Supreme Court Calls Fresh Report From Union, Bihar Govts On Steps Taken To Remove Illegal Encroachments From Ganga River Banks

In a matter pertaining to illegal encroachments on Ganga River banks, the Supreme Court recently called for a report from the Union government and the Bihar government detailing the current position of encroachments as well as the steps taken to remove them.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan passed the order, stating,"We would like to know what steps have been taken by...

S.28 Contract Act Doesn't Bar Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses In Contracts : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that exclusive jurisdiction clauses in employment contracts, which confers exclusive jurisdiction on the courts of a particular location to decides disputes relating to the contract, are not barred by Section 28 of the Contract Act.Section 28 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, declares void any agreement that restricts a party from enforcing their rights under a...

Governor Can't Reserve Bill For President's Assent After It Was Re-Enacted By Assembly : Supreme Court

In an important judgment interpreting Article 200 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court has held that a Governor cannot reserve a Bill for the assent of the President once it has been re-enacted by the State Legislative Assembly after the Governor had withheld his assent in the first instance.The Court held that if the Governor has to reserve a Bill for the President's assent, then it must...

Centre Notifies Operation Of Waqf Amendment Act 2025 From Today

The Central Government today issued a notification to give effect to the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 from today (April 8, 2025).As per the notification issued by the Ministry of Minority Affairs under Section 1(2) of the Act, April 8, 2025, has been appointed as the date on which the provisions of the Act will take effect.In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of...

MBBS Admission: Supreme Court Asks AIIMS Medical Board To Assess Disability Of Candidate Who Performed 'Exceedingly Well' In NEET

The Supreme Court recently directed the AII India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) to constitute a medical board comprising of five doctors including a specialist in locomotor disabilities and a neuro-physician for the assessment of an MBBS aspirant's disability in terms of the Court's judgment in Om Rathod v. Director General of Health Sciences (2024) and Anmol v. Union of India &...

Homebuyers File Review Petition Against Supreme Court Judgment Holding Greater Noida Industrial Authority A 'Secured Creditor' Under IBC

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking review of its judgment dated February 12, 2024 which classified Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority as a 'secured creditor' for the purposes of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Processes under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).Filed by a homebuyers' association, the plea states that the impugned judgment has led the...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Karnataka HC Order Which Directed Personal Presence Of BCI Secretary, Jt. Secretary

The Supreme Court today set aside an order of the Karnataka High Court directing personal presence of the Secretary and Joint Secretary of the Bar Council of India before it.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih passed the order, stating,"In the circumstances of the case, the High Court ought to have graciously accepted the apology and affidavit of the Secretary of the Bar Council,...

Supreme Court Directs Delhi Municipal Corporation To Launch Awareness Campaign On Duties of Waste Generators

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8) directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to start a massive awareness campaign to inform the public about the duties of waste generators under Rule 4 of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.Rule 4 of the 2016 Rules outlines the duties of waste generators, including residents, street vendors, gated communities, market associations, and...

'Tamil Nadu Case Judgment Covers Us' : Kerala Govt To Supreme Court On Plea Against Governor Referring Bills To President

The Supreme Court today posted to May 13 the petitions filed by the Kerala Government against the State Governor withholding assent on bills and referring some of them to the President.The matter was before a bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar.Senior Advocate KK Venugopal appearing for the State of Kerala insisted that the matter could be argued today itself, referring to...

'Peace Process Ongoing' : Supreme Court Adjourns PIL Alleging Killing Of Innocents During Chhattisgarh Anti-Naxal Operations

In a public interest litigation accusing security forces in Chhattisgarh of killing 15 innocent Adivasis at Sukma (in 2018), the Supreme Court today noted that attempts at peace are being made in the area and the Court's intervention at this point might unnecessarily come in the way of the same.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih briefly heard the matter and adjourned it to July,...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain TN Govt Plea To Transfer TASMAC-ED Matter From Madras High Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8) refused to entertain the petitions filed by the State of Tamil Nadu and the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) seeking to transfer from the Madras High Court the petitions filed by them against the searches of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the TASMAC offices.When the matter was taken, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna expressed the...

After Split Verdict, Supreme Court Rejects Rajasthan Civil Judge Candidates' Plea To Submit Caste Certificates Beyond Cut-Off Date

After a split verdict in the matter, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court today dismissed appeals filed by certain candidates to the post of Civil Judge, who were denied appointment by Rajasthan High Court on the ground that they submitted category certificates beyond the cut-off date.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and AG Masih delivered the decision, upholding...