Justices Krishna Murari Recuses In Plea By CEO, NOIDA, IAS, Ritu Maheshwari

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, Justice Krishna Murari recuses from hearing the plea filed by the Chief Executive Officer of New Okhla Industrial Development Authority(NOIDA) Ritu Maheshwari IAS, challenging order of the High Court, wherein warrant was issued against her by the Allahabad High Court to ensure her presence in a contempt proceeding. On Monday (9th April), the Bench led...

BREAKING| KEEP THE SEDITION LAW IN ABEYANCE: SUPREME COURT RULES IN A HISTORIC ORDER [Updated With Order]

In a historic development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that the 152-year old sedition law under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code should be effectively kept in abeyance till the Union Government reconsiders the provision.In an interim order, the Court urged the Centre and the State governments to refrain from registering any FIRs under the said provision while it was...

Sedition: Centre Opposes Staying Pending Cases During Review, Proposes Scrutiny By Superintendent Of Police Before Registration Of Future FIRs

As far as pending cases are concerned, courts can be directed to expeditiously consider bail, the Centre submitted

In Case Of Doubt, Protection Of Environment Would've Precedence Over Economic Interest: SC Revokes Approval For Doubling Castlerock to Kulem Railway Line

The Supreme Court revoked the approval granted by the Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) for doubling of existing railway line from Castlerock (Karnataka) to Kulem (Goa).The bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, B R Gavai and Aniruddha Bose observed that the assessment of the impact which the project would have on the environment..would have to be strictly...

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates

A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli to continue hearing TODAY on the petition challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 124A of Indian Penal Code which deals with the law of Sedition in India.The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central Government why it cannot issue a direction to the State Governments to not...

Minimum Wages Act - Only Clerical Or Arithmetical Mistakes In Order Fixing Minimum Wages Can Be Corrected U/Sec 10 : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that only the clerical or arithmetical mistakes in any order fixing or revising minimum rates of wages can be corrected by invoking Section 10 of the Minimum Wages Act.The bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna quashed the Errata Notification dated 14.07.2016 issued by the State of Goa modifying its earlier notification dated 23/24.05.2016 by which it...

BREAKING: DELHI HIGH COURT PASSES SPLIT VERDICT ON CRIMINALIZING #MARITAL RAPE

The Delhi High Court will pronounce the judgment TODAY on a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape.A bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C Hari Shankar pronounced the judgment after reserving the orders on February 21. The Court had appointed...

Prosecutors Given Weightage Points For Persuading Judges To Award Death Penalty : Supreme Court Expresses Surprise At MP Govt Policy

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, was perturbed to note that an affidavit filed by the State of Madhya Pradesh indicates that one of the parameter's to adjudge a Public Prosecutor as the 'Star Prosecutor of the Month' is their ability to secure death sentence. A Bench comprising Justices U.U. Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing a suo moto writ petition pertaining to laying...

"Young Lawyers Should Sit In Courtrooms In Free Time To Watch Judges" : Justice Vineet Saran On Learning Court Craft

While speaking at the farewell event organised in his honour, Justice Vineet Saran on Tuesday emphasised on the need for lawyers to learn the court craft and advised the young members of the Bar to sit in courtrooms in their free time instead of whiling time in canteens or having coffee."They should watch judges and must know what the judge wants. To learn that is also part of court...

Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Moves Supreme Court Against Diesel Price Hike By Oil Companies

The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation has moved the Supreme Court against Kerala High Court's order setting aside the interim order issued in its favour by which the Oil Marketing Companies were directed to levy the price of High Speed Diesel (HSD) at par with the price available at retail pumps temporarily. A special leave petition has been filed challenging the order passed by a...

Time Limit For Filing Of Written Statement Under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC Is Not Mandatory: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated the time limit for filing of the written statement under Order VIII Rule 1 of Code of Civil Procedure is not mandatory (if it is not a commercial suit).In this case, a suit for injunction was filed by the plaintiff. The High Court upheld the Trial court order refusing to condone the delay of 193 days in filing of the written statement on the ground that there...

State Enactments Like Kerala/Gujarat Money Lenders Act Have No Application To NBFCs Registered Under RBI Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the state enactments such as Kerala Money Lenders Act, 1958 and Gujarat Money Lenders Act, 2011 will have no application to Non­ Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).The bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian observed that the Chapter III­B of the RBI Act is a complete code...