Criminal Antecedents Of Candidate Cannot Be Said To Be 'Clear' When Acquittal Is By Granting Benefit Of Doubt: SC [Read Order]

“It cannot be said to be case of clear acquittal, in criminal case, he was given benefit of doubt not acquitted because the case against him was found to be false.”

SC Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Rajasthan HC Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog To Bombay HC [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended transfer Justice Pradeep Nandrajog, the current Chief Justice Rajasthan High Court to Bombay High Court.The Collegium comprising of CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justices SA Bobde, NV Ramana, Arun Mishra and RF Nariman took note that the present Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Justice N.H. Patil, is retiring on 6th April, 2019. ":Office of the Chief Justice...

SC Issues Notice To Vodafone & Airtel On CBI's Plea Alleging Non Cooperation By Telecos In Saradha Chit Funds Case

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on CBI's plea alleging non-cooperation on the part of telecom operators Vodafone and Airtel in not sharing the Call Detail Records (CDR) of Saradha Group directors Sudipta Sen and Debjani Mukherjee. The bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi required the companies to reply by April 8 even as Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi refuted the...

Buyer Cannot Be Required To Wait Indefinitely For Possession: SC Asks Developer To Refund The Buyer [Read Judgment]

"A buyer can be expected to wait for possession for a reasonable period. A period of seven years is beyond what is reasonable."

Benefit Of Probation Can't Be Extended To An Accused Convicted For An Offence Punishable With Life Imprisonment: SC [Read Order]

"There is no dispute that an offence under Section 326 IPC which carries a sentence of life imprisonment cannot be compounded either under Section 360 Cr.P.C. or under Section 4 of the Act."

[Tribunals- Day-2] If Your Lordships Finds Speaker's Certificate Invalid, Whole Finance Act With Amendments To All Statutes Will Go":AG

In his turn, Attorney General K. K. Venugopal on Thursday defended the passage of the Finance Act of 2017 as a Money Bill in circumvention of the Rajya Sabha. A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court was hearing the challenge to the introduction as a Money Bill of the Act, which altered the mode of selection, appointment, removal, and the qualifications and terms of service of the...

State Can Include Proceeds From Inter-State Sale In Total Turnover To Classify Dealers For Sales Tax Slab : SC [Read Judgment]

A challenge to the constitutionality of Section 6B of the Karnataka Sales Tax Act 1957 on the ground that it permitted State to include proceeds from inter-state sale in 'total turnover' was repelled by the Supreme Court.The petitioner's argument was that since States cannot impose tax on inter-state sale, inclusion of such sale in 'total turnover' is not permissible as per Article 286...

Drunkenness While On Duty A Serious Misconduct: SC Upholds Dismissal Of A Police Constable [Read Judgment]

"Having regard to the seriousness of the charge of misconduct and the fact that the respondent was a member of the police service, we find no justification for the High Court to interfere with the order of dismissal."

SC Refuses Urgent Hearing Of Plea Against Release Of Film 'Ram Ki Janmabhoomi'

Supreme Court Thursday refused to stall the release of film 'Ram Ki Janmabhoomi' which is scheduled to hit the screens across the country on March 29. A plea seeking to stall the release of the film was mentioned before a bench headed by Justice S A Bobde and the petitioner claimed that the release of the movie will vitiate the ongoing mediation proceeding in the Ayodhya land...

"All Tribunals Should Be Brought Under One Nodal Agency To Ensure Efficient Functioning" : SC Asks Govt. To Reply In Two Weeks [Read Order]

"While there cannot be a doubt that to streamline the task of their efficient functioning, the tribunals should be under a nodal agency, as observed in L. Chandra Kumar, we would like the government of India to let the court have the benefit of its views on affidavit by the competent authority",states the Order

'Retrograde Step' : Election Commission Opposes Anonymity Of Electoral Bonds Scheme [Read Affidavit]

Anonymous corporate donations could lead to the increased use of black money for political funding through shell companies, expressed the ECI.

Companies Act Does Not Stipulate Any Period For Completion Of Serious Fraud Investigation: SC [Read Judgment]

Holding that there is no stipulation of any fixed period for completion of a Serious Fraud investigation, the Supreme Court has observed that the stipulation in sub-section (3) of Section 212 of the Companies Act, 2013, in relation to the submission of the report, is not mandatory, but directory.The bench comprising Justice AM Sapre and Justice UU Lalit were dealing with an appeal filed by...