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Jallikattu Case : Supreme Court Refuses To Extend Fundamental Rights To Animals
On Thursday, while upholding the laws allowing the practice of Jallikattu and other similar bullock cart races, the Supreme Court observed that there is no precedent to show that the Constitution of India recognises fundamental rights for animals. It noted that the 2014judgment in Animal Welfare Board of India v. A. Nagaraja And Ors., which banned jallikattu, also does not lay down that...
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra & Senior Adv KV Viswanathan To Be Sworn-In As Supreme Court Judges Tomorrow
Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan will be sworn-in as Supreme Court judges tomorrow. 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 will be back to its full strength of 34 judges.With the...
Narendra Dabholkar's Murder : Daughter Approaches Supreme Court Against Bombay HC's Refusal To Continue Monitoring Of CBI Probe
‘The Supreme Court on Thursday heard the plea challenging the Bombay High Court's refusal to continue monitoring the murder probe of anti-superstition crusader Narendra Dabholkar.A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Ahsanuddin Amanullah has asked the petitioner to serve a copy of the petition and the Bombay High Court’s order to the CBI. During the brief hearing, Senior Advocate...
Concerned At Deaths Of 3 Cheetahs In Kuno, Supreme Court Asks Centre To Explore Alternate Sites
The Supreme Court on Thursday today asked the Centre to consider if the newly-introduced cheetahs in the country can be spread over and not be confined in one place. A Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sanjay Karol, referring to newspaper reports regarding deaths of three cheetahs, said that Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park may not be sufficient to accommodate so many cheetahs. “Kuno is...
Supreme Court Allows CPI(M) Leader MY Tarigami To Seek Legal Remedies Against Alleged Illegal Detention In J&K In 2019
The Supreme Court on May 16 disposed of a habeas corpus petition filed by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury in 2019 challenging the alleged illegal detention of former J&K MLA Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami in August 2019 soon after the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was abrogated.The Court granted liberty to Tarigami to "adopt appropriate...
No GST On The Difference Between Purchasing, Selling Price Of Second Hand Gold Jewellery: AAR
The Karnataka Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that purchasing second-hand gold in the form of jewellery and parts of jewellery from unregistered individuals and selling it to registered or unregistered dealers after melting it in the form of lumps of gold cannot be subject to GST on the margin difference between the sale price and purchase price as stipulated in Rule 32(5) of the...
TDS Will Not Be Attracted On Interest Below Rs. 40,000 Earned From Mahila Samman Certificate: CBDT
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified that TDS will not be attracted on interest below Rs. 40,000 earned from Mahila Samman Certificate.“In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (c) of clause (i) of sub-section (3) of section 194A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies that the Scheme namely the Mahila Samman...
Insurance Company Must Give Cogent Reasons For Not Accepting Surveyor's Report: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that while the Surveyor's Report in a claim for insurance is not final and can be deviated from, it is necessary for the insurer to provide ‘cogent and satisfactory’ reasons for not accepting the report(National Insurance Company Ltd V. Vedic Resorts and Hotels Pvt. Ltd). A division bench comprising Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Bela M Trivedi also...
Gyanvapi Mosque | Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Tomorrow Masjid Committee's Plea Against HC Order For Scientific Survey Of 'Shivling'
The Anjuman Islamia Masjid committee (which manages Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi) moved the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court’s order last week for a scientific survey of a structure inside the mosque, which the Hindu plaintiffs claim to be a 'Shivling'. Senior Advocate Huzefa Ahmadi mentioned the matter before CJI DY Chandrachud for urgent listing, upon which the CJI agreed to...
West Bengal Approaches Supreme Court Against Calcutta HC Order For NIA Probe Into Ram Navami Violence
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard the petition filed by the State of West Bengal against 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.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala decided to post the matter tomorrow for...
Supreme Court Stays West Bengal's Ban On 'The Kerala Story' Movie; Producer Says No Authentic Data For Claims Of 32,000 Conversions
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the ban imposed by the State of West Bengal on the screening of the controversial film 'The Kerala Story'. The Court also recorded the statement made by Additional Advocate General Amit Anand Tiwari on behalf of the State of Tamil Nadu that there is no direct or indirect ban of the movie in the State. The Court further directed the State of Tamil Nadu...