'Officer Without Authority Took Action' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Conviction For 'Black' Sale Of LPG Cylinder In 1995

The Supreme Court recently set aside an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which had upheld a Trial Court order convicting persons who had involved in the sale of ‘black’ gas cylinders in a 1995 case.A Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Rajesh Bindal was hearing the appellants’ plea against their conviction under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. On February 2,...

Chargesheet Filed In Hate Speech Case Over Hindu Yuva Vahini Event, Delhi Police Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of the contempt petition filed by activist Tushar Gandhi against the Delhi Police for its alleged inaction in the hate speech case over the Hindu Yuva Vahini event organised under the leadership of Sudarshan News TV editor Suresh Chavhanke in Delhi in December 2021. The contempt petition had argued that the Delhi Police had violated the guidelines set...

‘He Should Be More Responsible’: Supreme Court Asks BJP Leader Prashant Umrao To Apologize For Tweet On Bihari Migrants In TN, Grants Interim Relief

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed displeasure at Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Prashant Umrao for sharing wrong information on Twitter regarding alleged attacks against Bihari workers in Tamil Nadu. Observing that Patel should be more responsible, especially as a lawyer, the Court asked him to tender an apology for spreading misinformation.A bench comprising Justices...

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar-Default Bail-PART-V

Q.21 Final report not filed within 90 days. Bail application was filed on the 91st day. Thereafter on the 91st day itself the final report was filed. The Court dismissed the bail application. The accused approached the higher forum seeking default bail. Is the accused entitled to default bail ? Ans. Yes. The indefeasible right of the accused to be released on default bail does...

2015 Amendment To Section 153C Of Income Tax Act Will Apply To Searches Conducted Prior To Date Of Amendment : Supreme Court

In a significant judgment on taxation law, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the amendment brought to Section 153C of the Income Tax Act 1961 by the Finance Act 2015 will retrospectively apply to searches conducted prior to the date of the amendment, i.e, 01.06.2015.Section 153C allows the revenue department to proceed against a party other than the person who is being searched,...

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Satyendar Jain In Money Laundering Case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday denied bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain in the money laundering case in which he has been in custody since May 30 last year.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma also denied bail to co-accused Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain. “Satyendar Jain is an influential person and has the potential of tampering with evidence. The petitioner (Jain), at this stage,...

"Very Unfortunate That High Court Has Misunderstood Our Order" : Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure At Manipur HC

The Supreme Court on March 29 expressed displeasure at the Manipur High Court for not complying with its February judgment (where the top court had required the case for promotion of an employee of the High Court to be considered on the basis of 2 years' ACRs), and for instead proceeding to convene fresh DPC to consider the case of other selected candidates also.Justice M. R. Shah reprimanded...

As Okhla Waste-to-Energy Plant Operator Says Expansion Plan Will Take 18 Months, Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Stay Plea

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it is not necessary to consider at the present stage an application to stay the proposed expansion of the Okhla Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant in Delhi from 23 MW to 40 MW. This is in view of the statement made by the plant operator that it will take at least 18 months to completeA bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala...

Supreme Court Judge Raises Concerns About Inconsistency In Views Of Benches, Indiscipline Of AoRs

Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai on Wednesday expressed concerns about the inconsistency in the views made by different benches of the Supreme Court. He noted that there are seventeen benches in the Supreme Court and that benches often take inconsistent views on the same subject.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Bela Trivedi also made critical remarks regarding "indiscipline"...

'No Equality In Matter Of Illegality' : Supreme Court Denies Relief To School Teacher Dismissed For Degree Through Distance Education

Denying relief to a school teacher who was dismissed from service as his Bachelor degree was secured through distance education, the Supreme Court has once again stated that there can’t be equality in a matter of illegality.A Bench of Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal opined that the Apex Court had already settled the issue of eligibility of persons holding a Bachelor degree...

IBC | Section 9 Petition Not To Be Dismissed If Few Invoices Are Time Barred But Remaining Invoices Are Not ; Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice M.R. Shah and Justice C.T. Ravikumar while adjudicating an appeal filed in M/S Next Education India Pvt. Ltd. v M/S K12 Techno Services Pvt. Ltd., has held that when a petition under Section 9 of IBC is filed based on several invoices and some of the invoices are time barred, then NCLT must consider the remaining invoices which are...

Supreme Court Asks Allahabad HC To Take Up Abdullah Azam Khan’s Plea To Stay Conviction On "Highest Priority"

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Allahabad High Court to hear the application moved by the recently disqualified MLA Abdullah Azam Khan seeking a stay on conviction in a 15-year-old case. The Court said that Khan's application be "accorded with the highest priority and be disposed of".Khan had been disqualified from Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly two days after he was convicted...