Marathi Nameboards Mandate : Supreme Court Grants Interim Relief To Members Of Federation of Retail Traders Welfare Association From Coercive Action

The Supreme Court on Friday passed an interim order that no coercive action should be taken against the members of the Federation of Retail Traders Welfare Association for not complying with the Maharashtra Government direction to display names of shops and establishments in Marathi written in the Devanagri script.A bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy passed the interim...

Supreme Court Lifts Stay On 30% Quota For Women Domiciled In Uttarakhand In State Services

The Supreme Court on Friday lifted the stay which the Uttarakhand High Court had imposed on the Government Order which provided 30% reservation to the women domiciled in State of Uttarakhand in State Services.A bench of Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice V. Ramasubramanian also issued notice to the Respondent seeking reply on the Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Uttarakhand.The...

Income Tax Returns May Not Be Accurate Guide To Determine Real Income Of Parties Engaged In Matrimonial Conflict : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the income tax returns may not be an accurate guide of the real income of parties engaged in a matrimonial conflict.Family Court has to determine the real income on a holistic assessment of the evidence before it, the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli said.In this case, the Family Court ordered a Husband to pay maintenance at the rate of Rs 20,000...

Prophet Remarks Row : Supreme Court Transfers FIRs Against Ex-BJP Leader Naveen Kumar Jindal To Delhi Police, Refuses To Extend Relief To Future FIRs

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the transfer of all the first information reports lodged against Naveen Kumar Jindal, former media head of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit, for his remarks against Prophet Mohammed, to the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police, a specialised team constituted to prevent cybercrimes, online abuse, and...

'Egregious Acts Of Contempt' : Supreme Court Sentences Kenyan Citizen Of Indian Origin To One Year Jail & 25 Lakhs Fine

The Supreme Court has sentenced an Kenyan Citizen of Indian Origin to six months simple imprisonment finding him guilty of contempt of court.Perry Kansangra has deliberately and with a clear intention committed egregious acts of contempt, the bench of CJI UU Lalit and Justice PS Narasimha said.In a judgment delivered in 2020, the Supreme Court, in a child custody matter, held that the...

CAT Vacancies: Supreme Court Extends Period Of Incumbent Members Till The Next Date Of Listing

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, extended the period of functioning of the incumbent members of CAT, Principal Bench till the next date of listing. By an order dated 13.05.2022, the Apex Court taking note of the vacancies in the Central Administrative Tribunals, had exercised power under Article 142 of the Constitution to permit the incumbents to continue functioning beyond...

"Wife's Convenience" General Rule In Transfer Petitions; Only Judge I've Seen Refuse This Ground Is Justice Ruma Pal : CJI UU Lalit

CJI UU Lalit, while hearing a transfer petition concerning a matrimonial dispute on Thursday orally remarked that the convenience of the wife in matrimonial disputes was paramount as per established jurisprudence of the court. Thus, if a wife required a transfer for her convenience, she would be granted the same. CJI Lalit added that Justice Ruma Pal was the only judge in the court who...

EPF Pension Case : Highlights Of Crucial Supreme Court Judgment

The Supreme Court delivered its crucial judgment in the EPF Pension case which impacts several employees across the country.Here are the highlights of the judgment delivered by a bench comprising Chief Justice of India, Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia : The provisions of the Employees' Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2014 are legal and valid. Certain provisions have been read...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Challenging Election Commission's Power To Remove/Reduce Period Of Disqualification Of Legislators

Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutional validity of Section 11 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The matter was heard by a bench comprising by CJI UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi.The PIL has been filed by an NGO, Lok Prahari. At the outset, the counsel for petitioner submitted that Section 11 had to either be...

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Bombay HC Decision Prohibiting Public Feeding Of Stray Dogs

Three women from Nagpur claiming themselves to be social activists have moved the Supreme Court challenging a recent decision of the Bombay High Court against feeding of stray dogs in public spaces. The impugned decision requires persons interested in feeding stray dogs to first adopt and register such dogs with Municipal Authorities or to put them in some shelter home. Meanwhile, the...

Delhi Air Pollution : Supreme Court Lists Plea Against Stubble Burning In Punjab On Nov 10

Supreme Court on Friday listed a plea seeking to curb stubble burning in Punjab to reduce air pollution in Delhi on November 10, 2022. The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising CJI UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi.At the outset, the counsel for petitioner, Advocate Shashank Shekhar Jha, submitted that the matter required urgent listing as air pollution in Delhi had increased so...

Supreme Court Upholds Employees Pension (Amendment) Scheme 2014; Extends Cut-Off Date For Option; Holds Condition For Additional Contribution As Invalid

In a crucial judgment, the Supreme Court held the provisions of the Employees Pension (Amendment) Scheme 2014 to be legal and valid. However, so far as the present members of the fund are concerned, the Court has read down certain provisions of the scheme.While allowing the appeals filed by the Employees Provident Fund Organization and the Union Government challenging the Kerala, Rajasthan...