Holding Old Cash Of Rs 500, 1000 After Dec 31 Is Illegal: Centre To SC

Centre on Friday told Supreme Court that holding old cash of Rs 500and Rs 1000, which were scrapped by the government in November, beyond the deadline December 31, last year is illegal.Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi opposed a batch of pleas seeking order to government to allow the individuals and companies to deposit without any prejudice .The counsel appearing for petitioners submitted...

Can Consider Urdu In NEET Only From Next Year: Centre To SC

Responding to a petition filed by the Student Islamic Organization (SIO), the Centre today told the Supreme Court that it can allow medical aspirants to take NEET exam in Urdu only from next year and not this year.The process for 2017 NEET exam has already started and it is difficult to put the clock back and no state has made such a demand this year, the Centre told the court.The Supreme...

Breaking: In A First, Indian SC Issues Warrant Against A Sitting HC Judge; 7 Judge Bench Issues Bailable Warrant To Justice Karnan [Read Order]

For the first time in the history of Indian Supreme Court, the Court issued warrant to a sitting High Court Judge.The Seven Judge Bench of the Supreme Court has issued a bailable warrant to Calcutta High Court Judge, Justice Karnan as he failed to appear before the Bench,hearing a suo-motu contempt proceedings against him. The Bench has posted the matter on 31st March.At the outset...

Central PF Authorities Have No Authority Over ‘Exempted’ Establishments: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in Yeshwant Gramin Shikshan Sanstha vs. Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, has held that once an establishment is covered under any one of the excepted category under Section 16 of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, the authorities under the Central Act cannot exercise authority over it or call upon the establishment to comply with...

Can One Bench Of The Supreme Court Copy-Paste Judgment Of Previous Bench Without Attribution?

Supreme Court Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Rohinton Fali Nariman might have, inadvertently, copy-pasted portions of a previous judgment, delivered by another bench, without attribution in a recent order.In their order, disposing of the Special Leave Petition in the case of Unnikrishnan @ Unnikuttan v State of Kerala, on March 1, Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Rohinton Fali...

Exclusive: SC Permits Compounding Of The Offence Of Causing Hurt During Robbery (394IPC) Punishable With Life Imprisonment [Read Order]

In a first of its kind, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Rohinton Fali Nariman, permitted on March 1 compounding of the offence of causing hurt during robbery which is punishable with life imprisonment as the maximum sentence.Although the compounding of non-compoundable offences, that is, offences not listed under Section 320 of Cr.P.C., by the High Courts and...

Hypersensitivity Of Courts Ought Not Lead To Initiation Of Contempt: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The high court highlighted the strong need to educate the judicial officers on the procedural aspects as well as nuances of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. In a significant judgment, the Delhi High Court on Thursday held that contempt jurisdiction has to be carefully invoked upon a deep consideration of inter alia the impact of the act complained of on the dignity and majesty of the court,...

Mallya Guilty Of Contempt? SC Reserves Order

Is Business tycoon Vijay Mallya guilty of contempt by repeatedly violating order to disclose his assets in India and abroad?  The Supreme Court reserved its orders in the matter today.Mallya, whose defunct Kingfisher Airlines owes more than Rs 9,000 crore to various banks, had left India on March 2.The bench asked Centre to brief it about modalities under which its order against Mallya could...

Uphaar: SC Dismisses Petition, Asks Gopal Ansal To Surrender On March 20

In a huge setback to business tycoon Gopal Ansal, the Supreme Court today dismissed his plea seeking withdrawal of the February 9 order sentencing him to one year in jail and asked him to surrender on March 20 in the 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire case.He has to surrender in Patiala House Court after which he will be lodged in Tihar jail to serve one year in the prison."We are dismissing the...

No More Representations On MoP: CJI Khehar

Has the contentious memorandum of procedure for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and High Court which has resulted in a stand-off between the higher judiciary and Modi government been finalized?This question arose as Chief Justice J S Khehar has made it clear that he would not consider any more representation on the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) which governs the process of...

Few Isolated Incidents Of Long Past Can’t Be Cruelty, Ground For Divorce: SC [Read Judgment]

Incidents of cruelty alleged should be of recurring nature or continuing one and they should be in near proximity with the filing of the divorce petition, the court said.Few isolated incidents of long past and that too found to have been condoned due to compromising behaviour of the parties cannot constitute an act of cruelty to grant divorce, the Supreme Court has observed in Suman Singh...

Gender Sensitisation Must Start At Home: CJI On International Women’s Day

Chief Justice of India (CJI) JS Khehar on Wednesday said gender sensitisation must start at home and society’s mindset towards women needs to be changed to bring gender equality.Speaking at a function organised by the Supreme Court Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC) on International Women’s Day, Justice Khehar said crime against women is on the rise not only due...