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All Miscellaneous Amounts Charged By Bar Councils For Enrolment Are 'Enrolment Fees' : Supreme Court
While setting clear limits on the State Bar enrolment fees, the Supreme Court clarified that any amount collected by them from lawyers as a pre-condition to enrol them would amount to 'enrolment fee'.The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra observed that the money collected by Bar Councils in the name of verification fee, building fund, benevolent fund...
Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Vishakhapatnam Bar Association For Abstaining From Court Work
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 26) issued a contempt notice to the Vishakhapatnam Bar Association for abstaining from court work and thereby preventing the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) in Vishakhapatnam from functioning.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Agustine George Masih was dealing with an SLP against Andhra Pradesh High Court order disposing the petitioner's writ petition...
Supreme Court Dismisses Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's Plea Challenging FIRs Over Giving Prison Interview
Today, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma dismissed a plea challenging the first information reports (FIRs) lodged against gangster Lawrence Bishnoi on the direction of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in connection with the interview given to a private TV while being lodged in high-security prison.The high court's direction was based on the...
TN Entertainment Tax Act Not Applicable To Online Cinema Ticket Booking Charges : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (July 30) affirmed that entertainment tax cannot be levied on the internet service provided by the cinema owner under the Tamil Nadu Entertainment Tax Act, 1939. Justice BV Nagarathna orally marked that the extra charge is for booking the ticket from home. This, in turn, is the service that allows the customers to book the tickets by sitting at home and also...
Exorbitant Enrolment Fees Charged By State Bar Councils Violate Of Right To Profession, Dignity And Equality: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court in a significant ruling today held that exorbitant enrollment fees charged by the State Bar Councils (SBCs) violate an aspiring lawyer's right to choose a profession and dignity. Compelling lawyers from marginalised sections to pay hefty enrollment fees strikes at the heart of principles of equality. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj...
Supreme Court Relaxes S.45 PMLA Conditions, Grants Bail Citing Long Custody & Time Needed To Complete Trial
The Supreme Court today granted bail to Ramkripal Meena, who is accused of leaking and distributing question papers of the Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers, 2021 (REET), for a payment of Rs.1.20 crores. The relief was granted in a case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in relation to the paper leak.The bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan...
AAP Punjab MLA Jaswant Singh Withdraws Plea In Supreme Court Challenging ED Arrest
Today, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma allowed an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member of the legislative assembly from Punjab, Jaswant Singh, to withdraw his plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for allegedly being a director and guarantor of a company M/s TCL, which had obtained loan and credit facilities of over Rs.46...
"Cartoonists Entitled To Freedom Of Expression": Kerala High Court Quashes Case Over Malayala Manorama Caricature 'Insulting' National Flag
The Kerala High Court has held that cartoonists, being a part and parcel of the Press and Media, are entitled to Freedom of Expression guaranteed by Article 19 (1) (a) of the Constitution of India.The Court thus quashed proceedings initiated against the Printer and Publisher, Editorial Director, Managing Editor, Editor and Chief Editor of Kerala news daily 'Malayala Manorama', under Section 2...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To TMC Leader Anubrata Mondal, Says Trial Unlikely To Commence Soon; Will Remain In Jail In ED Case
The Supreme Court bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma today granted bail to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Anubrata Mondal in the case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in relation to an alleged India-Bangladesh border cattle smuggling scam stating that the "trial is unlikely to commence soon".However, Mondal will remain in jail as he was arrested...
Supreme Court Asks Uttarakhand Govt To Finalize Decision On Suspension Of 14 Patanjali Products In Two Weeks
During the hearing of the Patanjali misleading ads case, the Supreme Court today was informed that the sale of 14 Ayurvedic products by Patanjali and Divya Pharmacy, for which licenses were earlier suspended by the Uttarakhand government, is continuing as the suspension order has been cancelled and a fresh decision on the issue is pending with the state government.Considering the submission,...
Supreme Court To Hear Shiv Sena (UBT) & Sharad Pawar -NCP Pleas Against Maharashtra Speaker's Decisions On August 7
The Supreme Court has scheduled the hearing of the election disqualification petition filed by the Shiv Sena- UBT(Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) faction against the MLAs of the faction led by Eknath Shinde for August 7. The Special Leave Petition under Article 136 has been filed by UBT member Sunil Prabhu challenging the order dated 10.01.2024 passed by the Speaker, Maharashtra Legislative...
Telangana High Court Upholds Right Of Shia Women To Conduct Prayers In Ibadat Khana, Says Holy Quran Does Not Prohibit It
In a landmark judgment, the Telangana High Court has affirmed the right of women belonging to the Akbhari Sect of Shia Muslims to conduct religious activities in the Ibadat Khana located in Darulshifa, Hyderabad.The ruling came in response to Writ Petition, filed by 'AnjumaneAlavi Shia Imamia Ithna Ashari Akhbari Regd Society' challenging the denial of access to women for conducting...