Government Employee Can't Be Denied Notional Increment Merely Because They Retired On Last Day of June And Not On 1st July: Allahabad Central Administrative Tribunal

The Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad bench of Justice Om Prakash held that the employees are entitled to one annual increment earned on the last day of their service. The bench held that since the applicants retired on the last of June, they were entitled one notional increment due and cannot be denied increment merely because they retired the next day of...

Supreme Court Slams Authorities For Starting Airport Construction At Silchar Without Obtaining EC; Criticises NGT For Its Non-Interference

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 6) came down heavily upon the manner in which the National Green Tribunal (NGT) 'abdicated' its duties by not interfering in the construction of the Silchar Greenfield Airport Project which was proceeding without obtaining the mandatory prior Environmental Clearance.The Court also slammed the authorities for carrying out extensive clearance of the site (nearly...

Union Finance Minister Administers Oath Of Office To Justice (Retd.) Sanjaya Kumar Mishra As First President Of GSTAT in New Delhi

The Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman administers Oath of Office to Justice (Retd.) Sanjaya Kumar Mishra as the first President of Goods and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) in New Delhi.Justice (Retd.) Mishra's appointment marks the beginning of the operationalisation of the GSTAT, a crucial body for resolving GST-related disputes.In order to offer...

CLAT 2025 To Be Held On December 1, 2024

The Executive Committee and the Governing Body of the Consortium of National Law Universities (the “Consortium”) have announced that the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 is scheduled to take place on Sunday, December 1, 2024, from 2 PM to 4 PM.This decision was made during their meeting held on April 26, 2024.Further details concerning the syllabus, application process, and...

Don't Harass TN District Collectors Unnecessarily : Supreme Court To ED

While hearing Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea against certain District Collectors of Tamil Nadu over their non-appearance in relation to a sand mining money laundering case, the Supreme Court on Monday(May 6) told the agency that it must not "harass" the Collectors unnecessarily.The matter was before a bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal which, on a previous date,...

Supreme Court Seeks Explanation From Registry Against Listing Of Case Without Following Proper Procedure

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 6) sought an explanation from its Registrar (Judicial) against the listing of the case without following the proper procedure.The Special Leave Petition (Criminal) was filed and it was listed before the court without an exemption from the surrender application. This being not the practice of the court, the Bench comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and Sanjay...

Supreme Court Clarifies That Its Order On Minimum 1/3rd Women's Reservation In SCBA Posts Is On 'Experimental Basis'

The Supreme Court today (May 06) clarified that its order whereby it had directed reservation of minimum one-third seats for women in the Supreme Court Bar Association's executive committee is on an "experimental basis" and that any difficulty faced in implementing the reforms would be placed before the Court. The Bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan in its order passed on May 02...

Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Mukhtar Ansari's Son In Model Code Violation Case

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 6) granted anticipatory bail to Umar Ansari, son of gangster-turned-politician Lt. Mukhtar Ansari in a case where it was alleged that he along with other accused threatened the District Mau Administration and violated the model code of conduct during the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls.Ansari approached the Supreme Court against the decision of the...

Delhi Court Denies Bail To BRS Leader K Kavitha In CBI, ED Cases Over Alleged Liquor Policy Scam

A Delhi Court on Thursday denied bail to BRS leader K Kavitha in the corruption and money laundering cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) related to the now scrapped liquor policy.Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order and rejected Kavitha's regular bail pleas in CBI and ED case. Kavitha was arrested on...

BREAKING | Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Moves Supreme Court Against HC's Order Dismissing His Challenge To ED Arrest

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has approached the Supreme Court against the High Court's dismissal of the challenge to his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the land scam case. The former CM had urged for an early listing of the matter considering that the election phase begins on May 13. The Jharkhand High Court dismissed Soren's plea challenging his arrest by...

Supreme Court To Hear Senthil Balaji's Bail Plea In PMLA Case On May 15

The Supreme Court today posted to May 15 plea filed by MLA and former Minister V Senthil Balaji against a Madras High Court order denying him bail in a cash-for-jobs money laundering case.The bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order, taking into account Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's submission that the case would take some time.During the hearing, Justice Oka...

Trial Of Summons Cases Explained By Justice V Ramkumar [Part-II]

TRIAL OF “SUMMONS CASES” – Ch. XX Cr.P.C. - Let us now examine the procedure for trial of a summons case instituted on a “complaint”. TRIAL OF SUMMONS CASE INSTITUTED ON A COMPLAINTS.251: Substance of accusation to be stated - When in a summons-case the accused appears or is brought before the Magistrate, the particulars of the offence shall be stated to him, and he shall be...