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Shelters For Urban Homeless: Supreme Court Seeks Details Of Centre's New Urban Poverty Alleviation Mission
In the PIL seeking adequate shelters for homeless persons, the Supreme Court today asked Union of India to verify statistics relied upon by the petitioners as well as to seek relevant information from all states/Union Territories so that the issue can be considered on a pan-India basis.Insofar as it was informed that the Union is in process of finalizing a New Mission on Urban...
'No Question Of Discrimination In Education' : Supreme Court In PIL Seeking Govt School Admission For Rohingya Kids In Delhi
In the PIL seeking government benefits and school admissions for Rohingya refugees, the Supreme Court today said that education shall be provided to all children without discrimination, but first the status of residence of the Rohingya families needs to be ascertained.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh was dealing with a public interest litigation initiated for grant of...
Concept Of PMLA Not To Keep Accused Somehow In Jail : Supreme Court To ED
The Supreme Court today (February 12) while granting bail to an IAS officer accused in the Chhatisgarh liquor scam observed that provisions of PMLA cannot be misused to keep individuals in jail. The bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, was considering the bail petition of an accused in a PMLA matter arising out of the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam. Justice Oka...
Senior's Reprimand At Workplace For Official Duties Not Criminal Offence Of 'Intentional Insult' Under S 504 IPC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a verbal reprimand at the workplace concerning official duties does not amount to a criminal offense under Section 504 IPC ('intentional insult with the intent to provoke breach of peace'). The Court observed that if the employer or superior official does not question employees work performance, then failing to address an employee's misconduct could set a...
PMLA Accused Can't Be Kept In Custody If Order Taking Cognizance Of ED Complaint Has Been Quashed : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 12) granted bail to an accused in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after noting that the order taking cognizance of the prosecution complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been quashed.The Court questioned the ED for continuing the custody of the accused, who has been in custody since August 2024, after the...
'No Guarantee You'll Come Back' : Supreme Court Rejects Indrani Mukerjea's Plea To Travel Abroad, Expedites Sheena Bora Murder Case Trial
The Supreme Court today(February 12) refused the plea of Indrani Mukerjea, accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, to travel abroad while the trial is pending. The Court also directed the expedition of the trial and complete it within one year. Mukerjea has been accused of murdering her daughter Sheena Bora. She was granted bail in 2022 by the Supreme Court on grounds that she has been in...
Supreme Court Quashes Appointment Of Chairperson Of National Commission For Homeopathy
The Supreme Court today(February 12) allowed a civil appeal challenging the appointment of Dr. Anil Khurana as the chairperson of the National Commission for Homoeopathy.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan held that the appointment was not in accordance with the law and directed Dr. Khurana to leave the office within a week. Officially, Dr. Khurana has 6 months to demit...
Compassionate Appointment : Supreme Court Flags Conflicting Judgments On Whether Scheme Prevalent On Date Of Death Or Date Of Consideration Applies
The Supreme Court, while deciding a civil appeal concerning compassionate appointment, observed that the issue of whether an applicable scheme should be the one in effect during the time of death or when the application for such appointment was considered, continues to be in a grey area. In brief, the respondent's father was working for the Canara bank and passed away in the year 2001,...
No Rigid Rule That Convict Should Undergo Half Of Sentence For Bail At Appellate Stage : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has clarified that to suspend sentence during the pendency of appeal, a rigid rule cannot be applied that the convict must have undergone half of the substantive sentence. If a case for grant of relief is otherwise made on merits, the appellate court can grant bail or suspend sentence.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan made this...
Desilting Of Yamuna Riverbed : Supreme Court Summons UP Jal Nigam Official To Explain Non-Compliance With Directions
Dealing with the MC Mehta case pertaining to environmental issues in the Taj Trapezium Zone, the Supreme Court today summoned Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam's topmost official - its Managing Director - to answer non-compliance with the Court's directions of November, 2024 relating inter-alia to taking of interim measures.The concerned Managing Director (an IAS officer) has been asked to appear on...
Supreme Court Imposes Cost On States For Failure To Report Compliance With Order Directing Implementation Of POSH Act
The Supreme Court today (February 11) imposed Rs.5,000 as a cost on the States for failing to comply with the December 3, 2024 order in which comprehensive directions were passed for the effective compliance of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act).The order particularly emphasised "decentralising" the POSH Act to take on...