SC Issues Notice To RBI & Centre In Plea Seeking Relief Measures For Real Estate Sector Amid Covid-19 Pandemic Situation

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea seeking a relief package for the ailing real estate sector in light of the pandemic situation.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan & V. Subramanium issued notice to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as well as the Central Government in the Petition praying for reliefs including waiver of interest during moratorium period, restructuring...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Week Commencing June 15 to June 21, 2020

Filing Of 'Certificate Cases' Must Be Discouraged, Says SC [Read Order]

"We have categorized such cases as “certificate cases” where the only purpose is to approach this court to get a certificate of dismissal of the appeal/petition and such endeavours must be discouraged.”

Supreme Court Passes Divorce Decrees Through Virtual Hearing [Read Orders]

The Supreme Court has passed several orders, granting divorce by mutual consent through the virtual hearing system. On June 3, 2020, the bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy, in exercise of its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India, passed the decree for dissolution of marriage by mutual consent in the case titled Anisha Arjun Raj v. Arjun Sundar Raj. The Petitioner-wife...

Foreign Nationals Move SC Against MHA Order Blacklisting Them For Alleged Involvement in 'Tablighi Activities' [Read Petition]

Seven foreign nationals, aggrieved by the decision of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to blacklist foreigners from different countries for their alleged involvement in 'Tablighi Jamaat Activities', have approached Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the move. On April 2, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) communicated the government's decision to blacklist as many...

COVID-19 Test For Expatriates : SC Refuses To Interfere With Kerala Govt's Policy

The Supreme Court on Friday refrained from interfering with the policy decision of the Kerala Government to demand COVID-19 test for persons to return from Middle Eastern countries in private chartered flights.Disposing of writ petition filed by one KSR Menon, the SC said that it is open for the petitioner to represent the matter to the Kerala Government and that it is for the Government to...

Amrapali : SC Directs ED To Transfer JP Morgan's Attached Money For Construction Purposes [Read Order]

In a significant development regarding the completion of pending Amrapali housing projects, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the transfer of Rs 140 Crore, plus interest, from the account of JP Morgan, which had earlier been frozen by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), to UCO Bank.The transfer of the cumulative amount of around Rs. 187 Crore is effectively the first step towards the...

Supreme Court Heard 7144 Cases In 57 Days Via Virtual Hearing During Lockdown

With the culmination of hearings on Friday, i.e. the 57th day since the Supreme Court first began hearing cases via video conferencing, the Court has reached a milestone of hearing a total of 7144 cases. Today alone, over 200 cases were listed before 12 benches of the Apex Court, including the suo motu plea pertaining to the plight of migrant workers in the country, amid...

Judicial Discipline Ordains That Coordinate Bench Cannot Take Contrary View; Can Only Refer To Larger Bench : SC [Read Judgment]

In the judgment holding that the lockdown restrictions and the extension of limitation will not impact the right to default bail, the Supreme Court made some significant observations on judicial discipline.The issue arose out a single bench decision of Madras High Court in the case S Kasi v State through Inspector of Police, which held that the SC's order of March 23 extending limitation...

[Section 25 CPC] 'First Past The Post' Principle Cannot Be Applied While Deciding A Transfer Petition: SC [Read Judgment]

"A petition for transfer under Section 25 of the Code is decided on consideration of the ends of justice."

Jharkhand Government Moves SC Against Centre's Coal Block Auction

Following launch of auction process of coal blocks for purposes of commercial mining by the Prime Minister, the Jharkhand Government has moved the Supreme Court challenging it.The plea filed by Advocate Tapesh Kumar Singh challenges the auctioning process which has been initiated to boost industrial development by aiming at self-sufficient energy resources on the ground that the ongoing...

SC Directs High Courts To Submit 'Plan Of Action' To Address The Issue Of Long Pendency Of Criminal Appeals [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has directed the High Courts of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Patna, Rajasthan, Bombay and Orissa to file affidavits submitting their 'plan of action' for deciding the criminal appeals that have been pending before the High Courts for a long period of time. The bench of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat was considering a criminal appeal against...