SC lifts stay on nursery admissions in Delhi [Read the Judgment]

Supreme Court today lifted the stay on nursery admissions in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and asked the government to admit 24 students under the inter-State transfer category.In an appeal (Civil Appeal No.5379-5380/2014) a three Judge Bench comprising of Justice H.L. Dattu, Justice M. Y. Eqbal and Justice S. A. Bobde quashed the Delhi government notification issued on February 27...

Issues and Findings in the Mullaperiyar Judgment

The following are the issues framed and the findings of the Constitution Bench in the Mullaperiyar Case 1. Whether the suit is maintainable under Article 131 of the Constitution of India.Court's finding- The suit filed by the State of Tamil Nadu is maintainable under Article 131 of the Constitution.2. (a) Whether the Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation (Amendment) Act 2006...

SC asks BSES to pay NTPC by May 31; says NTPC can cut power to Delhi distributor on failure of payment

Overturning an earlier Court order that despite the outstanding bill, NTPC should keep power flowing, a Supreme Court Bench of Justices Surinder Singh Nijjar and A K Sikridirected, that if Reliance Infrastructure-owned BSES discomsfails to clear dues worth rupees 690-crore by May 31, the state-owned power generator NTPC could cut power supply to Delhi’s two BSESdistribution companies. The...

Post Script – Sahara Story

The Supreme Court while dismissing the Writ Petition filed by Subrato Roy, has recorded a Post Script as tail end their judgment, which expresses the anguish and despair of Judiciary at the present day order of litigation in the Country.Justice J. S Kehar writing the Judgment on Behalf of a Two Judge Bench also comprising of Justice K. S Radhakrishnan recorded the Post Script as...

No relief to Ashok Chavan in paid news case, as Supreme Court dismisses his petition; says EC can inquire into paid news allegations

A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice A K Patnaik and comprising of Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar and Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla dismissed a petition by former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan. It held that the Election Commission was authorized to investigate into the allegation of paid news if the expenses for the same were not being revealed in the election return...

Supreme Court stays demolition of two towers of real estate firm Supertech

Good news for Supertech Group, as a Supreme Court Bench comprising Chief Justice RM Lodha, Justices MadanLokur and Kurian Joseph stayed the demolition of two buildings of the developer in Noida. It directed that status quo be maintained and restricted Supertech from selling or transferring any flat in these two towers. Live Law, has reported that a Division Bench of Allahabad High...

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission imposes fine of Rs 50 lakh on Snack Bar at the Chennai Airport, a unit of Saptagiri Restaurant

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDR) has fined Rs 50 lakh for charging Rs 75 extra on drink, Redbull by the vendor- Snack bar unit of Saptagiri Restaurant. The drink was charged double the amount for which the consumer approached the Consumer forum.The  petitioner one Mr D K Chopra bought the drink at the Airport in October 2009. The Snack Bar at the Airport collected...

RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal Appointed as consultant to Delhi government

Lt. Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung has appointed Right to Information activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal as consultant to the Delhi government.Agrawal, who holds the Guinness World Records for maximum number of published letters to editors, will provide guidance and training on provisions of the RTI Act, 2005 to all PIOs/First Appellate Authorities under the Delhi government during his...

2G case, Bhushan seeks probe against TATAs, Karunanidhi family and an IPS Officer

Prashant Bhusan has filed a fresh application in the Supreme Court in the ongoing 2G cases seeking an investigation against TATAs, Karunanidhi family and an IPS Officer. The Supreme Court started monitoring 2G Case pursuant to a Special Leave Petition filed in the year 2010 by Central for Public Interest Litigation. The SLP was filed against dismissal of its prayer by High Court of Delhi...

Lok Adalats by Banks to settle Cheque Bounce Cases

Pendency of cases is a major issue for the courts in the country. Currently there are more than 3.20 crore pending cases in different courts. Out of this total, it has been estimated that more than 30% of all pending cases in courts across the country are either cheque bounce cases or traffic challans.The Finance Ministry had earlier considered the option of resorting to  Lok Adalats in order...

India says it won't participate in unilateral US investigation on IPR

India openly stated that it would not participate in any unilateral investigation by the US on its intellectual property rights, emphasizing that its IPR regime complies with international laws.India’s response came in the wake of the release of the USTR Special 301 Report.  The Special 301 Report identifies countries where US companies or products facing trade barriers fur to...

Supreme Court orders Deputy Director of Enforcement Directorate to continue to investigate 2G spectrum cases

A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice H L Dattu directed that Deputy Director of Enforcement Directorate Rajeshwar Singh would continue with the ongoing investigation in 2G cases, including the Aircel-Maxis deal, allegedly involving former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, till trial is completed. The Apex Court Bench passed the order after it was alleged that Singh is being transferred to...