Judicial Officers' Pension : Supreme Court Lays Down Time Line For Disbursal Of Arrears By States/UTs

The Supreme Court, pronouncing its judgement in All India Judges Association v. Union of India matter (concerning pay hike for judicial officers), provided a timeline for the Center and the States to pay retired judicial officers pension as per the enhanced pay scale as recommended by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission. The judgement was pronounced by a bench comprising Chief Justice...

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Calcutta HC Direction Transferring Ram Navami Violence Cases To NIA

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the order passed by the Calcutta High Court to transfer the investigation in the cases related to Ram Navami violence to the National Investigation Agency. Expressing disinclination to stay the order, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice KV Viswanathan posted the petition filed by the State of...

ITAT Imposes Cost On Assessee For Being Delinquent And Lethargic In Pursuing The case Before The Authorities

The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has imposed a fine of Rs. 2000 for being delinquent and lethargic in pursuing the matter before the tax authorities."Since the assessee has not appeared before any of the tax authorities below, in the interest of justice, we are of the view that the assessee may be provided with an opportunity to present his case properly before the...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Puts On Hold Scientific Investigation Of 'Shivalinga' Claimed To Be Found In Gyanvapi Mosque

The Supreme Court on Friday directed to put on hold the scientific investigation of a structure inside the Varanasi Gyanvapi mosque which the Hindu plaintiffs claim to be a 'Shivalinga' and the Mosque committee claims to a fountain. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice KV Viswanathan passed the order in a special leave petition filed...

Excise Duty To Be Demanded From Job Worker, Not From Principal Manufacturer, When Transaction Is On Principal To Principal Basis: CESTAT

The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that there has to be excise duty demanded from the job worker and not from the principal manufacturer when transactions between the two are on a principal-to-principal basis.The bench of Anil Choudhary (Judicial Member) and Hemambika R. Priya, (Technical Member) remanded the matter to the...

Anand Mohan's Premature Release : Supreme Court Directs Bihar Govt To Produce Original Records Relating To Remission

The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed the Bihar Government to produce original records of documents which led to the granting remission to former Bihar MP Anand Mohan, convicted in the case for the mob lynching of Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah in 1994.“State Counsel is directed to produce original records which led to the grant of remission to Respondnet No. 4...

Electricity Dues Of Previous Occupier Can Be Recovered From Subsequent Occupier Of Premises : Supreme Court

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that electricity dues of the previous owner of a property can be recovered from the subsequent owner or an auction purchaser."A condition enabling the distribution licensee to insist on the clearance of the arrears of electricity dues of the previous consumer before resuming electricity supply to the premises is valid and permissible under...

CESTAT Allows Interest On Auction Sale Proceeds From The Date The Amount Has Been Received By The Customs Dept., Till The Date Of Disbursal

The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has allowed interest on the auction sale proceeds from the date the amount was received by the Customs Department until the date of disbursal.The Bench of Anil Choudhary, (Judicial Member), has observed that the department shall disburse the number of sale proceeds pursuant to auction sales by only adjusting...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Four Judicial Officers As Additional Judges Of Madras High Court

The Union Government on Friday notified the appointment of four district judges as new additional judges of the Madras High Court.“In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint S/Shri (i) Ramasamy Sakthivel, (ii) P. Dhanabal, (iii) Chilmasamy Kumarappan and (iv) Kandasamy Rajasekar, to be Additional Judges...

Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra & KV Viswanathan Take Oath As Supreme Court Judges

Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan were sworn-in as Supreme Court judges today.The Supreme Court collegium had recommended their elevation on May 16 and the Central Government has notified their appointments within two days. With their appointment, the Supreme Court is back to its full strength of 34 judges. With the...

Supreme Court Taken Aback By Calcutta HC Bench Adjourning A Case 40 Times In 3 Years, Asks CJ To Re-assign Matter To Another Bench

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, asked the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court to assign a matter pending before a Division Bench of the High Court, which had been adjourned about 40 times over a span of 3 years to a new Bench. The concerned matter involves the litigation pertaining to the board of La Martiniere School, Kolkata. A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and...

Jallikattu Law Can't Be Termed Arbitrary Merely Because Bulls Lack Natural Ability To Run Like Horses : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, upheld the practice of Jallikattu and other similar bullock cart races. It also held that the State Amendment Act enacted by Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka Legislatures and the Rules thereunder, regulating bovine sports, are valid legislations. In view of the same, it directed the District Magistrates and other competent authorities to act in...