SC Accepts SBI CAP Funding for 6 Amrapali Projects [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has accepted the funding arrangements proposed by SBI Capital with regard to 6 unfinished Amrapali projects. SBI will release approximately Rs. 625 crore towards the completion of 6 shortlisted projects, namely Silicon City- 1, Silicon City- 2, Crystal Homes, Centurial Park- Lowrise, Centurial Park- O2 Valley and Centurial Park- Tropical Gardens. The Supreme...

[Giving & Fabricating False Evidence] Private Complaints Alleging Offences U/Sec 191 & 192 IPC Not Maintainable When It Is Committed In Relation To Court Proceedings: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that a private complaint under Section 190 of the Code of Criminal Procedure cannot be filed alleging offences under Section 191 [Giving false evidence] and 192 [Fabricating false evidence] of the Indian Penal Code, even if false evidence is created outside the Court premises. The bench comprising Justices RF Nariman and Navin Sinha observed that the offence...

SC Upholds Registry's Refusal To Register Application Seeking Recall Of Contempt Judgment In Vijay Kurle Case; Imposes Rs. 25K Costs On Rashid Khan Pathan [Read Order]

Repeated filing of applications which are not maintainable amounts to abuse of process of law, the Supreme Court observed while dismissing the appeal filed by Rashid Khan Pathan against the refusal by the Registry to register his application seeking recall of the order sentencing him for contempt.The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose observed that the instant application...

[Breaking] SC To Hear Tomorrow The Review Petition Filed By Six Ministers From Six States Against Order Dismissing Pleas For Postponement Of NEET/JEE

A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan will hear Tomorrow the review petition filed by Six cabinet ministers from six states against Supreme Court against the August 17 order dismissing pleas to postpone NEET-JEE exams scheduled in September.The petition filed through Advocate Sunil Fernandes states that the SC order fails to "secure the safety, security and Right to Life of...

SC Keeps Calcutta HC Order Regulating Fees Of Private Unaided Minority Educational Institutions In Abeyance; Directs Petitioners To Seek Recall [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of a SLP preferred by a bunch of private unaided minority educational institutions against an order of the Calcutta High Court restricting them from prohibiting students from participating in the online examinations, for non-payment of fees. A 3-Judge Bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah has directed the Petitioners...

[Breaking] Accounts Not Declared NPAs As On August 31, Not To Be Declared As NPAs Till Matter Is Disposed Of: Supreme Court [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday protected those accounts from being declared as Non-performing Assets (NPAs) which were not classified as NPAs on August 31 till case is disposed off.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR Shah was hearing plea(s) seeking extension of the Covid19 induced loan moratorium & waiver of accruing interest. While adjourning the case for a week,...

[Breaking] Bombay HC Says It Expects Media To Show Restraint In Reporting & Not To Hamper Investigation In Sushant Singh Rajput Case

The Bombay High Court on Thursday passed an order stating that it urges and expects the media to show restraint while reporting the developments in the case relating to the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.The bench also said that the media should not report in a manner which hampers the ongoing investigation in the matter."At this stage and since the Respondent No.5 to...

[Anti Dumping Duty] Judicial Review Should Not Be Exercised Virtually As A Continuous Oversight Of Designated Authority Functions: SC [Read Judgment]

Judicial review should not be exercised virtually as a continuous oversight of the DA's functions, observed the Supreme Court while setting aside orders passed by Telengana High Court issuing directives to Designated Authority. Vide these orders, the High Court had issued specific directions for anti-dumping investigation into articles imported from European Union, initiated contempt...

[Interest On Loan Moratorium Hearing- Day-2] Live- Updates From Supreme Court

#SupremeCourt's Justice Ashok Bhushan led bench will is hearing on plea(s) seeking extension of the Covid19 induced loan moratorium & waiver of accruing...

'Where Do We Draw The Line?': SC Dismisses Plea By Women Officers Completing 14 years In Service After Cut-Off Date For Extension Of Commission

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by women officers who completed 14 years in service after the cut-off date applicable in the judgment dated February 17 directing that Permanent Commission should be granted to women in army regardless of their service, in all the ten streams.A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, KM Joseph & Indu Malhotra observed that to allow the plea for...

Delhi Air Pollution: SC Directs Completion Of Smog Towers Construction In 10 Months [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has granted ten months for that the completion of the construction of smog towers in Delhi for the purpose of curbing air pollution.This was after the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and the Department of Environment & Forests, Government of NCT of Delhi undertook before a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra that the work will be completed within...

SC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging AP HC Verdict Quashing Govt Decision To Convert Govt Schools To English Medium

The Supreme Court on Thursday isssued notice in a plea challenging the Andhra Pradesh HC Order which had quashed Government Orders seeking to implement English as a compulsory medium of instruction at primary level in all the Government Schools in the state.While declining the plea for interim stay on the HC order today, a bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, KM Joseph & Indu Malhotra said...