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Supreme Court Stays Kerala HC's Ban On Single-Use Plastics In Hilly Areas
The Supreme Court today (August 4) stayed the Kerala High Court's ban on single-use plastic in the state's hilly areas and public gatherings .The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing the challenge against the Kerala High Court order which banned the use and sale of single-use plastic in the State especially in hilly areas, public functions and weddings. The bench...
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Plea To Restore Criminal Case Over Suicide Of Late MP Mohan Delkar
The Supreme Court today (August 4) reserved its decision on the challenge to the Bombay High Court order, which quashed criminal charges of abetment to suicide and extortion relating to the death of MP Mohanbhai Delkar in 2021.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing the challenge made by the son of to the Bombay High Court order which quashed FIR against Dadra and...
Promise To Marriage & Subsequent Relationship Based On Consent Won't Amount To Rape : Supreme Court Quashes POCSO Case
Reiterating that a consensual relationship based on a promise to marriage will not amount to the offence of rape, the Supreme Court recently quashed a case under the POCSO ACt against a man."This Court has held in several decisions that promise to marriage and the subsequent physical relationship between the two with consent would not amount to rape and the reasons therein have been...
Supreme Court Tells Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind To Approach HC Against NCPCR Letters To Close Madarsas
The Supreme Court on Monday continued interim protection granted against communications issued by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) directing withdrawal of recognition of Madrasas not compliant with the Right to Education Act, 2009.The Court also suggested that the petitioner may consider approaching the jurisdictional High Court.The Court recorded in its order:...
S. 18(5) MSMED Act | Supreme Court To Examine Whether Time Limit For Deciding Reference By Facilitation Council Is Mandatory
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the issue of whether the 90-day time limit prescribed under Section 18(5) of the MSMED Act for resolving disputes by the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (“Council”) is mandatory or merely directory. The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kumar and SC Sharma issued a notice in a plea filed by one M/s Vast India Pvt. Ltd....
CJI BR Gavai To Discuss With Justice Surya Kant On Hearing PMLA Review & Pleas To Refer 'Vijay Madanlal' Judgment Together
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal on Monday (August 4) requested Chief Justice of India to list the petitions seeking the larger bench reference of the 'Vijay Madanlal Choudhary' judgment (which upheld the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act) along with the review petitions against the said judgment, which are scheduled to be heard on August 6.Solicitor General of India Tushar...
Supreme Court Asks Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, Son To Approach High Court For Interim Reliefs In Liquor 'Scam' & Other Cases
The Supreme Court on Monday (August 4) asked former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and his son Chaitanya Baghel to approach the Chhattisgarh High Court for interim reliefs in the Coal 'scam' cases, Liquor 'scam' cases, Mahadev betting app cases, Rice milling cases and DMF 'scam' cases lodged by the Enforcement Directorate, CBI and State Police.Briefly put, Chaitanya Baghel (who...
Judiciary Always Safeguarded Free & Fair Elections : Justice Surya Kant
The judiciary has been at the forefront of safeguarding free and fair elections in India, said Justice Surya Kant, Judge of the Supreme Court. He said that the judiciary acted as a stabilising force to ensure that the "blood of democracy continues to flow unblemished."Justice Kant was speaking at the First Annual Shri HL Sibal Memorial Lecture at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, organised...
'Can't Go Endlessly' : Supreme Court Questions Delay In Forensic Report On Tapes Alleging Biren Singh's Role In Manipur Violence
The Supreme Court today(August 4) asked why a fresh forensic science laboratory report ("FSL Report") on the authenticity of the audio clips allegedly implicating former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in the State's ethnic violence has not been submitted even after 3 months since the Court passed an order for it. In April, a bench comprising former Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna...
Supreme Court Doubts View That 'No-Fault' Liability u/s163A Motor Vehicles Act Is Only For Third Party Risks; Refers To Larger Bench
The Supreme Court has recently referred to a larger bench the question of whether the families of vehicle owners who die in self-accidents can be allowed compensation under the "no-fault liability" provision(Section 163A) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (“MVA”), or whether such claims are limited solely to third-party liability. Although the Court expressed the view that legal heirs...
