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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...
BREAKING| EPF Pension Case : Supreme Court To Pronounce Verdict On EPFO Appeals Tomorrow
The Supreme Court will pronounce the judgment tomorrow in the appeals filed by the Employees Provident Fund Organization challenging the Kerala, Rajasthan and Delhi High Court judgments which had quashed the Employee's Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2014.A 3-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit, Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sudhanshu Dhulia had reserved judgment on...
Community Kitchens : Supreme Court Asks Centre To Come Up With A Policy After Looking Into States' Policies
The Supreme Court today adjourned the PIL seeking establishment of community kitchens for two weeks after asking the Centre to look into the policies being implemented by the States and come up with a policy.The bench of Justices A. S. Bopanna and P. S. Narasimha heard the counsel appearing for the Petitioner Anun Dhawan. The Counsel apprised the court that the Union was earlier directed to...
Supreme Court Asks Centre To Maintain Status Quo On Release Of Genetically Modified Mustard Seeds
The Supreme Court on Thursday orally asked the Union Government to maintain status quo on the commercial cultivation of Genetically Modified Mustard and to refrain from taking any precipitate action on its release.A bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sudhanshu Dhulia passed the interim order on the application of Aruna Rodriguez, an activist campaigning against genetically...