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Judges Are Least Concerned If They Are Liked; We Don't Work For Certificates Of Others, But As Per Our Conscience : Justice MR Shah
Supreme Court judge Justice MR Shah on Tuesday remarked that judges are not concerned if they are liked and they work as per their conscience and not for "certificates" from others.The judge made the comment during a brief discussion on the issue of pendency of cases, during the hearing of a case.While saying that one of the reasons for pendency is the frequent adjournment requests made by...
Interim Order Comes To An End With The Dismissal Of Proceedings: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a stayed order is not wiped out from the existence, unless it is quashed in the main proceedings.Once the proceedings, wherein a stay was granted, are dismissed, any interim order granted earlier merges with the final order, the bench comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Vikram Nath observed. The interim order comes to an end with the...
Owner Can Bequeath Properties Even To Strangers By Will: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that an absolute owner of a property is entitled to bequeath his properties by Will in favour of strangers.In this case, Saroja Ammal filed a suit for a declaration of title and for permanent injunction in respect of certain properties. Her claim was based upon the last Will and Testament by one Munisamy Chettiar, whom she claimed to be her husband....
No Accused Can Be Subjected To Unending Detention Pending Trial : Supreme Court Affirms Right To Seek Bail
Affirming the right of an accused to seek bail, the Supreme Court has observed that no accused can be subjected to unending detention pending trial, especially when there is the presumption of innocence. The Court made this observation while remanding the bail application of Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri case to the High Court, after cancelling the bail granted to him by the High...
Onus To Prove That Employee Was Not Gainfully Employed During Period Of Dismissal Is On Employer : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the onus to prove that an employee was not gainfully employed elsewhere when his service was terminated is on the employer.An employee is not required to prove the negative that he was not gainfully employed.Once he asserts that he is not gainfully employed, thereafter the onus will shift to the employer positively and it would be for the employer to prove...
Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Project : Supreme Court Reconstitutes Oversight Committee
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reconstituted the expert committee formed by the National Green Tribunal to oversee the compensatory afforestation for the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway project by including additional members.The Court directed that the Chairperson of the Committee will be Mr.CP Goyal, Director-General of Forests, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. As per the NGT...
Sovereign Commitment To Portugal Binding On India; But Abu Salem Can't Seek Its Benefit Before November 2030 : MHA Tells Supreme Court
In an affidavit dated 18.04.2022, filed before the Supreme Court, Mr. Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Union Home Secretary, informed it that though the Government of India is bound by the Sovereign commitment made by it to the Portuguese Republic, while extraditing Abu Salem to India, the judiciary was not. However, a caveat was added that the question of honouring the assurance, which guaranteed...
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Supreme Court Seeks "Clear Stand" Of Karnataka Govt On Lifting Curbs On Iron Ore Export
While reserving orders on lifting the ban imposed on export of the iron ore in Karnataka and removal of the condition of sale only through e-auctions, the Supreme Court on Monday sought State of Karnataka's 'clear stand' with respect to these issues.The Court issued the direction after Addl. Advocate General Nikhil Goel appearing for the State of Karnataka submitted that the state is scheduled...