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Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Dispute | Supreme Court Declines Mosque Committee's Request To Stay Proceedings Before Allahabad High Court
In the latest development in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute, the Supreme Court on Friday (November 10) refused to suspend the ongoing proceedings before the Allahabad High Court which is hearing multiple suits seeking various reliefs, including declaration, injunction, and the right to worship at the mosque site as well as the removal of the structure.A bench of...
Supreme Court Seeks Response Of Election Commission In PIL To Remove Duplicate Entries In Electoral Rolls
The Supreme Court, on Friday (11.11.2023) sough the response of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding the issue of duplicate entries in electoral rolls. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing the PIL filed by Samvidhan Bachao Trust, an NGO. Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora, representing...
Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Guidelines To Regulate Cryptocurrencies, Says It Is A Bail Application In Form Of PIL
On Friday (10.11.2023), the Supreme Court declined to consider a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking guidelines for trading and mining of cryptocurrency. The petition was brought before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra. The court noted that even though the petitioner had filed the plea under Article 32 of the Constitution...
Interest Income From Co-Operative Bank Entitled To Income Tax Deduction: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently clarified that interest income received from a Cooperative bank is also entitled to deduction under Section 80P(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act 1961.Justice Krishnan Ramasamy observed that as per the Act, a Co-operative society is defined as a co-operative society registered under the Co-operative Societies Act 1912. Thus, even a cooperative bank would come within...
Supreme Court Expunges Remarks Against Judge In Gauhati HC Judgment
The Supreme Court on Friday (10th November) ordered expunction of certain disparaging remarks made by the Gauhati High Court against a Special NIA Court Judge, who is at present a sitting judge of the High Court."..we are of the opinion that the adverse observations against the petitioner as contained in paragraphs 130, 190,191, 192, 193,194 and 233 and in any other relevant portion of the...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain CBI's Challenge To HC Stay Of Probe Against DK Shivakumar, Asks HC To Decide In 2 Weeks
The Supreme Court Friday (10th November) refused to entertain the plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging Karnataka High Court's decision to stay an investigation against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in a disproportionate assets case. However, the Court requested the High Court to consider the application filed by the CBI for vacating the stay granted and the...
After Supreme Court Rap, Kerala Govt Makes Contributory Pension Review Report Public
The Kerala Government informed the Supreme Court on Friday (November 10) that it has supplied to the petitioner the copy of the report submitted in 2021 by a committee constituted to examine the contributory pension scheme.It may be recalled that last week (November 3), the Court had pulled up the State for placing the report before the Cabinet with seemingly an intention to shield it from...
Delhi Liquor Scam Case Accused Moves Supreme Court Challenging ED Arrest, Relies On 'Pankaj Bansal' Judgment
The Supreme Court, (on November 10), issued notice in the SLP filed by Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally who is facing charges of money laundering in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam. The present SLP is against the Delhi High Court’s Judgment wherein it dismissed a writ petition filed by Boinpally, challenging legality of his arrest by the Enforcement...
E-Copies Of Trial Court Records Will Help Faster Disposal Of Criminal Appeals : Supreme Court Suggests Amendments To SC Rules
The Supreme Court recently raised concerns about the material witness depositions not being placed on record. The Court lamented that such omissions frequently lead to repeated adjournments contributing to the backlog and delay in the resolution of appeals. The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and Justice Abhay S. Oka was hearing an appeal against a Kerala High Court...
No Final View Expressed On Delhi's 'Odd-Even' Scheme, Was Only Flagging Amicus's Concerns, Clarifies Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (November 10) clarified that it did not intend to dictate whether the odd-even rationing policy ought to be implemented in Delhi, and had only flagged the amicus curiae's concerns over its efficacy during the last hearing. This oral clarification came after Delhi's environment minister Gopal Rai said that the government will implement the odd-even car rationing...
Stubble Burning | Encourage Crops That Don't Leave Behind Stubble : Supreme Court Flags Long-Term Solutions
The Supreme Court on Friday (November 10) expressed renewed concerns over the raging farm fires in the states adjacent to Delhi, particularly Punjab, urging the governments to come up with emergency measures to douse the fires now and longer-term measures for crop replacement in a phased manner and to encourage crops that do not leave behind stubble that will require burning,...