Supreme Court Rejects Plea Claiming 'Red Ant Chutney' Can Prevent Covid-19 Infection

The Supreme Court, on Thursday (9 September 2021), dismissed a plea that claimed 'red ant chutney' can prevent infection through COVID-19 virus."We are not inclined to entertain the Special Leave Petition", the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli said while dismissing SLP filed against the Orissa High court order.Er. Nayadhar Padhial, who is working as Assistant...

Bombay HC Can Proceed To Decide Validity Of Consumer Protection Rules : Supreme Court Clarifies

The Supreme Court recently clarified that the suo motu case taken by it to deal with the vacancies in Consumer Commissions is not an impediment to the Bombay High Court in deciding a challenge to the Consumer Protection Rules 2020 framed by the Central Government.A petition has been filed before the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) by Advocate Dr.Mahindra Limaye challenging the provisions...

In A Democratic Setup, The Will Of The Majority Has To Prevail: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed in a judgment that "in a democratic set up, the will of the majority has to prevail".A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai made this observation in the case Sau Sangeeta w/o Sunil Shinde v. The State of Maharashtra & Or related to the approval of the group leader of a party in Panchayat Samiti elections.The Court was considering an...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain RGNUL Students' Plea Against HC's Refusal To List Petition Seeking Waiver Of Fees For Urgent Hearing

“We understand there are financial difficulties but institutions have to function”, the court said.

Delay In Conducting Disciplinary Enquiry Does Not Ipso Facto Vitiate It: Supreme Court

Every delay in conducting a disciplinary enquiry does not, ipso facto, lead to the enquiry being vitiated, the Supreme Court observed.The bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli observed that the prejudice caused by the delay must be demonstrated to have been caused and cannot be a matter of surmise.In this case, a departmental inquiry was initiated against a police...

Government Should Keep Taxation System Convenient & Simple, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that it is the responsibility of the Government should endeavour to keep taxation regime convenient and simple.Just as the Government does not wish for avoidance of tax equally it is the responsibility of the regime to design a tax system for which a subject can budget and plan, the bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy observed.The court said that...

"No Interest Would Be Payable By The 5 Female Naval Officers On Excess Component Of Terminal Gratuity In Lieu Of Payment Of DCRG"- Supreme Court In Annie Nagaraja Case

"Let us not recover the interest. These are officers who have served the nation. You were also in the army", remarked Justice Chandrachud to Senior Advocate Balasubramanian.

Supreme Court Grants Protection From Arrest To Man Accused Of Raping Olympian Mayookha Johny's Friend

The Supreme Court today granted protection from arrest to C.C Johnson, the man accused of raping Olypian Mayookha Johny's friend, and for capturing her nude photographs to blackmail her. The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and AS Oka have also asked the counsel to place on record before the next date of hearing an affidavit explaining as to whether the counsel has handed over all...

Magistrates Cannot Extend Time To Complete Investigation In UAPA Cases: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that magistrates would not be competent to extend the time to complete investigations in UAPA cases.The only competent authority to consider such request would be "the Court" as specified in the proviso in Section 43-D (2)(b) of the UAPA, the bench of Justices Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Belam M Trivedi heldIn this case, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhopal...

Second Appeal- High Courts Can Exercise Limited Factual Review Under Section 103 CPC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that High Courts are empowered to exercise limited factual review under Section 103 of the Code of Civil Procedure.The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat observed that the rule that sans a substantial question of law, the High Courts cannot interfere with findings of the lower Court or concurrent findings of fact, is subject to the following...

Contravention Of A Statute Not Linked To Public Policy Or Public Interest Cannot Be A Ground To Set Aside An Arbitral Award: Supreme Court

"Every error of law committed by the Arbitral Tribunal would not fall within the expression 'patent illegality'."

Amazon -Future Dispute : Fair Opportunity Must In A Case Of 'This Magnitude', Says Supreme Court [Full Court Room Exchange]

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the proceedings in the Delhi High Court in relation to the attachment of the assets of Future Retail Limited and its promoters for alleged breach of the Emergency Award passed in favour of Amazon.The Court also asked all authorities including the NCLAT, CCI and the SEBI to not pass final orders for four weeks in relation to the Future-Reliance deal. "...