Lawyers Challenge Economic Reservation [Constitutional (103rd Amendment) Act] In SC [Read Petitions]

Two more Writ petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court against the 10% economic reservation introduced by Union Government by way of Constitutional (103rd Amendment) Act 2019 . Advocate Reepak Kansal and Advocate Pawan filed two separate petitions challenging the validity of the Constitutional (103rd Amendment) Act 2019 on the ground that it abrogates the basic structure of...

Not Abandoning Operation To Rescue 15 Meghalaya Miners: Centre Tells SC

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is not abandoning the operation to rescue 15 miners trapped for more than a month inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine filled with water in a remote part of Meghalaya. The state government in its status report told the top court that on January 16, the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) of the Indian Navy had detected a body at a depth of...

SC Dismisses Reliance's Challenge Against 'Discriminatory' MERC Regulation [Read Judgment]

“Indeed, a challenge to the validity of the regulations framed by the MERC could only lie before the High Court. Hence, the imposition of costs for having adopted the remedy under Article 226 was unjustified.”

CBI DSP AK Bassi Moves SC Challenging Transfer Order Issued By Interim Chief Nageshwar Rao

The scuffle within the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) continues, as DSP Ajay Kumar Bassi has now approached the Supreme Court challenging his transfer order, issued by the CBI interim chief Nageshwar Rao on January 11. After taking over the charge in the intervening night of October 23 and 24 last year, Mr. Rao had cleared transfer orders including those of the officials who...

CJI Gogoi Recuses From Hearing Plea Against Appointment Of Nageswara Rao As Interim CBI Director

Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Monday recused from hearing NGO Common Cause's PIL challenging the Centre's move to place M. Nageshwar Rao at the helm of the affairs of the CBI in the interim, following the transfer of CBI Director Alok Verma. As Senior Counsel Dushyant Dave attempted to open the case on behalf of the petitioner-organisation, the Chief Justice observed, "I am participating in...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Finger Print Evidence Of Accused Taken Without Magistrate's Order Not Illegal [Ashish Jain vs. Makrand Singh] The Supreme Court observed that merely due to the absence of a magisterial order authorizing the police to obtain fingerprints of the accused, it cannot be held that the fingerprint evidence was illegally obtained. The bench comprising Justice NV Ramana and Justice Mohan...

Executing Court Has No Jurisdiction To Decide Whether The Court Which Decreed The Suit Had Territorial Jurisdiction: SC [Read Judgment]

“The High Court has manifestly acted in excess of jurisdiction in reversing the judgment of the executing court which had correctly declined to entertain the objection to the execution of the decree on the ground of a want of territorial jurisdiction on the part of the court which passed the decree.”

Disclose Material Which Led To Alok Verma's Removal As CBI Director: Former Info Commissioner To President

Former Information Commissioner Prof. M. Sridhar Acharyulu has written to President Ram Nath Kovind, reiterating his demands for transparency in the process of appointment of Information Commissioners under the Right to Information Act. The letter also advocates for selection of Information Commissioners from diverse fields, rather than the current trend of choosing only those...

No Sales Tax Can Be Levied On Medicines, Implants, Consumables, Surgical Tools Used In Medical Procedures: Kerala HC [FB]

The Full Bench of Kerala High Court has ruled that medicines, implants and other materials used during procedures at hospitals do not constitute sale of goods, and hence, sales tax cannot be levied on these. The Bench comprising Justices K. Vinod Chandran, A. Muhamed Mustaque and Ashok Menon essentially opined that sale of drugs, implants and other consumables form a part of the...

Setback To Delhi Police: Court Refuses To Take Cognizance In JNU Sedition Case Against Kanhaiya& Others

Patiala House Court at Delhi questioned the Delhi police on Saturday for filing a charge sheet against former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a 2016 sedition case without procuring requisite sanctions. Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat granted police time till February 6 to procure requisite sanctions after they told the court they will...

Justice Madan Lokur Attends Pakistan CJ's Swearing-In, Shares Bench With Him

The swearing-in ceremony of Pakistan's new Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Asif Saeed Khosa saw the attendance of several luminaries from across the world, including Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and former Supreme Court judge, Justice Madan B Lokur. According to Indian Express, Justice Lokur also shared a bench with the new Chief Justice and heard three cases for about 45 minutes...

SC Dismisses Miniratna PSU's Plea Against Demolition Of Wall In Elephant Corridor

Elephant has first right over forest, said the Supreme Court on Friday as it dismissed the plea of miniratna Public Sector Undertaking Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) and ordered it to demolish the entire 2.2 km of wall with barbed wire and razor-edge fencing right in the middle of an elephant corridor for expansion of its township in the proposed Deopahar reserve forest area, in close proximity...