[Coal Block Auction] 'Between Centre And Jharkhand Govt, Our Anxiety Is That Resources Not Be Depleted': CJI Bobde

The hearing, on Wednesday, in the suit by the Jharkhand Government against the launch of the auction process of coal blocks for purposes of commercial mining by the Centre was privy to interesting arguments and observations by the Supreme Court.At the outset, Senior Advocate Fali S. Nariman, appearing for the state of Jharkhand, drew the bench's attention to the October 9 affidavit filed by...

SC Grants Union Two Weeks To File Affidavit In Plea Seeking Expeditious Disposal Of Criminal Cases Against MPs/MLAs

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Union to file an affidavit within two weeks, indicating its stand and on the merits concerning plea seeking setting up of Special Courts to try criminal cases of MPs and MLAs expeditiously. A bench led by Justice NV Ramana also directed the Centre to file a reply on whether funds could be effectuated to High Courts for infrastructural facilities so...

Both Parties In Maintenance Cases Shall File Affidavit of Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

Affidavit of Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities shall be filed by both parties in all maintenance proceedings, including pending proceedings before the concerned Family Court / District Court / Magistrates Court, as the case may be, throughout the country, the Supreme Court has directed in an important judgment delivered on Wednesday (4 November 2020).The bench comprising Justices Indu...

Judges Pay Revision: Supreme Court To Summon Chief Secretaries If States Fail To Respond To Pay Commission Report [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed a peremptory order that the State Governments should file their replies to the recommendations of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission within a period of five weeks from today.If the States default on filing the replies within the said time, the Chief Secretaries will have to personally appear before the court on the notified date, ordered a bench...

Maintenance In All Cases To Be Awarded From The Date Of Filing Application: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that the right to claim maintenance under all enactments must date back to the date of filing the application.It would be appropriate to grant maintenance from the date of application in all cases, including Section 125 Cr.P.C., the bench comprising Justices Indu Malhotra and R. Subhash Reddy observed in a judgment [Rajnesh vs. Neha] in which it issued...

Jharkhand Coal Block Auction : Supreme Court Mulls Setting Up Expert Panel To Study Effect Of Mining Near Eco-Sensitive Zones

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it was thinking of setting up an expert committee to assess the effect of mining in the coal blocks near eco-sensitive regions in the State of Jharkhand.During the hearing, the bench considered the names of M K Jiwarajka and Dhananjay Mohan(former Indian Forest Service officers) as members of the expert committee.A bench led by Chief Justice of India...

Supreme Court Reserves Orders On Plea By Skoda Volkswagen Challenging FIR On Allegation Of Emission Cheating

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its orders on a petition filed by Skoda Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd challenging an FIR registered in UP over alleged cheat emission devices installed in the cars."In December, 2015, a lady made a complaint against Volkwagen in NGT. In 2018, the persons came to be largely exonerated. Despite that, in March, 2019, a penalty was imposed on Volkswagen, which...

Supreme Court Issues Guidelines On Payment Of Maintenance In Matrimonial Matters [Read Judgment]

In a significant, judgment, the Supreme Court has issued guidelines on payment of maintenance in matrimonial matters. The bench comprising Justices Indu Malhotra and R. Subhash Reddy held that maintenance in all cases will be awarded from the date of filing the application for maintenance."For enforcement / execution of orders of maintenance, it is directed that an order or decree of...

CA Exams: Supreme Court Directs ICAI To Notify On Website Steps Taken To Address Concerns Raised By Candidates

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to notify on the website the steps taken by it to address the concerns raised by candidates taking CA exams and the corrective measures taken with respect to such concerns.A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar also directed the ICAI to release a press note to inform the candidates of the...

Powers Of Review U/s 114 CPC Cannot Be Exercised As An Inherent Or Appellate Power: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

The Supreme court has observed that the powers of review under Section 114 read with Order 47 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure cannot be exercised as an inherent power or an appellate power.In this case, the High Court had allowed an application seeking review of its judgment which had contained some observations regarding possession of disputed property. The High Court allowed the...

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[Central Vista] 'Constitution Envisages Representative Democracy Not Participative":SG Tushar Mehta Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday resumed hearing on the challenge to the Central Vista project and the government's proposal to construct a new Parliament in Lutyen's Delhi. A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari & Sanjeev Khanna had earlier decided to hear the challenge on 3 issues, vis-à-vis change of land use, violations of municipal law, violations of...