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No Arrest In 498A FIRs For 2 Months; Refer Cases To Family Welfare Committees : Supreme Court Endorses Allahabad HC Guidelines
The Supreme Court today (July 22) endorsed the safeguards laid down by the Allahabad High Court regarding the establishment of the Family Welfare Committee (“FWC”) to prevent the misuse of Section 498A IPC(cruelty offence) in matrimonial disputes.The Court directed that the guidelines framed by the High Court will remain in effect and should be implemented by the authorities.A...
GST Can't Be Based On Bet Value, Casinos Argue In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today(July 22) continued to hear arguments in a batch of petitions raising the question of law as to whether online gaming platforms could be classified as gambling and therefore, be charged 28% Goods and Services Tax (GST). The Court is also considering the issue whether the GST can be charged on casinos and the platforms on the entire bet amount.A bench comprising Justice...
Supreme Court Orders IPS Wife & Her Parents To Issue Public Apology To Husband & In-Laws For False Criminal Cases
The Supreme Court today (July 22) ordered an IPS officer and her parents to issue an unconditional public apology to her ex-husband, and his family for the "physical and mental trauma" caused by multiple criminal cases filed against them during their matrimonial dispute. The Court noted that the husband was jailed for 109 days and his father for 103 days as a result of the criminal cases...
Hasdeo Forest | 'Where Exactly Are Trees Being Planted?' Supreme Court Questions Coal Block Allottees And Chhattisgarh Govt
During the hearing of pleas challenging coal mining in the Hasdeo Aranya forest area, the Supreme Court today questioned the coal block allottees and the state government about where trees are being planted as part of compensatory measures.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was dealing with 2 public interest litigations - one, filed by Sudiep Shrivastava...
Need To Regulate Transfers & Postings In NCLT, There's A Deep Problem : Supreme Court Tells Union
The Supreme Court today asked the Union government to look into the manner of posting of Judicial/Technical members for the National Company Law Tribunal benches across the country."There's an application filed by High Court Bar Association, Indore...it's disturbing...it says no full time judicial/technical member is posted in the NCLT Indore bench...[we] don't want to make it part of...
'Ashamed To Hear Frequent Cases Of Sexual Violence Against Women' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on July 21 orally remarked that it feels "ashamed" to hear frequent cases of assault on women, including the recent incidents where women have been burnt alive. The Court was hearing a writ petition seeking a strict time-bound implementation of the laws protecting and safeguarding women from sexual offences. The writ petition, filed by the Supreme Court Women...
ITAT Rejects Congress Party's Appeal To Exempt ₹199.15 Crore From Income Tax, Cites Belated Filing Of Return
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal dismissed an appeal by the Indian National Congress seeking income tax exemption for the income of ₹199.15 crore during the assessment year 2018-19.The Tribunal rejected the party's claim for exemption on the ground that there was a violation of the conditions in Section 13A of the Income Tax Act. The returns were filed late, the ITAT noted. Calling for...
Supreme Court Allows Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel To Contest Maintainability Of Petition Challenging His Election
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain ex-Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's plea against an election petition filed by his nephew Vijay Baghel alleging violation of silence period norms during the state's 2023 Assembly elections.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi dismissed the petition as withdrawn, while giving liberty to Bhupesh Baghel to approach the...
'Aadhaar, Voter ID & Ration Cards Not Reliable Documents' : ECI Tells Supreme Court In Bihar Electoral Roll Revision Matter
In the counter affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has stated that the Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC) cannot be accepted as a document for inclusion in the electoral roll during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, since the process is a fresh revision of the electoral rolls.The Commission said that the SIR is a de novo...
'One Shouldn't Hold On To Govt Accommodation Endlessly' : Supreme Court Approves Rs 20 Lakhs Rent Demand On Ex-MLA For Overstay
The Supreme Court today (July 22) expressed displeasure over the withholding of Government accommodation by former Bihar MLA Avinash Kumar Singh.The bench of CJI BR Gavai, Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice NV Anjaria was hearing a challenge to the Patna High Court order, which upheld a government order against the former Bihar MLA for paying 20 Lakhs of house rent for the government...