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Judges Appointments : Supreme Court Seeks AG's View On Plea To Fix Time Limit For Centre To Notify Collegium Proposals
The Supreme Court on Friday (18.08.2023) sought the assistance of Attorney General for India R Venkatramani in a plea seeking for a "fixed time limit" for the Centre to notify appointment of judges as recommended by the Supreme Court collegium. The PIL was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra. The Public...
When Does An Order Become A Binding Precedent? Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court observed that its brief orders that are meant only for the purpose of closure of the controversy involved in a particular case and with a view to conclude the case, cannot act as a precedent for subsequent cases.The bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and PK Mishra made this observation while dealing with a contention raised in a batch of appeals that the judgment in Bangalore...
Delhi Court Restrains Times Now Navbharat From Telecasting ‘Operation Paap’ News Against AAP MLA Naresh Balyan
A Delhi Court has restrained Times Now Navbharat news channel from telecasting a news under the heading “Operation Paap” against Aam Aadmi Party MLA Naresh Balyan. ASCJ Ajay Kumar Malik of Dwarka Courts has passed the order in a defamation suit filed by the AAP leader.The news claimed that Balyan and a gangster were talking about extorting two businessmen in an audio clip released by...
TODAY AT 6PM: LIVELAW@10- LECTURE BY JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA ON "Development Of Fundamental Rights Jurisprudence In Last 10years"
LIVELAW@10- LIVELAW 1Oth Anniversary Lecture SeriesTODAY AT 6PMSPEAKER: JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTATOPIC: "Development Of Fundamental Rights Jurisprudence In Last 10years"WATCH LIVE @LIVELAW YOUTUBE...
Nuh Demolitions Carried As Per Law, No Particular Community Targeted: Haryana Govt Tells High Court
Deputy Commissioner of Haryana's Nuh, Dhirendra Khadgata has said that no demolition activity in the area was carried out without following the procedure of law. He further said that while removing encroachments/ unauthorised constructions, the government never adopted "pick and choose policy" and that too on the basis of caste, creed or religion.The statement comes in the suo moto case...
Supreme Court To Hear State Of Meghalaya's Suit Claiming Legal Right To Sell Its Lottery Tickets In Other States
The Supreme Court is set to hear the State of Meghalaya claiming ‘legal right’ to sell its lottery tickets in other states. The Court on Friday(18 Aug) ordered that all the states who have not filed their counter yet must do so within 1 month.The Court observed that "In view of earlier order, this matter will have to be heard. Every state will have to file a counter within a month. No...
"Shabby Trial, Tainted Investigation" : Supreme Court Reverses Acquittal Of Former MP Prabhunath Singh In 1995 Double Murder Case
The Supreme Court on Friday convicted Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Member of Parliament (MP) Prabhunath Singh in a double murder case of 1995, reversing his acquittal granted by the trial court and confirmed by the Patna High Court. Singh, who was contesting elections as a candidate of the Bihar People's Party (BPP) then, was accused of murdering two persons near a polling...
Manipur Violence | Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea By Two Kuki Women
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a plea filed by two women of the Kuki tribal community seeking a direction to government hospitals to provide free medical treatment to persons fleeing violence in the state of Manipur. The plea had also sought for appropriate guidelines directing the police to lodge zero FIRs as the local police has shown resistance in registering FIRs so...
Hindu Succession | 'Issue Is Of Parents' Ancestral Property' : Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Right Of Child From Invalid Marriage
The Supreme Court today reserved its judgement in the issue of whether children born out of a void or voidable marriage had a right in parents' ancestral property as per the Hindu law. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing a reference of Revanasiddappa vs. Mallikarjun (2011) 11 SCC 1 regarding the scope of...
'Everyone Knows Their Neighbour's Caste in Bihar': Supreme Court Asks How Caste Survey Violates Right to Privacy
The Supreme Court on Friday, while hearing a challenge against the Bihar government's caste-based survey, questioned whether the right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution would be affected since only cumulative data, and not personal data relating to each participant would be released by the government. Justice Sanjiv Khanna also asked whether it was a violation of the...
Interest Income Earned On Deposits By Clubs In Banks Which Are Corporate Members Taxable; Principle Of Mutuality Not Applicable: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that the interest income earned on fixed deposits (FDs) made by Clubs in the banks which are members of those Clubs has to be treated like any other income from other sources within the meaning of Section 2(24) of Income Tax Act, 1961. The bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Prashant Kumar Mishra said that the principle of mutuality would not apply to interest...