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Judicial Officers' Pension | 'Centre's Unified Pension Scheme Will Solve Issues', AG Tells Supreme Court
In the All India Judges Association case, pertaining to pension-related issues of judicial officers, Attorney General R Venkataramani told the Supreme Court today that the Centre has recently notified a Unified Pension Scheme, which would take care of the concerns of all employees - including judicial officers.Taking into account the same, a bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih posted...
1984 Anti Sikh Riots: Delhi Court Convicts Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar In Murder Case
A Delhi Court on Wednesday convicted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in connection with murder of a man and his son residing in West Delhi area during the 1984 Anti Sikh riots.Special judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts will hear the arguments on sentencing on February 18. Charges in the murder case were framed against Kumar in 2021. This is the second conviction of Kumar in relation...
New Income Tax Bill 2025: Concept Of "Tax Year" To Be Introduced Instead Of "Assessment Year", "Financial Year" To Remain Unchanged
The new Income Tax bill is set to introduce the concept of 'Tax Year'. This will replace the current concept of assessment year (or previous year) from the Income Tax Act. The "tax year" has been defined as follows:3. (1) For the purposes of this Act, “tax year” means the twelve months period of the financial year commencing on the 1st April.(2) In the case of a business or profession...
Shelters For Urban Homeless: Supreme Court Seeks Details Of Centre's New Urban Poverty Alleviation Mission
In the PIL seeking adequate shelters for homeless persons, the Supreme Court today asked Union of India to verify statistics relied upon by the petitioners as well as to seek relevant information from all states/Union Territories so that the issue can be considered on a pan-India basis.Insofar as it was informed that the Union is in process of finalizing a New Mission on Urban...
'No Question Of Discrimination In Education' : Supreme Court In PIL Seeking Govt School Admission For Rohingya Kids In Delhi
In the PIL seeking government benefits and school admissions for Rohingya refugees, the Supreme Court today said that education shall be provided to all children without discrimination, but first the status of residence of the Rohingya families needs to be ascertained.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh was dealing with a public interest litigation initiated for grant of...
Telangana Legal Services Authority Conducts 3-Day Mediation Training Camp To Train Volunteers, Conduct Mediation At Community Level
With an intention of setting up community mediation centres in Hyderabad district, the Telangana State Legal Services Authority under the aegis of NALSA, conducted a 3-day mediation training program between February 9-11.The program was inaugurated by Telangana High Court's Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul on February 9 in Secunderabad, Hyderabad. The Acting Chief gave the example of...
Concept Of PMLA Not To Keep Accused Somehow In Jail : Supreme Court To ED
The Supreme Court today (February 12) while granting bail to an IAS officer accused in the Chhatisgarh liquor scam observed that provisions of PMLA cannot be misused to keep individuals in jail. The bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, was considering the bail petition of an accused in a PMLA matter arising out of the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam. Justice Oka...
'No Guarantee You'll Come Back' : Supreme Court Rejects Indrani Mukerjea's Plea To Travel Abroad, Expedites Sheena Bora Murder Case Trial
The Supreme Court today(February 12) refused the plea of Indrani Mukerjea, accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, to travel abroad while the trial is pending. The Court also directed the expedition of the trial and complete it within one year. Mukerjea has been accused of murdering her daughter Sheena Bora. She was granted bail in 2022 by the Supreme Court on grounds that she has been in...
Supreme Court Quashes Appointment Of Chairperson Of National Commission For Homeopathy
The Supreme Court today(February 12) allowed a civil appeal challenging the appointment of Dr. Anil Khurana as the chairperson of the National Commission for Homoeopathy.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan held that the appointment was not in accordance with the law and directed Dr. Khurana to leave the office within a week. Officially, Dr. Khurana has 6 months to demit...
Compassionate Appointment : Supreme Court Flags Conflicting Judgments On Whether Scheme Prevalent On Date Of Death Or Date Of Consideration Applies
The Supreme Court, while deciding a civil appeal concerning compassionate appointment, observed that the issue of whether an applicable scheme should be the one in effect during the time of death or when the application for such appointment was considered, continues to be in a grey area. In brief, the respondent's father was working for the Canara bank and passed away in the year 2001,...