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Judicial Officers' Pay | Supreme Court Directs States & UTs To Disburse Funds Within 4 Weeks From Lodging Of Claims On SNJPC Proposals
The Supreme Court today (August 27) directed the States and Union Territories to disburse the funds within 4 weeks from the date of claims raised by Judicial Officers for clearance of arrears and allowances as per Court's earlier directions.The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the issue of non-compliance with the directions of payment...
West Bengal OBC Reservations| Supreme Court To Hear Challenge Against HC Order Quashing 77 OBC Classifications On Sep 2
The Supreme Court has adjourned to Monday (September 2) the hearing of the challenge to Calcutta High Court's order quashing classification of 77 communities as Other Backward Classes (OBC) by West Bengal Government. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the State of West Bengal requested time for filling its reply to certain documents tendered by the respondents. The CJI DY...
'You Pick & Choose Anyone As Accused?' : Supreme Court Questions Fairness Of ED/CBI Probe In Delhi Liquor Policy Case
Today (on August 27), the Supreme Court, while granting bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha made scathing observations regarding the fairness of the prosecution by the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) and the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) The bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan categorically said that the prosecution has to be fair and cannot pick and...
Supreme Court Disposes Of ED's Plea, Tamil Nadu Govt Says District Collectors Will Share Documents Relating To Sand Mining Cases
The Supreme Court today disposed of the Enforcement Directorate's plea assailing stay of summonses issued to District Collectors of Tamil Nadu in connection with alleged illegal sand mining-money laundering cases.The bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma closed the proceedings, noting that most of the documents sought by ED from the District Collectors had been supplied...
Supreme Court Stays Ayush Ministry's Notification That Omitted Prohibition On Ads Of Ayurvedic, Unani & Siddha Drugs Without Approval
The Supreme Court today stayed a Central government notification dated 1 July, 2024, whereby Rule 170 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 was omitted.A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, observing that the omission was in the teeth of the Court's order dated 7 May, 2024. It recorded thus:"Enclosed with the affidavit filed by the Ministry of Ayush is a...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To K Kavitha In Liquor Policy Case, Questions Fairness Of CBI/ED Investigation
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday(August 27), granted bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha in the money laundering and corruption cases related to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan, during the hearing, questioned the fairness of the prosecution agency (CBI/ED) and criticised their selective approach in treating some accused...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt's Appeal Challenging Conviction & Life Term In Custodial Death Case
The Supreme Court today (on August 27) issued notice to the State of Gujarat on former Indian Police Service officer Sanjiv Bhatt's plea challenging the Gujarat High Court's order dismissing his challenge against the conviction and life imprisonment sentence imposed by the Jamnagar Court. The conviction was in connection with an alleged case of custodial torture and death in the year...
LiveLaw Academy Is Hiring Full Time/Part Time Faculties For 'Judicial Services Examination Preparation Course'
Are you passionate about teaching and shaping the next generation of Judicial minds? We are seeking highly qualified and dedicated professionals to join our faculty team at Live Law Academy, for Judicial Services Exam preparation.Position: Faculty Location: Delhi NCR/ Remote Type: Full-Time/Part-TimeEssential Qualifications:LLB/LLM or equivalent degree from a recognized...
Actress Sexual Assault Case : Supreme Court Asks Kerala Govt About Number Of Witnesses To Be Examined In Trial
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 27) sought information from the State of Kerala regarding the number of witnesses remaining to be examined in the actress sexual assault case.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih asked the State's counsel to seek instructions on this aspect while considering the bail application of prime accused Sunil NS, also known as Pulsar...
Duty Of Every Arbitral Tribunal & Court To Examine What The Contract Provides : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently emphasised that the courts and arbitral tribunals have the duty to examine the contract clauses in proceedings concerning arbitration.While upholding Calcutta High Court's decision to set aside the arbitrator's decision to award the amount for loss due to idle machinery and labour despite it being prohibited under the contract, the Court said : “In fact,...
'Similarly Placed Employees Discriminated' : Supreme Court Directs Regularization Of Worker Who Served For 30 Years
The Supreme Court recently granted the relief of regularization to a woman engaged as "water woman" (sweeper) with the Posts and Telegraph Department, Gujarat, who served the Department for over 30 years but was not regularized, even though another similarly placed woman employee was conferred the benefit.Opining that the Department discriminated between two similarly placed employees, a bench...
Employees Governed By Different Rules & Having Different Duties Can't Claim Parity Merely Based On Same Qualification: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court (recently on August 22) observed that a different set of employees, who are governed by different set of rules and have different duties, are not entitled to benefits extended to another group of employees merely because they obtaining the same qualification. Briefly put, the facts of the present case revolved around a letter issued by the Indian Council of...