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Plea For Guidelines On Seizure Of Electronic Devices : Supreme Court Not Satisfied With Centre's Counter-Affidavit; Seeks Better Response
The Supreme Court on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with the counter-affidavit filed by the Union Government in response to a writ petition which seeks guidelines for the seizure of personal electronic devices by investigating agencies."We are not satisfied with the counter and we seek a new and proper reply", a bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh observed in the...
Plea Challenging Permission Given To Sikhs To Carry Kirpan In Domestic Flights : Supreme Court Asks Petitioner To Approach High Court
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a writ petition challenging the permission granted to members of Sikh community to carry "kirpan" in domestic flights. The bench asked the petitioner to move the jurisdictional High Court.The petition was filed by an organization named Hindu Sena which challenged the exemption given to Sikh community by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security...
![EPF Pension Case : No Deficit In Pension Fund, Pensioners Tell Supreme Court Countering EPFO Argument Of Financial Burden [Hearing Day 3]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2022/08/03/500x300_428838-epf-pension-case-supreme-court.jpg "EPF Pension Case : No Deficit In Pension Fund, Pensioners Tell Supreme Court Countering EPFO Argument Of Financial Burden [Hearing Day 3]")
EPF Pension Case : 'No Deficit In Pension Fund', Pensioners Tell Supreme Court Countering EPFO Argument Of Financial Burden [Hearing Day 3]
On the third day of hearing the EPF Pension case, the counsel appearing for the pensioners from Kerala on Thursday (August 4) questioned the veracity of the actuarial reports and other documents furnished by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) which pointed out that implementing the Kerala High Court Judgment of 2018 would cause a net actuarial deficit of Rs.15,28,519 crores in...
"Defence Forces Meant To Protect Country, Not Conduct Lawlessness" : Supreme Court Deprecates Army Officers Violating Injunction Orders
The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly condemned the conduct of certain officers of the Indian army in Secunderabad for encroaching upon a civilian's property near the Army Quarters and razing down its boundary wall in violation of the injunction orders of a civil court.The Court was considering an appeal filed by the Union Government through the Defence Estates Officers, Andhra Pradesh...
Unitech Case : Advocate Apologizes & Undertakes To Refund Money Collected From Homebuyers For Giving Hearing Updates; Supreme Court Drops Proceedings
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, accepted the unconditional apology of an advocate in the Unitech matter, who had allegedly collected money from the homebuyers for uploading the update of the Court proceedings. On 27.07.2022, the Apex Court had issued him a show cause notice and asked him to file an affidavit providing details of the money he had collected. On Thursday, the Counsel...
Supreme Court Monthly Digest July 2022 (Citations 560 - 646)
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; Section 11 - Even if an aspect with regard to 'accord and satisfaction' of the claims may/can be considered by the Court at the stage of deciding Section 11 application, it is always advisable and appropriate that in cases of debatable and disputable facts, good reasonably arguable case, the same should be left to the Arbitral Tribunal. (Para...
Plea To Trace Army Officer Who Went Missing From Pakistan Border In '97 : Supreme Court Asks Centre To Inform Mother Of Steps Taken
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, asked the Union Government to follow up on the steps taken by the concerned authorities to trace the whereabouts of Capt. Sanjit Bhattacharjee, an Indian army officer who went missing from Indo-Pak border 25 years ago, and apprise his 83-year old mother about the same, on a quarterly basis.The Court was hearing a writ petition filed by the mother of the...
S. 313 CrPC - All Adverse Evidences Should Be Put As Questions; Avoid Bundling Circumstances Together With Only Single Opportunity To Explain : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that while examining an accused under Section 313 CrPC, all the adverse evidences has to put in the form of questions so as to give an opportunity to the accused to articulate his defence and give his explanation."If all the circumstances are bundled together and a single opportunity is provided to the accused to explain himself, he may not ...
"Utterly Incomprehensible" : Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Judgment Saying Reasons Can't Be Discerned
The Supreme Court recently set aside a judgment of the Himachal Pradesh High Court for being "utterly incomprehensible." "The judgment of the High Court is utterly incomprehensible. The reasons on the basis of which the High Court has proceeded to allow the petitions and set aside the reassessment cannot be discerned from the judgments," a bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Sudhanshu...
Plea Of Contractual Workers In Consumer Fora For Parity With Other Court Staff : Supreme Court Impleads NCDRC
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, impleaded the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, in the proceedings pertaining to the plea of workers of various Consumer Fora, including technical support staff, appointed on contractual basis seeking parity with their counterparts working at other Judicial Fora/Commissions such as High Court, District Court, NCLT, NCDRC, Human...