Kerala Brahmana Sabha Seeks Review Of Sabarimala Judgment, Says Restriction Not Gender Bias, Court Didn’t Note Similar Restriction On Men In Many Temples [Read Petition]

The All-Kerala Brahmins Association, also known as Kerala Brahmana Sabha, has moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of the Sabarimala judgment while insisting that the restriction on entry of women in the age group of 10-50 years cannot be seen as gender discrimination issue and that the court had erred in looking at the matter from the prism of individual dignity without considering...

CAMPA Funds Are Meant For Afforestation, Not For Payment Of Fees To Lawyers: SC Flays Punjab Govt [Read Order]

‘It is made clear that no State Government can use the funds for any activity other than afforestation.’Taking serious note of the fact that fees to lawyers have been paid from the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) funds, the Supreme Court made it clear that no state government can use the funds for any activity other than afforestation.A...

Despite Several Judgments Of This Court, HCs Keep Granting Interim Orders In Favour Of Persons Who Are NPAs, Says SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court recently set aside a high court order that had granted an interim order in writ petitions filed in SARFAESI matters.The bench comprising Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Justice Navin Sinha said: “Despite several judgments of this Court, including a judgment by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha, as recently as on 30.01.2018, in Authorized Officer, State Bank of Travancore...

A Court Deciding ‘Section 34’ Petition Has No Jurisdiction To Remand The Matter To Arbitrator For Fresh Decision, Reiterates SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has reiterated that the court while deciding a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act has no jurisdiction to remand the matter to the arbitrator for a fresh decision.The bench comprising Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Justice Navin Sinha set aside a Calcutta High Court order that remanded the matter to the arbitrator in order to decide the point...

Honouring CJI’s Appeal To Avoid Seminars On Working Days, Justice NV Ramana Declines Invitation For Event In Spain

Justice NV Ramana has turned down an invitation of the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institution (CJEI) to attend a conference, honouring Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi’s appeal to all judges to skip seminars on working days.The conference was scheduled for November 15 to 18 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The Institute is an official Commonwealth NGO, providing support...

M J Akbar Files Defamation Complaint Against Journalist Priya Ramani For #MeToo Allegations; Says Narrative A Figment Of Her Imagination

Accused by several women of sexual harassment, Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar on Monday filed a defamation complaint before a Delhi court against journalist Priya Ramani, who was the first to level such allegations against him as part of the #MeToo movement. The complaint has been filed before a magisterial court at Patiala House through Karanjawala & Co. through its...

SC Stays Execution Of Death Penalty In 11-Yr-Old Rape & Murder Case [Read Order]

‘If in such barbaric act, Court takes lenient view, certainly this may prick conscious of the society besides pricking conscious of this Court.’, the HC had said in this case.The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of man convicted for rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl.The Patna High Court had confirmed the death penalty imposed on Munna Pandey by the trial court.Issuing...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Suit For Specific Performance: Plaintiff Has To Prove And Establish His Readiness And Willingness To Perform His Part Of Contract Throughout [Vijay Kumar vs. Om Prakash]The Supreme Court, while restoring a trial court order that dismissed a suit for specific performance of contract, reiterated that, in order to obtain a decree for specific performance, the plaintiff has to prove and establish...

Allahabad HC Takes Up The Issue Of Online Portals Advertising & Soliciting For Lawyers [Read Order]

Observing that online portals carrying out advertising and soliciting for lawyers are prima facie functioning against the Code of Ethics of Bar Council of India, the Allahabad High Court has issued notice to such portals. The Bar Council of India informed the Court that it has formed a Committee to look into the issue.The Court action came on a petition filed by lawyer Yash Bharadwaj...

‘Association’ Referred To In Section 2(1)(f)(iii) Of The Arbitration And Conciliation Act Would Include A Consortium Of Companies, One Of Which Is A Foreign Company: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that an ‘association’ referred to in Section 2(1)(f)(iii) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, would include a consortium consisting of two or more bodies corporate, at least one of whom is a body corporate incorporated in a country other than India.Consortium of M/s Larsen and Toubro, an Indian company, together with Scomi Engineering Bhd, a...

SC Stays Death Penalty For Haryana Woman & Her Lover For Murdering 7 Members Of Her Family [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the death sentence awarded to a Haryana woman and her boyfriend for poisoning and strangulating seven members of her family, including four children, in September 2009.The stay was granted by a Bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Navin Sinha against an order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in...

Urban Improvement Trusts Not Entitled To I-T Exemptions, Holds SC [Read Judgment]

“The High Court based its decision on the fact that functions carried out by the assessee are statutory functions and it is carrying on the functions for the benefit of the State Government for urban development. The said reasoning cannot lead to the conclusion that it is a Municipal Committee within the meaning of Section 10(20) Explanation Clause (iii).”The Supreme Court on Friday held...