Issues Notice

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a special leave petition against the Bombay High Court refusing to direct degree holders in civil engineering to be considered as eligible for the post of junior engineer in a government department that sought applications from candidates having a diploma in the subject or any equivalent qualification. A division bench of Justices Surya Kant...

Hijab Case : CJI DY Chandrachud To Take A Call On Urgent Listing To Consider Muslim Students' Plea To Attend Exams In Govt Colleges

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday said that he will take a call on listing the Hijab case from Karnataka to consider the plea made by the Muslim girls seeking interim relief to allow them to attend exams in the government colleges.Advocate Shadan Farast mentioned the matter before the CJI seeking urgent listing, saying that the exams are scheduled to commence from March...

Order Allowing Couple To Adopt Not Meant To Supplant CARA Process : Supreme Court Clarifies In Unmarried Student's Abortion Case

The Supreme Court has issued a clarification with respect to the order passed by it in a petition filed by an unmarried woman seeking termination of pregnancy. After the AIIMS reported that there was high probability of the baby coming out alive if the 29-week pregnancy was attempted to be terminated, the Court had persuaded the woman to opt for delivery. The woman, a 21-year old...

Uddhav Thackeray vs Eknath Shinde : Live Updates From Supreme Court | Shiv Sena Case Hearing [February 22]

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will continue hearing today the cases related to Shiv Sena rift.Yesterday, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal made arguments on behalf of Uddhav Thackeray side. Reports about yesterday's hearing can be read here and here.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha is hearing the...

Reforms And Initiatives Mark The First 100 Days Of 50th Chief Justice Of India, Dr Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud

Supreme Court of India has witnessed several new initiatives in the first hundred days of the dynamic leadership of Hon’ble the Chief Justice of India, Dr Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud. CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMMES To continue the tradition of celebrating the Constitution Day jointly by all the three organs of the State, the Supreme Court of India, had organized...