Cauvery: SC Rules It Has Jurisdiction To Hear Appeals Filed By States [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court today ruled that it had the jurisdiction to hear appeals filed by Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala against the 2007 award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT) and said it will resume hearing on December 15."Appeals are maintainable. Further orders will be issued on December 15" , a special bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said.Meanwhile, the court also asked...

Focus On Adjudication, Not On Policy-Making: SC Tells Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

It is interesting to note that a bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra recently issued certain directions relating to the National Anthem, which many feel is an encroachment of the powers of Legislature.Setting aside an interim order passed by the Allahabad High Court in a writ petition wherein it had issued certain ‘sweeping’ directions regarding police investigation, a Supreme Court...

Breaking; Uttarakhand HC Orders Liqour, Tobacco Ban In Three Districts; Suggests Complete Prohibition [Read Judgment]

In an order which will have far reaching consequences, Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government to impose “complete prohibition on the possession, distribution, collection, sale, purchase or consumption of alcohol/liquor including beer and intoxicants in Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Uttarkashi districts, from the next financial year i.e. 2017-2018, in order to raise the level...

SC Disallows Reliance Owned Sasan Power From Recovering Rs.1,050 Cr [Read Judgment]

Setting aside an order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), the Supreme Court has ruled that Sasan Power Ltd, a power generation unit wholly owned by Reliance Power Limited, was disallowed from recovering Rs.1050 crore from 15 power distribution companies.A bench of Justice Rohinton Nariman and Justice Kurian Joseph set aside the order that was in favour of Sasan.It is to be...

‘We Should Guard Against Expansion Of Basic Structure Doctrine’, Says Author Raju Ramachandran

In a free-for-all hilarious fun-filled event, Senior advocate of the Supreme Court, Raju Ramachandran, was the object of pun and jokes, which he equally enjoyed, with a hall full of his admirers and critics, on December 7, at India International Centre, in New Delhi, where his semi-autobiographical book, “I’ve been around for some time: Analyses, Reflections and Reminiscences’,...

Impeachment Motion: Five Main Allegations Against Justice CV Nagarjuna Reddy

Sixty one Rajya Sabha members have moved a petition for impeachment proceedings against Justice CV Nagarjuna Reddy of the Andhra Pradesh/Telangana High Court. The following are the main allegations against the JudgeMisused his position as HC judge to ‘victimize’ a ‘Dalit’ JudgeThe impeachment motion describes the allegation made by Mr. Rama Krishna, formerly Principal Junior Civil...

Delhi HC Allows Divorce Petition On Finding Matrimonial Bond Beyond Repair [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court in Rajiv Chhikara vs. Sandhya Mathur, has dissolved a marriage finding that the matrimonial bond was beyond repair. The parties got married in March 12, 2004, but their relations became sour soon. Wife Sandhya had filed a petition for divorce under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA), alleging that there has always been a demand of dowry from her...

Bombay HC Rejects Taj Pharma Directors’ Anticipatory Bail Plea [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court in Sudhir Singh and Another vs. State of Maharashtra and Another, has rejected the anticipatory bail applications of directors of Taj Pharmaceuticals, for the offence of cheating, forgery punishable under IPC, selling or providing goods and services with a false trademark punishable under Trade Marks Act, 1999 and Section 13(3)(a) of the Drugs and Cosmetics...

DU Photocopying Appeal: Who Said What And Why?

The Delhi High Court has reserved its verdict in the Delhi University (DU) photocopy case.A group of international publishers, including Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and Taylor and Francis Group, appealed against the September 16 single judge ruling.Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw had allowed Rameshwari Photocopy Services, a shop in the DU campus, to sell course packs...

Petition against PM Modi’s election from Varanasi dismissed by Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court on Wednesday reportedly dismissed a petition challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in 2014.Justice Vikram Nath dismissed the petition, calling it “half-hearted, vague and bald statements, based on media reports.” He was of the opinion that “no material has been placed on record to make the petition triable.”...