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Bihar Caste Survey | Centre Withdraws Affidavit Filed In Supreme Court Which Said That State Govt Can't Conduct Any Action Akin To Census
The Central Government has filed a fresh affidavit in the Bihar caste survey case withdrawing the earlier affidavit which said "No other body under the Constitution or otherwise is entitled to conduct the exercise of either census or any action akin to census".In a second affidavit filed today evening, the Centre said that the above paragraph had "inadvertently crept in"."It is submitted that...
‘Basic Wage’ Under EPF Act, Cannot Be Equated With ‘Minimum Wage’ Under Minimum Wages Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme dismissed an appeal by the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner against an order of a division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court holding that when the term ‘basic wage’ has been described under Section 2(b) of the Employee Provident Fund Act 1952, there is no need to make a reference to definition of ‘minimum rate of wages’ under Section 4 of the Minimum Wages...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea By Malayalam Film Director Alleging Nepotism In Grant Of 2022 Kerala State Awards
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a special leave petition filed by Malayalam Cine Director Lijeesh M.J against the order of a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court dismissing his plea seeking to set aside the declaration of Kerala State Awards For Malayalam Films & Writings On Cinema 2022. The Division Bench had upheld the order of dismissal by a single bench of the High Court that...
Demolitions Near Krishna Janmabhoomi | Supreme Court Says It Can’t Decide Title, Asks Petitioner To Move Civil Court
The Supreme Court disposed of a plea against a recent demolition drive carried out by railway authorities near the Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura on Monday. While it declined a request to grant interim protection by extending an earlier status quo order, a three-judge bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose, Sanjay Kumar, and SVN Bhatti permitted the residents sought to be evicted to approach the...
Conversion Racket Case | Supreme Court Allows Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui's Travel To Muzaffarnagar For Brother's Funeral; Restrains Him From Giving Speeches
The Supreme Court granted a one-time modification of a bail condition preventing Islamic scholar Kaleem Siddiqui from leaving the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi on account of his brother’s death, allowing him to travel to his native village in Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh. The court has been hearing a plea filed by the Uttar Pradesh government against...
Supreme Court Allows Former MP & Murder Convict Prabhunath Singh To Appear Virtually For Hearing On Sentence
The Supreme Court on Friday (25.08.2023) permitted former Member of Parliament (MP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Prabhunath Singh who was convicted in a double murder case of 1995 by the Apex Court on 18th August 2023 to appear virtually to be heard on the question of his sentence. In its judgment dated 18th August, the Court had directed Singh be produced before the Court on...
In Disciplinary Proceeding, Burden Of Proof Depends On Nature Of Charge And Explanation Put Forward By Employee: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that the burden of proof in disciplinary proceedings depends on the specific nature of the charge leveled against the respondent and the explanation they provide.It observed “It is well settled that, in a disciplinary proceeding, the question of burden of proof would depend upon the nature of the charge and the nature of the explanation put forward by...
Why Lecturer Suspended Soon After Appearing In Article 370 Case? Supreme Court Asks Jammu & Kashmir Administration
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Attorney General for India to look into decision of Jammu and Kashmir Education Department to suspend a lecturer, who had argued in the Article 370 matter before the Constitution Bench last week.As soon as the bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud assembled today morning to commence the hearing, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned...
Article 370 Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 11]
Today is the eleventh day of hearing in the Article 370 case in the Supreme Court. A Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice S K Kaul, Justice Sanijv Khanna, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant will hear a batch of petitions challenging the Centre's decision to repeal the special status of Jammu and Kashmir by diluting Article 370.The petitioners...
Section 307 IPC | Conviction For Attempt To Murder Can Be Sustained Even If Injuries To Complainant Were Very Simple In Nature : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a conviction of an accused under Section 307 IPC (attempt to murder) can be sustained even if the injuries sustained by the complainant were very simple in nature.What is important is an intention coupled with the overt act committed by the appellant/accused, the bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Dipankar Datta said.In this case, the appellant- accused...
Remission Shouldn't Be Denied Solely On Reports Of Presiding Judge Or Police : Supreme Court Lays Down Factors For Premature Release
The Supreme Court recently pronounced a notable judgment explaining the factors which a Government should take into account while deciding to grant remission of sentence to convicts as per Section 432 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.Apart from other considerations (such as the nature of the crime, whether it affected the society at large, the chance of its recurrence etc), the government,...