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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Age-Relaxation For Displaced Kashmiri Pandits In Govt Recruitments
The Supreme Court today(September 23) dismissed a writ petition filed by Panun Kashmir Trust under Article 32, seeking parity in age-relaxation benefits in recruitment to Groups D and C of Central Government jobs for victims of the Kashmiri riots at par with the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riotsand 2002 Gujarat riots. A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta...
Supreme Court Dismisses Airports Authority's Appeal Against Service Tax Levy For Cargo Handling
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) challenging the levy of service tax on services rendered in handling export cargo, ruling that such services fall within the ambit of “taxable services” under the Finance Act, 1994.A Bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B. Varale held that while “handling of export cargo”...
Supreme Court Summarises Principles On Retrospective Application Of Laws
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court summarised the principles on retrospective application of legislations.A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan made the discussion while holding that the 2016 amendment to Section 13(8) of the SARFAESI Act will apply to loans taken before the amendment came into force, if the default took place after the amendment.The...
Ensure Drinking Water Supply In Multiplex : Kerala Consumer Forum Directs PVR
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ernakulam (Kerala) has recently passed an order directing PVR cinemas, Lulu Mall to ensure that it supplies uninterrupted supply of drinking water to all customers during its business hours. The order was passed by a Bench of D.B. Binu (President), V. Ramachandran and Sreevidhia T.N. The Commission was considering a consumer complaint by...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking CBI/SIT Investigation Into Murder Of Congress Leader's Driver In Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice on a petition seeking transfer of investigation into the 2023 murder case pertaining to Salman Khan, who was allegedly run over by a car at the behest of politically influential persons.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order, after hearing Advocate Varun Thakur.The petition, filed by Salman Khan's widow, seeks transfer...
Supreme Court Directs MP High Court To Conclude Civil Judge Recruitment Process As Per 2023 Advertisement Soon
The Supreme Court today side aside the June 2024 order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which had directed re-computation of marks and weeding out of "ineligible candidates", who do not satisfy the Amended Recruitment Rules, from the main examination for Civil Judge entry-level posts. A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar noted that no ineligible candidates...
Kerala Court Acquits Congress MP Rajmohan Unnithan In Defamation Case Filed By KP Sasikala Citing Lack Of Evidence
A Magistrate Court in Kerala's Cherthala has acquitted Rajmohan Unnithan, Congress MP representing Kasargod, in a defamation case filed by K P Sasikala, former President of Hindu Aikya Vedi.The case arose from a complaint which claimed that defamatory statements were made against K P Sasikala, during a televised debate program titled “Counter Point” aired on Manorama News, a Malayalam...
Is Scheduled Caste Reservation In Special Component Plan Colleges Bound By 50% Ceiling Limit? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court is set to examine the issue whether the reservation for Scheduled Castes in special educational institutions, which are established with the funds and schemes specifically earmarked for SCs, are bound by the rules of reservation applicable for ordinary colleges. The issue arose from a judgment of the Allahabad High Court which struck down the 70% SC reservation in four...