Not Much Scope For Considering 'Territorial Jurisdiction' Issue In A Transfer Petition U/s 25 CPC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that there is not much scope of going into the question of 'territorial jurisdiction' of a court in a Transfer Petition under Section 25 of the Code of Civil Procedure.This point is required to be urged before the Court in which the suit is pending, Justice Aniruddha Bose observed while dismissing a transfer petition.In this case, the petitioner is a defendant in a...

Pegasus Spyware Scandal: Laws on Surveillance and Phone-Tapping

The controversy surrounds the utilisation of Pegasus spyware by the government to snoop on eminent persons from different walks of life.

Article 25 Does Not Provide Any Immunity From Taxation On The Basis Of Religion, Salaries Of Nuns and Priests Working As Teachers Liable To TDS: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that salaries paid to nuns and priests of religious congregations, working as teachers in educations institutions are liable for tax deduction at source while dismissing a batch of nearly 50 writ appeals.A Division Bench of Justice SV Bhatti and Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas upheld the rider of a Single Bench and observed that such deduction of tax does...

Emergency Arbitration Award Enforceable In Indian Law : Supreme Court Rules In Favour Of Amazon In Case Against Future Retail [Updated With Judgment]

"It is wholly incorrect to say that Section 17(1) of the Act would exclude an Emergency Arbitrator's orders", the Court said in the judgment.

'Only A Woman Knows How Difficult It Is To Balance Motherhood & Career': Kerala High Court Reinstates Woman Fired For Availing Maternity Leave

While dealing with a plea where maternity leave was denied to a woman, the Kerala High Court deprecated the State for terminating her service as the counsellor at the Women and Child Development Department and set aside the order of termination. Justice Devan Ramachandran while pronouncing the judgment observed that "only a woman knows how acutely difficult it is to balance motherhood and...

Madras High Court Comes Down On Actor Dhanush For Seeking Entry Tax Exemption On Rolls Royce; Asks Him To Pay Over Rs 30 Lakhs Within 48 Hours

The Madras High Court on Thursday disposed of a 2015 writ petition filed by actor Dhanush pertaining to the payment of entry tax on a Rolls Royce Ghost car imported from the United Kingdom. The Court directed the actor to pay the remaining entry tax of Rs 30, 30, 757 within 48 hours. The actor on Thursday sought the Court's leave to withdraw the 2015 writ petition and informed the Court that...

Pegasus Scandal: West Bengal Commission Of Inquiry Seeks Information From Stakeholders

The Commission of Inquiry comprising Justice Madan B. Lokur, former Supreme Court judge and Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya, former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court released a public notice in all major newspapers on Thursday seeking information from the public and concerned stakeholders regarding allegations pertaining to the Pegasus spyware scandal. The Commission had been constituted...

Pegasus -Serious Allegations If Reports Are True; Truth Has To Come Out : Supreme Court

Observing that the allegations are serious if the reports of Pegasus surveillance are true, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the lawyers appearing in nine petitions seeking probe into the Pegasus snooping controversy to serve copies of their petitions on the Government of India. The matter has been listed for further hearing next Tuesday."No doubt, the allegations are serious, if the...

Pegasus Snooping Row: Supreme Court Hearing On Pleas For Independent Probe-LIVE UPDATES

A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana to hear petitions seeking probe into reports of targeted surveillance using Pegasus Spyware.The Petitions are filed by 1) ML Sharma, 2) Rajya Sabha MPJohn Brittas, 3) Journalist N Ram and Sashi Kumar, 4) Jagdeep Chokkar, 5) Narendra Mishra, 6) Journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh, 7) Journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, 8) SNM Abdi and...

Justice Arun Mishra's Old Mobile Number In List Of Potential Pegasus Surveillance Targets : Report

A mobile number which was associated with Justice Arun Mishra at one point of time was in the list of potential targets of snooping through the Isreali spyware Pegasus, reported The Wire.It was also reported that mobile numbers of two officials of the Supreme Court registry were in the list.As per the report, a Rajasthan mobile number formerly registered in the name of Justice Arun Mishra,...

Judges' Seniority Can't Be Fixed On Basis Of Roster Points; Must Be Based On Marks In Recruitment Exam : Madras High Court

In a significant judgment, the Madras High Court has held that the inter-se seniority among civil judges (junior division) cannot be fixed on the basis of 200-point roster system followed by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) to apply the rule of reservation while recruiting them. Instead, their seniority must be fixed only on the basis of marks obtained by the candidates in...

Maratha Quota & Co-operative Societies Cases : Divergent Views Of Supreme Court On Need For Ratification Of 97th & 102nd Constitutional Amendments

This year witnessed two Supreme Court judgments which dealt with the challenge against two Constitutional amendments, viz 97th and 102nd.In Maratha Quota case [Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil Vs. The Chief Minister], the constitutional validity of Constitution (102nd Amendment) Act, 2018 was challenged. The validity of Constitution (97th Amendment) Act, 2011, was under challenge in Union of India...