Maharashtra Speaker's Decision In Shiv Sena Disqualification Case Negates Anti-Defection Law, Contrary To Supreme Court Judgment

The Speaker's ruling can only be seen as a political decision, as it is devoid of legal and constitutional basis.

2023 Annual Digest Of GST Cases

Supreme CourtState Amendments Made To VAT Acts After GST Came Into Effect Are Invalid : Supreme Court Case Title: The State of Telangana & Ors. V. M/S Tirumala Constructions., Civil Appeal No(S). 1628 Of 2023 Citation : 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 927 A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, while deciding the appeals arising from judgments of Telangana, Gujarat and Bombay High Court...

Supreme Court Seeks West Bengal's Response On Union Minister Nisith Pramanik's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Attempt-To-Murder Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 11) sought the response of the State of West Bengal to an anticipatory bail plea of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Nisith Pramanik in an attempt-to-murder case.The BJP Member of Parliament (MP), representing the Dinhata Lok Sabha constituency, approached the top court after a division bench of...

'Being Junior At Bar No Immunity': Supreme Court Asks Lawyer To Apologise To High Court To Seek Relaxation Of Costs Imposed

The Supreme Court on (January 08), in a case where the Gauhati High Court imposed costs of Rs 20,000 on an advocate for his attempt to mislead the court, requested the High Court to reconsider the same after the advocate tenders an unconditional apology. Additionally, the Top Court considered that the advocate was a junior at the Bar. Conditional on the lawyer tendering an...

Annual Digest of Consumer Cases 2023: Part-II

MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION NCDRC & Department Of Consumer Affairs Claims A Disposal Rate Of 188% In The Month Of August, 2023 In an official government notification issued on September 19th, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution has announced an outstanding achievement in resolving consumer cases by the...

Supreme Court Extends Former Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik's Interim Bail By Six Months, ED Doesn't Object

The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 11) extended the interim bail granted last year to former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik by another six months. Malik was arrested on February 23, 2022 by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a money laundering case, but was released on interim bail in August last year. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal was hearing a special...

Aligarh Muslim University Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 3]

A 7-judge bench of the Supreme Court is hearing today the case relating to the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Surya Kant, JB Pardiwala, Dipankar Datta, Manoj Misra and Satish Chandra Sharma will hear the issue.The bench, among other things, will consider whether minority status can be...

SUPREME COURT - ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY MINORITY STATUS CASE- 7 JUDGES BENCH-DAY-3 WATCH LIVE

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Buyer Not Complying With Timeline For Payment Can't Seek Specific Performance Of Agreement To Sell : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in a recent decision held that when a contract stipulates a specific time frame within which the consideration needs to be paid by the 'buyer' to execute the 'agreement to sale' by the 'seller', then the buyer must strictly adhere to such condition, otherwise, the 'buyer' can not avail a remedy of specific performance of the sale deed. Reversing the concurrent judgments...

What Extent Of Minority Presence Required In Administration To Claim Protection Of Article 30? Supreme Court Discusses In AMU Case [Day 2]

The Supreme Court in continuance of its hearing of the Constitution Bench matter on the issue of the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), noted that the requirement to 'administer' under Article 30 of the Constitution may not be absolute for an education institution to qualify the minority character. The Chief Justice of India, in dissecting the arguments of the...

Judicial Officers' Allowances Enhanced With Supreme Court Accepting SNJPC Recommendations : Read Key Points

Recently, the Supreme Court has directed the state governments to pay the arrears to judges in terms of enhanced pay scales as per the recommendations of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC). Most of these recommendations have been accepted by the Top Court. These allowances have to be paid on or before February 29, 2024.“All States and Union Territories shall now act in terms...

Stray Dog Issue | Supreme Court Lists Matter For Final Hearing On February 28

On Wednesday (January 10), the Supreme Court listed the matter concerning curbing stray dog attacks in the country for a final hearing on February 28, 2024. A Division Bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Sudhanshu Dhulia also recorded that pleadings may be exchanged, if any, a week before the above-mentioned date. In the meantime, the parties were allowed to file their...