'ED Director Can Be Appointed For A Period Of More Than 2 Years' :Supreme Court Upholds Extension Of ED Director SK Mishra's Tenure

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the extension of tenure given to the Director of Enforcement Directorate Sanjay Kumar Mishra. The Court refused to interfere with the order passed by the Union Government on November 13, 2020 which retrospectively amended the appointment order of the present ED Director to give him one more year in office. He had attained the age...

Supreme Court Grants Ad Interim Bail To 97 Convicts Lodged In UP Jails For Over 20 Years

Supreme Court on Tuesday granted ad-interim bail to 97 convicts lodged in two different jails of Uttar Pradesh for over 20 years.A Bench comprising Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice JK Maheshwari also issued notice in two writ petitions filed seeking release of the petitioners languishing in Jails of Agra and Varanasi.The petitioners have argued that all of them were convicted and have...

NGT Can't Exercise Suo Motu Powers On Letters, Media Reports : Amicus Curiae Tells Supreme Court [Hearing Day 3]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday continued hearing a batch of petitions on the issue whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has jurisdiction under the provisions of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (NGT Act) to initiate suo motu proceedings based on a letter or a newspaper report.The matter is being adjudicated upon by a Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Hrishikesh Roy and CT...

Supreme Court Dismisses Former Karnataka Pollution Control Board Chairman's Plea Against Govt Accepting His 'Resignation'

The petitioner had claimed that his signatures were taken fraudulently and procedure for the resignation was not followed.

Kodanad Murder & Dacoity Case: Supreme Court Dismisses AIADMK Member's Plea To Stop Further Investigation

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by AIADMK functionary Anubhav Ravi, a prosecution witness in the Kodanad Murder and Dacoity case challenging the Madras High Court's order of refusing to intervene with the further police investigation by police.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Bela M Trivedi dismissed the petition and approved...

"Why Is The State Of Goa Backing Large Entities In Renewal Of Lease Without Following Due Process?' SC Dismisses Vedanta's Plea For Validating Its Mining Lease Till 2037

"If the state wants to maximise revenue, why is the due process of law not being followed? Why is the state backing these large entities in the renewal of their leases?", the court asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.

Medical Professionals Cannot Be Held Negligent Merely Because The Treatment Is Not Successful Or Patient Dies During Surgery: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a medical professional cannot be held negligent merely because the treatment is not successful or the patient dies during surgery.To indicate negligence, the bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and AS Bopanna said, there should be material available on record or else appropriate medical evidence should be tendered. The court said that the...

Fraudulent Practice To Gain Public Employment Cannot Be Countenanced: Supreme Court Upholds Termination Of 38 Workmen By BCCL

The Supreme Court observed that fraudulent practice to gain public employment cannot be countenanced to be permitted by a Court of law.The sanctity of public employment, as a measure of social welfare and a significant source of social mobility, must be protected against such fraudulent process which manipulates and corrupts the selection process, the bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul...

'We Can't Run The Administration': Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Centralized Portal For Information On COVID Essentials

Supreme Court has granted the petitioner liberty to move the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with its suggestions.

Jayaraj- Bennix Custodial Deaths Case : Supreme Court Rejects Bail Pleas Of Cops In Custody

The Supreme Court today refused to grant bail to Inspector S Sridhar and Sub Inspector P Raghu Ganesh who were charge-sheeted as accused(s) by the CBI in the Jayaraj-Bennix case, in which a father-son duo were brutally murdered in police custody last year. The matter was heard by the division bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari. Expressing their disinclination...

Suit Simpliciter For Injunction Without Claiming Declaration Of Title Not Maintainable If Plaintiff's Title Is Disputed: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a suit simpliciter for permanent injunction without claiming declaration of title is maintainable only in cases where the plaintiff's title is not in dispute or under a cloud.The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai observed that if the matter involves complicated questions of fact and law relating to title, the court has to relegate the parties...

'What The Court Says, And How It Says It, Is Equally Important As What It Decides': Supreme Court Explains Purpose & Importance Of Judgment

The Supreme Court, while setting aside a High Court order that granted bail to a murder accused, explained the 'importance of judgment; purpose of judgment and what should be contained in the judgment'.The court said that a judgment should have a clarity, both on facts and law and on submissions, findings, reasoning's and the ultimate relief granted. What the court says, and how it says it,...