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Resolve Issue Of Rental Accommodation Of CRPF Personnel Posted In Delhi : Supreme Court Tells Union Govt
The Supreme Court recently directed the Union to resolve the issue of rental accommodation for CRPF Personnel stationed temporarily in Delhi within a reasonable time. The Court specified that unless the same is not done, it would necessarily issue directions under Article 142 Jurisdiction. The bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a plea relating to the issue of...
'Why Didn't ED Wait For Outcome Of Complaint?' : Madras High Court Stays ED Attachment Of Director Shankar's Property Over Copyright Dispute
The Madras High Court on Tuesday stayed an order of the Enforcement Directorate provisionally attaching property worth Rs. 10 crore of Tamil filmmaker S Shankar in a copyright infringement case in connection with the 2010 movie 'Enthiran'. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice N Senthilkumar stayed the provisional attachment order on a plea moved by the Director. The ED had...
Supreme Court Exempts Wife From Paying Stamp Duty For Flat Acquired As Part Of Compromise In Divorce Case
The Supreme Court recently exempted a wife, who received a flat as part of a compromise with her husband in a matrimonial dispute, from the payment of stamp duty under the Registration Act, 1908 (“Act”). The bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard the case where the husband and wife, during the pendency of the petition filed by the husband seeking transfer of...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: March 03, 2025 To March 09, 2025
Nominal IndexCitationsIn Re Recruitment of Visually Impaired In Judicial Services v. The Registrar General The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, SMW(C) No. 2/2024 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 274Maatr Sparsh An Initiative By Avyaan Foundation v. Union of India & Ors. | Writ Petition (Civil) No.950/2022 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 275State of Goa & Anr. v. Namita Tripathi 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 276Sharmila Velamur...
Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Delhi Home Secretary Over False Statement On Placing SRB Recommendations Before LG
The Supreme Court recently summoned the Home Department Secretary of the Delhi Government seeking an explanation and calling upon him to show cause why contempt action should not be initiated for the State Government's “completely false” claim that the recommendations of the Sentence Review Board(SRB) in a remission matter were placed before the Lieutenant Governor.A bench or Abhay Oka...
Supreme Court Discharges Employers In Culpable Homicide Case Over Electrocution Death Of Workers Engaged For Decoration
The Supreme Court recently discharged two persons accused of not providing safety equipment (e.g., helmets, safety belts, rubber shoes) to their employees, leading to their deaths due to electrocution while working on a signboard by using an iron ladder. An FIR was registered against the Appellants under Sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 304A (causing death...
Movie Ads Row: Karnataka High Court Stays District Consumer Commission's Order Against PVR, Says It Can't Direct How Theatres Should Run
The Karnataka High Court on Monday by way of interim relief stayed till March 27, the order passed by Bangalore District Consumer Commission holding PVR Cinemas liable to pay compensation to a complainant for showing long Ads instead of screening movies at announced time. A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order while hearing a petition filed by Multiplex Association of India....
'Shocking' : Supreme Court Slams J&K Admin For 16 Years' Refusal To Comply With HC Order On Regularisation Of Daily Wager
The Supreme Court of India made a scathing observation regarding the 16-year long delay by the UT of J&K in complying with the High Court's order, which directed the government to consider the case of the respondent daily wagers for regularization as per specific Government Order SRO 64 of 1994.IN 2007, J&K High Court had passed the directions to appellants to consider the case of...
Supreme Court Directs States/UTs To Notify Sanctioned Posts Of Teachers For Children With Special Needs Before March 28
The Supreme Court on Friday (March 7) directed all the States and Union Territories to notify the sanctioned posts of teachers for special children and immediately begin the selection procedure of the same. It added that those teachers working on an ad-hoc basis in different states be regularised by a scrutiny committee on the merits of each candidate. The bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia...