SC Set To Decide Whether Benefits Conferred By An Ordinance Can Outlive It

The Chief Justice of India, T.S.Thakur, who heads the seven-Judge Constitution bench, today asked Bihar’s counsel, Rakesh Dwivedi whether a right conferred by an ordinance can endure, even after the ordinance lapses, because of the failure of the legislature to approve it within the prescribed period.The seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court is currently examining four...

PIL Seeks Steps To Prevent Discrimination Against Indian Gorkhas [Read Petition]

Shedding light on stereotypes attached to people from the North-East and propagation via popular media, a PIL has been filed seeking the Supreme Court’s immediate intervention to check discrimination against the Indian Gorkha community.The PIL sought measures to prevent anyone from making any derogatory, discriminatory, racist and stereotypical remarks, either through social media or...

SC To Pollution Board - “Citizens Gasping For Breath. You Waiting For Them To Die"

“Just three control rooms? is that adequate ? Is there a nerve centre ? Tell us. Don’t you need more control rooms? It never occurred to you that Delhi is dying, that Delhi needs more such stations. You want to wait till people start dying? People are gasping for breath and you are sitting there in your office without being conscious of the fact that there is a need for setting up...

Breaking: Upper Age Limit Restored For CLAT [Read Notification]

The Common Law Admission (CLAT) core committee Today has issued the notification restoring the upper age limit for CLAT-2017.Notification states that  in conformity with the Judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court and the resoslution No. BCI:D:1519 (LE: Cir) – 6 dated 17-09-2016 of the Bar Council of India the Core Committee CLAT-2017 has restored the upper age limit for...

Sutlej-Yamuna Canal: Punjab Act Terminating Water Sharing With Other States Unconstitutional: SC [Read Judgment]

A Constitution Bench of Supreme Court of India Today unanimously held that Punjab Termination of Agreement Act, 2004 which terminated the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal water sharing agreement with Haryana and other neighbouring states is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court was pronouncing its verdict on the presidential reference of 2004 on the controversy relating to sharing of water from...

Q&A On IT Dept's Action On Old Currency Deposits In Banks

The government has announced that the legal tender character of banknotes in denominations of ₹ 500 and ₹ 1000 stands withdrawn.In consequence thereof, withdrawn old high denomination (OHD) notes cannot be used for transacting business and/or store of value for future usage. The OHD notes can be exchanged for value at any of the 19 offices of the Reserve Bank of India or bank branches or...

SC Frames Issues In Neyyar River Water Dispute Between Tamil Nadu And Kerala [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench, comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Abhay Manohar Sapre, on November 8, framed issues in the ongoing dispute over sharing of water in Neyyar river between Tamil Nadu and Kerala.The river flows from the Agastya Mala hills in of Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala.While Tamil Nadu claims Neyyar is an inter-State river, Kerala denies it. According to Kerala, Tamil...

Landlord Can Evict Tenants For Bona Fide Need Of Premises For Business Purpose: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in Bhupinder Singh Bawa vs. Asha Devi, has upheld an order of eviction on the ground of bona fide requirement of tenanted premises for the business requirement of the son of the landlady.The High Court , while dismissing the revision petition, had held that there is no law which suggests that if a landlord/landlady requires the premises for running business of his/her young...

Former Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram Appears For A Death-Row Convict In Supreme Court [Read Order]

In an irony of sorts, the former Union Home Minister, P.Chidambaram, who had recommended commutations of death sentences of several convicts, to the then President, Pratibha Patil, during his term as the Minister from 2008 to 2012, argued as the senior counsel for a death-row convict, Sonu Sardar, presently lodged in Raipur Central Jail, in the Supreme Court on November 8, to oppose the...

SC Set To Examine Whether Those In Public Life Can Comment On An Ongoing Investigation [Read Order]

Uttar Pradesh Minister and Samajwadi Party leader, Azam Khan, has denied that he had stated that the Bulandshahr gang rape incident involving a minor victim and her mother, was a conspiracy to malign his party’s Government in the State.Khan’s lawyer, Kapil Sibal, disclosed his denial before the Supreme Court bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy, on November 8, when the...

Appeal Before DRT Maintainable Even If Amount Involved Is Less Than Rs 10 Lakh: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in State Bank of Patiala vs. Mukesh Jain, has held that the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) has jurisdiction to entertain an appeal as per Section 17 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, even if the amount involved is less than Rs 10 lakh.A bench comprising Justice Anil R Dave and Justice L Nageswara...

"My Greatest Regret Is I Could Not Persuade The Supreme Court To Develop Law Of Torts", Says Senior Advocate, K.T.S.Tulsi

Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court and Rajya Sabha Member, K.T.S.Tulsi today, while reflecting on the legal struggle of the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT), for the last 19 long years, expressed his disappointment with the Supreme Court’s response to the plea for justice.Tulsi was among the panelists at the launch of the book, ‘Trial By Fire’, authored by Neelam...