Consumer Complaints Alleging Deficiency In Service Related To Transfer Of Title Of Immovable Property Not Maintainable: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that consumer complaints on the ground of deficiency in service related to transfer of title of the immovable property is not maintainable.The expression 'service' includes housing construction and not allotment of a site or a plot, the bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and A.S.Bopanna observed.In this case, the complainant before District Consumer Forum sought...

Supreme Court Enters Into Areas Which Are Prohibited: Attorney General KK Venugopal [VIDEO]

Attorney General for India KK Venugopal in his address in a webinar organized in memory of Former Kerala Advocate General M.K Damodaran said that after a period of 1967, there was a confrontation between Judiciary and Parliament but today the judiciary is strong and is not concerned with what the government thought or felt."After 1967, there was a period of confrontation between the...

PC Act Is A Code By Itself- Bank Account Of A Person Accused of Prevention of Corruption Act Cannot Be Attached U/S 102 CrPC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that bank account of a person accused under Prevention of Corruption Act cannot be attached invoking Section 102 of Code of Criminal Procedure."It is not possible to sustain the freezing of the bank account of the appellant taking recourse to Section 102 Cr.P.C. as the Prevention of Corruption Act is a Code by itself", the bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and...

Writ Petition Can Be Entertained Only In Exceptional Circumstances When Alternate Remedy Is Available: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that, when an alternate remedy is available, a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution can be entertained by a High Court only in following exceptional circumstances:(i) a breach of fundamental rights; (ii) a violation of the principles of natural justice; (iii) an excess of jurisdiction; or (iv) a challenge to the vires of the statute or...

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...