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"Will Not Cause Any Interference In Judicial Functions": J&K IAS Officer Tenders Apology In Criminal Contempt Matter
In a significant development in the ongoing criminal contempt proceedings against Shyambir Singh, the Deputy Commissioner of Ganderbal, the IAS officer appeared before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court and tendered an apology.The apology, submitted in the form of an affidavit and reaffirmed verbally in court, has been accepted and will be forwarded to the High Court of Jammu &...
States Can Recover Past Tax Dues On Mineral Rights, But Not For Period Before April 1, 2005 : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 14) rejected the argument that its judgment delivered on July 25 upholding the powers of the States to tax mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands should be given only a prospective effect from the date of the judgment.This means that the Court has allowed the States to recover the tax dues for the past period based on the judgment in Mineral...
Supreme Court To Clarify Tomorrow Whether Judgement Upholding Powers Of States To Tax Mineral Rights Be Given Only Prospective Effect
The Supreme Court Constitution Bench will tomorrow pronounce its order clarifying whether its judgment upholding the rights of States to tax mineral rights will apply only prospectively. The Constitution Bench on July 25 held by an 8:1 majority that States have the power to levy tax on mineral rights and that the Union law - Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act 1957 - do not...
Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea In CBI Case
The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition seeking bail in the CBI case over the alleged liquor policy scam.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan will hear the matter. The bench will also hear another petition filed by him challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the case.The special leave petitions are...
Supreme Court Reserves Orders On Plea By Abhishek Banerjee, Wife Challenging ED Summons In Coal Scam Case
The Supreme Court today reserved verdict on a plea filed by TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife-Rujira Banerjee challenging Enforcement Directorate's summons in relation to a coal scam case. The duo, which claimed Calcutta to be its ordinary place of residence, challenged the ED summons insofar as they required attendance at New Delhi.A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra...
Whether S. 479 BNSS Limiting Maximum Detention Period Of Undertrials Apply Retrospectively? Supreme Court Seeks Union's Response
The Supreme Court today (on August 13), asked the Union to clarify whether Section 479 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) - the replacement of the Code of Criminal Procedure- would apply retrospectively to the undertrials across the country. This provision provides the maximum period for which an undertrial prisoner can be detained. Section 479 BNSS corresponds to Section...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 3 Advocates As Gujarat HC Judges, Remits One Proposal To HC For Reconsideration
The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended the names of three advocates to be appointed as judges of the Gujarat High Court.The Collegium comprising the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice BR Gavai recommended the following names:Advocate Sanjeev Jayendra Thaker;Advocate Deeptendra Narayan Ray @ D N Ray; andAdvocate Maulik Jitendra...
Supreme Court Chides Petitioner Who Threatened Suicide If Petition Was Rejected
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar and R. Mahadevan heard a petitioner-in-person who filed a petition pointing out several issues in the Engineering Colleges. The petitioner who spoke in Hindi told the court that he has been running from pillar to post to seek remedy before the Supreme Court and other forums and has wasted several years in that. The petitioner had...
BREAKING | Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder: High Court Transfers Probe To CBI, Says State Police's Investigation Did Not Inspire Confidence
In a breaking development, the Calcutta High Court has transferred the investigation into the brutal rape and murder of a 2nd year PG medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital, to the CBI.A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya were hearing multiple pleas, including one by the parents of the victim seeking transfer of investigation to an...
Does 'PV Anwar' Judgment Mandating S.65B Evidence Act Certificate For Electronic Evidence Apply Retrospectively? Supreme Court To Decide
The Supreme Court has taken up the issue of whether the judgment in the case of Anwar PV v. PK Basheer & Ors., which clarified the law regarding the admissibility of electronic record as secondary evidence, should be applied retrospectively or only prospectively.A bench of Justice Surya Kant, Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan sought the assistance of Solicitor General...
Calcutta HC Questions State Over Allegations Of Doctor's Rape-Murder On RG Kar Campus Being Registered As Suicide, Directs Principal To Go On Long-Leave
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday heard multiple pleas over the brutal rape and murder of a 2nd Year PG student at the RG Kar Medical College and Hosptial campus after she had finished her midnight rounds and gone to rest in the campus's seminar hall. A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya questioned the state government after allegations were...