Supreme Court Grants Bail To Ashish Mishra In Lakhimpur Kheri Case, Permits Him To Stay In Lucknow

The Supreme Court today (on July 22) granted bail to Ashish Mishra, son of former Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case related to the killings of five persons in October 2021, when vehicles of his convoy allegedly ran over a group of farmers who were protesting against the farm laws. Last year, in January 2023, the Bench of Justices Surya Kant and...

Calcutta High Court Bar Association Resolves To Abstain From Judicial Proceedings Over Incident Of Lawyer 'Mercilessly Assaulted' By Police

The HC Bar Association has stated that member-advocates would not participate in judicial proceedings till the responsible officers are suspended and an appropriate inquiry is carried out.

Supreme Court Stays UP & Uttarakhand Govt Direction To Eateries On Kanwariya Route To Display Owner & Staff Names

The Supreme Court today stayed the directions issued by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments to the effect that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route should display the names of the owners and staff outside the shops."Until the returnable date, we deem it appropriate to pass interim order prohibiting the enforcement of the impugned directives. In other words, the food sellers...

PMLA | Supreme Court Adjourns Pleas Seeking Reconsideration Of Vijay Madanlal Judgment To August 5

The Supreme Court today (on July 22) said that it will hear the pleas calling for reconsideration of the judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India, which upheld the constitutional validity of various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), on August 5. As per the earlier order, the bench was supposed to start hearing the matter tomorrow. However,...

NEET-UG | No Conflict Of Interest On Part Of IIT Director Who Prepared Data Analytics Report : NTA Tells Supreme Court

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has submitted an additional affidavit to the Supreme Court clarifying that there exists no conflict of interest by the IIT Madras Director, Professor V Kamakoti who has prepared the data analytics report in the ongoing NEET-UG 2024 case. It may be noted that the report is relied upon by the Union in denying the presence of mass malpractice in the NEET-UG...

Mere Commercial Relationship With Truecaller Does Not Imply Preferential Treatment, CCI Dismisses Complaint Against Google India

The Competition Commission of India (Commission) bench, comprising Ms. Ravneet Kaur (Chairperson), Mr. Anil Agrawal (Member), Ms. Sweta Kakkad (Member), and Mr. Deepak Anurag (Member), held that a mere commercial relationship between Google and Truecaller does not imply preferential treatment. Background Facts The Informant alleged that Google (Opposite Party) is granting...

Plea To Cancel NEET-UG 24 : Paper Leak Happened Before May 4th, Says CJI; Live Updates From Supreme Court [July 22]

The Supreme Court will hear today the petitions seeking to cancel the NEET UG 24 exam for paper leak and other malpractices.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the matters at 10.30 AM.On the previous date (July 18), the Court directed the NTA to publish the centre-wise results, to ascertain if there is any abnormal spike...

TMC MP Mahua Moitra Moves Supreme Court Against Requirement Of Food Sellers Along Kanwar Yatra Route To Display Owners' Identities

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has filed a PIL in the Supreme Court challenging the directives issued by the State of Uttar Pradesh, and the State of Uttarakhand, which allegedly compel all proprietors of eating establishments, located along the route of the annual Kanwar Yatra, to publicly display their names, addresses, and mobile numbers, along with the names of their staffThe Kanwar...

Kanwar Yatra Row | Professor Apoorvanand, Aakar Patel Move Supreme Court Challenging UP & Ut'khand Govts 'Nameplate' Order

Well-known political commentator and Delhi University academic Apoorvanand Jha and columnist Aakar Patel have moved a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments' directive to the owners of the eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their names outside such shops.Breaking: Professor @Apoorvanand__ And @Aakar__Patel Move Supreme Court...

Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Poet In Case Over Poem Titled 'Ram'

The Supreme Court recently granted anticipatory bail plea to a man accused of hurting religious sentiments and creating communal discord through his poem on Hindu God Shri Ram and Goddess Sita.The order was passed by a bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Aravind Kumar, noting that the petitioner-accused was cooperating with the investigation.To recap, an FIR under Sections 153A/295/295A/416/420...

Deceitful Property Deals: Supreme Court Raises Concerns, Imposes Rs.10 Lakhs Cost On Dishonest Vendor & Second Purchaser

While dealing with a property title dispute, the Supreme Court recently imposed Rs.10 lakhs cost on a vendor who, after executing a sale deed with the vendee, conveyed the property to a subsequent purchaser while the first sale deed was pending registration. The liability to pay cost was directed to be borne by the vendor equally alongwith the subsequent purchaser."The respondent no.2...

State Not Liable To Collect Tax At Source While Giving Contractors Permit To Vend Liquor At Fixed Retail Price : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that any vendor who buys liquor from state manufacturers without obtaining it through auction and sells in retail at a fixed price would be excluded from the definition of 'buyer' under Section 206C of the Income Tax Act. Such a trade would be exempted from TCS (Tax Collected at Source)."If the buyer is a public sector company or it has obtained the goods...