Supreme Court Directs Pay Hike For Judicial Officers As Per Judicial Pay Commission Recommendations From January 1,2016; Arrears To Be Paid By June 30, 2023

Emphasizing on the need to revise the pay structure for the judicial officers, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered for implementation of the enhanced pay scale as recommended by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission with effect from January 1, 2016. The bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli also directed the Center and the States...

Summary Of Supreme Court's PMLA Judgement- Vijay Madanlal Choudhary Vs Union of India

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, upheld the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 which relate to the power of arrest, attachment and search and seizure conferred on the Enforcement Directorate.Read the Summary of 545 Pages Judgement in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary Vs Union of India here;(i) The question as to whether some of the amendments to the Prevention of...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Upholds ED's Power Of Arrest, Attachment, Search & Seizure And "Twin-Conditions" For Bail; Says PMLA Has Stringent Safeguards

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, upheld the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 which relate to the power of arrest, attachment and search and seizure conferred on the Enforcement Directorate.The Court upheld the constitutionality of the provisions of Sections 5, 8(4), 15, 17 and 19 of the PMLA, which relate to the powers of ED's power of arrest, attachment, search...

Courts Today- A Daily Round Up Of Important Legal Developments- 26.7.2022

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Supreme Court Directs Law Secretaries Of All States To Give Details Of Funds Disbursed For Judiciary From 2017-2022

Expressing concerns at the lack of proper judicial infrastructure in many states, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Law Secretaries of all State Governments to file affidavits relating to budget allocation and utilization.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant has sought the following information from Law Secretaries of all States :The extent of funds which have...

Media Must Confine Itself To Honest Journalism Without Using It As A Tool To Expand Business Interests : CJI NV Ramana

Speaking at a public event on Tuesday, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said that independent journalism is the backbone of the democracy and urged the media to confine itself to honest journalism."When a media house has other business interests, it becomes vulnerable to external pressures. Often, the business interests prevail over the spirit of independent journalism. As a result,...

Kerala Govt Approaches Supreme Court Seeking To Restore UAPA Charges Against Alleged Maoist

The State of Kerala has approached Supreme Court against Kerala High Court's order of discharging alleged Maoist leader Roopesh accused of charges under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and sedition under Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code.The High Court bench of Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran had discharged Roopesh, who allegedly along with members of...

Madras High Court Half Yearly Digest: January to June 2022 [Citation 1- 276]

NOMINAL INDEX M/s.The Kancheepuram Reading Room and Tennis Club, Represented by its Secretary v. The Director-General of Police & Ors, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 The University of Madras, Rep. By its Registrar v. Dr. S. Bhaskaran & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 2 Payel Biswas v. The Commissioner of Police, Trichy City & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 3 All India Anna...

Haj Group Organizers Are Not Performing Religious Ceremonies, Can't Claim GST Exemption : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that Haj Group Organisers (HGOs) or Private Tour Operators(PTOs) cannot seek exemption from the Goods and Services Tax(GST) for their services as per the Mega Exemption Notification issued under the GST Act(All India Haj Umrah Tour Organizer Association Mumbai v. Union of India And Ors)The notification provided exemption for "conduct of any religious ceremony"...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index (July 18 - July 24, 2022)

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; Section 7 - Parties to the contract are free to agree on applicability of (1) proper law of contract, (2) proper law of arbitration agreement and (3) proper law of the conduct of arbitration. Parties to the contract also may agree for matters excluded from the purview of arbitration - Unless the effect of agreement results in performance of an...

Start Appointment Process For Consumer Commissions 6 Months Before Vacancies Arise : Supreme Court To States

In connection with the filling up of vacancies in consumer commissions, the Supreme Court on Tuesday, noting that the provisions of Rule 6(4) of the consumer protection rules 2020 require that the process of appointments shall be initiated by the state governments atleast six months before the vacancy arises, observed that this is a statutory rule which is required to be followed by all...

Postmortem Report By Itself Not A Substantive Evidence, Can't Discharge Murder Accused Only Based On It : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a trial court could not discharge the accused from murder charges merely relying on Post mortem report indicating cause of death as "cardio respiratory failure"."The post mortem report, by itself, does not constitute substantive evidence. The doctor's statement in court is alone the substantive evidence", the bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Abhay S...