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Bail Order Should Be Furnished To Accused In Prison On Same Day Of Pronouncement : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that Rule 17 of the 2021 Draft Criminal Rules on Practice- which the High Courts have been directed to adopt - should be read as a mandate for furnishing of the bail order to the prison concerned, and the concerned prison in turn should furnsih the same to the accused on the same day of pronouncment.Rule 17 titled 'Bail' reads as follows- "i....
High Pendency Of Arbitration & Commercial Cases : Supreme Court Asks Allahabad HC CJ To Devise Roadmap To Tackle Arrears
Being apprised of the burgeoning pendency in the execution proceedings of arbitral awards and applications to set aside award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, in the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, requested the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court to constitute a committee of Judges to device a roadmap to tackle the...
Domestic Violence Act : Supreme Court Seeks Information From NALSA About DV Cases
While hearing a plea seeking appointment of Protection Officers (POs) and Service Providers and establishment of Shelter Homes and Medical facilities in terms of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 (DV Act), the Supreme Court, on Thursday, directed the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) to inform the Court about the number of DV Act cases initiated and pending...
CJI Ramana To Chair Conference Of High Court Chief Justices Tomorrow
The 39th Conference of Chief Justices of High Courts will be held tomorrow (29th April, 2022) in the Supreme Court premises. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana shall be chairing the conference. The Chief Justices' Conference will also be attended by Mr. Justice Uday U. Lalit and Mr. Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, the two senior most puisne Judges of the Supreme Court and all the Chief...
Reserved Category Candidates More Meritorious Than The Last Of General Category Candidate Entitled To Get General Category Seat: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the reserved category candidates securing higher marks than the last of the general category candidates are entitled to get seat/post in the General category.The candidates belonging to reserved categories can as well stake claim to seats in unreserved categories if their merit and position in the merit list entitles them to do so., the bench...
Income Tax Act - Loss Suffered Due To Exchange Fluctuation While Repaying Loan Can Be Regarded As Revenue Expenditure : Supreme Court
Allowing the appeal filed by Wipro Finance Ltd., the Supreme Court observed that the loss suffered owing to exchange fluctuation can be regarded as revenue expenditure and thus an allowable deduction.The bench comprising Justices allowed the appeal against High Court judgment which had reversed the above view taken by Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. Wipro entered into a...
Practical Difficulties In Administration Of Delhi Necessitated GNCTD Amendment Act 2021 : Centre Tells Supreme Court
Responding to Delhi Government's challenge to constitutional validity of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act 2021, the Union of India has submitted before the Supreme Court that the Parliament of India considered it expedient to enact amending act due to several instances of "practical difficulties and disruptions" over the last few years in the functioning...
EWS Issue : Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging Validity Of Rs 8 Lakhs Annual Income Criteria In May 2022
The Supreme Court on Wednesday posted the petitions challenging the validity of criteria of Rupees 8 Lakhs annual income limit as the upper limit for seeking Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) reservation in the All India Quota for NEET admissions for the second week of May, 2022. Senior Advocate Arvind Datar requested the bench Justices DY Chandrachud and Bela M Trivedi to hear the...
Supreme Court Reserves Order On Centre's Plea To Refer GNCTD-LG Dispute On Services To Constitution Bench; Wants To Wrap Up Hearing In May
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its orders on Union of India's plea seeking referral of the matter pertaining to legal dispute between the Delhi Government and the Central Government regarding the control over administrative services in the national capital to a Constitution Bench.A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli...
Supreme Court Dismisses Director SJ Suryah's Plea For Injunction Against Hindi Remake Of Tamil Film 'Valee'
A Supreme Court bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna recently upheld Madras High Court's order dated November 12, 2021 of refusing to grant injunction against the remake of the Tamil film "Valee".SJ Suryah, the director of the 1999 film starring Ajith and Simran, had approached the Top Court. Dismissing his petition, the Top Court in the order dated April 25 said, "We have...
Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code Is Not For Money Recovery Proceedings: Supreme Court Reiterates
The Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Aniruddha Bose in the case of Invest Asset Securitisation and Reconstruction Pvt. Ltd. versus Girnar Fibres Ltd. reiterates that the provisions of insolvency and bankruptcy code are essentially intended to bring the corporate debtor to its feet and are not of money recovery proceedings as such. Invest...
Tihar Jail Security : Installation Of Mobile Signal Jammers, Body Scanners In Progress, Delhi Govt Tells Supreme Court
The Delhi Government has told the Supreme Court that it has taken measures to increase the security of the Tihar jail, which had come under the Court's scrutiny in the Unitech case following reports that the jail officials had acted in connivance with the accused Chandra brothers.On January 27, a bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah had directed the Central Government and...