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Don't Interrupt An Advocate While Arguing, Flow Should Not Be Disturbed : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday cautioned advocates to refrain from interrupting advocates from the other side while they make arguments. A Bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar, while considering hearing the St.Stephen's case, observed that advocates can't keep interrupting their counterparts just because they don't agree to the arguments advanced. "Just because...
Profit Oriented Educational Trusts Can't Claim Income Tax Exemption; Education Must Be Sole Objective : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that educational trust or societies, which seek exemption under Section 10 (23C) of Income Tax Act, should solely be concerned with education, or education related activities.Where the objective of the institution appears to be profit-oriented, such institutions would not be entitled to approval , the bench of CJI Uday Umesh Lalit, Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and P...
Supreme Court Refuses Interim Relief To St.Stephen's College; No Interviews For Admissions In Non-Minority Category
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday refused to stay theDelhi High Court judgment which directed St. Stephen's College to conduct admissions in non-minority category as per CUET scores without holding interview. The Court dismissed the application filed by the College seeking interim relief. Consequently, the College will have to carry out admissions in the open category as per the norms...
Post-Graduate Medical Admission : Supreme Court To Hear Maharashtra Govt Tomorrow In Pleas Challenging 20% In-Service Reservation
In a plea challenging 20% in-service reservation in Post-Graduate Medical Admission in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, after briefly hearing submissions adjourned it till 20th October, 2022 (tomorrow). The Special Leave Petition impugns an order of the Bombay High Court which affirmed the reservation recognised for in-service candidates to be implemented from the academic...
2019 Jamia Violence : Supreme Court Requests Delhi High Court To Decide Soon Students' Plea For FIR Against Alleged Police Atrocities
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday "requested" the Delhi High Court to dispose of the cases relating to the allegations of police atrocities in Jamia Millia Islamia in December 2019 during protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act. The Bench composed of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Vikram Nath, while refusing to specify a time limit, asked the...
Electricity Act - Not Permissible To Amend Tariff Order During 'Truing Up' Excercise : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that it is not permissible to amend the tariff order made under Section 64 of the Electricity Act, 2003, during the 'truing up' exercise.The bench of Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari held thus while disposing appeals filed by BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. against the judgment of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity. One of the...
Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing For Plea To Ban 'Thank God' Movie Before Its Release
The Supreme Court bench comprising CJI UU Lalit and Justice Bela M. Trivedi refused to list petition seeking to stop the release of upcoming Bollywood movie "Thank God" urgently. The bench listed the petition on 1st November 2022 despite the petitioner submitting that the petition would become infructuous by then since the movie was releasing on 25th October 2022. The bench remarked that...
Supreme Court Refuses To Stay CBI Probe In WB Teacher Recruitment Scam, But Stays Removal Of Board President & Cancellation Of 269 Appointments
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the order passed by the Calcutta High Court for CBI investigation into the scam relating to the appointment of primary school teachers in the State of West Bengal.A bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Vikram Nath observed that the High Court direction for CBI probe at an early stage "may fall short of the standards" laid down in the...
Delhi Govt vs Centre : Supreme Court Constitution Bench Defers Hearing To 24th Nov, 2022
At the request of the Solicitor General of India, Mr. Tushar Mehta, the Supreme Court, on Wednesday deferred the hearing of the dispute between the Delhi Government and the Union Government regarding control of administrative services in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Mentioning the matter before a Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kolhi, Mr. Mehta...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Bail Granted To J&K PDP Leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the petition filed by the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir challenging the Jammu and Kashmir High Court order granting bail to PDP leader Waheed Ur Rehman Parra in a UAPA case over alleged terrorist activities.A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay Shreeniwas Oka however clarified that it was not giving imprimatur to the...
Guidelines On Seizure Of Digital Devices : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Foundation For Media Professionals' Petition
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday issued notice in a petition filed by a group of journalists on framing of detailed guidelines on search and seizure of digital devices. While issuing notice, a Bench of Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy asked the Union to respond and tagged the matter with a pending petition which sought from similar prayers with the present plea....
Convict in Bilkis Bano Case Was Booked For Outraging Woman's Modesty in 2020 While On Parole
One of the convicts, who was released by the Gujarat government on remission in the Bilkis Bano case, stands chargesheeted for outraging the modesty of a woman on June 19 in 2020, according to the State's counter-affidavit before the Supreme Court.The information was provided to the District Magistrate Dahod by the district superintendent of police when the government was considering the...