"Shockingly Brazen": Supreme Court Pulls Up Litigant For Dropping Union Minister's Name During Argument

In a judgment delivered on Thursday (April 7), the Supreme Court expressed strong disapproval of the conduct of a litigant by which he dropped the names of persons holding high offices, including a Union Minister, during the hearing.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh was hearing an appeal arising out of the Delhi Rent Control Act. The Delhi High Court had allowed...

Must Maintain Technological Integrity Of EVMs & VVPATs, Can't Share With State Election Commissions: ECI Opposes AAP's Plea In Delhi HC

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has opposed the plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party before the Delhi High Court, seeking directions on State Election Commission to conduct the upcoming MCD polls using EVMs (Electronic Voting Machine) with VVPAT (Voter-verified paper audit trail).It said that for maintaining the technological integrity of the EVMs and the VVPATs, it is unexceptionally...

Quota For Govt Shool Students In Medical Admissions Justified As They Are A "Socially & Educationally Backward Class" : Madras High Court

The Madras High Court bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Bharatha Chakaravarthy had on Thursday upheld the validity of The Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy on preferential basis to students of Government Schools Act, 2020, which provided for 7.5% preference/reservation to the students of...

Provide Children With IQ Levels Between 70 -84 Facilities Available To Disabled Persons In SSLC Exam 2022: Kerala High Court Grants Interim Relief

The Kerala High Court directed the concerned authorities to permit children with an IQ level between 70 and 84 to avail the facilities available to disabled persons in the forthcoming SSLC Examination 2022 pending disposal of a writ petition as an interim relief.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly directed the Government Pleader to communicate the order...

Supreme Court Disapproves Use Of RTI Replies To Show Govt's Stand

During the hearing of a case, the Supreme Court on Thursday expressed disapproval of placing reliance on RTI replies to show the stand of the Government.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Abhay S Oka and CT Ravikumar was hearing a batch of petitions seeking GST exemption for Haj and Umrah tour operators.The petitioner's counsel placed reliance on certain replies furnished by the...

Leave To Defend U/Sec 25B Delhi Rent Control Act Cannot Be Granted To Tenant On Mere Asking : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a leave to defend under Section 25B of Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, cannot be granted on mere asking and a tenant has to put in some material of substance to the extent of raising a triable issue.The object behind Section 25B is facilitating not only the expeditious but effective remedy for a class of landlords, sans the normal procedural route, the...

Laundered Money Deposited In Anil Deshmukh's Family Trust In The Garb Of Donation

The Enforcement Directorate in an affidavit to the Bombay High Court opposed the bail application of former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and called him the "mastermind and brain" behind the money laundering conspiracy, stating that he had misused his official position to amass wealth. The agency alleged that Deshmukh exercised undue influence in police transfers and postings adding that...

Arbitrator's Fees : If There Are HC Rules, They Should Apply; 4th Schedule Can Be A Default Provision, Supreme Court Says During Hearing

The Supreme Court on Thursday continued the hearing on the issue of fixation of standards for fees for arbitrators. The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya Kant was considering the issue regarding the mandatory nature of the 'model' fee scale for arbitrators prescribed under the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996. In the hearing...

K-Rail | Centre An Equal Partner In The Project, Equally Accountable As State: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Thursday continued to hear the petitions challenging the State authorities laying down survey stones on petitioners' property as part of the ongoing survey in furtherance of the K-Rail Silver Line project.When the matter was taken up today, Justice Devan Ramachandran orally remarked that the Central government being a partner of the project has an equal responsibility...

Dogs Maul Minor Boy To Death In Lucknow: Allahabad High Court Registers Suo Moto Case On Menace Created By Stray Dog

Taking note of an unfortunate incident wherein an eight-year-old boy was killed and his sister was severely injured after they were attacked by more than 20 stray dogs, the Allahabad High Court today registered a suo moto case regarding the menace created on account of unchecked stray dogs on the streets of Lucknow.The bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi...

'At Least, Money Will Come To Govt' : Supreme Court Allows Orissa Minerals Development Corporation To Dispose Ores

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Orissa Minerals Development Co Ltd to dispose of the iron ores from the mines in Odisha.A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Hima Kohli was considering applications filed by Orissa Minerals Development Co. Ltd. (in respect of Belkundi Iron Ore Mine and Bagaiburu Iron Mines) seeking to dispose of...

Number Of Court Halls In District Judiciary More Than Present Working Strength Of Judges But Less Than Sanctioned Strength: Law Ministry

The Ministry of Law and Justice informed in Rajya Sabha that the number of court halls available in district and subordinate courts presently are more than the present working strength, but less than the sanctioned strength of the judicial officers. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju stated that as per information made available by the High Courts, against sanctioned strength of 24,521 and...