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Supreme Court Dismisses Delhi Jal Board's Plea To Initiate Contempt Against Haryana For Alleged Non Supply Of Water
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by the Delhi Jal Board seeking to initiate contempt proceedings against Haryana Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan & the Additional Chief Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, Devender Singh, for 'wilful disobedience' of Court's February 1996 order of the court regarding maintaining of water level at the Wazirabad reservoir...
Booth Capturing & Bogus Voting Affects Rule Of Law & Democracy; Should Be Dealt With Iron Hands: Supreme Court
Any attempt of booth capturing and/or bogus voting should be dealt with iron hands because it ultimately affects the rule of law and democracy, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment today (23rd July 2021)The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that the freedom of voting is a part of the freedom of expression and secrecy of casting vote is necessary for...
'Tool Of Harassment' : Karnataka High Court Quashes UP Police Notice To Twitter India MD In Ghaziabad FIR
Calling the notice issued by the Uttar Pradesh Police to the Managing Director of Twitter India as a "tool of harassment", the Karnataka High Court on Friday quashed the said notice, issued under Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure in relation to the FIR registered over the videos posted in Twitter showing the assault of a Muslim man in Ghaziabad.The High Court said that the UP...
"Due Deference Must Be Given To SEBI's Opinion": Supreme Issues Court Guidelines For Compounding Offences Under Section 24A SEBI Act
The Supreme Court laid down certain guidelines for Securities Appellate Tribunal ("SAT") in the matter of adjudicating an application for compounding of the offence under Section 24A of Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that though the consent of the SEBI for the compounding is not mandatory Court, it must give...
'They Should Not Feel Shy In Facing Inquiry': Karnataka High Court Dismisses Amazon & Flipkart Pleas Against CCI Probe
A division bench of the Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed the appeals filed by e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart challenging an order of a Single Bench of the High Court which had allowed Competition Commission of India (CCI) to conduct a preliminary investigation into their alleged anti-competitive practices. A division bench of Justice Satishchandra Sharma and Justice...
Supreme Court Dismisses Telecom Companies' Pleas To Recompute AGR Dues
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the pleas of telecom companies seeking recomputation of the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues demanded by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer and MR Sha pronounced the order dismissing the applications filed by Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices.The bench had observed...
'Justice Does Not Always Require Black Gowns & Elaborate Arguments, Future Belongs To Mediation': CJI NV Ramana
Addressing the inagural session of International Virtual Mediation Summer School, 2021, the Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana expressed his belief in the role of mediation in dispute resolution encouraging law students and lawyers to learn the skills. In his address, he emphasized on education as a tool of empowerment and bringing about change in society. The future belongs to mediation,...
Emergency Award Is Not An Order Under Section 17 Of Arbitration Act : Future Retail In Supreme Court
Responding to Amazon's arguments, Senior Advocate Harish Salve made submissions on behalf of Future Retail Ltd in the dispute over the Emergency Arbitration Award passed by a Singapore Tribunal halting the FRL's deal with Reliance.Salve rebutted the argument of Amazon that the appeal filed by FRL before the division bench of the Delhi High Court was not maintainable. He stated that...
Trial Judges Work Amidst Appalling Conditions; Colonial Mindset Towards District Judiciary Must Change: Supreme Court
The colonial mindset which pervades the treatment meted out to the district judiciary must change, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment passed on Thursday (22nd July 2021).The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Hrishikesh Roy noted that the Trial judges work amidst appalling conditions."Lack of infrastructure, inadequate protection, examples of judges being made targets when...