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Judge-Wise Statistics Of Reportable Judgments Of Supreme Court In June 2022
In the Court vacations of June 2022, the Supreme Court delivered total 23 Judgments, of which 17 were Reportable (upto 30th June 2022). Justice B.R. Gavai delivered 4 Reportable Judgments, followed by Justice Dinesh Maheshwari authoring 3 Reportable Judgments. Throughout the vacation month of June, the Supreme Court passed approximately 625 Orders, which is an average of ~28 Orders...
Relief Of Specific Performance Can Be Denied If Suit Was Not Immediately Filed After Breach; Rise In Real Estate Prices Also A Relevant Factor : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that continuous readiness and willingness on the part of the Plaintiff is a condition precedent for grant of the relief of Specific Performance.The court added that there is a distinction between readiness and willingness to perform the contract and both ingredients are necessary for the relief of Specific Performance.While readiness means the capacity of the...
Bengaluru Court Directs Social Media To Take Down Photo Used To Make Defamatory Claims Against Justices Surya Kant & Pardiwala
The Additional City Civil And Session Court in Bengaluru on Tuesday passed a "John Doe" order directing social media platforms Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram and Whatsapp to take down a widely circulated photograph which was used to make false and defamatory claims against Justice Surya Kant and Justice Pardiwala of the Supreme Court, following their remarks against former...
Supreme Court Adjourns SP Leader Azam Khan's Plea To Quash Chargesheet In Forgery Case To July 18
In a plea filed by Samajwadi Party Leader, Azam Khan assailing the order of the Allahabad High Court, which had refused to quash chargesheet and proceedings in the birth certificate forgery case, the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, wanted to have a look at the charges framed in the matter and in that regard granted time to Senior Advocate, Mr. Kapil Sibal representing Khan, to file the...
OBC Quota In Maharashtra Local Body Polls : Supreme Court Says Suggestions Of Backward Classes Commission Can't Be Accommodated After Election Process Has Been Notified
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, made it abundantly clear that suggestions of the Commission appointed by the Maharashtra Government to ascertain the extent of OBC reservation required to be provided in its local bodies elections cannot be accommodated for the areas for which the election programme has already been notified.After conducting contemporaneous and rigorous empirical inquiry,...
Amendment Of Plaint Cannot Be Permitted If It Is Likely To Change Nature Of The Suit: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that, a Court would not be justified in allowing the amendment of plaint if the nature of the suit is likely to be changed.The bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna also observed that the Plaintiffs cannot be permitted to join any party as a defendant who may not be necessary and / or proper parties at all on the ground that the plaintiffs...
Court Under Section 34,37 Arbitration Act Cannot Modify An Award ; It Can Only Remand : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that, under Section 34 or 37 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, a Court cannot modify the award passed by the Arbitrator.The option would be to set aside the award and remand the matter, the bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and AS Bopanna said.The court was considering the appeals filed by National Highways Authority of India ('NHAI') assailing the...
Twin Conditions In Section 10B (8) Income Tax Act Has To Be Fulfilled To Claim Exemption Relief: Supreme Court
For claiming the benefit under Section 10B (8) of the Income Tax Act, the twin conditions of furnishing a declaration before the assessing officer and that too before the due date of filing the original return of income under section 139(1) are to be satisfied and both are mandatorily to be complied with, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment delivered yesterday. Section 10B (8) IT...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Punjab & Haryana Bar Council On Plea Alleging Irregularities In Ludhiana Bar Election
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana in a plea alleging that elections are held in the District Bar Association, Ludhiana without complying with the provisions of the 2015 Bar Associations (Constitution and Registration) Rules, with the voters' list comprising non-advocates and others without any voting rights.The bench of Justices S. K. Kaul and...
Not Prudent To Convict An Accused Solely On Basis Of Identification For The First Time In Court Without Test Identification Parade: Supreme Court
Clarifying an important aspect regarding Test Identification Parade (TIP), the Supreme Court on Monday held that it would not be prudent to convict an accused solely on the basis of their identification for the first time in court. A Division Bench comprising of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose held that, "Even applying the law laid down by this Court in the aforesaid decisions...