Demonetisation: 10 Highlights Of The Affidavit Filed In SC By The Centre

Following are the highlights of the affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by the Centre in the demonetisation case. The bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur had asked Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to file the affidavit detailing the reason for the demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes and also list the measures adopted to reduce the suffering of the people. The court took the...

Air Pollution: SC Bans Sale, Stocking Of Crackers & Issuance Of New Licenses In Delhi, NCR [Read Order]

In a significant order which is a direct fall out of the worsening of pollution level in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) for nearly two weeks after Diwali when the region was enveloped by thick smog, the Supreme Court today forthwith banned sale, stocking of all kinds of fire crackers and issuance of new license in Delhi and NCR region.A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and justices A...

Demonetisation: SC Decides To Examine Constitutional Validity And Not Just Confine To People's Problems

The Supreme Court today deferred the hearing in petitions against demonetisation to December 2 after senior lawyer Kapil Sibal appearing for petitioners insisted that he wanted to challenge the constitutional validity of the measure and not just confine to problems faced by the people.At the outset Sibal said a larger bench should hear the challenge to the constitutional validity of the...

Mere Extra-Marital Relationship By Husband Not ‘Cruelty’ To Attract Section 498A/306 IPC: SC [Read Judgment]

If the husband gets involved in an extra-marital affair that may not in all circumstances invite conviction under Section 306 of the IPC, but definitely that can be a ground for divorce or other reliefs in a matrimonial dispute under other enactments, the bench said.The Supreme Court in K.V. Prakash Babu vs. State of Karnataka, has held that solely because the husband is involved in...

‘Culture Of Compromise’, Makes Witnesses Turn Hostile During Trials: SC [Read Judgment]

A significant reason for witnesses turning hostile may be what is described as 'culture of compromise', the Bench observed.Attributing ‘culture of compromise’ as one of the reasons for witnesses turning hostile during trial, the Supreme Court in Ramesh vs. State of Haryana, has upheld a High Court judgment that reversed an acquittal recorded by the trial court in a murder case.The high...

Buildings Not Disabled-Friendly; SC Pulls Up Centre

“You launched 'Accessible India' campaign in December 2015 to make 50 per cent of the buildings in each of state capitals accessible to disabled persons. But what have you done. We do not see anything.Till now nothing has been done. The ministry concerned has not taken any steps with regard to implementation of the law or the campaign. Is this the way government functions?. Its...

Making Contradictory Statements At Trial Isn’t An Offence By Itself: SC [Read Judgment]

It must be shown that false statement was intentionally given for the purpose of using the same at any stage of the judicial proceedings, the court observed.The Supreme Court in Amarsang Nathaji vs. Hardik Harshadbhai Patel, has said the mere fact that a person made a contradictory statement in a judicial proceeding was not by itself always sufficient to justify prosecution under Sections 199...

HC Can’t Reassess Disability Percentage Recorded By Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in Golla Rajanna vs. The Divisional Manager, has held that the high court cannot reassess the percentage of disability recorded by a Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner as it is a pure question of fact and the scope of the appeal before the high court under Section 30 of the workmen’s compensation Act is only to substantial questions of law.Re-appreciating the...

SC Questions Government On ‘Why It Is Dragging Its Feet’ On Lokpal

The Supreme Court bench comprising the Chief Justice, T.S.Thakur, and justices D.Y.Chandrachud, and L.Nageswara Rao, today grilled the Attorney General, Mukul Rohatgi, on why the Court could not interpret the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, in a manner to make it functional, till Parliament could amend the Act.Amidst Rohatgi’s reservations that such a move would mean that the Court...

#Demonetisation: CPI (M) Moves Supreme Court

The CPM filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking a direction to the government to allow people use old currency notes till December 30th, 2016, the last date for depositing demonetised notes, or until adequate supply of new currency notes, whichever is earlier.The petition moved by party general secretary Sitaram Yechury also sought an order to the government to place...

[Breaking] Demonetisation: SC Refuses To Stay Proceedings In HCs But Issues Notice To All PIL Petitioners On Transfer Plea

The Supreme Court today refused to stay the proceedings in PILs challenging demonetisation filed in various High Courts but issued notice to all petitioners.Attorney Mukul Rohatgi submitted before a bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur that PILs have been filed in High Courts in Mumbai, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra, Kolkata and altogether there were nearly 15 of them.All the petitioners...

Socialism Is A Basic Feature Of Constitution Of India: Uttarakhand HC [Read Judgment]

A division Bench of Uttarakhand High Court has observed that socialism is a basic feature of the Constitution of India.The Bench comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Alok Singh was hearing a public interest litigation seeking directions to the government to provide infrastructure and other amenities to government and aided schools.“Ours is a welfare State. Socialism is a basic feature...