'Been Paying House Tax For Years, Have Aadhaar Cards' : Haldwani Residents Tell Supreme Court Challenging Railways' Eviction Orders

The Supreme Court of India is likely to hear tomorrow the batch of petitions challenging against the Uttarakhand High Court order based on which demolitions in Haldwani were carried out. The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Abdul Nazeer and Justice PS Narasimha by Advocate Prashant Bhushan.The petition highlights that the petitioners are...

Negotiable Instruments Act: All India High Courts Digest 2022

LiveLaw reported almost 7,000 orders and judgments in 2022 from various High Courts across the country. Here are some important decisions relating to the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881:1. Director Can't Be Prosecuted U/S 138 NI Act When He Is Not Involved In Day To Day Affairs Of The Company: Allahabad High Court Case Title : Jatinder Pal Singh vs M/S Statcon Power...

Bombay High Court Adjourns PIL Seeking Postponement Of JEE Mains, Asks Petitioner To Bring Relevant Documents On Record

The Bombay High Court Wednesday adjourned a plea seeking postponement of the JEE Mains 2023 (Session 1) to after it noted that the petitioner has failed to file on record the brochure of the exam. The case was adjourned to Tuesday."You have not filed the rules that you are challenging? How can you file petition without the rules which you are challenging?...We have to see how it is unfair,"...

Haldwani Evictions : Supreme Court Likely To Hear Plea Against Uttarakhand HC Order Tomorrow

The Supreme Court of India is likely to hear the batch of petitions challenging against the Uttarakhand High Court order based on which demolitions in Haldwani were carried out tomorrow. The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Abdul Nazeer and Justice PS Narasimha by Advocate Prashant Bhushan. Advocate Bhushan, mentioning that a petition...

SP Leader Azam Khan Alleges He Won't Get Fair Trial In UP; Supreme Court Rejects His Plea To Transfer Case To Another State

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, refused to entertain the plea filed by Samajwadi Party Leader Azam Khan seeking to transfer his cases from the State of Uttar Pradesh. The matter was heard by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice Abdul Nazeer and Justice PS Narasimha. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Azam Khan, argued that he won't get free trial in the State of UP in...

Calcutta High Court Annual Digest 2022 [Citations 1- 378]

Nominal Index [Citations 1- 378] Dr. Avinandan Mondal v. State of West Bengal & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 1Bimal Bhattacharya v. State of West Bengal & Ors LiveLaw (Cal) 2Pratik Maitra v. State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 3Shri Aloke Singh & Ors v. Indian Statistical Institute & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 4Amit Kumar Das and Ors v. State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal)...

Plea Challenging Compulsory Tamil Subject In Class 10 : Supreme Court Grants Last Opportunity To TN Govt To File Counter

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, granted final opportunity to the State of Tamil Nadu to file response in a plea challenging the order of the Madras High Court, that refused to quash the Government Order of 2014, which made Tamil paper compulsory in Class 10 State Board exam for all students.On Tuesday, as the matter was called out, the Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner...

Can State Create New Districts In Hill Areas And Plain Revenue Areas? Supreme Court To Consider On February 20

The Supreme Court will hear on February 20, the Special Leave Petition challenging a Manipur High Court order which held that the State government has sufficient power to create new districts in "Hill areas" and "Plain revenue areas".In 2016, the state government issued a notification under Rule 30 of the Business of the Government of Manipur (Allocation) Rules 2009, which created seven...

Unfair To Direct Uniform Pricing Of Cinema Tickets Regardless Of Location & Facilities Of Theatre : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha disapproved mandate for uniform pricing of cinema tickets. The bench opined that it would be unfair for same rate to be charged on every theatre irrespective of the location of the theatre in the facilities provided in the said theatre. The issue arose in an appeal filed against a judgement of the Jammu...

Awarding Govt Contracts Through Public Tenders Preferable; Departure From Tender Route Must Be Reasonable : Supreme Court

Observing that the State does not have absolute discretion while spending public money, the Supreme Court reiterated that government contracts must be ordinarily awarded through tender process. As the process of inviting tenders ensures a level playing field for competing entities, the departure from the tender route "must not be unreasonable or discriminatory", the Court said, while...

Article 19 & 21 Rights Can Be Enforced Against Private Individuals & Entities : Supreme Court Holds By 4:1 Majority

In an important development, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the fundamental rights enshrined in Articles 19 and 21 are enforceable even against persons other than the state or its instrumentalities.“A fundamental right under Article 19/21 can be enforced even against persons other than the State or its instrumentalities”, the majority judgment...

Courts Today- A Daily Round Up Of Important Legal Developments- 3.1.23

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