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'Egregious Acts Of Contempt' : Supreme Court Sentences Kenyan Citizen Of Indian Origin To One Year Jail & 25 Lakhs Fine
The Supreme Court has sentenced an Kenyan Citizen of Indian Origin to six months simple imprisonment finding him guilty of contempt of court.Perry Kansangra has deliberately and with a clear intention committed egregious acts of contempt, the bench of CJI UU Lalit and Justice PS Narasimha said.In a judgment delivered in 2020, the Supreme Court, in a child custody matter, held that the...
CAT Vacancies: Supreme Court Extends Period Of Incumbent Members Till The Next Date Of Listing
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, extended the period of functioning of the incumbent members of CAT, Principal Bench till the next date of listing. By an order dated 13.05.2022, the Apex Court taking note of the vacancies in the Central Administrative Tribunals, had exercised power under Article 142 of the Constitution to permit the incumbents to continue functioning beyond...
"Wife's Convenience" General Rule In Transfer Petitions; Only Judge I've Seen Refuse This Ground Is Justice Ruma Pal : CJI UU Lalit
CJI UU Lalit, while hearing a transfer petition concerning a matrimonial dispute on Thursday orally remarked that the convenience of the wife in matrimonial disputes was paramount as per established jurisprudence of the court. Thus, if a wife required a transfer for her convenience, she would be granted the same. CJI Lalit added that Justice Ruma Pal was the only judge in the court who...
EPF Pension Case : Highlights Of Crucial Supreme Court Judgment
The Supreme Court delivered its crucial judgment in the EPF Pension case which impacts several employees across the country.Here are the highlights of the judgment delivered by a bench comprising Chief Justice of India, Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia : The provisions of the Employees' Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2014 are legal and valid. Certain provisions have been read...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Challenging Election Commission's Power To Remove/Reduce Period Of Disqualification Of Legislators
Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutional validity of Section 11 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The matter was heard by a bench comprising by CJI UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi.The PIL has been filed by an NGO, Lok Prahari. At the outset, the counsel for petitioner submitted that Section 11 had to either be...
Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Bombay HC Decision Prohibiting Public Feeding Of Stray Dogs
Three women from Nagpur claiming themselves to be social activists have moved the Supreme Court challenging a recent decision of the Bombay High Court against feeding of stray dogs in public spaces. The impugned decision requires persons interested in feeding stray dogs to first adopt and register such dogs with Municipal Authorities or to put them in some shelter home. Meanwhile, the...
Delhi Air Pollution : Supreme Court Lists Plea Against Stubble Burning In Punjab On Nov 10
Supreme Court on Friday listed a plea seeking to curb stubble burning in Punjab to reduce air pollution in Delhi on November 10, 2022. The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising CJI UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi.At the outset, the counsel for petitioner, Advocate Shashank Shekhar Jha, submitted that the matter required urgent listing as air pollution in Delhi had increased so...
Supreme Court Upholds Employees Pension (Amendment) Scheme 2014; Extends Cut-Off Date For Option; Holds Condition For Additional Contribution As Invalid
In a crucial judgment, the Supreme Court held the provisions of the Employees Pension (Amendment) Scheme 2014 to be legal and valid. However, so far as the present members of the fund are concerned, the Court has read down certain provisions of the scheme.While allowing the appeals filed by the Employees Provident Fund Organization and the Union Government challenging the Kerala, Rajasthan...
EPF PENSION CASE-Supreme Court's Crucial Judgement TODAY-LIVE UPDATES
The Supreme Court will pronounce TODAY the Judgement in appeals filed by the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Organization and the Union Government challenging the Kerala, Rajasthan and Delhi High Court judgments which had quashed the Employee's Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2014.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit, Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sudhanshu DhuliaThe Kerala...
Skull Superimposition Technique For Identification Of Dead Body Not Infallible : Supreme Court Acquits Murder Accused
The Supreme Court observed that skull superimposition technique for idenitification of the dead body cannot be regarded as infallible.When the super-imposition report is not supported by any other reliable medical evidence like a DNA report or post-mortem report, it would be very risky to convict the accused believing the identification of the dead body of the victim through the...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Punjab National Bank On Serious Fraud Investigation Office's Pleas Alleging Fund Embezzlement In Bhushan Steel Ltd.
A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Bela M. Trivedi on Wednesday issued notice to Punjab National Bank (PNB) on petitions filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) regarding alleged siphoning of funds of Bhushan Steel Ltd.The SFIO had submitted before the court that the accused were complicit in embezzlement of funds and...