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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Women Wrestlers' Plea Alleging Sexual Harassment By WFI President
The Supreme Court today issued notice on the petition moved by top women wrestlers of the country, seeking registration of a FIR against BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over alleged sexual harassment.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the matter before the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today. He requested that the identity of...
All District Court Bar Associations Of Delhi Passes Resolution Against Ongoing Proceedings Before Supreme Court On Same-Sex Marriage
All District Court Bar Associations Of Delhi has passed a resolution against the ongoing proceedings before the Supreme Court on recognition of same-sex marriages, stating that the issue or legalization of marriage can only be determined through legislative process in consultation with all stakeholders. A resolution passed by the Coordination Committee of the lawyers’ body states that...
Supply Of Precast Manhole Using The Steel And Cement Attracts 18% GST: Rajasthan AAR
The Rajasthan Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that the supply of precast manholes using steel and cement attracts 18% GST.The bench of Umesh Kumar Garg and Mahesh Kumar Gowla has observed that precast manholes and rises are movable property; hence, the supply of precast manholes and rises is a supply of goods and not a supply of services on the basis of the findings.The applicant,...
‘Court Always Believes In Forgiveness’: Supreme Court Closed Contempt Proceedings Against Lalit Modi Accepting His Apology
The Supreme Court, on Monday, closed the contempt proceedings against the founder of the Indian Premier League, Lalit Modi in relation to his social media posts against the India judiciary. The criminal contempt plea was filed by Senior Advocate, Mr. Chander Uday Singh.On perusal of Modi’s affidavit tendering unconditional apology, a Bench comprising Justice MR Shah and Justice CT...
Without Corroborating Evidence, Addition Can’t Be Made On The Basis Of A Declaration Made U/s 132(4) Of The Income Tax Act: ITAT
The Guwahati Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that without corroborating evidence, an addition ought not to be made on the basis of a declaration made under Section 132(4) of the Income Tax Act.The bench of Rajpal Yadav (Vice President) and Manish Borad (Accountant Member) has observed that apart from the disclosure statement, no other document is being referred to...
Governors Should Return Bills As Soon As Possible : Supreme Court Observes In Telangana Government's Plea Against Governor
In the plea filed by Telangana Government seeking directions to Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to clear ten bills passed by the legislative assembly, which were awaiting her assent, the Supreme Court on Monday was informed that all the pending bills had been assented to by the Governor. The matter was listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. While...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Telangana HC Order Directing CBI To Provide Printed Questions To YSRCP MP Avinash Reddy; Says Such Orders Gravely Prejudice Investigation
The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the order of the Telangana High Court which had granted Lok Sabha member YS Avinash Reddy interim protection from arrest and directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct the investigation in a given manner in the murder case of YS Vivekananda Reddy, a member of the Indian National Congress and brother of the late Andhra Pradesh Chief...
After Supreme Court’s Contempt Warning, Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal Transfers Cases From Western Zone
The Supreme Court on Monday was informed by the principal bench of the National Green Tribunal that all suo motu cases arising from the western zone, which they had continued hearing despite specific instructions to the contrary, were transferred. This development comes less than two weeks after the principal bench was warned that contempt proceedings would be initiated against it for...
Judges Have No Business Granting Interviews On Pending Matter: Supreme Court Seeks Clarification From Calcutta HC Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay
The Supreme Court, while hearing the plea challenging the order passed by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court through which he had directed the CBI and the ED to question TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee for the Primary Teachers' Recruitment Scam case, orally remarked that judges had no right to give TV interviews on pending matters. The matter was heard by...
Supreme Court Transfers all FIRs against Stand-Up Comedian Munawar Faruqui to Indore, Makes Earlier Order Granting Bail ‘Absolute’
In a significant development in the criminal cases against Mumbai-based stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui for allegedly hurting the sentiments of people, besides allegedly insulting union home minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Shah, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the transfer of all the first information reports (FIR) lodged against him in different states to...
Supreme Court To Hear Batch Of Petitions Challenging Triple Talaq Law In November 2023
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 in November 2023.When the matter came up before the Division Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice M.M. Sundresh today, the petitioners requested one matter to be treated as the lead matter in which all pleadings could...