BREAKING| Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea Of Kerala CM's Daughter's Company Challenging SFIO Probe

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (February 16) dismissed the petition filed by Exalogic Solutions Private Ltd - a company of which Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter Veena Vijayan is a director - challenging the investigation by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) against the company.A bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed the petition filed by Exalogic...

Reopening Of Income Tax Assessments : Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Delhi High Court's Guidelines To Tax Dept

The Supreme Court has refused to interfere with a 2017 Delhi High Court judgment which issued a set of guidelines to the Income Tax Department regarding the reopening of assessments.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Aravind Kumar dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by the Income Tax Department in 2018 against the 2017 High Court verdict.The Delhi High Court bench of...

Supreme Court Tags Petition Challenging Criminalisation Of Triple Talaq With Pending Petitions

The Supreme Court on Friday tagged a fresh petition challenging the criminalisation of Triple Talaq along with the petitions already pending before the Court on the same issue.The lawyer appearing for the petitioner contended that the provisions for punishment of a Muslim husband conducting triple talaq were "anti-men and violative of their rights."The CJI asked the advocate appearing how...

Elder Sister Has No Legal Right To Exercise Guardianship Over Younger Sister, Unless There's A Court Order : Supreme Court

In a habeas corpus case filed by a woman for the production of her younger sister, the Supreme Court recently held that an elder sister does not have a legal right to exercise guardianship except when there is an order by a competent Court. Dismissing the petitioner's case, the Bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar said, “we do not think the writ petition seeking relief...

'Because Of ECI Order, Sharad Pawar Will Be Subject To Ajit Pawar's Whip' : Singhvi Tells Supreme Court Seeking Urgent Listing Of NCP Case

Senior Advocate Mr Abhishek Manu Singhvi representing Sharad Pawar had today requested the Chief Justice of India for an urgent listing of their Petition challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) which recognised the Ajit Pawar's Faction as the real Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).Highlighting the urgency in the matter, the senior advocate informed the bench that...

BREAKING | PM Modi Degree Defamation Case : Gujarat HC Dismisses Arvind Kejriwal & Sanjay Singh's Pleas Challenging Summons

The Gujarat High Court today DISMISSED pleas filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his party's Rajyasabha MP Sanjay Singh challenging a Sessions Court order affirming summons issued against them by a Magistrate Court in a defamation case filed by Gujarat University concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's education Degree.A bench of Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar had reserved its...

Sandeshkhali Violence: PIL In Supreme Court Seeks CBI/SIT Investigation On Allegations Of Sexual Assault

A PIL has been filed in th Supreme Court seeking a CBI/SIT investigation into the reports regarding sexual assault of women in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal.Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, the petitioner, alleges complicity and dereliction of duty on the part of the West Bengal police and that the state police is acting "hand in gloves" with the main accused Trinamool Congress leader...

Hasn't Encroached Judiciary's Land In Delhi, Party's Plot Was Subsequently Earmarked For Court Expansion : AAP Tells Supreme Court

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has told the Supreme Court that it is not in encroachment of any land meant for the judiciary in Delhi. In response to the Supreme Court's direction to remove the encroachment by a "political party" in a land meant for Delhi judiciary, the AAP has filed an affidavit in the Court stating that the said plot had been allotted to it by the Delhi Government in...

Maharashtra Speaker Holds Ajit Pawar Faction As Real NCP, Dismisses Plea To Disqualify MLAs

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar refused to disqualify MLAs from the NCP supremo Sharad Pawar or Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's factions of the NCP and relied on the Election Commission's order - recognising Ajit Pawar as the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).The speaker dismissed five petitions filed by both factions. “Ajit Pawar faction had overwhelming legislative...

'Scope Of Curative Jurisdiction Limited, Especially In Commercial Matters' : Supreme Court In DMRC v. DAMEPL Hearing

The Supreme Court today, while hearing a Curative Petition filed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation challenging the Court's 2021 decision of upholding an arbitral award won by the Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL), analysed the strictly high threshold to reopen a case through Curative Jurisdiction under Article 142.The CJI noted that when curative petitions are...

Electoral Bonds | Supreme Court Rejects Union's Argument That Citizens Have No Right To Know About Political Funding

Today (February 15), the Supreme Court delivered a historic judgment, holding that anonymous electoral bonds violate the right to information under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. While holding this, the Constitution Bench also upheld the voter's Right to Information about funding to a political party. The Court reasoned that such information is essential for a voter's freedom...

Supreme Court Seeks Union's Response On Plea Against HC Judgment Upholding Anti-Profiteering Provisions Under CGST Act

The Supreme Court on February 12 issued notice in a plea filed against the Delhi High Court order upholding constitutional validity of anti-profiteering provisions under the CGST Act and Rules.Passing the order, the Bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra clarified that the issuance of notice shall not be construed as a restraint on the High Court for disposing of...