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Supreme Court Extends Time To FSSAI Expert Committee For Report On Warning Labels On Packaged Foods
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 15) extended the time for an expert committee under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to give its recommendations within three months on the proposed amendments for nutrition warning labels on the front of packaged food items.On April 9, the Court had granted three months' time to the committee for its recommendations on the...
Motor Accident Claims : Can Passenger In Vehicle Claim Compensation Under Third Party Policy? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench
The Supreme Court on July 14 referred to a larger bench the issue whether a passenger sitting in a car is covered under a third-party policy in insurance claims.The bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice PB Varale was hearing a challenge by New India Insurance to the Kerala High Court Order, which upheld the compensation granted by the Motor Accident Compensation Tribunal to a passenger in...
Word 'R***i' Bound To Insult Modesty Of Any Woman: Delhi Court Convicts Man
A Delhi Court has observed that the word 'randi' is not a word which is used simply to insult a person and is bound to insult the modesty of any hardworking woman.Judicial Magistrate First Class Harjot Singh Aujla of Dwarka Courts convicted a man for offence punishable under Section 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (insulting modesty of woman) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The FIR...
TN Football Association : Supreme Court Stays HC Order For Fresh Elections; Directs Earlier Administrative Committee To Handle Affairs
The Supreme Court today stayed the Madras High Court order of July 4, which directed fresh elections for the Tamil Nadu Football Association (TNFA) noting that there was non-compliance with its earlier directives.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order, while issuing notice on two pleas, including one filed by the Chennai Football Association against the High...
Unthinkable For A Democratic Nation To Permit A Movie Vilifying An Entire Community : Sibal To Supreme Court On 'Udaipur Files'
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal said before the Supreme Court today that the film "Udaipur Files : Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder" was generating hate against one particular community."[Udaipur Files] movie generates violence, it is vilification of an entire community," he said, during the hearing of pleas seeking reliefs related to the controversial movie.Such a film which generates hate against...
Supreme Court Acquits Man Sentenced To Death, Slams Trial Court's 'Hasty Enthusiasm' In Sending Accused To Gallows On Meagre Evidence
"The Courts' enthusiasm to deliver justice in such a heinous crime ensures that the accused person ends up on the death row, albeit without sufficient evidence," the SC observed.
Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Grievance Redressal Mechanism For Breach Of Advocates' Privileges
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking a grievance redressal mechanism for breach of advocates' privileges.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the matter and tagged it with the suo motu case initiated in connection with summoning of lawyers by investigation agencies over legal advice given to clients (Ref: In Re : Summoning Advocates...
Delhi Court Imposes Costs On AAP Leader's Wife Over Non-Appearance In Defamation Case Against Nirmala Sitharaman
A Delhi Court today imposed costs of Rs. 5,000 on Aam Aadmi Party leader Somnath Bharti's wife for failing to appear in a criminal defamation case filed by her against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.ACJM Paras Dalal of Rouse Avenue Courts noted that none appeared on behalf of the complainant- Lipika Mitra, despite repeated calls and passed over the matter at 2:30 PM. In the post...
J&K CAT Stays Rule Mandating Knowledge Of Urdu For Naib Tehsildar Post, Calls It Prima Facie 'Discriminatory'
The Jammu and Kashmir Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has stayed the operation of a provision in the Jammu and Kashmir Revenue (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules, 2009, which mandated Graduation with knowledge of Urdu as the minimum qualification for the post of Naib Tehsildar.The Bench comprising of Members Ram Mohan Johri and Rajinder Singh Dogra observed that the...
Sadhguru's Isha Foundation Moves Supreme Court To Restrain Media Outlet Nakkheeran Publications From Publishing 'Defamatory' Content
Sadhguru's Isha Foundation has moved the Supreme Court seeking to restrain Tamil media outlet Nakkheeran Publications from "continuing" to publish allegedly defamatory content against it.The plea was mentioned today before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi by Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi (appearing for Isha Foundation), which listed it on next Monday.To recap, last year,...
Gujarat TRP Game Zone Fire: Supreme Court Grants Bail To Ex-Rajkot District Chief Fire Officer
The Supreme Court today(July 15) granted bail to Ileshkumar Valabhai Kher, who was the district Chief Fire Officer, when the TRP Game Zone Fire incident took place wherein twenty-seven individuals, including four children, perished in the massive fire that engulfed the game zone in Rajkot's Nana-Mava locality on May 25, 2024. The Court orally said that the responsibility of the Chief...