SC Takes Away BCCI’s Financial Autonomy To Force It To Implement Lodha Panel Reforms [Read Order]

In a severe blow to the financial autonomy of the cash-rich BCCI, a special bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice T S Thakur today directed the Lodha panel to appoint independent auditors to scrutinize all high-value contracts entered into by the Board.Standing by its October 7 judgment, the bench also said that BCCI shall not release any further funds to state cricket bodies till...

Karnataka HC Stays Execution Of Ex-Cop BA Umesh

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed the execution of death sentence of BA Umesh Reddy pending disposal of his writ petition challenging the rejection of his mercy petitions by the President.The division bench comprising Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee and Justice Budihal directed the state and Central governments to file responses in 10 days.Speaking to LiveLaw, Umesh’s lawyer...

SC Surprised At Severity Of Stray Dog Menace In Kerala; Panel Says “Situation Grave” [Read Report]

“In view of the very grave situation prevailing in the State on account of the stray dog menace, in order to safeguard the interests of the people of the State and to protect the people from the dangers caused by stray dogs, it is imperative to find some means for the immediate reduction of the stray dog population in the State to a manageable level, on a war footing, failing which the...

‘Over’ Relaxation To Reserved Category Candidates May Compromise Quality: SC [Read Judgment]

SC upheld relaxation in pass marks in Rajasthan TTE exams for different reserved categories.The Supreme Court in Vikas Sankhala & Ors. Vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal & Ors, has refused to interfere with relaxation in pass marks in Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) examination in Rajasthan for different reserved categories and held that it is legal and valid in law.The bench headed by Justice...

SC Slams Developers For Delaying Completion Of Flats, Orders Compensation [Read Order]

A three judge bench of the supreme court headed by Justice Dipak Misra slammed the developers Unitech Resorts Private Ltd. for delaying completion of flats and putting the flat buyers in severe “financial crisis”. The bench stated in it’s order that the developers must “respect their contractual commitment”.In it’s order dated October 19 2016, the bench recorded the submissions...

Civil Court Has Power To Try Pending Eviction Suits, If The Suit Property Comes Under Notified Area During Pendency: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in Rajender Bansal & Ors. Vs. Bhuru (D), has held that a civil court would not cease to have jurisdiction to try a pending suit of eviction if the suit property came under the notified area during pendency of the suit.The bench comprising Justice AK Sikri and Justice NV Ramana summarised the following principles laid down in several decisions like Mansoor Khan Vs. Moti...

Rajasthan Govt Moves SC Against Salman’s Acquittal In Chinkara Poaching Cases

Three months after Salman Khan’s acquittal by the state High Court in two chinkara poaching cases, the Rajasthan government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the verdicts and urging that the bollywood super star be asked to surrender and asked to go back to jail.HC had acquitted the star on July 25 holding that the prosecution failed to prove charges and the evidence was too thin...

Cauvery: SC Reserves Order On Maintainability Of Appeals By TN, Karnataka

The Supreme Court today reserved its order on maintainability of appeals filed by Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala against the 2007 award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT). Judgement reserved.“Interim order of October 18 to continue till further orders”, a bench of Justices Dipak Misra, Amitava Roy and A M Khanwilkar said.All parties have been asked to file their...

Jaitley Vs Kejri Defamation Case: Delhi HC Dismisses Kejriwal's Plea To Stay Criminal Trial Pending Disposal Of Suit [Read Judgment]

It was opined by the court that the civil suit and criminal defamation both stand on different footing and can be tried simultaneously.The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to stay a criminal complaint until the proceedings in a defamation case filed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley pending disposal of the civil defamation...

SC Reminds HCs Of ‘Doctrine Of Restraint’ In Complex Fiscal Evaluation [Read Judgment]

We cannot sit in appeal over the financial consultant’s assessment, the court observed.The Supreme Court with ‘immense pain’ has asked the high courts to keep in mind the established doctrine of restraint, while issuing writ of mandamus in tender/bidding matters. The court also observed that a writ court cannot sit in appeal over the financial consultant’s assessment.The bench...

I'm Happy to 'Debate' in SC on Soumya Case if SC Says No Bar Under Article 124(7): Justice Katju

Justice Markandey Katju has made it clear that he would be happy to appear before the Three Judges Bench of the Supreme Court considering the Review Petition in Soumya Case, if the judges consider that a former Supreme Court judge is not debarred from appearing by Article 124(7) of the Constitution.Article 124(7) states that “No person who has held office as judge of the Supreme Court...

Breaking: SC Stays Execution Of Two Death Row Convicts [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of two death row convicts - Vikram Singh and Jasvir Singh @ Jassa, who were sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing a 16-year-old boy after demanding a ransom of Rs 50 lakh from his father.The bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Amitava Roy stayed the execution of death sentence and posted the matter to 2.00...