Cauvery: SC Directs Karnataka To Release 177.25 TMC Of Water To Tamil Nadu [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court three-judges bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Friday pronounced the judgement on the Cauvery Water Dispute between the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala and the UT of Puducherry, partially allowing the appeal preferred by the state of Karnataka in 2007 against the order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. The bench directed the state of Karnataka...

Breaking: Not Just Candidates, Their Spouses & Dependents Too Should Reveal Source Of Income & Assets While Filing Nomination: SC [Read Judgment]

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court today "allowed" the prayers in a PIL filed by NGO Lok Prahari seeking steps to prevent MPs and MLAs from amassing disproportionate assets and to make it mandatory for not only candidates but their spouses and dependents also to reveal their source of income.Justice J Chelameswar said "the prayers in the petition are allowed. Only those which...

Mere Allegation That No-Claim Certificate Was Obtained Under Financial Duress & Coercion Doesn’t Lead To Arbitrable Dispute: SC [Read Judgment]

Setting aside an arbitration reference order issued by the High Court, the Supreme Court held that the party should not have been permitted to raise arbitration dispute after accepting full and final payment of the contractual amount.  The Court observed that mere allegation that no-claim certificate has been obtained under financial duress and coercion, without there being anything more...

Arbitral Award Can Straightaway Be Executed In The Court Where Assets Are Located, Without Obtaining Transfer Of Decree: SC [Read Judgment]

Putting at rest a difference of legal opinion between several High Courts throughout the country, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, ruled that an arbitral award can straightaway be filed and executed in the Court where the assets are located, without first obtaining a transfer of decree from the Court which would have jurisdiction over the arbitral proceedings.The Bench comprising Justice...

OP Jindal University Gangrape Case: SC Directs Punjab & Haryana HC To Decide On Accused’s Appeals In 5 Months

A Supreme Court bench of Justice SA Bobde and Justice L Nageswar Rao on Thursday asked the Punjab and Haryana High Court to decide in five months the appeals of the accused in the OP Jindal University gangrape case.The court made it clear that its two interim orders i.e., 1. staying the high court’s suspension of sentence order and 2. protecting accused Vikas Garg from arrest, will...

SC To Examine Validity Of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006 That Gave Relief To Illegal Constructions

Exactly two months after the union cabinet  approved a bill- NCT of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2017- extending the immunity to illegal constructions in Delhi, and preventing their demolition or sealing till December 31, 2020, the Supreme Court today said it will examine the validity of  act which existed before it - The Delhi Laws (Special Provisions)...

File Affidavits On Payment Of Compensation To Victims Of Sexual Assault :SC To States,UTs [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today expressed anger as none of the states and Union Territories, except Sikkim, filed affidavits specifying the amount they received by under the Nirbhaya Fund towards victim compensation and details of how much of that amount has been disbursed to victims of sexual assault.“We had given a specific order on January 9. Are the states not interested in paying compensation?...

Hubby’s Porn “Addiction”:Another Woman Moves SC Seeking Complete Ban On Online Pornography

“ I am of the firm opinion that the easy availability of porn in this country is a serious impediment in the progress of this nation as a whole new generation is adversely affected leading to perversion of youth, loss of moral and spiritual values which if not checked can lead to total lack of productivity, rise in sex crimes, matrimonial disputes and a state of doom would then set in...

GPS Enabled Digital Cameras, Online Portals For Crime Scene Photography: Amicus Curiae Arun Mohan Suggests To SC [Read Order]

Making his submissions before the Supreme Court, Amicus Curiae Senior Advocate Arun Mohan, on Tuesday, favored the use of GPS enabled digital cameras having a time stamp system for taking photographs of crime scenes. These cameras, he submitted, were available in the market for a cost of Rs. 8000 each.He further suggested that States can create portals for uploading of crime scene images,...

Deceased Belonged To A Particular Community Cannot Be A Justification For Any Assault: SC Frowns Upon Bombay HC's Remarks In Bail Order [Read Order]

The fact that the deceased belonged to a certain community cannot be a justification for any assault much less a murder, said the Bench The order passed by Bombay High Court during January 2017 granting bail to three persons accused had attracted a lot of criticism due to its highly problematic observations which seemed to condone the act of murder on religious hatred.  The matter arose out...

New SC Bench To Hear Bofors Case On March 28 After Justice Khanwilkar Recuses

The petition filed by BJP leader Ajay Agrawal and the CBI's appeal in the Supreme Court against discharged all accused including Europe-based industrialists Hinduja brothers in the Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case will be heard by a new bench after Justice A M Khanwilkar who is sitting with Chief Justice Dipak Misra recused from the matter.Chief Justice Misra said the matter will be listed...

After SC Rap, Centre Files Status Report On Installation Of CCTV Cameras In Tribunals, Shows Substantial Work Done [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, expressed satisfaction with the progress made by the Centre on the installation of CCTV cameras in Tribunals.On a perusal of the status report filed by the Centre, the Bench comprising Justice A.K. Goel and Justice U.U. Lalit noted that the report showed that "substantial work has been done in this regard". It, however, directed the High Courts and the Centre...