Ex-Kerala Minister Moves SC Against Linking Of Aadhaar With PAN

Former Kerala minister and CPI leader Binoy Viswam has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of S. 139AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961, alleging it to be ‘illegal and arbitrary’ and ‘violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.’The petitioner submitted that he is a tax-paying citizen and does not hold an Aadhaar card till date nor has...

Wife Deserting Husband Entitled To Maintenance After Divorce: SC [Read Order]

The apex court upholds HC order to give maintenance with effect from the date of divorce decree.The Supreme Court, in Manoj Kumar vs Champa Devi, has upheld a Himachal Pradesh High Court order directing a husband to grant maintenance to his deserter wife, whom he had divorced, from the date when the divorce was decreed.The husband had contended before the high court that he, having obtained...

Kerala's Ex-DGP Senkumar Says Ousted For Acting Against Political Violence; Kerala Govt Cites 'Poor Performance'

Expelled Kerala DGP T P Senkumar has reiterated before the Supreme Court that his removal from the post by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan can only be related to his independent and thorough investigation into the political violence in the state in which several CPI(M) leaders had come under the probe and had nothing to do with his handling of Perumpavoor murder case or Puttingal fire tragedy...

Political Parties Must Have Voluntary Code Of Conduct To Be Accountable To Voters: President

President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said a voluntary code of conduct must be developed by political parties as an institution to be accountable to the 800 million voters in the country.He said this while inaugurating a two-day national seminar on "Economic Reforms With Reference to Electoral Issues” held by the Confederation of the Indian Bar in New Delhi.He said a strong electoral...

Electoral Promises Routinely Remain Unfulfilled By Political Parties & Manifestos Mere Pieces Of Paper: CJI

Speaking on 'Economic Reforms with Reference to Electoral Issues', Chief Justice of India JS Khehar on Saturday said many political parties have failed to fulfill the promises that they make in election manifestos.Without taking any names, Justice Khehar said: “Electoral promises routinely remain unfulfilled and manifestos turn out to be mere pieces of paper. Later, they make excuses of...

Consumer Protection; Bar Of Limitation Cannot Be Strictly Construed To The Disadvantage Of Consumer: SC [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment Supreme Court on Friday held that provision of limitation in the Consumer Protection Act cannot be strictly construed to disadvantage a consumer.As per Section 24A of the Consumer Protection Act.1986 the District Forum, the State Commission or the National Commission shall not admit a complaint unless it is filed within two years from the date on which the cause...

SC Refuses To Stay Delhi HC Order Correcting ‘Typo’; Asks Double Murder Convict To Surrender

The Supreme Court has refused to stay the Delhi High Court order by which it had corrected a ‘typographical’ error which had paved way to a double murder convict Jitendra to abscond.A bench comprising Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan, refusing the plea of Jitendra, said: “Insofar as stay of orders dated 14.02.2017 and 22.03.2017 is concerned, we are not granting stay at...

Breaking; Can’t Open Window For Deposit Of Old Notes After Dec 31, 2016: Centre To SC [Read Affidavit]

The Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that there is no need to open the window allowing all categories of people to deposit old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 after December 31, 2016 under some special circumstances.The Central government took a conscious decision that no necessity or any justifiable reason exists either in law or on facts to invoke its power under section 4 (1) (ii)...

Taking Note Of Law Commission’s Recommendation, SC Commutes Death Sentence in Double Murder Case [Read Judgment]

"Today when capital punishment has become a distinctive feature of death penalty apparatus in India, which somehow breaches the reformative theory of punishment under criminal law, we are not inclined to award the same in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the present case", said the BenchRead more...

Cauvery: SC Rejects Karnataka’s Review Plea On Release Of Water

Terming the plea as infructuous as several orders have been passed after that, the Supreme Court today turned down a Karnataka government plea seeking review of its September 20, 2016 order asking it to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu till September 27.“We have already  passed several orders subsequent to the September 20 direction and hence the present...

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Kanpur Victims File Fresh Plea In SC [Read Petition]

Yet another petition seeking justice for victims in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots has been filed in the Supreme Court.The petition was filed by victims from Kanpur against the Uttar Pradesh government alleging that despite the lapse of 33 years, no constructive action was taken by the UP police to provide justice, rehabilitate or compensation to the riot victims.Appearing for the petitioner,...

BCI Calls Joint Meeting Of State Bar Councils For Course Of Action On LCI Proposals

The Bar Council of India has invited elected representatives of all State Bar Councils for a discussion on 8th and 9th of April.According to a Facebook post by BCI Chairman Mr. M.K. Misra, the joint meeting would witness a discussion on the amendments required to be made to the Advocates Act, 1961, in light of the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Mahipal Singh Rana v. State of...