Contingent Clause In Rent Deed To Increase Rent Each Year Cannot Be Read To Mean That Tenancy Was For More Than One Year Period: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that, merely because a Rent deed contains a clause which binds the tenant to increase the rent by certain percentage each year, it cannot be read to mean that the tenancy was for a period of more than one year. In this case, the issue before the Apex Court was whether a rent note signed by the tenant which required compulsory registration under Section 17(1)(d)...

'You Are Shooting The Messengers': SC Pulls Up Delhi Govt Over Maltreatment Of Doctors

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the response of the Delhi government on Covid patient care was vague and incomplete. Court directed the Delhi Government to file a "better affidavit" laying down its response to management of the Coronavirus crisis.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul & MR Shah pulled up the Delhi Government for targeting doctors and healthcare workers...

SC Stays Telangana HC Direction To Conduct Mandatory COVID19 Testing On Dead Bodies [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Telangana High Court Order passed on June 8 directing the state to conduct Covid19 sampling on dead bodies before they are released from government hospitals.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul & MR Shah observed that the Telangana High Court passed a "premature" order.The HC direction was challenged by the Telangana government....

SC Dismisses Challenge Against Karnataka Govt Decision To Hold Class X Exams From June 25

The Supreme Court on Wednesday paved the way for Class 10 SSLC Board examinations to be conducted in Karnataka as scheduled, from June 25 to July 4.A Bench comprising of Justices L Nageswara Rao, Krishna Murari and S Ravindra Bhat dismissed a plea challenging a Karnataka High Court Order, which had refused to intervene in the State Government's decision.Appearing for the petitioner,...

SC Issues Notice On Plea To Transfer PM CARES Funds To National Disaster Response Fund

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a PIL seeking for transfer of all funds from PM CARES Fund which was set up to combat the COVID-19 pandemic to National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).A Bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah heard the matter and issued notice to the Central Government and directed the Centre to file its reply...

[COVID-19] 'Curb On Exorbitant Rates Charged By Ambulances Required': SC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Mobilising Ambulance & Resources

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in a PIL seeking directions to increase ambulance services to cater to the surging covid positive numbers in the country.Advocate Dhruv Tamta appeared for an NGO named "Earth" which filed the instant plea. When the matter came up for hearing before a bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR shah, Justice Bhushan orally remarked...

Can The Remaining Exams Of Class XII Be Scrapped And Marks Be Allotted On The Basis Of Internal Assessment :SC Asks CBSE To Take A Decision

The Supreme Court has directed Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) to hold consultation and take a decision by next week regarding the conduct of Board examinations in a plea seeking cancellation of Class XII exams which are to be held in July in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.A Bench comprising of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjeev Khanna has directed...

No Merit In 'Charging Interest On Interest' For Deferred Payments During Moratorium, Says SC

The bench was told that 90% of borrowers have not availed moratorium.

Death Penalty Cannot Be Imposed By Giving Retrospective Effect To POCSO Amendment To An Offence Committed Prior To Amendment: SC [Read Order]

"The punishment of not being released till his last breath is punitive enough to send a signal to the society and it cannot be that only the death sentence can send a right signal"

SC Asks Centre To Pass Orders To States/UTs Ensure Payment Of Salaries To Healthworkers [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to pass appropriate directions under the Disaster Management Act to the Chief Secretaries of all States/Union Territories to ensure that directions for payment of salaries to doctors and health workers are complied with.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that non-payment of salary will attract penal consequences under the...

Plea In SC Seeks Directions To Increase Ambulance Services & Mobilise Resources For Mitigating COVID Crisis

Adding to various pending pleas pertaining to Covid-related issues in the Top Court, a fresh PIL has been filed for directions to increase ambulance services to cater to the surging covid positive numbers in the country.An NGO named "Earth" has filed the instant plea through Advocate Dhruv Tamta. It seeks intervention of the court viz. directions to the Centre and State Governments...

SC Allows Woman With Twin Pregnancy To Medically Terminate One Foetus With Down Syndrome [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted a woman, bearing 25 weeks old twin pregnancy, to undergo procedure for foetal reduction, on the grounds of "serious foetal abnormalities". The bench of Justices R. Banumathi, Indu Malhotra and Aniruddha Bose allowed the special leave petition, preferred against the order of the Bombay High Court, whereby the Petitioner was...