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Article 136 | SLP Against NCDRC's Order Passed In Exercise Of Its Appellate/Revisional Jurisdiction Cannot Be Entertained: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that an aggrieved party can approach the Supreme Court under Article 136 of the Constitution for grant of special leave to appeal against an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) only if it is passed by the Commission in its original jurisdiction. No further appeal will lie against the orders passed by the NCDRC in exercise of...
Supreme Court Directs Centre To Consider GAIL's Application For CRZ Clearance For Laying Pipeline In Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change to consider the application of the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) for clearance for laying pipeline of 255 meters in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) area in Tamil Nadu.A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, noted that the matter was at the stage of...
Supreme Court Vacates SAT Stay On IRDAI Order To Transfer Policies From Sahara Life Insurance to SBI Life Insurance
The Supreme Court recently set aside the order of the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) that had stayed an order of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Of India (IRDAI) directing transfer of policies from Sahara India Life Insurance Company Limited to SBI Life Insurance Company Limited. A division bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Sanjay Karol stayed the order of SAT...
Transgender Persons Can Avail SC/ST/OBC/EWS Reservation; No Separate Quota : Centre Tells Supreme Court
Members of the LGBTQIA+ community have filed a contempt petition in the Supreme Court alleging that the Centre and states have violated the Supreme Court’s directions in the 2014 NALSA judgement.
BREAKING: [Gyanvapi] Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On ASI Survey Till Thursday, Matter To Be Heard At 3:30 PM Tomorrow
The Allahabad High Court today stayed the ASI Survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque Premises till Thursday. The matter will be heard tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. ASI Official has been directed to appear before the court tomorrow.The bench of Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker passed this order today while hearing the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee's challenge to the Varanasi District Judge's July 21 ASI...
Cannot Grant Interim Protection To Accused While Rejecting Anticipatory Bail Plea : Supreme Court 'Amazed' At HC's Self-Contradictory Order
The Supreme Court set aside a High Court direction granting interim protection to accused while rejecting their anticipatory bail plea.We are amazed to see the order passed by the learned Single Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, the bench of Justices B R Gavai and J B Pardiwala observed.In this case, the High Court while dismissing the anticipatory bail application filed by...
Supreme Court Affirms NCDRC Order Directing Air India To Pay Rs 2.03 Lakh Compensation To Passenger For Baggage Loss
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the order of the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) which upheld the order of the State Commission and District Forum directing Air India to pay a compensation of Rs2.03 lakh to a passenger who lost his luggage during travel. A division bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Rajesh Bindal, dismissing the appeal filed...
Gyanvapi| 'Have Strong Doubts About Survey Work To Be Carried Out By ASI': Allahabad HC Seeks Presence Of ASI Official At 4:30 PM Today
On the second day of the hearing of the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee's challenge to the Varanasi District Judge's July 21 ASI Survey order of the Gyanvapi Mosque, the Allahabad High Court today expressed its "strong doubts" regarding the work to be carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at the Mosque premises. The oral observation was made by the bench of Chief...
'Passport Authority Cannot Retain Passport Without Impounding' : Supreme Court Grants Relief To Husband In Matrimonial Dispute
The Supreme Court on Monday held that without impounding of the passport, the Passport Authority cannot unauthorizedly retain a passport handed over by the Police in the name of a pending criminal case. A division bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Rajesh Bindal was considering an appeal filed by a husband whose passport was handed over to the Passport Authority by the Police as he...
Supreme Court Clarifies Order in Gyanvapi Case, Says Mosque Committee's Petition Challenging Maintainability Of Suit Not Disposed
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued a clarification regarding its order passed on July 24, 2023 in the Gyanvapi Mosque case, aiming to clear up any confusion surrounding the matter. The order, which was meant to dispose of the Interlocutory Application (IA) filed by the Anjuman Islamia Masjid Committee concerning the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey, mistakenly mentioned that...
Retired District Judge Moves Supreme Court Challenging Disciplinary Action Taken By Patna HC Over "Hasty" Decision In Criminal Case
A retired judicial officer from Bihar has approached the Supreme Court challenging the penalty of deduction of 50% of pension imposed on him in a disciplinary proceedings initiated by the Patna High Court. He contended that he was suspended 4 days before his retirement on a complaint regarding "hasty decision" in a criminal case.The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy...
Centre Moves Supreme Court Seeking Extension Of ED Director SK Mishra's Term Till October 15
The Centre has moved the Supreme Court of India seeking an extension of the term of the chief of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) SK Mishra, which is set to come to an end on Monday, July 31. On July 11, a three-judge bench of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, and Sanjay Karol held the extensions given to Mishra’s term to be illegal insofar as it violated the mandate of the...