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Kerala Actor Assault Case : Supreme Court Dismisses Survivor's Plea To Transfer Trial, Says Petition Alleging Bias Can't Be Allowed
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the petition filed by the survivor in the Kerala actor sexual assault case seeking to transfer the trial to another Court.A bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar refused to interfere with the Kerala High Court's order which rejected the survivor's transfer plea. The survivor approached the Court alleging bias on the part of the...
"Publicity Interest Litigation" : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Ascertain "Real History" Of Taj Mahal
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition which sought directions to study the "real history" of Taj Mahal. The petitioner contended that there was no evidence to hold that Mughal Emperor Shahjahan built TajMahal.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and MM Sundresh dismissed the petition by terming it as a "publicity interest litigation". The bench refused to interfere with the order...
"You Can Edit Wikipedia Articles" : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Wikipedia Articles Allegedly Defaming Ayurveda
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL filed by Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturers Organisation of India against article published on Wikipedia which the Organization found to be defamatory."You can edit the Wikipedia article", a bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and PS Narasimha orally observed.The Counsel for the organization submitted, "What we have seen is that after...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Centre's Plea To Modify Order Which Barred Further Extension Of ED Director SK Mishra's Term
The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice on an application filed by the Government of India to modify the order passed by the Court on September 8, 2021 which prevented the extension of the tenure of the Director of Enforcement Directorate Sanjay Kumar Mishra beyond November 16, 2021. In its judgment delivered on September 8, 2021 in the case filed by Common Cause, the Supreme Court had...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Appointment Of Dr Rajashree MS As Vice Chancellor Of APJ Abdul Kalam University
The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the appointment of Dr.Rajashree MS as the Vice Chancellor of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University in Kerala.The Court issued a writ of quo warranto against Dr.Rajashree after setting aside her appointment as null and void abinito.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar pronounced the verdict in a petition filed by Professor Dr Sreejith...
Can Bail Be Granted Under Section 12 Of Juvenile Justice Act To An Adult Accused Of A Crime Committed As A Juvenile? SC To Examine
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India on Thursday, while hearing a bail application filed by the accused in the murder of a seven-year-old boy at Gurugram's Ryan International, noted that the "threshold question" that had to be examined before appreciating the case on its merits was whether Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 could be pressed into service by an...
Manipur Extra-Judicial Killings : Supreme Court Allows Centre's Applications To Relieve One SIT Officer, Assign Additional Works To Other Officers
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, allowed interim applications filed by the Union Government pertaining to officers of the Special Investigation Team, that was entrusted with the investigation of extra-judicial killings in the State of Manipur pursuant to an order of the Apex Court in July, 2017. The order was passed in two interim application filed by the Union...
Protective Order Granted Against CBI Won't Restrain ED Arrest Even If Allegations Have Similarities : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an application filed by Trinamool Congress Party leader, Manik Bhattacharya, challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the teacher recruitment scam case, while an interim protection granted against coercive actions by CBI was in force.The bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Vikram Nath observed that the interim protection granted...
Statutory Authorities, Professional Bodies Like ICAI Entitled To Income Tax Exemption If Amounts Charged By Them Are Nominal To Cover Costs : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has pronounced a significant judgment on the scope of exemption for "charitable purposes" under Section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act 1961 in relation to statutory authorities and professional bodies.With effect from 01.04.2009, after the Finance Act 2009, a proviso was added to the section to state : "Provided that the advancement of any other object of general public...
"Let People Breathe Clean Air, Spend Money On Sweets" : Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Plea Against Delhi Firecracker Ban Before Diwali
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, refused urgent hearing for a plea to lift the complete ban on manufacturing, storage, sale and bursting of all kinds of firecrackers imposed by the Delhi Government. The petition filed by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari was mentioned before the Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and M.M. Sundresh. The Bench did not think it fit to urgently hear the challenge to...
Section 15 NDPS Act - No Other Test Necessary If It Is Established That Seized 'Poppy Straw' Contains Morphine & Meconic Acid : Supreme Court
Once a Chemical Examiner establishes that the seized 'poppy straw' indicates a positive test for the contents of 'morphine' and 'meconic acid', it is sufficient to establish that it is covered by the Section 2(xvii)(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, the Supreme Court held in a judgment delivered today.The bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and CT Ravikumar...
