Marriage Equality Review : Petitioners Say Supreme Court Misunderstood Their Case; Claim Wasn't For New Legal Status But For Equality

Lawyer Utkarsh Saxena and his partner Ananya Koti have filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against the judgment in Supriyo v. Union of India which refused to legalise same-sex marriages. They were petitioners in the case that was decided on 17.10.2023 by a 5 judge bench. "..by refusing to grant queer couples access, on equal terms, to one of the most significant social institutions...

Pecuniary Jurisdiction Of Cases Before Bombay City Civil Court Increased From Rs. 1 Crore To Rs. 10 Crore

In order to reduce the burden of cases on the Bombay High Court, all suits valued up to Rs. 10 crore will now be heard by the Bombay City Civil Court. This is a jump from its current pecuniary jurisdiction to handle cases up to Rs. 1 crore.A notification in the official gazette was published after it received the assent of the Governor on November 20, 2023 amending Section 3 of the Bombay...

IBC | No Casual Interference With Commercial Wisdom Of CoC : Supreme Court Sets Aside NCLT Direction To Reevaluate Corporate Debtor's Assets

The Supreme Court has set aside an order whereby the National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”) kept the approval of a resolution plan in abeyance while directing an Official Liquidator to conduct re-valuation of the Corporate Debtor’s assets. Consequently, the order of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”) affirming the NCLT’s order has also been set aside.An...

Judicial Review Of Tenders - Interpretation Of Tendering Authority Must Prevail Unless There Malafides Alleged Or Proved : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that when it comes to tender clauses, the interpretation of a tendering authority must prevail unless there is any malafides alleged or proved. A bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah referred to the decision of the Apex Court in Jagdish Mandal vs. State of Orissa (2007) 14 SCC 517 while making...

India’s First Female Supreme Court Judge Justice Fathima Beevi Passes Away

Justice M. Fathima Beevi, the first female Judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India, passed away today at the age of 96.In her long and decorated career, (Late) Justice Beevi served as a role model and icon for women across the country, and she even left her mark on the political arena by being appointed as the Governor of Tamil Nadu after her superannuation as Supreme...

TRAI's Appeal Against TDSAT Quashing Daily Cap Of 200 SMS : Supreme Court Seeks Filing Of Relevant Regulations

Recently, the Supreme Court (on November 22), directed the filing of relevant regulations in an appeal against telecom appellate tribunal’s 2012 decision quashing the cap of 200 text messages per day.A bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Sandeep Mehta was hearing an appeal filed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in 2012.The restriction was imposed by the...

While Returning Deposit Of Auction Purchaser, Should Bank Pay Same Interest Rate Which Is Charged From Borrower? Supreme Court To Decide

The Supreme Court is set to examine whether while returning money deposited by the highest bidder, in an auction sale conducted by the bank, the rate of interest should match with the rate that the bank is charging from the borrower.The matter was placed before Justices Sajiv Khanna and S.V.N. Bhatti. In the present case, the petitioner was the highest bidder in an auction sale of a...

CrPC Amendment Allowing Electronic Service Of Summons Notified In Kerala

Kerala Government has notified the Code of Criminal Procedure (Kerala Second Amendment) Act, 2023 providing for summons to be served electronically, in addition to the other modes. The Bill amends Sections 62 and 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.), which stipulates the procedure for serving summons, and summons to produce document or other thing, respectively. The Bill was sought...

Marriage Equality Petitioners Seek Open Court Hearing Of Review Petition; CJI Agrees To Consider

In another development in the pleas concerning marriage equality in India, the petitioners who recently filed a review petition against the Constitution Bench judgement of the Supreme Court which refused to grant legal recognition for queer marriages in India, sought for an open court hearing of the review pleas.The matter was mentioned by Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi before the bench...

PMLA Judgment Reconsideration : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 2]

The SupremeCourt will continue hearing a batch of applications seeking reconsideration of its judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary which upheld the constitutional validity of several PMLA provisions relating to arrest, search and seizure, etc.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M Trivedi is hearing the matter. Yesterday, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal...

Marriage Equality Judgment A First Step ; Supreme Court Could Have Given A Timeframe For Centre's Committee : Senior Advocate S Muralidhar

In a panel discussion on the future of marriage equality in India organised by Caucus, a discussion forum of the Hindu College, Senior Advocate (Retd Justice) S Muralidhar stated that the recent judgement in Supriyo v Union of India was a first step in the larger process. He added that the Central Government could have been directed to come out with a Committee Report on the issue of...

Is Same Day Sentencing In Death Penalty Cases Proper? Supreme Court To Hear The Matter In January 2024

The Supreme Court today (22.11.2023) decided to list in January 2024 the petitions pertaining to whether same-day sentencing could be permissible in the cases of capital punishment or death penalty. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud stated that the registry shall notify the exact date of hearing in the matter in January 2024. It may be recalled that earlier, a bench comprising the then CJI...