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Ownership Over Property Can't Be Claimed When Sale Deed Is Executed By Person Having No Title : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a sale deed executed by the person (not being an owner of the property) in the plaintiff's favor wouldn't entitle the plaintiff to claim ownership/possession over such property. Reversing the findings of the High Court which held the plaintiff to be an owner of the property, the Bench Comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and Sanjay Kumar observed that the...
'States Have Few Areas Of Taxation, We Must Not Dilute Those' : Supreme Court Expresses Concerns About Diluting States' Tax Powers On Minerals [Day 3]
The 9-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on its third day of hearing on Thursday (February 29) on the issue relating to royalty on minerals, deliberated whether the Parliament can completely denude the States of their power to levy taxes on mineral rights.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy, Abhay Oka, BV Nagarathna,...
Supreme Court Confirms Interim Anticipatory Bail Granted To 'SHUATS' VC, Director & Others In Mass Religious Conversion Case
The Supreme Court today confirmed the interim protection relief granted to Vice Chancellor Dr. Rajendra Bihari Lal, Director Vinod Bihari Lal and others in the SHUATS (formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute) mass religious conversion case.The Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a batch of pleas in connection with the unlawful conversion allegations against SHUATS...
'Article 142 Doesn't Empower Court To Ignore Substantive Rights Of Litigants' : Supreme Court Issues Guidelines On Exercise Of Inherent Powers
While overturning the 2018 Asian Resurfacing judgment that mandated an automatic vacation of stay orders after six months, the Supreme Court issued crucial guidelines on the exercise of its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution. This latest verdict was issued yesterday by a constitution bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices Abhay S Oka, JB Pardiwala, Pankaj Mithal,...
Muzaffarnagar Student Slapping Case : After Supreme Court Rebuke, Uttar Pradesh Govt Complies With TISS Recommendations On Counselling
In the latest development in the Muzaffarnagar student slapping case, the State of Uttar Pradesh on Friday (March 1) informed the Supreme Court that it has complied with the recommendations made by the Tata Institute of Social Studies (TISS) on counselling the other children involved in the incident.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a public interest litigation...
Supreme Court Dismisses Ex-TN CM Paneerselvam's Plea Challenging Madras HC's Suo Motu Revision Against His Discharge In DA Case
The Supreme Court today dismissed former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam's challenge to a Madras High Court order, vide which suo motu revision was initiated against his discharge in a criminal case."The SLP stands dismissed. We may however observe that the observation made by the learned judge in the impugned order...are to be considered only for the purpose of...
'They Also Have Right To Privacy' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking 24x7 Digital Monitoring Of MPs/MLAs
The Supreme Court today (March 1) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition writ petition seeking to digitally monitor all the activities of MPs/MLAs to 'ensure transparency and to prevent corruption'. At the outset, CJI DY Chandrachud expressed dissatisfaction regarding the substance of the petition and reminded that a mandamus to seek continuous digital monitoring of...
Order 6 Rule 17 CPC | Amendment Of Plaint Shouldn't Be Allowed If It Alters Nature Of Suit: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on February 29 (Thursday) held that an application seeking amendment of plaint shouldn't be allowed under Order 6 Rule 17 of CPC if the amendment alters the nature of the suit.In the present case, an amendment of the plaint in a partition suit was sought to include a prayer to declare an earlier compromise decree as void. The Court disallowed the application stating that...
Supreme Court Dismisses Asaram Bapu's Plea To Suspend Sentence On Medical Grounds In Minor's Rape Case, Allows Him To Move HC
The Supreme Court today dismissed self-styled godman Asaram Bapu's challenge to a Rajasthan High Court order, which rejected his plea for suspension of sentence on health grounds in a case where he was convicted for a minor's rape. Without commenting on merits, in view of his acceptance of the State's proposal to allow treatment in police custody, the Court clarified that Asaram Bapu shall be...
Supreme Court To Hear Shiv Sena UBT Petition Against Maharashtra Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Shinde Group On March 7
The Supreme Court today (March 1) agreed to post on March 7, 2024, the petition filed by a member of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) challenging the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker's refusal to disqualify the MLAs belonging to Eknath Shinde group.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, for the petitioner, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud for an urgent hearing. Sibal...
Gyanvapi Mosque Committee Moves Supreme Court Against High Court's Decision That Suits Aren't Barred By Places Of Worship Act
In the latest development in the Gyanvapi dispute, the mosque committee has moved the Supreme Court challenging an Allahabad High Court order holding that a batch of civil suits by Hindu parties pending before a Varanasi civil court are not barred by the Places of Worship Act, 1991. This suit, filed in 1991 by Hindu worshippers and on behalf of deities, seek the right to worship in the...
'Applications To Vacate Interim Reliefs Can't Be Kept Pending For Long' : Supreme Court Issues Guidelines To HCs On Granting & Vacating Interim Stay
In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Thursday (February 29) issued guidelines regarding the procedure to be followed by high courts in passing interim orders of stay of proceedings and dealing with applications for vacating such stays.The apex court speaking through Justice Abhay S Oka, who authored the lead judgment, has held that while granting ex-parte ad-interim relief...