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Sub-Classification Of SC/ST Categories Permissible? Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment Tomorrow
Update on August 1 - Sub-Classification Permissible Within Scheduled Castes To Give Separate Quotas For More Backwards : Supreme CourtA seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will pronounce judgment tomorrow on the permissibility of sub-classification within Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices BR Gavai,...
Saradha Chit Fund Case : Supreme Court Disposes Of Nalini Chidambaram's Plea Against ED Summons Noting She Has Been Named As Accused
The Supreme Court today disposed of as infructuous a plea filed by Senior Advocate Nalini Chidambaram (wife of ex-Finance Minister P Chidambaram) against ED summons requiring her to appear outside her ordinary place of residence. It may be recalled that she has been roped in by agencies in relation to the Saradha chit fund scam case.A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra...
Supreme Court Initiates Enquiry After Petitioner Denies Filing Petition & Claims Ignorance Of Advocates Who Represented Him
The Supreme Court today expressed utter shock in a case where the petitioner, in whose name a special leave petition (criminal) was filed, appeared and told the court that he had not filed the case. Rather, someone had impersonated him and filed it under a conspiracy, he claimed.The matter was first listed on May 17, 2024, when notice was issued by a bench of Justices Trivedi and Pankaj...
Weekly Digest Of IBC Cases: 22nd July 2024 To 28th July 2024
Supreme Court IBC | CIRP Of Holding Company Cannot Include Subsidiary's Assets: Supreme Court Case no. – Civil Appeal No. 4565 of 2021 Case Title – BRS Ventures Investments Ltd. v. SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd. & Anr. The Supreme Court on Monday (July 23) held that a holding company is not the owner of its subsidiary's assets and thus, subsidiary assets cannot...
Supreme Court Issues Directions For Better Administration Of Gokarna Temple Committee Headed By Justice BN Srikrishna
The Supreme Court on July 29 issued directions to improve the administration of the oversight committee of the Gokarna -Mahabaleshwar temple headed by Retired Justice BN Srikrishna. The Court ordered the grant of a 'casting vote' to Justice Srikrishna for making settled decisions in the running of the temple. The Court had in 2021 handed over the management of Gokarna Mahabaleshwar temple to...
Centre Issues Fresh Notification Regarding Establishment Of GST Appellate Tribunals
The Union Government has issued a fresh notification regarding the constitution of Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunals (GSTAT) across the country. The notification, issued by the Ministry of Finance, will take effect from September 1, 2023, superseding the previous notification regarding GST Appellate Tribunals issued in September last year.The Principal Bench of the GST Appellate...
Is Interest On Solatium Payable From Date Of Land Acquisition Or Date Of 'Sunder' Judgment? Supreme Court Refers To 3-Judge Bench
The Supreme Court recently referred to a three judge bench the question of whether landowners whose land is acquired are entitled to interest on solatium from the date of land acquisition or only from the date when the judgment in Sunder v. Union of India was delivered (19.09.2001).A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan directed the matter to be placed before a three-judge...
Supreme Court Extends Stay On Premature Release Of Gangster-Turned-Politician Arun Gawli
Today (on July 31), the Supreme Court admitted the appeal filed by the State of Maharashtra challenging premature release of gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, convicted in 2012 under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA). The Bombay High Court had held that life convicts under the MCOCA are not excluded from the revised remission policy of 2006. The Bench...
Vodafone Idea Not Liable To Deduct TDS On Charges Paid To Non-Resident Telecom Operators : Supreme Court
Dismissing a petition filed by the Income Tax Department, the Supreme Court recently upheld the view that Vodafone Idea is not liable to deduct TDS (tax deducted at source) on interconnectivity usage and bandwidth charges paid to non-resident telecom operators.A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh observed that the case was covered by the 2021 decision in Engineering...
Plea In Supreme Court Against Demolition Of Mosque In Delhi's Mangolpuri
A petition against the demolition of a mosque at Y-Block Mangolpuri in New Delhi has been filed before the Supreme Court. Yesterday, Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde mentioned the matter before the Chief Justice of India for urgent hearing. CJI DY Chandrachud said that the matter would be taken up by a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and R Mahadevan. Following this, when the matter was...
PMLA| Supreme Court Grants Bail To Money Laundering Accused Considering Age & Custody Period
The Supreme Court granted bail to Humayun Merchant, an alleged aide of Iqbal Mirchi (late gangster), in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar took into consideration that Merchant is 75 years of age and has already suffered actual incarceration for more than four years and nine months. The trial...
Can CBI Investigate Offences Regarding Foreign Contributions? Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging Validity Of S.43 FCRA
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 43 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA), which allows central government to appoint any agency, such as CBI, to investigate into matters of foreign contribution.The development comes as a bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Aravind Kumar recently granted leave in a plea filed...