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"Shockingly Brazen": Supreme Court Pulls Up Litigant For Dropping Union Minister's Name During Argument
In a judgment delivered on Thursday (April 7), the Supreme Court expressed strong disapproval of the conduct of a litigant by which he dropped the names of persons holding high offices, including a Union Minister, during the hearing.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh was hearing an appeal arising out of the Delhi Rent Control Act. The Delhi High Court had allowed...
Supreme Court Disapproves Use Of RTI Replies To Show Govt's Stand
During the hearing of a case, the Supreme Court on Thursday expressed disapproval of placing reliance on RTI replies to show the stand of the Government.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Abhay S Oka and CT Ravikumar was hearing a batch of petitions seeking GST exemption for Haj and Umrah tour operators.The petitioner's counsel placed reliance on certain replies furnished by the...
Leave To Defend U/Sec 25B Delhi Rent Control Act Cannot Be Granted To Tenant On Mere Asking : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a leave to defend under Section 25B of Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, cannot be granted on mere asking and a tenant has to put in some material of substance to the extent of raising a triable issue.The object behind Section 25B is facilitating not only the expeditious but effective remedy for a class of landlords, sans the normal procedural route, the...
Arbitrator's Fees : If There Are HC Rules, They Should Apply; 4th Schedule Can Be A Default Provision, Supreme Court Says During Hearing
The Supreme Court on Thursday continued the hearing on the issue of fixation of standards for fees for arbitrators. The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya Kant was considering the issue regarding the mandatory nature of the 'model' fee scale for arbitrators prescribed under the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996. In the hearing...
'At Least, Money Will Come To Govt' : Supreme Court Allows Orissa Minerals Development Corporation To Dispose Ores
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Orissa Minerals Development Co Ltd to dispose of the iron ores from the mines in Odisha.A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Hima Kohli was considering applications filed by Orissa Minerals Development Co. Ltd. (in respect of Belkundi Iron Ore Mine and Bagaiburu Iron Mines) seeking to dispose of...
Can Haj & Umrah Services Be Exempted From GST? Supreme Court Starts Hearing Tour Operators' Plea
The Supreme Court on Thursday commenced hearing on a string of petitions filed by various private tour operators seeking exemption from the Goods and Services Tax for the Haj and Umrah services offered by them to pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia.The tour operators are challenging the levy of GST on Hajis who avail themselves of services offered by registered private tour operators on...
Consumer Courts Can Direct Builders To Give Refund & Compensation To Homebuyers For Failure To Deliver Apartments : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that Consumer Courts can grant relief to flatbuyers who are aggrieved with the delay in delivery of the apartment as per the agreement.Consumer Courts have the power to direct refund and compensation to a consumer for the deficiency in not delivering the apartment as per the terms of Agreement, the Court held."A consumer invoking the jurisdiction of the Commission...
Ad Hoc Payment Made As Per Interim Orders Does Not Form Part Of "Wages" Under Payment Of Wages Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that ad hoc payment made pursuant to the interim orders passed by Court does not form part of "wages" within the meaning of the expression under Section 2(s) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 for the purpose of calculating gratuity.A party who is in enjoyment of an interim order, is bound to lose the benefit of such interim order when the ultimate outcome...
Delhi Court Asks CBI Director To Apologize To Aakar Patel Acknowledging Lapse On Part Of His Subordinates
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday ordered the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to tender a written apology to former Amnesty International India Chief Aakar Patel, who was restrained from boarding a US-bound flight from Bengaluru airport on Wednesday, owing to a Look Out Circular issued by the agency.Finding that the issuance of LOC was a "deliberate act" of...
Aakar Patel Gets Relief From Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court, CBI Told To Withdraw Look Out Circular
A Delhi Court on Thursday granted relief to former Amnesty International India Chief Aakar Patel, who has challenged the Look Out Circular issued against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pawan Kumar pronounced the order after reserving it earlier today. He directed CBI to immediately withdraw the Look Out Circular issued against...
Raise Judicial Officers' Pension As Per 2012 Order : Superme Court Directs States In Retired Judges Association's Plea
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday(April 5), directed all States to comply with the direction issued by it in 2012 to enhance the pension of retired judicial officers. The States have been asked to submit a compliance report within 4 weeks.A Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and Aniruddha Bose, was hearing a plea filed by the All India Retired Judges Association, which sought...
Mullaperyiar Dam Case : Supreme Court Rejects Kerala's Plea To Change Suprevisory Committee Head
In the Mullaperiyar dam case, the Supreme Court on Thursday turned down a plea made by the State of Kearla to replace the present Chairman of the Supervisory Committee, which was constituted by the Supreme Court in 2014 to monitor the safety arrangemnets of the 126-year old dam.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Abhay S Oka and CT Ravikumar was against changing the composition of...