What Is The Liability Of E-Commerce Companies In Cheating Committed Through Their Website: SC Issues Notice On India Mart’s Plea [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has issued notice in a Special Leave Petition filed by Managing Director of India Mart, an e-commerce company, seeking to quash a complaint alleging cheating registered against the website.The bench of Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul has directed that no coercive steps against shall be taken against the e-commerce website and its officials in connection...

Crypto Currencies Encourage Illegal Dealings: RBI Tells SC

Pointing out that transaction with crypto currency could “encourage illegal transactions” in the country, the RBI has told the Supreme Court that a committee has been set up by the Centre to go into its eventual validity.“We have already issued a circular prohibiting use of these virtual currencies”, senior advocate Shyam Divan who appeared for the RBI told a bench of chief justice...

Sanitary Napkins Exempted From GST

The GST Council on Saturday exempted sanitary napkins from the Goods and Services Tax. The government had faced a lot of criticism from several quarters for keeping sanitary napkins under 12 percent GST slab which many said would adversely affect the reproductive health of women. The GST Council met today to take a decision on this issue which had also seen multiple petitions being filed...

Admission To Three Year LLB Course Can’t Be Denied On The Ground That The Candidate Cleared SSLC Privately: Madras HC (FB) [Read Order]

‘Had it been the intention of the Bar Council that for admission to Three Year LLB Course a candidate would be required to obtain all the previous requisite degrees and certificates, such as the Secondary School Certificate and Senior Secondary School Certificate, by prosecuting a regular course, the Legal Education Rules would have specifically provided so.’ Allowing the plea of an...

Detaining Authority Under National Security Act Must Send Report To Govt At The ‘Earliest Time Possible’; Delay Caused Must Be Explained: SC [Read Judgment]

‘Whether there were administrative exigencies which justify the delay in sending the reports must be explained by the detaining authority.’The Supreme Court in Hetchin Haokip vs State of Manipur has observed that the detaining authority under the National Security Act should send report to the state government at the ‘earliest time possible’ and any delay caused in this regard must be...

“College Cannot Impose Moral Paternalism on Students”, Kerala HC Quashes College’s Decision to Expel Students For Love Affair [Read Judgment]

The love affair and eloping termed as immoral amounting to a breach of discipline was based on the moral values of the persons in the management. It is a sin for some and not a sin for others. In law, it is the choice of freedom which is the essence of liberty, stated Justice Mustaque in the judgment. In a significant judgment, the High Court of Kerala quashed the decision of a college to...

[Ayodhya] [Day-9] SC Reserves Order On Whether The Ismail Faruqui Judgment Requires Re-consideration By A Larger Bench

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its judgment on the question whether it's 1994 ruling in Ismail Faruqui Vs Union of India requires reconsideration by a larger bench.The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice Abdul Nazeer was hearing a string of appeals against the 2010 verdict of the Allahabad High Court in the Ram Janmabhumi-Babri Masjid dispute.On...

“Why Should Delhiites Suffer Traffic Jam For 3 More Years?” SC Summons Police Commissioner

The Supreme Court today summoned Delhi Police Commissioner after it was angry over a statement made by the Delhi government that it will take two long years for removal of 77 traffic bottlenecks in the national capital identified by a court-appointed Special Task Force“Why should it take two years”, Justice Lokur asked Wasim Qadri, the lawyer for Delhi government who said: “ That much...

[Ayodhya] [ Day 9] : Sharp Exchanges in Court over Taliban Comparison Drawn By Rajeev Dhavan For Babri Destruction

On Friday, the hearing in the Ayodhya dispute commenced in Supreme Court dramatically with an advocate vehemently objecting to Senior Counsel Rajeev Dhavan’s comparison of the destruction of Babri Masjid to Taliban destroying Bamiyan statues.At the previous hearing on July 13, Dhavan, appearing for the Sunni Waqf Board, had commented, “What happened in 1992 can be called an act of the...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Chief Justices Of 7 High Courts [Read Resolutions]

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of Chief Justices for seven High Courts of the country.The Collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Madan B. Lokur has recommended Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Justice Gita Mittal to be appointed as the Chief Justice Of Jammu and Kashmir High Court.With Justice...

SC Collegium Re-Recommends Justice KM Joseph; Also Madras HC CJ Indira Banerjee & Odisha HC CJ Vineet Saran For Elevation To SC [Read Resolutions]

The Supreme Court collegium has finally re-recommended Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court, Justice K.M. Joseph for elevation to the Supreme Court.Along with Justice Joseph, the collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra also recommended the appointment of Madras High Court Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Odisha High Court Chief Justice Vineet Saran as Supreme Court...

“Garbage Mounds A Legacy Of 6 Decades. Clean Up Herculean Task. Steps Being Taken”, Delhi LG Tells SC [Read Affidavit]

Days after serious charges leveled by a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur that he claimed to be a “superman” but did nothing to address the worsening garbage disposal problem in Delhi, Lt Governor Anil Baijal has told the Supreme Court that it was difficult to find a solution overnight as the overflowing landfill sites was a “legacy problem of six decades”.The problem of...