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'ED Is Crossing All Limits, Violating Federal Structure' : Supreme Court Stays ED Investigation Against Tamil Nadu's TASMAC
The Supreme Court today (May 22) stayed the investigation and raid of the Enforcement Directorate against the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC)."Your ED is crossing all limits. How can there be the offence against the corporation?", Chief Justice of India BR Gavai asked Additional Solicitor General SV Raju."ED is crossing all limits. You are totally violating the federal...
Justice Abhay S Oka's Mother Passes Away
Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S Oka's mother, Vasanti Oka, passed away last night.Justice Oka is set to retire on May 24, 2024. Tomorrow, May 23, 2025 is his last working day in the Supreme Court. Justice Oka is not holding court today.The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) informed members of the legal fraternity about the bereavement through a notice. The final...
“Delhi Worst Affected By Air Pollution, Laxity Can't Be Tolerated”: Supreme Court Directs To Fill 204 Vacancies In Pollution Control Committee
The Supreme Court recently directed the Delhi Government to fill all vacancies in its Pollution Control Committee by September 30, 2025, warning that failure to do so would amount to aggravated contempt. A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed this direction while hearing a suo moto contempt case concerning the non-fulfilment of vacancies in the pollution control...
Implement Cashless Treatment Scheme For Accident Victims in True Spirit: Supreme Court To Centre
The Supreme Court recently directed the Central Government to ensure that the Cashless Treatment Scheme for Road Accident Victims Scheme, 2025, which was notified on May 5, 2025, is implemented in its true letter and spirit.The scheme has been framed under Section 162 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, which mandates the government to provide cashless treatment to road accident victims during...
Income Tax Act | Supreme Court Clarifies Restriction Under S.80-IA(9) On Claiming Cumulative Deductions Under S.80IA & 80-HHC
Answering a reference, the Supreme Court held that deductions under Sections 80-IA/80-IB of the Income Tax Act need not reduce the gross total income before computing deductions under other provisions like Section 80-HH for export profits.The bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and AG Masih delivered the verdict while answering a reference after a matter was referred...
Absurd Case Against Ali Khan Mahmudabad & Perils Of Chilling Effect
Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, Ashoka University was arrested on 18 May 2025 on the basis of two complaints by a Haryana sarpanch and the chairperson of the Haryana State Commission for Women – objecting to his Facebook post, dated 8 May on the ongoing Indo-Pak conflict and related matters in the aftermath of the gruesome terrorist attack in Pahalgam. The widespread condemnation of the arrest is the heartening aspect of this dark moment...
CJI BR Gavai Urges Bar Associations To Follow SCBA Model Of Raising Group Insurance For Lawyers From CSR Funds
The Chief Justice of India, Justice BR Gavai, today (May 21) urged Bar Associations across the country to consider possible ways of providing financial assistance to young lawyers entering the profession. While speaking at a book release event by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), the CJI lauded the efforts of the SCBA in raising 50 crores for Group Mediclaim Health Insurance for...
Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Denial Of Chamber Allotment To Allahabad HC Advocate Convicted For Contempt
The Supreme Court on Monday (May 19) refused to interfere with the decision of the Allahabad High Court, which held that an advocate convicted of contempt cannot be eligible for allotment of a chamber under the High Court guidelines. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih was hearing a plea by an advocate who was denied a chamber allotment at the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High...
Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notices To Chief Secretaries Of Six States Over Non-Compliance With Orders On Retired Judges' Benefits
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 21) issued contempt notice to Chief Secretaries of six states over non-compliance with its directions concerning the entitlement of retired High Court Judges to medical facilities, domestic help, and telephone allowances. The notices have been issued for non-compliance with six directions, including parity of facilities with sitting Judges,...