Tirupati Temple Laddu Row : PIL In Supreme Court Seeks SIT Probe Into Alleged Use Of Adulterated Ghee

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged use of adulterated ghee in laddus served as prasadam at the Tirupati temple.The Public Interest Litigation has been filed by Surjit Singh Yadav, President of the Hindu Sena, who alleged that animal fat was used to prepare the laddus, which resulted in hurting...

Arbitration | Non-Signatory Party's Conduct And Relationship With Signatories May Indicate Intent To Be Bound : Supreme Court

In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court observed that an arbitration agreement is not necessarily non-binding on a non-signatory party. Such party, though not a signatory, may have intended to be bound through its conduct or relationship with the signatory parties. A referral court must determine the issue from a prima facie perspective; although, ultimately, it is the arbitral tribunal which...

Supreme Court Stays NGT Order Directing Punjab Government To Pay 1,026 Crores For Failure To Treat Sewage Waste

The Supreme Court on Friday (September 20) stayed the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) which directed the state of Punjab to pay 1,026 Crores to the Central Pollution Control Board as environment compensation for failure to manage legacy waste and untreated sewage. The bench CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing an appeal by Punjab...

In A Fast Paced Era, Approach Life With Patience : CJI DY Chandrachud's Advice For Young Lawyers

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today, while addressing the 32nd annual convocation of NLSIU, Bangalore, highlighted the importance of patience and self-belief that act as an anchor for the testing legal profession.“No matter how much is the forced sense of urgency , you must approach life with patience.”“This is paced era where everything seems to be a do or situation and these...

'Employers Must Provide Positive Environment To Employees': NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Reports On CA's Death Due To Work Pressure

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a 26-year-old chartered accountant from Kerala died in Pune, Maharashtra on 20th July 2024, allegedly, due to excessive workload in the Ernst & Young that she joined four months back. Reportedly, the mother has written a letter to the employer claiming that long hours of work had taken...

Supreme Court Holds JAL Liable For Over Rs. 3.05 Crores Land Acquisition Compensation For Cement Project Transferred To Ultra Tech

The Supreme Court held Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) liable for payment compensation of over Rs. 3.05 Crores under a 2022 Supplementary Award to persons whose land was acquired for establishing a safety zone for a cement project run by JAL in Himachal Pradesh.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra said that though the project was transferred to Ultra-Tech Cement Ltd. in...

Hindenburg Report Alone Not Sufficient For Inquiry Against SEBI Chief, Produce Additional Materials : Lokpal To Complainants

The Lokpal asked the complainants to explain the efforts taken by them to verify the credibility of the Hindenburg report

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Chief Justices Of 8 High Courts

With these appointments, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh, Madras and Jharkhand High Courts get Chief Justices.

Justice V Srishananda Of Karnataka High Court Expresses Regret For Objectionable Remarks

Justice V Srishananda, Judge of the Karnataka High Court who made objectionable remarks during court hearings, today expressed regret and said they were unintentional and not to hurt any individual or section of the society. As the proceedings began today at 2.30 pm, the judge read out a statement in this regard in the open court in the presence of some of the office bearers of the...

Notary's Omission To Make Entry In Notarial Register Misconduct : Supreme Court

In a case where a Notary was alleged to have notarized affidavit of the petitioner in his absence, and the petitioner denied filing the special leave petition, the Supreme Court recently observed that an act or omission on part of a Notary in violation of Rule 11 of the Notaries Rules 1956 would amount to misconduct, and such Notary would be unfit to be a Notary."...the Notaries Act...

Justice Abhay S. Oka To Deliver The Vimukta Diwas Lecture On 'Indian Constitution & Denotified Tribes' [22nd September]

LiveLaw With Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project is hosting the Vimukta Diwas Lecture on 'Indian Constitution & Denotified Tribes'Vimukta Diwas is celebrated to create awareness about the Denotified Tribes. These were termed as criminals as per the Criminal Tribes Act, 1871, under the British Rule. The colonial law provided extensive powers of surveillance of...

Supreme Court Dismisses Ex-Google Employee's Petition Alleging Religious Discrimination At Workplace

The Supreme Court on Friday (September 20) dismissed a writ petition file by a terminated Google employee who wrote complaints to the Prime Minister about alleged religious discrimination he faced at the workplace.The petitioner in person, Zahid Showka,t filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution stating that he was aggrieved by his termination and subsequent non-action on...