Assam Accord | Supreme Court Seeks Official Data On Number Of People Benefitted From Section 6A Of Citizenship Act

On the first day of the hearings pertaining to a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, the Supreme Court Constitution Bench asked the Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta to provide official data on how many people benefitted from Section 6A of the Act. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud along with Justices Surya Kant,...

CCI Closes Complaint Against Indian Bank: No Dominant Act In The Fixed Deposit Market In India

The Competition Commission of India ('CCI') comprising Ms. Ravneet Kaur (Chairperson), Mr. Anil Agrawal (Member), Ms. Sweta Kakkad (Member) and Mr. Deepak Anurag (Member) closed the complaint filed by Mr. A. Ram Babu ('Informant') against Indian Bank ('OP-1') alleging violation of the provisions of Section 4(2)(a) and Section 4(2)(b) of the Competition Act, 2002 ('Act'). The CCI...

Assam Accord | S.6A Citizenship Act Was Enacted Considering Humanitarian Aspects After Bangladesh Liberation, Says Supreme Court During Hearing

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 5) commenced the hearing of a batch of petitions challenging Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955, the statutory provision giving effect to the Assam Accord.The provision, inter alia, allows foreign migrants, who came to Assam after the 1st January, 1966 but before the 25th March, 1971, to seek Indian citizenship....

Companies Act | NCLT Permits 'Change' In Utilization Of Share Capital Reduction Amount By Invoking Powers Under Rule 11 Of NCLT Rules

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai Bench, comprising of Shri Sanjiv Jain (Judicial Member) and Shri Ravichandran Ramasamy (Technical Member), while invoking its powers under Rule 11 of the NCLT Rules, 2016 has permitted a company to 'change' the utilization of its reduced share capital amount by altering the amounts to be adjusted towards Negative Capital Reserves and...

Lawyers Should Not Circulate Adjournment Slips Till December 15 : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has announced that lawyers will not be permitted to seek adjournments in advance by circulating letters till December 15, 2023."In order to accommodate the request of listing maximum number of cases in the interest of litigants and in view of the ensuing winter vacation, all stakeholders to note that the practice of circulating adjournment slips/letters is discontinued...

SAT Criticizes SEBI For Negligence in Unfreezing Kirloskar Family Demat Accounts Despite Orders; Imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs

On Monday, the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) strongly criticized the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its failure to unfreeze the demat accounts of five Kirloskar family members, despite a previous order to do so last year.Presiding Officer Justice Tarun Agarwala and Technical Member Meera Swarup, constituting the Coram, instructed SEBI to pay a penalty of ₹5 lakh to...

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Allow Surrogacy For Single Unmarried women

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (05.12.2023) sought the response of the Central Government in a plea challenging various provisions of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022 that excludes unmarried single women from availing the option of having children through surrogacy. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan issued notice in the plea today....

Supreme Closes Plea By Lawyer & Intern Against MP Police Case Over Alleged PFI Links; Allows Them To Approach HC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (05.12.2023) closed a writ petition filed by a lawyer and her intern seeking independent investigation into a case registered against them in Indore in Madhya Pradesh over alleged links to the PFI.The Petitioners - lawyer Noorjahan and law student Sonu Mansoori- had alleged that they had been implicated in false, baseless, politically motivated and communally...

"I'm Sure Chief Justice Is Aware Of It" : Justice SK Kaul On Deletion Of Petitions Against Centre's Delay In Judges' Appointments

When Prashant Bhushan said that the deletion of the case was unusual, Justice Kaul said, "some things are best left unsaid".

Supreme Court Seeks Progress Report On Construction Of J&K&L High Court Jammu Bench New Complex

The Supreme Court asked the Center to place on record the construction progress of the new complex of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Jammu Bench. This direction was passed when the Centre apprised the Bench about the tentative proposal. As per this, once the High Court shifts to the new complex, the old building can be utilized for the purposes of the Central...

Mere Claim Of Innocence Or Undertaking To Participate In Trial Not Sufficient Reasons To Grant Bail In Serious Offences : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, while hearing an appeal against the order passed by the Jharkhand High Court allowing a bail application for an accused charged with an attempt to murder, observed that simply asserting innocence or agreeing to participate in the trial is not a valid reason for granting bail to an accused in serious offences. “At any rate, mere claim of innocence or undertaking to...

Central Civil Service Rules - Can Prior Service, From Which Officer Resigned, Can Be Counted For Pension Benefits? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court is set to examine whether a Central Government servant, who has given his resignation after being selected for another post, is entitled to any service benefits arising from the previous job as per the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules.In the instant case, the petitioner was appointed as a Junior Clerk in the Court of Munsif, Daspalla on 26.11.1990. However, prior to...