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Delhi Govt vs LG : Supreme Court To Constitute 3-Judge Bench To Decide Issue Of 'Services' After Dussehra Vacations
Senior Advocate Rahul Mehra on Tuesday mentioned before the Chief Justice of India the matter relating to the legal dispute between the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Government relating to control of services.In February 2019, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court had delivered a split verdict on the question of powers of the GNCTD and Union Government...
Multiple FIRs In Different States On Ponzi Scheme: 'Can It Be Dealt By A Separate Wing of Central Investigating Agency?' SC Asks Centre To Find A Solution
While hearing a writ petition seeking transfer and clubbing of 29 FIR's registered against an accused who has been in custody for falsely collecting crores of money in cash from people to any appropriate Investigating Agency or in the State of Haryana, the Supreme Court on Monday (October 1, 2021) asked the Centre to come up with the solution to deal with the matters in which multiple...
Supreme Court To Hear West Bengal's Suit Against Centre Over CBI FIRs On October 22
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the original suit filed by the State of West Bengal against the Union of India to October 22. The suit has been filed under Article 131 of the Constitution against the Union of India alleging that CBI is going ahead with investigation in cases of post poll violence without securing the pre-requisite nod from the state under the law. A bench...
Conduct Of Accused, Gravity Of Offence, Societal Impact Etc. Are Grounds To Revoke Bail: Supreme Court
The Supreme court observed that bail granted to an accused can be revoked by a superior court if the court has considered irrelevant factors or has ignored relevant material available on record which renders the order granting bail legally untenable. "The gravity of the offence, conduct of the accused and societal impact of an undue indulgence by Court when the investigation is...
Fill Up Vacancies In Central Administrative Tribunal : Supreme Court To Centre
While hearing a contempt petition preferred by Ajesh Luthra, President Central Administrative Tribunal ("CAT") Bar Association with respect to the non-compliance of the order dated January 4, 2021, wherein the Top Court had directed the Government to "expedite" the appointment of 4 posts to the CAT in accordance with the Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and Other Authorities...
Arbitrator Cannot Grant Pendente Lite Interest If Contract Contains A Specific Clause Expressly Barring Payment Of Interest: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that an arbitrator cannot grant pendente lite interest if the contract contains a specific clause which expressly bars payment of interest.Such a contractual clause will not be a violation of Section 28 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the bench of Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari observed. The court said that the Arbitration and...
Plea For Model Builder-Buyer & Agent-Buyer Agreements Under RERA: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a batch petitions under Article 32 raising the grievances of flat-purchasers that in the absence of uniform Builder-Buyer and Agent-Buyer Agreements, the purchasers are left to the mercy of developers over the terms and conditions imposed.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and B. V. Nagarathna recorded that the string of...
Ex-Gratia For COVID Deaths, Death Certificates, Grievance Redressal : Supreme Court Issues Slew Of Directions
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a slew of directions in relation to the grant of ex-gratia compensation to the family of COVID victims and issuance of death certificates.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna issued the directions approving the guidelines framed by the National Disaster Management Authority and the Central Government. The guidelines were framed pursuant to...
Supreme Court Allows Student Rusticated For Attempting To Organise Anti-CAA Protest To Take Semester Exams
The Supreme Court today allowed a student who was rusticated from Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi Farsi University on the reasons that he was attempting to organize protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 to take the 6th Semester BA Hons Examination which is likely to be held in May 2022 or at a later date. Considering the peculiar facts of the case and on...
Breaking: Aryan Khan, Arbaz Merchant, and Munmun Dhamecha Remanded To NCB Custody Till October 7 in Cruise Ship Drug Case
Aryan Khan, son of actor Shahrukh Khan and Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha have been remanded to the custody of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) until October 7 in connection with the seizure of drugs on a luxury cruise ship off the Mumbai coast. Khan has been booked under sections 8(C) read with 20, 35 and 27 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Additional...