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Specific Relief Act | Supreme Court Reiterates Mandatory Requirement Of Direct And Specific Pleadings In Suit For Specific Performance
The Supreme Court recently reiterated that the plaintiff in a suit for specific performance of a contract must provide direct, specific, and accurate pleadings that he is willing and ready to perform his obligations in the contract and such pleadings must be proved with evidence.“The pleadings in a suit for specific performance have to be very direct, specific and accurate. A suit for...
Kerala High Court Invites Applications From Eligible Lawyers For Senior Advocate Designation
The Kerala High Court issued a notification inviting applications from eligible advocates for designation as Senior Advocates.The notification states that Senior Advocates can also recommend the names of advocates for designation. As per the notification dated July 18, the last date to submit applications is on or before August 12, 2024, by 4.30 PM. It is stated that applications...
Supreme Court Stays Recovery Actions By Banks/Builders Against Homebuyers Of Certain Stalled Projects In Noida
In an interim relief to several homebuyers who took loans for certain housing projects in Delhi-Noida which got eventually stalled, the Supreme Court recently stayed coercive recovery steps by banks/financial institutions and builders/developers against them. The stay order will also apply to proceedings for cheque dishonour as per Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.A bench...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To HC On Petition Challenging Punjab & Haryana Superior Judicial Service Examination 2024
The Supreme Court today (July 19) agreed to consider the challenge to the selection and marking procedure adopted for the Punjab & Haryana Superior Judicial Service Examination 2023-24. The petitioner has challenged the entire selection and evaluation process adopted in the Mains (written) Exam for 2023-24. The petitioner has alleged arbitrary markings in the answers of the candidates....
Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With HC Decision That Writ Petition Isn't Maintainable Over Bar Association Election Dispute
In a case raising the question as to whether a Bar Association's elections are amenable to writ jurisdiction of constitutional courts under Article 226 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court today expressed that if there is an issue regarding elections to a Bar Association, the same shall go before the concerned Civil Court.The bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and AG Masih was dealing in...
Failure To Appoint Company Secretary: RoC Imposes Penalty Of Rs. 30 Lakhs On Standard Glass Lining Technology
The Registrar of Companies, Hyderabad has imposed a penalty of Rs. 30 Lakhs on M/s Standard Glass Lining Technology Limited and its directors for failure to appoint a company secretary and with a delay of five years and five months. Section 203(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 mandates that every company belonging to certain class or classes of companies as may be prescribed shall have...
NEET-SS : Supreme Court Seeks Union, NMC Response On Plea Challenging Decision To Not Hold NEET-Super Specialty Exam In 2024
The Supreme Court today (July 19) issued notice on a petition challenging the decision of the National Medical Commission(NMC) to not hold the NEET- Super Speciality Exam (NEET-SS) for 2024. The petition was filed by thirteen doctors under Article 32 of the Constitution.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra noted that due to this decision of the NMC,...
NI Act | Large Number Of Cheque Bounce Cases Serious Concern, Courts Must Encourage Compounding If Parties Are Willing: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently reiterated that the purpose of making cheque bounce an offence was to ensure reliability of cheques, and compensatory aspect of remedy under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 has priority over the punitive aspect in such cases.A bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah observed that courts should encourage settlement in cheque...
Supreme Court To Hear Plea Seeking SIT Probe Into Electoral Bonds 'Quid Pro Quo' On Monday
The Supreme Court will consider the plea for setting up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into the alleged 'quid-pro-quo' arrangements under the Electoral Bonds Scheme on Monday along with other similar petitions. Advocate Prashant Bhushan brought up the matter before the bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud, mentioning that the plea seeking SIT probe was listed for Monday. However, he...
Bilkis Bano Case: Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea By 2 Convicts Challenging Setting Aside Of Gujarat Govt Remission
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea filed by 2 convicts in the Bilkis Bano rape case challenging the January 8 judgment which set aside their remission granted by the Gujarat Government and directed them to surrender.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar heard the matter and ultimately dismissed the plea as withdrawn, while expressing that it cannot sit in appeal...
Does Article 361 Bar Investigation Against Governor? Supreme Court Seeks AG's Assistance On WB Governor's Immunity In Molestation Case
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 19) sought the assistance of the Attorney General for India in a petition filed by a former woman employee of West Bengal Raj Bhavan challenging the immunity claimed by the State's Governor CV Ananda Bose against the investigation in the molestation complaint levelled by the woman against the Governor.The petitioner contended that the immunity granted...
Madras High Court Questions Need To Bring 'New Criminal Laws', Says Govt Could Have Amended IPC, CrPC & Evidence Act To Bring Changes
The Madras High Court today wondered what prompted the Central government to repeal the erstwhile criminal laws of IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act when any proposed changes could have been incorporated by way of amendments to those Acts.While hearing three PILs filed by DMK organising secretary RS Bharathi challenging the constitutional validity of the BNS, BNSS and BSA, a division bench headed...