Can Minor Muslim Girl Marry On Attaining Puberty? Supreme Court To Examine Correctness Of HC Judgment, Issues Notice On NCPCR Plea

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on the petition filed by the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) challenging a recent judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which held that a 16-year-old Muslim girl can enter into a valid marriage.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka appointed Senior Advocate R Rajasekhar Rao as an...

Valuation Of Shares For The Purpose Of Gift Tax Should Take Into Consideration Limitation And Restrictions: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the valuation of shares for the purpose of gift tax must take into consideration the limitations and restrictions.The division bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice J.K. Maheshwari has observed that the equity shares under the lock-in period were not "quoted shares", for the simple reason that the shares in the lock-in period were not quoted on any...

BREAKING| Manish Sisodia's Criminal Defamation Case : Supreme Court Dismisses BJP Leader Manoj Tiwari's Plea Against Summons, Allows Vijender Gupta's Appeal

The Supreme Court on Monday pronounced its judgement on the two petitions moved by BJP leaders Manoj Tiwari and Vijender Gupta against Delhi High Court's refusal to quash the summoning order issued by a Magistrate in the defamation case filed by Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.A bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and V Ramabsubramanian, which reserved the judgment on...

COVID Death Compensation : Supreme Court Directs Rajasthan Govt To Decide Pending Applications In 2 Weeks, Asks SLSA To Review Rejected Applications

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Rajasthan Government the reason for not completing the process of disbursing ex gratia payments to the children who had been orphaned due to COVID-19, and the families of the victims of the pandemic virus, including those who had died due to suicide within 30 days of contracting it. Earlier this month, the apex court had pulled...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: October 10 To October 16, 2022

JUDGMENT THIS WEEK Writ Of Quo Warranto Can Be Issued Where An Appointment Has Not Been Made In Accordance With Law : Supreme Court The Supreme Court observed that a writ of quo warranto can be issued where an appointment has not been made in accordance with the law. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli observed thus while dismissing the appeals filed by the State...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Alleging Harassment Of Minorities In Assam-NRC Process; Gives Liberty To Move HC

In a plea, inter alia, seeking the Apex Court's indulgence to stop the alleged harassment of people belonging to religious and linguistic minority communities in Assam in the guise of detection and deportation of alleged foreigners, the Supreme Court, on Friday asked the petitioner to approach the Gauhati High Court with their grievances. "Petitioner would be at liberty to approach...

Maintenance Laws : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Guidelines To Address Overlapping Jurisdictions Under Sec 125 CrPC, DV Act, HMA

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking guidelines to prevent misuse of maintenance laws by means of conflicting orders and overlapping jurisdictions. The matter was heard by bench comprising Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justice Hemant Gupta. The bench remarked that the issue raised in the petition had already been dealt with by the Supreme Court. The hearings took place in...

Cattle Can't Be Handed Over To 'Owners' Who Were Illegally Transporting Them : Supreme Court Gives Interim Custody To Gaushala

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court granted custody of seized cattle to a gaushala (cow shelter) engaged in animal protection and welfare instead of the purported owners who were illegally transporting the cattle. This custody dispute has a long and chequered procedural history that can be traced back to February 2019, when a truck was found to be transporting fifteen bullocks and...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: October 3 To October 9, 2022

JUDGMENTS Terms Of Invitation To Tender Are Not Open To Judicial Scrutiny Unless They Are Arbitrary, Discriminatory Or Mala Fide : Supreme Court Observing that the terms of invitation to tender are not open to judicial scrutiny, the Supreme Court set aside a Delhi High Court's order which had quashed the Airport Authority of India's tender conditions for selecting Ground...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-135]

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Incorporate Feminist Thinking In The Way You Deal With The Law: Justice DY Chandrachud To Law Graduates

Justice DY Chandrachud was invited as the Chief Guest at the 9th Convocation of National Law University Delhi where he delivered the Convocation Address for the outgoing batch of students. At the very outset, he expressed his awe at the number of gold medals bagged by female students in the University. He said–"It's just an indicator of the times that we live in and the times that are going...

ED Can't Question Integrity Of Judiciary In Kerala : State, M Sivasankar Oppose Plea To Transfer Gold Smuggling Case Trial

The State of Kerala and M. Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, have filed separate Counter affidavits in the Supreme Court in the Transfer Petition filed by Enforcement Directorate seeking transfer of the trial in the Kerala Gold Smuggling Case to the neighbouring state of Karnataka.REPLY OF STATE OF KERALAThe State of Kerala has opposed the transfer petition...