Food And Food Habits Part Of Right To Life: Allahabad HC On UP Slaughter House Crackdown [Read Judgment]

The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has held that food, food habits and vending thereof is undisputedly connected with the right to life and livelihood guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The Court also observed that food habits in UP have flourished and are an essential part of life as an element of the secular culture that has come to exist and is common amongst...

SEBI’s Administrative Circulars Outside SAT’s Appellate Jurisdiction: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in a recent judgment in National Securities Depository Ltd vs Securities Exchange Board of India, has held that “administrative orders such as circulars issued under the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Act are obviously outside the appellate jurisdiction of the Securities Appellate tribunal”.The court observed that action taken by Sebi in its administrative...

SC Wants Better Creche Facility Within Its Premises

Observing that the creche service in apex court was inadequate, a bench of the Supreme Court has asked the registry to explore prospect for expanding its service within the available infrastructure.Registry should look all the prospect for making the service better. There is no doubt that the creche facility is inadequate. The service needs to be smart. You should explore the possibility...

After 3.8 Cr Bill Row, Jethmalani Says He Won’t Charge Kejriwal

Noted criminal lawyer Ram Jethmalani who is defending Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the defamation case filed by Finance Minister and BJP leader Arun Jaitley has reportedly said that if Kejriwal cannot afford to pay his fee, he will not charge the politician to defend him in court, NDTV reports.His comments come after a controversy over a bill for over 3 crores for the Chief...

SC Orders CBI Probe Into Orissa Olympic Association Encroaching Upon Govt Land [Read Judgment]

There is something rotten in the management of the affairs in fiscal aspects, the bench said.The Supreme Court has found that the Orissa Olympic Association (OOA) has encroached upon the property of the state government.The court observed that a piece of land, on which 23 shops were constructed and rented out by the OOA, belonged to the state government and a ‘Kalyan Mandap’ was built...

Fill Up ITAT Vacancies In 3 Weeks: SC To Centre

The Centre has been given three weeks time by the Supreme Court to fill up vacancies of presidents and vice presidents in different benches of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunals (ITAT) across the country.Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar who appeared for the Centre has been asked by a bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud to file a compliance affidavit before court...

Breaking; Kalikho Pul’s Wife Writes Fresh Letter To Three SC Judges Seeking FIR/SIT Probe On Pul's Suicide Note[Read Letter]

In a fresh move, Dangwimsai Pul, wife of late Arunachal Chief Minister Kalikho Pul on Monday wrote a letter to three senior  judges of the Supreme Court seeking to grant sanction for registration of FIR following the allegations levelled by her husband before committing suicide on August 9, 2016 against the sitting judges of Supreme Court, politicians and lawyers.She has addressed to justices...

Gujarat DGP PP Pandey Steps Down, SC Disposes Of Plea Against His Extension

Gujarat DGP PP Pandey, who was one of the accused in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case, stepped down from his post on Monday.Pandey was given an extension by the Centre on the state government's request till April 30, but it was challenged by former IPS officer Julio Ribeiro seeking his removal.The Gujarat government informed the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar...

SC Order On Highway Liquor Shops Faces Barrage Of Criticism

The Supreme Court’s judgment in the State of Tamil Nadu Rep. By Its Secretary Home, Prohibition & Excise Dept & Ors v K.Balu, on December 15 last year, and its March 31 modification order in the same case, have earned a lot of criticism in the media. The adverse response to the Court’s rulings is not a surprise, given the power wielded by the liquor lobby in every State. However,...

Split Verdict in Murder Case: Conviction By PC Pant. J And Acquittal By Nariman. J [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court gave a split verdict in a criminal appeal filed by the convicts in a murder case.A bench comprising Justice Prafulla C Pant and Justice RF Nariman disagreed with each other with regard to whether ‘benefit of doubt’ should be given to the accused. The bench was dealing with an appeal against a high court order which had reversed the trial court acquittal. The accused...

Landlord Entitled To Get Interest When Court Allows Tenant To Pay Rent Arrears In Installments: SC [Read Judgment]

Once the arrears are permitted to be paid in installments, there is no discretion available with the court to deny interest, the court said.The Supreme Court, in Bhagirath Agarwal vs M/s Simplex Concrete & Piles (I) Pvt. Ltd, has held that once the court permits the tenant to pay arrears of rent in installments, there is no discretion available with the court to deny interest of the same...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Says No to PIL against HartalThe Supreme Court, on Friday, remained adamant on its unwillingness to entertain a Public Interest Litigation that alleged that political organizations were resorting to hartals despite several judicial pronouncements banning strikes and bandh calls.Vacates stay of termination of teachers in TripuraThe Supreme Court bench of justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and...