Delhi Govt vs LG : Who Has Power To Control Civil Services In GNCTD? Supreme Court Constitution Bench Reserves Judgment

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on the dispute between the Delhi government and the union government regarding control of administrative services in the National Capital Territory of DelhiThe five-judge bench of Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justices M. R. Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and P. S. Narasimha heard the rejoinder submissions of Senior Advocate...

Sec 138 NI Act - Accused Relies On Income Tax Returns To Show Complainant Did Not Have Financial Capacity; Supreme Court Affirms Acquittal

The Supreme Court observed that the standard of proof for rebutting the presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is that of preponderance of probabilities. In this case arising out of cheque bounce complaint, the accused was acquitted by the Trial Court. The High Court reversed the acquittal and convicted the accused. In appeal, the Apex Court noted that...

'We Don't Want Any Hold Ups In Elections': Supreme Court Agrees To Grant Early Listing For Plea On Maharashtra Local Body Polls

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday agreed for an early listing of a petition seeking to hold local body polls in the State of Maharashtra. The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. Upon mentioning of the matter, CJI DY Chandrachud said–"We'll list an early date. Mr SG you were in UP matter. Ultimately it would be about...

Service Matters: Compilation Of High Court Judgments In 2022 [Part IV]

LiveLaw reported almost 7,000 orders and judgments in 2022 from various High Courts across the country. Here is a Digest on decisions relating to Service matters. This is the final of four parts of this Digest.Part IPart IIPart III301. 'Air India Was A Sinking Company, Interests Of Employees Protected': Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Against DisinvestmentCase Title: Air India...

Excessive Conditions Cannot Be Imposed While Granting Bail/Suspension Of Sentence : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reiterated that excessive conditions cannot be imposed while granting bail/suspension of sentence.The conditions of bail cannot be so onerous that their existence itself tantamounts to refusal of bail, the bench of Justices Krishna Murari and V. Ramasubramanian observed while setting aside conditions imposed by Rajasthan High Court for suspension of sentence in a...

Pay Hike For Judicial Officers : Supreme Court Agrees To Grant Extension For States Which Sought Time For Compliance

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday heard a petition seeking implement of the order dated 22.07.2022 which had directed the Center and the States to pay judicial officers pension as per the enhanced pay scale as recommended by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission. The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. At the...

Google v CCI | Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Stay Application On Merits Tomorrow

The Supreme Court on Wednesday resumed hearing the tech-giant Google's plea challenging the order of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) which declined to stay the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) decision to impose Rs 1,338 crore penalty on it for unfair and anti-competitive practices in relation to Android phones.The matter was listed before CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice...

'Senior Bar Member Must Be More Responsible' : Justice Dinesh Maheshwari Expresses Displeasure At Sr Adv Vikas Singh

Supreme Court judge Justice Dinesh Maheshwari on Wednesday expressed displeasure at the conduct of Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, in raising an "unnecessary" objection about the order of hearing of cases in the court.The bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela Trivedi, after hearing the fresh matters, straightaway took up one...

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Andhra Pradesh's Challenge Against HC Stay On Govt Order Restricting Public Meetings On Roadsides

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear tomorrow the petition filed by State of Andhra Pradesh challenging the High Court order staying the Govt Order which restricted public meetings on roadsides.After State's counsel Advocate Mahfooz Nazki mentioned the matter seeking urgent listing,Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud agreed to list it tomorrow. Advocate Amit Pai, appearing...

Delhi Govt vs LG| Centre's Plea For Larger Bench Reference At Fag End Of Hearing Takes Supreme Court By Surprise

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed surprise at the plea made by the Central Government to refer the 2018 judgment in the GNCTD vs Union of India case to a larger bench, at the fag end of the hearing in the dispute relating to control of civil services in the Delhi Government.A 5-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud had been hearing the matter since January 10,...

SIMI Ban | Organisations Seeking To Establish Islamic Rule In India Cannot Be Allowed To Exist : Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Central Government has filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court justifying the ban imposed on Students Islamic Movement of India(SIMI). Extensively referring to the Constitution of SIMI, which speaks of objectives like "establishment of Islamic system in my country", the Centre said that such a Constitution "must be seen as in direct conflict with the democratic sovereign setup of...

Joining Disciplined Force After Suppressing Criminal Cases A Grave Misconduct : Supreme Court Approves Removal Of CISF Personnel

Observing that entering the service of a disciplined force like CISF by suppressing criminal cases is a "gross misconduct", the Supreme Court approved the dismissal of a personnel.The bench comprising of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi held that the power of judicial review exercised by a Court or a Tribunal against the orders of a departmental enquiry committee is only limited...