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Sec 197 CrPC - Sanction Required Even For Acts Done In Excess Of Official Duty : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that sanction for prosecution as per Section 197(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure is required even in cases where the official was acting in excess of his official duties.A bench comprising Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal held so while acquitting a person, who was formerly an Executive Director of the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), in...
Lucknow Gomti River Front Scam : Supreme Court Refuses To Grant Anticipatory Bail To Former Project Advisor
The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to entertain the plea challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court that rejected anticipatory bail to Badri Shrestha, a former advisor of Lucknow’s Gomti River Front project, who was accused of huge corruption and large-scale irregularities in implementing the project.Shrestha had filed an anticipatory bail before the Allahabad High Court which...
Unitech Case : Supreme Court Issues Notice On ED’s Plea Challenging Bail Granted By Delhi High Court To Preeti Chandra
The Supreme Court, on Friday, issued notice in the plea filed by the Directorate of Enforcement assailing the order of the Delhi High Court whereby bail was granted to Preeti Chandra, the wife of Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra, in a money laundering case. At the outset, the Additional Solicitor General, Sanjay Jain, appearing for the ED, apprised a vacation Bench comprising Justice Hima...
Kerala High Court Directs Bar Council Of Kerala To Collect Only Rs 750 As Enrollment Fee Until Uniform Fee Structure Is Fixed By BCI
The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the Bar Council of Kerala to collect only Rs.750/- as enrolment fee from law graduates wishing to enroll, while the Bar Council of India considers a uniform fee structure as directed by the Supreme Court.The order was passed by a division bench of Chief Justice S V N Bhatti and Justice Basant Balaji in an appeal filed by the Bar Council of Kerala...
Railways Not Liable For Theft Of Passenger's Belongings : Supreme Court Sets Aside Consumer Forum's Award
The Supreme Court has held that the theft of personal belongings of a Passenger is not “deficiency of service” by Railways. Accordingly, the Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah set aside orders passed by Consumer forum whereby Railways was directed to reimburse the stolen amount of cash to the Passenger.“We fail to understand as to how the theft could...
'Uncontested Claim Of Wife Regarding Husband's Income Be Taken As Gospel Truth' : Supreme Court Increases Compensation For Deceased Workman
The Supreme Court has awarded an enhanced compensation under the Workmen Compensation Act, 1923 to the kin of a deceased employee, while holding that the objective of the Act, 1923 is dispensation of social justice. The Bench took an empathetic view and instead of remanding the matter back to High Court for re-consideration, it has itself awarded enhanced compensation to the...
Approver Need Not Be Examined As Witness By Magistrate When Cognizance Is Taken By Special Court Under PC Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that when the Special Court chooses to take cognizance directly under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the question of Approver being examined as a witness in the Court of the Magistrate as required by Section 306 (4)(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure does not arise.Section 306(4) CrPC contemplates that every person accepting a tender of pardon...
State Monopolies, Govt Companies & PSUs Can't Violate Competition Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that State Monopolies, Government Companies and Public Sector Units cannot be allowed to indulge in anti-competitive practices in violation of the Competition Act 2002.A bench of Justices KM Joseph, BV Nagarathna and Ahsanuddin Amanullah made this observation while holding that the Competition Act is applicable to Coal India Ltd. The primary argument of CIL was...
Uttarakhand Communal Tensions | People Can't Be Forced To Buy Or Not Buy From Particular Shops, Says High Court Chief Justice
No one can be forced to buy or not to buy from a particular shop, said Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi on Thursday while hearing a petition highlighting the issue of communal tensions in Uttarkashi district in the State. This oral observation was made on Thursday by the judge in the context of the social and economic boycott allegedly faced by Muslim traders in...
Manipur Violence | Tribal Forum Urges Supreme Court To Direct Indian Army To Take Full Control; Says Assurances Of Centre & CM Meaningless
The Manipur Tribal Forum has filed a fresh Interlocutory Application (IA) in the Supreme Court stating that the court shall not rely on the "empty assurances" of the Union of India (UOI) as both the UOI and the Chief Minister of the State of Manipur "have embarked jointly on a communal agenda for the ethnic cleansing of the Kukis."Saying that the Kukis are being ethnically cleansed by an...
Competition Act Applicable To Coal India Ltd : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today held that Coal India Ltd. would come under the purview of the Competition Act, 2002 despite being a Public Sector Undertaking. A Bench of Justices KM Joseph, BV Nagarathna and Ahsanuddin Amanullah delivered the judgement today. "We reject the appellant's contention that the Competition Act does not apply to them because of the Coal Mines (Nationalisation)...