Supreme Court Allows Disbursal Of Rs 5000 Crores From SEBI-Sahara Fund To Depositors; Former SC Judge To Monitor Disbursement

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed an application filed by the Central Government seeking allocation of ₹ 5,000 crore out of ₹ 24,979 crores deposited by the Sahara group with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to repay the dues of the depositors of the Sahara Group of Cooperative Societies.The Court ordered that out of the total amount of Rs. 24,979.67 Crores lying in...

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'Open Ballot System In Rajya Sabha Elections Necessitated To Prevent Cross-Voting' : Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Election Rules

The Supreme Court on March 27 dismissed a PIL which challenged the open ballot system for Rajya Sabha elections. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala was considering a petition filed by the NGO Lol Prahari challenging Rule 39AA of the Conduct of the Election Rules 1961.As per Rule 33A, in Rajya Sabha elections, an elector, who...

Supreme Court Collegium Proposes Transfer Of 2 High Court Judges; Rejects Request Of One HC Judge Against Transfer

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of three High Court judges.Justice V M Velumani of Madras High Court is proposed to be transferred to Calcutta High Court.Justice Sanjiv Prakash Sharma, judge of the Patna High Court, is proposed to be transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court.Justice Atul Sreedharan, judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, is proposed to...

MP Mohammed Faizal Case : HC's Concerns About Election Expenses Irrelevant To Stay Conviction, Says Supreme Court During Hearing

The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally remarked that the concerns expressed by the Kerala High Court regarding election expenses while suspending the conviction of Lakshadweep MP PP Mohammed Fazil were totally irrelevant.A bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna was hearing a petition filed by the Union Territory of Lakshadweep Administration challenging the High Court's...

State Is Impotent And Powerless, Why Can’t States Develop Mechanism To Stop Hate Speech? Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, repeated its concerns over failure of authorities to take prompt action against instances of hate speech.“State is impotent, state is powerless; it does not act in time. Why do we have a State at all if it is remaining silent?”, Justice KM Joseph aired his anguish during the hearing.A bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna was considering...

Plea Alleging Attacks Against Christians | Supreme Court Asks MHA To Give Details Of States' Compliance With Guidelines To Prevent Mob Violence

In a plea seeking directions to stop alleged attacks against Christian priests and Christian institutions across the country, Supreme Court has directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to collate a report on States' compliance with the directions issued in the judgment of Tehseen Poonawalla v. Union of India against mob violence. The matter was heard by a bench comprising CJI DY...

After Attending Interview, Candidates Can't Challenge It Merely Because They Feel More Marks Should've Been Given : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on March 28 upheld the 2009 selection process and appointment of drug inspectors by Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)Subordinate Services Selection and Recruitment Board (the Board).The bench of Justice K.M Joseph and Justice B.V.Nagarathna said, “The criteria for evaluation of a candidate’s performance in an interview may be diverse and some of it may be subjective....

'Criticism Of Govt Not Anti-India' : Lawyers Condemn Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's Comment Against Retired Judges

Over 300 lawyers from the Supreme Court and various High Courts have issued a statement condemning the comment of Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju that "some retired judges belong to anti-India gang". Taking strong objection to the Minister's comment, the lawyers said : "We may remind the Minister that criticism of the government is neither against the nation, nor unpatriotic,...

Constitutional Courts Can Impose Life Sentence For Fixed Term Without Remission Even In Cases Where Death Penalty Wasn't Imposed : Supreme Court

In a notable judgment, the Supreme Court has held that a Constitutional Court can order that the life sentence in a case should run for a minimum term without remission, even in a case where death sentence was not imposed.Even if the case does not fall within the category of "rarest of the rare" case so as to warrant death penalty, a Constitutional Court can award fixed-term life sentence....

Telugu Daily 'Eenadu' Alleges AP Govt Order Promotes 'Sakshi' Newspaper Owned By CM; Supreme Court Issues Notice

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in a petition filed by Ushodaya Publications, which owns a leading Telugu daily "Eenadu", challenging the Government Order (GO) allegedly aimed at improving sales of "Sakshi" newspaper (allegedly owned and controlled by Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh) to all the village and ward secretariats. The petitioner has approached the Apex Court against...

Consumer Commissions Can't Decide Complaints Involving Highly Disputed Facts, Criminal Or Tortious Acts: Supreme Court

Consumer courts cannot decide complaints involving highly disputed questions of facts or the cases involving tortious acts or criminality like fraud or cheating, the Supreme Court reiterated recently. It said that the concept of “deficiency in service” under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 must be distinguished from the criminal or tortious acts.“The proceedings before the...