SC Upholds HC Decision To Quash Manipur Public Service Commission Exam, 2016; Direction For CBI Enquiry

The Supreme Court today upheld the decision of the Manipur High Court to quash Manipur Public Service Commission 2016 (Main) exam, with directions to conduct the Main Examination, 2016 afresh. In its order dated October 18, the high court had held that the examination was liable to be quashed, on account of numerous irregularities and illegalities, in the process of conducting the...

No Bar In Dismissing 'Admitted' Writ Petition On Ground Of Alternative Remedy, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has reiterated that after admitting a writ petition, there is no bar on High Court to dismiss it on the ground of alternative remedy. In this case, a writ petition was filed before the High Court challenging the order of Income Tax authority (determination of liability under Section 115QA of the Income Tax Act). When the matter came up for admission, preliminary objection...

SC Asks Makers Of RO Water Purifiers To Approach Centre Within 10 Days Over NGT Ban

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the makers of RO (Reverse Osmosis) water purifiers to approach the Union Ministry of Environment , Forests and Climate Change within ten days with relevant materials on their grievance against the ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal.The bench headed by Justice Rohinton Nariman directed the Central Ministry to consider the materials of the RO...

SC Issues Notice On Plea Against Amendment Allowing Use Of Aadhaar Data By Private Entities [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Central Government and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on a petition questioning the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Act 2019, which allows private entities to use Aadhaar data of citizens.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India S A Bobde and Justice B R Gavai was considering a...

Satyam Scam : SC Issues Notice On SEBI's Challenge Against SAT Quashing Price Waterhouse Ban

The Supreme Court has issued notice on appeal filed by SEBI against the SAT's order) quashing the SEBI order imposing a two year ban on the accounting firm Price Waterhouse(PW) for its alleged involvement in the Satyam scam. Further, the apex court has also stayed the part of decision, insofar as it held that SEBI did not have the jurisdiction to debar auditors and auditing firms...

'Justice System In Kashmir In A State Of Near Collapse' : UK Lawyers' Body Writes To PM [Read Letter]

Amidst assurances made by Indian Government regarding restoration of "normalcy" in the Kashmir valley, the Bar Council and Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales have written to the Prime Minister raising concerns about detentions in Kashmir. In a letter addressed to PM Narendra Modi (with copy marked to Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad), the Bar said it had come across...

Adopt The Same Approach Towards The New Land Acquisition Act That Has Made IBC Workable: Shyam Diwan Tells SC

A Five Judge Constitution Bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra on Thursday continued the hearing the matters relating to the interpretation of Section 24 of the new Land Acquisition Act."The 2013 Act is a radical departure from the old scheme. It is a Welfare State law bringing in new entitlements which were missing in the old regime. The colonial law (the Act of 1894) was witnessing...

Kashmir Situation Is Normal Except For Internet; Restrictions Are Minimal : Solicitor General

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Thursday commenced his arguments on behalf of the state government in the petitions challenging restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir. At the outset it was stated that it is the duty of a responsible government to protect the citizen's life and security. Calling the argument that there was no prevalent situation necessitating the shutdown untrue, Mehta said...

"Bar Is The Mother Of Bench, We All Are Coparcenaries Of An Undivided Family"; CJI Bobde

A Felicitation Ceremony was organized on Thursday in the Supreme Court Lawns by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in honour of the 47th Chief Justice of India, Sharad Arvind Bobde. Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde then graced the event by commending the strength of the Bar as well as the Bench, and the influence perpetrating from the confluence of the two. He observed and advised the...

Kashmir Lockdown Created Fear, Making Citizens Inert; Restrictions Have Psychological Effect : Sr Adv Meenakshi Arora

On Thursday, hearing in matters related to the communication lockdown in Jammu & Kashmir resumed today before the 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court, comprising of Justices NV Ramana, Subhash Reddy and BR Gavai. The bench initially commented that the Government, through Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, was not giving the impression that the matter was being given proper attention....

SC 'Expects' Kerala Govt To Bring Separate Law For Sabarimala Temple Administration [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it 'expects' the State of Kerala to place before it a legislation with regard to the administration of the Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Swamy Temple as the Government submitted to the Court earlier. The Court noted that, during the last date of hearing in August, the State had submitted that it is considering enacting a separate legislation with regard to...

Restrictions In Kashmir Are Necessary To Prevent Terrorism : Attorney General

Attorney General K K Venugopal told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the restrictions in Kashmir were necessary to prevent cross-border terrorism and untoward incidents.Past events such as public protest in the wake of killing of terrorist Burhan Wani in 2016 justified the present measures, submitted the AG."When Burhan Wani was killed, there was a lockdown for 3 months. If we see the...