"How Can Struck Down Provisons Be Revived Through Legislation?": Supreme Court To Decide Constitutional Validity Of Tribunal Reforms Act 2021 On July 26

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it will hear the question of the constitutional validity of the Tribunal Reforms Act 2021 on July 26, 2022. The matter will be heard finally on that day, the benchA Bench comprising Justices D.Y Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Bela M Trivedi was adjudicating upon an application filed in the Madras Bar assailing the tenure of appointment of six persons...

Supreme Court Saves Over 90,000 Income Tax Reassessment Notices Issued After 2021 Amendment By Deeming Them As Notices Under Section 148A

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, directed that reassessment notices under Section 148 of the unamended Income Tax Act which were issued beyond 01.04.2021 (the effective date of amendment of the said provision by the Finance Act, 2021) to be deemed to have been issued under Section 148A of the IT Act as substituted by the Finance Act, 2021 and be construed as show cause notices in terms of...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest- April 2022 With Nominal And Statute/Subject Wise Index

Administrative Law - Appeal challenging adverse Remarks made in the Allahabad HC judgment regarding a Statutory authority - Allowed - Even if the High Court found that the impugned actions of the authorities concerned, particularly of the appellant, had not been strictly in conformity with law or were irregular or were illegal or even perverse, such findings, by themselves, were not...

Insurer Can't Use Definition Of "Terrorism" In Penal Laws To Repudiate Claim When Exclusion Clause Exhaustively Defines It : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the terms in the exclusion clause in an insurance policy will govern the parties and that the insurer cannot rely upon definitions in external sources such as statutes to repudiate a policy."When the policy itself defines the acts of terrorism in the Exclusion Clause, the terms of the policy being a concluded contract will govern the rights and liabilities of...

Supreme Court Expresses Alarm At Criminal Appeals Pending In High Courts For Decades; Seeks Suggestions From Centre

Expressing alarm at the pendency of criminal appeals in High Courts for over three to four decades, the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, sought suggestions from the Union Government to tackle pendency. A Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai was apprised that in Madhya Pradesh High Court there are appeals which are pending for 20-30 years and the oldest appeals...

MediaOne Case : Will Decide Sealed Cover Issue, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted more time to the Union Government to file their counter in the plea challenging the telecast ban imposed on Malayalam news channel MediaOne.A Bench comprising Justices D.Y Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Bela M Trivedi granted four more weeks to the respondents to file a counter affidavit in the case. Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for the...

Supreme Court Stays Holding Of Haryana JS(Mains) Exam From May 6-8 Due To Clash With MP Judicial Exams

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the holding of the Mains Examination of Haryana Civil Service (Judicial Branch)- 2021 from May 6 to May 8 in view of the clash with the date announced for conducting the Preliminary Exam of Madhya Pradesh Civil Judge, Junior Division (Entry Level) Exam-2021.Taking note of the fact that the MP Judicial Service exam is being held on May 6, a bench...

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea Challenging Stay On "Jhund" Movie's OTT Release

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear tomorrow a plea challenging an order of the Telangana High Court which ordered status quo on the OTT release of the film "Jhund".Senior Advocate C Aryama Sundaram mentioned the matter before the Chief Justice of India for urgent listing. "The movie is being released on OTT on May 6. It has already been released in theatres. The OTT release...

Why Candidate Recommended By SCSC As TDSAT Member Not Appointed? Supreme Court Seeks Explanation From Centre

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's explanation in a plea where an applicant had sought directions for his appointment to the post of Member of the Telecom Disputes and Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT).A Bench comprising Justices D.Y Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Bela M Trivedi granted time to the Union to file a counter explaining the reasons for not appointing the applicant. ...

Senior Advocate Designation Process : One Mark Each Should Be Awarded For Each Year Of Practice From 10-20 Years, Supreme Court Clarifies

While assessing applications for senior advocate designations, the High Courts should allocate one mark each for each year of practice from 10 to 20 years, instead of allocating 10 marks flat for the counsel who has put in 10-20 years practice, clarified the Supreme Court on Wednesday.A bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and PS Narasimha issued this clarification allowing...

Breaking: [Hanuman Chalisa Row] Navneet Rana & Ravi Rana Granted Bail By Mumbai Special Court

The Mumbai Special Court on Monday allowed the bail applications of independent MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana in the sedition FIR over forcibly wanting to chant the hanuman chalisa outside the personal residence of Uddhav Thackarey, Chief Minister of Maharashtra.The bail is subject to execution of personal bonds of Rs. 50,000 each. They have also been directed not to...

Medical Admissions Cancelled : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Students' Plea Challenging Medical Council Decision

The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice in a plea challenging the order of the Delhi High Court which had upheld that discharge orders passed by the National Medical Commission (erstwhile Medical Council of India), cancelling the admission of students, alleging backdoor entry in medical college. While issuing notice, a Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai...