Sarai Kale Khan Night Shelter Demolished: Supreme Court To Consider Question Of Rehabilitation

Taking note of the fact that the night shelters at Sarai Kale Khan, Delhi have been demolished under the orders of the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will now consider the issue of rehabilitation.On Wednesday morning, Advocate Prashant Bhushan urgently mentioned the application before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, saying...

High Courts Are Not Subordinate To Supreme Court, They Are Constitutional Courts : SC

High Courts are too, are constitutional courts and are not subordinate to the Supreme Court, the Apex Court reiterated in a recent order.Under the Indian Constitution, the power to interpret the Constitution and entertain judicial review petitions is exercised by the Supreme Court and the High Courts alone and therefore, are referred to as the constitutional courts. A Bench comprising of...

BREAKING| Hindenburg Report : Supreme Court Agrees To Hear On February 17 Congress Leader's Plea For Probe Against Adani Group

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on February 17 the petition filed by Congress leader Dr.Jaya Thakur seeking investigation against the Adani Group in the light of the report published by US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research which alleged that the ports-to-power conglomerate has inflated share prices of its companies through manipulations and malpractices.The matter was...

Top Quotes From The Top Court: Supreme Court Weekly Review [February 6-12]

As promised, we bring to you a compilation of the most impactful observations made by the Supreme Court, a judicial ‘action recap’, as it were! Here are our top picks from the week starting from Monday, February 6: 1. Money-laundering offence not limited to place where proceeds come into possession “It is clear that even if the involvement is in one or more of the...

Shiv Sena Rift | If Speaker Can Disqualify When Resolution For His Removal Is Pending, Would It Not Affect His Impartiality?Supreme Court Asks

A constitution bench of the Supreme Court commenced hearing the pleas concerning the constitutional issues arising out of the rift within Shiv Sena party between Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray groups. In yesterday's hearing, the bench heard arguments on why the judgement in Nabam Rebia v. Deputy Speaker (2016) should be referred to a seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court. In Nabam Rebia,...

Supreme Court Upholds Sec 9D Central Excise & Salt Act; Asks Cigarette Company To Pay Rs 5 Lakh Cost For Cancer Affected Children

The Supreme Court, recently, endorsed the order of the Delhi High Court upholding the validity of Section 9D of the Central Excise and Salt Act, 1944 (Excise Act).A Bench comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Dipankar Datta also imposed a cost on the appellant cigarette manufacturing companies for unnecessarily protracting the proceedings before the Apex Court. It issued directions...

Courts Today- A Daily Round Up Of Important Legal Developments- 14.2.23

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States Should Follow NMC Standards While Setting Up Government Medical Colleges: Supreme Court

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court observed that Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh are bound to adhere to the standards prescribed by the regulatory authority, National Medical Council such as infrastructural facilities, faculty etc. while setting up government medical colleges in the respective states.A Bench of Justices BR Gavai and CT Ravikumar made this observation while hearing a set of...

Plea To Enforce Fundamental Duties : Supreme Court Displeased With States Which Haven't Filed Responses, Summons Secretaries

In a plea seeking enforcement of fundamental duties as enshrined in Part IV-A of the Constitution of India, the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, expressed displeasure that the State Governments are not filing their counter affidavits within the time period stipulated by it.A Bench comprising Justice S.K. Kaul, Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Aravind Kumar was apprised by Senior Advocate, Mr....

Supreme Court Appoints Former Judge Nageswara Rao To Oversee Election Of Hyderabad Cricket Association

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, appointed retired Supreme Court judge, Justice L. Nageswara Rao as a single-member committee to oversee the process of election of the Hyderabad Cricket Association. Sr. Advocate Jayant Bhushan pointed out that the election has not been conducted and in the meantime the 3-year term of the supervisory committee is over. He submitted that at present, the...

Bank Wrongfully Keeps Lawyer's Name In Loan Defaulters List; Supreme Court Affirms Rs 5 Lakhs Compensation

The Supreme Court, on Monday, upheld the order of National Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission Directing Canara Bank to pay Rs. 5 lakhs to a lawyer, who was kept in the loan defaulter’s list as per CIBIL, for about 7.5 years after discharging his loan obligations. A Bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia recorded it its order - “We do not find any reason...

No Listing Of 'After Notice Miscellaneous Matters' On Wednesdays & Thursdays In Supreme Court

Only regular hearing matters, apart from ten each transfer petitions and bail applications, will be heard on Wednesdays and Thursdays in the Supreme Court from now onwards. The practice of listing "after notice miscellaneous matters" on Wednesdays and Thursdays will be stopped. They would be accommodated only on miscellaneous days (Mondays and Fridays) subject to the availability of slot.“It...