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Supreme Court To Hear On Friday Siddique Kappan's Plea Against Allahabad HC Order Refusing Him Bail In Hathras Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list Siddique Kappan's plea challenging the rejection of his bail application in Hathras Conspiracy case by the Allahabad High Court this Friday, i.e., August 26. CJI NV Ramana agreed to hear the matter after an urgent mention by Advocate Haris Biran. In the special leave petition filed through Advocate Pallavi Pratap, Kappan said that...
MACP Scheme Applicable From 01.09.2008; Entitlement To Financial Upgradation Is To Immediate Next Grade Pay & Not Next Promotional Post : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme is applicable with effective from 01.09.2008 and not from 01.01.2006 (the date from which the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission are effective).The Court further held that under MACP, the entitlement is to financial upgradation equivalent to the immediate next grade pay and not to the immediate...
Breaking: Supreme Court To Hear Today Review Petition Against Its PMLA Judgement
The Supreme Court will hear today a petition seeking review of its July 27 judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary vs Union of India which upheld the power of arrest, attachment and search and seizure conferred on the Enforcement Directorate by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.The matter is listed at 1:20pm before a bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and...
Supreme Court Directs Jharkhand High Court To Expedite Hearing In Jharkhand Cattle Traders Lynching Case
The Supreme Court has directed Jharkhand High Court to expedite the hearing in the Jharkhand cattle traders lynching case where two persons (Majlum Ansari and Imtiyaz Khan) were killed.The bench comprising Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice P. Narasimha stated that while they were not inclined to entertain the petition, in the facts and circumstances of the case, the judges of the High Court...
Section 96-100 CPC - A Person Affected By A Judgment/Decree But Not A Party To Suit, Can Prefer Appeal With The Leave Of The Court: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a person who is affected by a judgment but is not a party to the suit, can prefer an appeal with the leave of the Court.The sine qua non for filing an appeal by a third party is that he must have been affected by reason of the judgment and decree which is sought to be impugned, the bench of CJI NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli observed.In...
"Have Those Criminals Truly Repented?" : Judge Who Passed Sentence In Bilkis Bano Case Criticises Premature Release Of Convicts
Justice (retd) UD Salvi, who sentenced 11 men to life imprisonment in 2008 for the gang-rape of Bilkis Bano and murder of her family members, has come on the record to say that he was never consulted before the convicts were released on remission. On Tuesday, Justice Salvi said that the State government does have a right to grant remission, however, the law also talks about how to...
Supreme Court Explores Ways To Interpret MTP Rules To Recognize Unmarried Woman's Right To Abortion; Reserves Judgment
As the Supreme Court was exploring ways to extend the benefit of Section 3(2)(b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (Act), to unmarried women so that they can also seek termination of pregnancy which exceeds the period of 20 weeks but not 24 weeks, Additional Solicitor General, Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, on Tuesday, beseeched it to intervene in the Medical Termination of...
PMLA Judgment Allowing ED To Take Possession Of Property Before Trial In Exceptional Cases Leaves Scope For Arbitrariness : Supreme Court
In the judgment delivered on Tuesday relating to the Benami Transactions Prohibition Act 1988, the Supreme Court expressed concerns about the ratio in the recent PMLA judgment which allowed the taking possession of the property before trial in exceptional circumstances.A bench led by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, while dealing with the constitutionality of certain provisions of...
Inherent Power U/Sec 151 CPC Can Be Invoked Only When Alternate Remedies Do Not Exist: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the inherent power under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure can be invoked only in circumstances where alternate remedies do not exist."Such inherent power cannot override statutory prohibitions or create remedies which are not contemplated under the Code. Section 151 cannot be invoked as an alternative to filing fresh suits, appeals, revisions,...
Can't Sit & Argue Here If A Free Cycle Or A Boat For A Rural Poor Person Is "Freebie" Or "Welfare", Says Supreme Court During Hearing
The Supreme Court on Tuesday continued the debate on the "freebies" matter, acknowledging the complex nature of the issue.The bench led by the Chief Justice of India observed that the intention of the Court was to initiate a wider public debate on the issue, and it is for that purpose the constitution of an expert body was mooted."We have to see what is freebie and what is welfare", CJI NV...
Centre Amends Rules To Provide Additional Post-Retirement Benefits To Chief Justice & Supreme Court Judges
The Central government has amended the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958 for providing additional post-retirement benefits to retired Chief Justices and Supreme Court Judges. The following are the additional retirement benefits that former Supreme Court Judges are entitled to: A chauffeur (equivalent to a chauffeur in the Supreme Court) and...