SC Constitution Bench To Decide On Continuation Of Oversight Committee’s Supervision Of MCI [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has referred to the Constitution Bench a query raised in a plea by Amma Chandravati Educational and Charitable Trust that whether the oversight committee should continue to supervise functioning of Medical Council of India.In Modern Dental College and Research Centre & Others vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others, noticing certain deficiencies in the functioning of...

Breaking:No Coercive Action Against Lawyers & Law Firms For Non-Compliance With GST Until Centre’s Clarification: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to abstain from taking any coercive action against lawyers and law firms for non-compliance with any legal requirement under the CGST Act, IGST Act or the DGST Act till further clarification is issued by the Centre and the State in this regard.The Bench comprising Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice Pratibha M. Singh opined that as of...

High Courts Cannot Entertain Challenges To Special Court Orders In Coal Scam Case: SC reiterates [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Thursday reiterated that challenges to the orders passed by the Special Court during the pendency of trial in the infamous Coal Scam can only be entertained by the Apex Court.The Bench comprising Justice M.B. Lokur, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice A.K. Sikri refused to interfere with the order passed on 25 July, 2014, wherein the Supreme Court had ordered that the...

Assam CM Sonowal Rapped By SC On National Register Of Citizens Issue

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal was at the received end of the ire of the Supreme Court, which is monitoring the updating of the National Register of Citizes (NRC) for saying the draft NRC will be published by December 31.Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R F Nariman said when it was monitoring the process of publication of the draft NRC by an apex court appointed committee, no agency...

Perjury Case: Ex-BCCI Chief Anurag Thakur Tenders Unconditional Apology

Former BCCI President Anurag Thakur today tendered fresh unconditional apology in the Supreme Court for filing a false affidavit in connection with a contempt case against him stating that he was never his intention to undermine the majesty of the apex court."I humbly submit that it was never the intention of the deponent to undermine the majesty of this court and since unintentionally some...

Judicial Vacancies: Calcutta HC Laments “Step Motherly Attitude”, Pulls Up Centre For “Apathy And Indifference” [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, pulled up the Centre for its “step motherly attitude”, and urged it to fill up judicial vacancies to “prevent the system from collapsing”.“In a democratic polity where the rule of law is dominant, the independence of the judiciary is regarded as a basic structure of the Constitution, right to life and personal liberty is so precious for all...

Highway Liquor Ban: Arunachal & Andaman Too Get Exemption From SC From 500 Mtr Rule

Like Sikkim and Meghalaya, now Arunachal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands too will enjoy full exemption from the 500 metre cap on liquor sale on National Highways and State HighwaysIn a relief to the state and the Union territory, the Supreme Court today relaxed the 500-metre cap on liquor vends across the national and state highways there taking into account their topographyState of Kerala...

Life Ban For Convicted Legislators: SC Pulls Up Election Commission For Not Taking A Clear Stand

The Election Commission of India today found itself in a difficult situation before the Supreme Court in a PIL which demanded life ban of convicted MPs and MLAs from contesting the elections.A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi pulled up the Commission after its counsel was not able to convince the court that why the poll panel has not taken a stand on the issue.The bench referred to...

SC Gives Centre Four Weeks To Decide On Regulating NGOs

The Supreme Court today gave the Centre four weeks time do decide if it will bring in a legislation or guidelines to regulate government funds for NGOs and prosecute them in case of misuse, misappropriation of funds or non-filing of annual statements.This was after Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that certain instructions needed to be taken "from the top level" if to bring...

Breaking: SC Constitution Bench To Hear Aadhaar Case From July 18

The Chief Justice of India has agreed to constitute a Five Judge Bench to hear 'whether Aadhaar violates right to privacy'. The Five Judge Bench to start hear the matter from July 18.The assurance came after senior advocate Shyam Diwan representing several petitioners made an urgent mentioning.Last week a bench headed by Justice Jasti Chelameswar had asked lawyers representing various...

SC Dismisses Pleas For Modification Of Order On Highway Liquor Ban, Petition Against De-notification Of Highways By Chandigarh Admin Also Dismissed

In a huge blow to bars and several hotels across the country, the Supreme Court today dismissed their plea for modification of order banning sale of liquor along state and national highways holding that such requests are ‘unprecedented’ and not maintainable.The bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud also said it will dismiss a petition filed by NGO Arrive Safe...

Subramanian Swamy Files Plea For E-auction Of IPL Broadcasting Rights [Read Petition]

Seeking a transparent mechanism for auction of telecast rights of IPL cricket matches for the next five years, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court and sought the court to pass an order for e-auctioning of IPL media rights.Swamy questioned the manner in which the rights worth Rs,  25,000 – 30,000 crore of Indian Premier League (IPL) were being...