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Person Who Secures Appointment On The Basis Of A False Caste Certificate Cannot Be Permitted To Retain Benefit Of Wrongful Appointment : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that when a person secures appointment on the basis of a false caste certificate, he cannot be permitted to retain the benefit of wrongful appointment.In this case, the employee obtained a Caste Certificate showing him to be "Halba" Scheduled Tribe from the Deputy Collector, Durg and on the basis of the said certificate, joined service as a Management...
Karnataka HC Judge Records In Written Order The Threat Of Transfer Received From Sitting Judge For Passing Orders Against ACB Chief
Justice H P Sandesh of the Karnataka High Court, who made a sensational revelation last week that he had received an indirect threat of transfer for passing orders against the head of Anti Corruption Bureau(ACB) Seemanth Kumar Singh ADGP, recorded the threat in a written order on Monday.The judge recorded in his order that he was given an indirect threat of transfer by a sitting judge during...
Sidhu Moosewala Murder : Want To Investigate Lawrence Bishnoi's Conspiracy With Accused In Foreign, Punjab Govt Tells Supreme Court
The State of Punjab on Monday told the Supreme Court that the police wants to investigate the conspiracy by alleged gangster Lawrence Bishnoi with an accused in foreign in connection with the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for the State of Punjab, made this submission in a plea preferred by the father of Lawrence Bishnoi...
"Punjab Police Taking Steps" : BJP Leader Withdraws Petition Filed In Supreme Court For CBI Probe Into Sidhu Moosewala Murder
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed asa withdrawn the petition filed by BJP leader Jagjit Singh seeking CBI probe into the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, after his counsel said that he was not pressing the petition as the "Punjab police is taking steps".The matter was listed before the bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and AS Oka.When the matter was called for hearing, Advocate...
CA Moves Supreme Court Seeking Implementation Of DIN System For All Communications Of GST Officials
The Supreme Court, on Monday, sought the response of the Central Government on a Public Interest Litigation filed by a Chartered Accountant seeking directions for implementation of a system of electronic (digital) generation of Document Identification Number (DIN) for all communications sent by GST officers to the tax payers and other concerned persons. Considering the submissions made...
Supreme Court Recommends Union Govt To Introduce Separate Act To Streamline Grant Of Bail; Sets Timeline For Disposal Of Bail Pleas
The Supreme Court on Monday recommended the Union Government to introduce a special enactment in the nature of a "Bail Act" to streamline the grant of bail."The Union of India may consider the introduction of a separate enactment in nature of a bail act, so as to streamline the grant of bails", a bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh observed in the judgment in the...
Bombay Blasts Case Convict Abu Salem Has To Be Released After 25 Years Of Sentence As Per Extradition Treaty With Portugal : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on Monday, held that the sentence of life imprisonment imposed on Abu Salem in the 1993 Bombay Blasts case has to remitted upon the completion of 25 years from the date of his detention in Portugal for extradition to India(12.10.2005), as the sovereign commitment made by the Government of India to the Republic of Portugal at the time of extraditing Salem to India was that...
Supreme Court Asks Maharashtra Speaker To Keep In Abeyance Disqualification Proceedings Against Shiv Sena MLAs
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker to keep in abeyance the disqualification proceedings initiated against the members of Shiv Sena amid the ongoing political developments in the State.Both the rival camps of Shiv Sena, led by former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and current Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, have initiated disqualification...
Supreme Court Sentences Vijay Mallya To 4 Months Imprisonment For Contempt Of Court; Asks Him To Deposit 40 Million US Dollars
The Supreme Court on Monday sentenced fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya to four months imprisonment and a fine of Rupees 2000 for contempt of court.Mallya was found guilty in 2017 for transferring USD 40 million to his children in violation of the orders passed in a case filed by a consortium of banks led by the State Bank of India.Pronouncing the sentence today, the Court said that Mallya...
Supreme Court Judgment On Interpretation Of PMLA Provisions Expected Soon : A Recap Of The Main Issues
Upon reopening, the Supreme Court is expected to pronounce its judgment in the batch of petitions concerned with the interpretation of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. Over a span of almost one and a half months, the Supreme Court heard arguments of the Senior Counsels representing the petitioners, the Solicitor General of India and the ASG appearing on behalf of the...
No Illegality In Issuing Disqualification Notices To Eknath Shinde & 15 Shiv Sena Rebels : Maharashtra Deputy Speaker To Supreme Court
Opposing the petitions preferred by rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde (who was later sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra) against the disqualification notices issued by the Deputy Speaker to rebel MLAs for proceedings under the tenth schedule of the Constitution over alleged defection, Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Sitaram Zirwal has submitted before the Top Court that...
Supreme Court Quadrimester Digest 2022 [ January To April]
Act of God - Meaning - When nothing of any external natural force had been in operation in a violent or sudden manner, the event of the fire in question could be referable to anything but to an act of God in legal parlance. (Para 53-55) State of U.P. v. Mcdowell and Company Ltd., 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 13Administrative Law - Appeal challenging adverse Remarks made in the Allahabad HC...