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Compassionate Appointments Must Be Decided Within Six Months Of Applications : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on Friday, opined that the applications for appointment on compassionate ground ought to be decided in a time bound manner and not beyond a period of six months from the date of submission of the completed applications. The Apex Court was apprehensive that if the applications are not decided expeditiously, then the whole purpose of such appointments would...
"We Don't Know Much About Cricket": Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Change BCCI Cut-Off Date For Domestic Tournaments
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition filed seeking directions to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to fix the cut-off date for eligibility in the 'domestic tournaments', as 1st April/May of every year, instead of 1st September.A bench comprising Justice Abdul Nazeer and Justice PS Narasimha however granted liberty to the petitioner to withdraw and...
Approach Police Commissioner If Threatened By Parents Or Anyone In Future: Madhya Pradesh High Court Assuages Married Couple Seeking Protection
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently directed a married couple seeking police protection that they may approach the Police Commissioner, Indore directly if they ever received any threat or had fear for their lives from their parents or anyone in future. Justice Vivek Rusia further directed that in case the Commissioner finds that there is indeed a threat to the lives...
Supreme Court Directs Jharkhand High Court To Decide First Maintainability Issue Of PILs Seeking CBI/ED Probe Against CM Hemant Soren
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Jharkhand High Court to decide first the maintainability of three PILs seeking CBI/ED investigation against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in relation to grant of mining lease, allegations of MNREGA scam and transfer of money into shell companiesA vacation bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Bela M Trivedi passed the order passed by the State...
Breaking: Qutab Minar Is Not A Place Of Worship, Existing Status Can't Be Altered: ASI Opposes Plea For Restoration Of Alleged Temples
In response to an appeal preferred before the Saket District Court in Delhi seeking restoration of 27 temples that were allegedly destructed to construct the Qutub Minar complex, the Archaeological Survey of India has stated that the existing status of the monument cannot be altered. While admitting that there are a number of sculptures existing within the Qutab Minar Complex,...
Arbitral Award Passed In Disregard To Judicial Decisions Conflicts With The Public Policy : Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that an arbitral award that is not in consonance with the judicial decisions and principles laid down by the courts of India would be in violation of the fundamental policy of Indian law and thus in conflict with the public policy of India under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act). The Bench, consisting of Justices...
Breaking: Actor Assault Case| Kerala High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing Survivor's Plea Alleging Foul Play In Ongoing Probe
Justice Kauser Edappagath of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday morning recused from hearing the petition moved by the survivor actress in the 2017 actor sexual assault case raising serious allegations against the State and the trial court judge, suspecting foul play in the ongoing investigation in the 2017 actor assault case. Reports suggest that the survivor had sought for the case to be...
Parties Are Bound By Statements Made By Their Counsel In Court: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that parties are bound by the statements made by their counsel in Court. The observation was made while disallowing a review application filed against an order on the ground of an 'error apparent'.The bench comprising Justice H.S. Madaan held that the counsel for the applicant had not been able to point out any error apparent on the face of...
Civil Judges Selection : Supreme Court Sets Aside PSC's Rejection Of 8 Candidates For Not Producing Originals Of Certificates
The Supreme Court has set aside the decision of Bihar Public Service Commission to reject the applications of 8 candidates to the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) on the ground that they had not produced the originals of their certificates at the time of interviews.A bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Vikram Nath passed the order taking note of the fact that these candidates...
Must Discourage The Trend Of Filing Writ Petitions Against Public Officials Without Following Due Procedure: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has expressed concern over the growing "trend" of filing writ petitions in High Court against the public officials, more specifically, Police officials, whenever a criminal case is registered against some persons. A bench of Justice SM Subramaniam observed that this trend should not be encouraged and whenever any litigant faces ill-treatment in a Police Station,...
Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2022- ARBITRATION (Jan - Mar)
Arbitration Act, 1940; Section 30, 33 - Scope of interference by courts - A Court does not sit in appeal over an Award passed by an Arbitrator and the only grounds on which it can be challenged are those that have been specified in Sections 30 and 33 of the Arbitration Act, namely, when there is an error on the face of the Award or when the learned Arbitrator has misconducted himself or...