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Umar Khalid, Sharjeel, Gulfisha Fatima Bail : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing | Delhi Riots UAPA Case
The Supreme Court is hearing bail petitions filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and others in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.Bench: Justices Aravind Kumar and NV AnjariaThe Delhi police will continue their...
Supreme Court Allows Chartered Accountants To Be Tribunal Technical Members Without Meeting 25 Year Experience Requirement
Clarifying its decision in the Madras Bar Association, which struck down the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021, the Supreme Court today held that Chartered Accountants do not have to hold a minimum of 25 years of experience to be considered as a technical member in the Tribunals like Income Tax Appellate Tribunals. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran issued the clarification after...
Pendency Of Proceedings Elsewhere No Ground For Delay; NCLT Kochi Rejects Customs' Claim Filed 787 Days Late
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Kochi has recently held that the pendency of an appeal or any other proceeding before a different forum cannot be a valid ground for missing the strict deadlines for filing claims under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), while refusing to condone a delay of 787 days by the Customs Department A coram of Judicial Member Vinay Goel and...
At UN Climate Conference In Brazil, Justice NK Singh Speaks Of Supreme Court's Environmental Jurisprudence
Justice N. Kotiswar Singh of the Supreme Court, speaking at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP-30) at Belém, Brazil, on November 13, said that the Court's environmental jurisprudence has undergone a significant shift over several decades. He stated that the judiciary has gradually moved from seeing nature primarily as a resource for human benefit to recognising it as possessing...
Shanti Bhushan Didn't Remove 'Secular' & 'Socialist' From Preamble Because Constitution Is Obviously Secular & Socialist: Justice Nariman
Former Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman on Wednesday said that when Shanti Bhushan was Law Minister after the Emergency, he chose not to remove the words “secular” and “socialist” that had been added to the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment.Justice Nariman delivered the Shanti Bhushan Centenary Memorial Lecture, recounting the legal and political career of senior advocate and...
Presidential Reference On Bills' Assent Timelines : Supreme Court's Opinion | Live Updates
The Supreme Court will pronounce its opinion today on the Presidential Reference on whether timelines can be set for the Governors and the President for granting assent to Bills.A 5-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice Vikram Nath, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar will pronounce the verdict at 10.30 AM. The bench heard the matter...
Supreme Court Deletes Direction To Ex-NUJS VC To Mention Dismissal Of Sexual Harassment Complaint In His Resume
The Supreme Court deleted a direction contained in its earlier judgment that Professor Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti, the former Vice Chancellor of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Science, should mention the dismissal of a sexual harassment complaint in his resume.A bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B Varale deleted the direction in view of the fact that...
Supreme Court To Give Opinion In Presidential Reference On Timelines For Bills' Assent Tomorrow
The Supreme Court will pronounce its opinion tomorrow(November 20) in the reference made by the President of India under Article 143, raising 14 questions related to the timelines for granting assent to Bills by the President and the Governor under Articles 200/201 of the Constitution.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice Vikram Nath, Justice PS...
NCLT Bengaluru Reserves Order On Riju Ravindran's Plea Against Glas Trust's Aakash Right Issue Funding Plan
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Bengaluru, on Wednesday reserved its order on an interim plea sought by Riju Ravindran, former promoter of Think and Learn Pvt Ltd (Byju's), challenging the Committee of Creditors' (CoC) approval of a Compulsorily Convertible Debenture (CCD) structure proposed by Glas Trust to fund TLPL's participation in Aakash Educational Services Ltd's (AESL)...