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Negotiable Instruments Act Half-Yearly Digest: January - June, 2025
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT S. 148 NIAct | Condition Imposing 20% Deposit Of Compensation Must Not Be Unjust Or Deprive Right To Appeal: Allahabad High Court Case Title: Rajesh Kumar Gupta v. State of U.P. and Another [APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 7574 of 2025] The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that while passing an order imposing the condition of depositing 20% of the...
Failure To Serve S.80 CPC Notice Nullifies Decree ; Executing Court Bound To Consider Plea Of Nullity : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that the plea regarding the decree being 'nullity' can be raised at the executing stage, and the Executing Court is bound to decide the same on merits. “As per Section 47, the Executing Court is empowered to examine the questions relating to execution, discharge, or satisfaction of the decree. It cannot go beyond the decree; but at the same time, when a...
Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Summons 16 Advocates, Including Seniors, Over Bench Hunting Allegations
In a significant development, the Punjab and Haryana Bar Council has taken cognisance of alleged "bench hunting" tactics employed in the Roop Bansal case. The Council has summoned 16 advocates —Senior Advocate Rakesh Nehra, Senior Advocate Puneet Bali, Advocates J.K. Singla, Sidharth Bhardwaj, Aditya Aggarwal Advocate, Gagandeep Singh, Anmol Chandan, Advocate Baljeet Beniwal, Harsh...
Judiciary & Media Need To Be Independent To Avoid Criticism That They Are Close To Ruling Party: Justice Abhay Oka
To avoid the criticism that the media and the judiciary are now-a-days inclined towards the ruling party, both the pillars of the democracy need to be fearless and independent, said former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay Oka on Friday.The judge in his lecture at Mumbai Press Club on the topic "Holding the Government to Account: The Role of an Independent Judiciary and a Free Press" spoke...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 8, 2025
Links of today's Supreme Court reports :'Mother' Needn't Be Biological Mother : Supreme Court Urges IAF To Revisit Exclusion Of Stepmothers From Family PensionCan Voters Be Denied NOTA Option In Elections With Only One Candidate? Supreme Court Asks ECISupreme Court Dismisses CBI's Review Petition Against 'Ritu Chhabaria' Judgment That Incomplete Chargesheet Won't Defeat Default BailAfter...
We Must Do Our Duty To Keep Common Man's Faith Alive In Judiciary : Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia
In his farewell ceremony organized by the Supreme Court Bar Association, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia said today that it is common man's faith which has kept the judiciary alive and judges as well as advocates must do their duty to keep that faith."Common man's faith has kept judiciary alive. Lawyers were in the forefront of the freedom struggle. Lawyers must speak with courage, be fearless....
Supreme Court Requests SCLSC Chairman To Consider Plea Of SCLSC Permanent Employees For Pay-Parity With SC Registry Staff
The Supreme Court recently disposed of a writ petition where permanent employees of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee ("SCLSC") sought pay parity with other employees. The petition was disposed of with a request to the Chairman of the SCLSC, who is Justice Vikram Nath, to consider the representation of such employees and take an appropriate decision in this matter.Before a...
SG Requests Supreme Court To Sustain Observation In JSW-BPSL Judgment That NCLT Cannot Review ED's Actions
During the hearing of the Bhushan Power & Steel Insolvency matter, Solcitor General of India Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Committee of Creditors of BPSL, requested the Supreme Court to sustain the observations in the May 5 Judgment that NCLAT/NCLT has no jurisdiction to review the actions taken by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The bench of...
Income Tax Act | Supreme Court Delivers Split Verdict On Timelimit For Assessments Under S.144C
The Supreme Court on Friday (Aug. 8) delivered a split verdict on the interpretation of the limitation period under Section 144C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (“Act”), governing the timeline for passing assessment orders by the Assessing Officer in cases involving eligible assessees, such as foreign companies and transfer pricing matters.The judgment was delivered by the bench of Justices...
Supreme Court Stays NGT's Rs 50 Crore Penalty On Delhi Jal Board & MCD Over Yamuna River Pollution
The Supreme Court today (August 8) stayed the order of the National Green Tribunal, which imposed a fine of Rs. 50.44 crores on the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and Municipal Corporation of Delhi over failure to prevent sewage pollution of Delhi's stormwater drains and the Yamuna River.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K. Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria was hearing a challenge by the Delhi Jal...
Supreme Court Stays MP HC Order Setting Aside Declaration Of Saif Ali Khan, Siblings & Mother As Heirs Of Last Nawab Of Bhopal
The Supreme Court on Friday (August 8) today granted an interim stay on MP High Court's direction to remand a long-standing property dispute involving the private estate of actor Saif Ali Khan's ancestor and Bhopal's last ruler Nawab Hamidullah Khan back to the trial court for fresh adjudication.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Atul Chandurkar issued notice on the plea filed...