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Whether RERA Is Authorised To Prefer Appeal To HC Against Decision Of Appellate Tribunal?: Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider the question of law whether the scheme of the RERA Act envisages the Authority, RERA, as being empowered or authorised to prefer an appeal before the High Court against a decision passed by the Appellate Tribunal.The bench of Justices Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari was hearing an SLP by Satyam Infracon against a March order of the Gujarat High...
Two-Child Norm: UP Draft Population Control Bill Proposes Bar On Contesting Elections, Availing Govt. Subsidy In Case Of Violation
The Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission has come up with a draft of the Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilisation, and Welfare) Bill, 2021, and has invited suggestions on it from the public at large.The suggestions on the draft bill have to be sent through e-mail – statelawcommission2018@gmail.com or by post, latest by July 19, 2021.UP State Law Commission comes with draft of...
"It Is A Serious Matter": Supreme Court Issues Notice In Appeal Against NGT's Order Relating To Unregulated Use Of Plastics For Packaging
Supreme Court has on Friday issued notice in an appeal filed challenging National Green Tribunal in plea raising substantial questions relating to environment arising out of the issue of unrestricted and unregulated use of plastics for the purpose of packaging.A Division bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice MR Shah has directed the matter to be listed after 4 weeks and counter...
"We Are Given Step-Motherly Treatment"; 234 Contract Workers From Consumer Fora Move Supreme Court Seeking Parity With Their High Courts, District Courts Counterparts
234 contract workers of ConsumerForums/Commissions across India, who are working as Technical Support Staff under a third-party contract, have filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking parity with their counterparts working at various High Courts and District Courts.The plea states that the basic grievance of the Petitioners is that "the technical support staff,...
"Complete Police Raj In Bihar, Loss Of Liberty Of Person Of Humble Means At Par With That Of Affluent Person": Supreme Court
"Loss of liberty of a person of humble means is not at a lower pedestal compared to that of an affluent person with more resources", observed Supreme Court on Friday.The bench of Justices Chandrachud and Justice M. R. Shah was hearing an SLP against the December 22, 2020 decision of the Patna High Court awarding Rs. 5,00,000/- as compensation to a truck driver who was illegally detained and...
'Section 124A Being Applied In A Politicised Fashion' : Journalist Sashi Kumar Moves Supreme Court Against Sedition Offence
Senior journalist Sashi Kumar, founder of Asianet and the current Chairman of Asian School of Journalism, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code.He has filed an intervention application in the writ petition Kishorechandra Wangkhemcha and another versus Union of India filed by two Manipur...
BREAKING : New Zealand YouTuber Karl Rock's Wife Moves Delhi High Court Against Centre Blacklisting Him From India Entry
YouTube vlogger Manisha Malik, wife of New Zealand YouTuber Karl Edward Rice (popularly known as Karl Rock), has moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of a blacklisting order issued against which has prevented him from returning to India. Filed through Advocate Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, the plea challenges the "arbitrary and unreasonable blacklisting of Mr. Karl Edward Rice,...
Mediation Setting Should Balance Social Power; Should Not Promote A Culture Of Impunity : Justice Chandrachud
Mediation has the potential to be one of the avenues through which social justice can be achieved, observed Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud recently.But he added a caveat that the mediation setting should balance the social power, so that the weaker party is not forced into a settlement. Also, it should not promote a culture of impunity."Mediation has the potential to be one of...
Grant Of Benefits Of Higher Pay Scale To Central/State Govt Employees Stand On Different Footing Than That By An Instrumentality Of The State: Supreme Court
The grant of benefits of higher pay scale to the Central/State Government employees stand on different footing than grant of pay scale by an instrumentality of the State, the Supreme Court observed.The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta allowed the appeal filed by Punjab State Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Ltd.against the judgment of the High Court of...
[FULL VIDEO] LiveLaw Practitioners Series: "How To Contradict A Witness?" Part-II - By Justice Abraham Mathew
LiveLaw in association with AILU-Kollam is organizing a webinar under its "LiveLaw Practitioner Series" .Justice Abraham Mathew (Former Judge, High Court of Kerala) will speak on"How To Contradict A Witness? PART-II.Mr BG Harindranath (Former Professor, National Judicial Academy) will moderate the session.The details of the webinar are as follows:Date & Time: July 10, 2021 (Saturday),...
CB Judgment Which Held Delay Beyond 45 Days In Filing Written Statement Before NCDRC Can't Be Condoned Applies Only Prospectively: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that the Constitution Bench judgment in New India Assurance Company Limited vs. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Private Limited [(2020) 5 SCC 757, which held that the delay beyond the period of 30+15 day (45 days) in filing the written statement cannot be condoned by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission operates only prospectively.In this case,...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Delhi Govt's Plea Against Thermal Plants In Neighboring States
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed as withdrawn a petition filed by Delhi Government seeking directions to 10 coal fired thermal power plants in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh that have not installed the Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) to immediately cease operations till such time as the FGD technology is installed.A bench comprising Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Subhash Reddy...