Court Cannot Grant Additional Time For Acquisition Of Land If Law Does Not Contemplate It: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the Court cannot grant additional period for acquisition of land if the law does not contemplate any further period for acquisition."The land owner cannot be deprived of the use of the land for years together. Once an embargo has been put on a land owner not to use the land in a particular manner, the said restriction cannot be kept open-ended for...

Can Arbitrators Fix Their Fee Without Parties' Consent? Is 4th Schedule The Standard Fee Scale? Supreme Court Considers

The Supreme Court on Thursday considered issues relating to the fixation of the arbitrators fees, especially in arbitrations involving Public Sector Undertakings.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya Kant was considering arbitration petition filed by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on the issue related to the mandatory nature of the 'model' fee scale...

'Forensic Science Labs Need More Personnel, More Expertise' :Supreme Court Expresses Concerns About Delays In FSL Reports

While hearing a matter pertaining to the Heera Gold Exim scam, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, expressed disappointment in the manner the Forensic Science Labs are functioning in the country and in particular the delay on the part of FSL at Telangana in submitting its report in the present matter. "These lab issues have been earlier also flagged by courts. The number of cases that you...

We Shall Stay All Tribunal Proceedings Unless Govt Wakes Up & Makes Appointments : Supreme Court Warns On Vacancies

On Thursday, while hearing a case pertaining to the Heera Gold Exim scam, the Supreme Court expressed concern over the inability of the Government, which had created tribunals for better disposal of cases, to fill up the staggering vacancies therein. Appearing for an intervenor, whose property was attached in the PMLA proceedings to settle the claims of the numerous investors who...

Article 226 - High Court Cannot Direct Regularisation Of Temporary Employees By Creating Supernumerary Posts : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a High Court cannot direct regularisation of temporary employees by creating supernumerary posts."Such a direction to create supernumerary posts is unsustainable. Such a direction is wholly without jurisdiction", the bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna observed while setting aside the Gujarat High Court direction to the State to consider the...

COVID-19 Ex-Gratia Compensation: Supreme Court Sets Outer Limit For Filing Claims

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, set out an outer limit of sixty days to file claims for ex-gratia compensation of deaths due to COVID-19 which had occurred prior to 20.03.2022. For future deaths, a period of 90 days from the death was determined to be proper to file a claim for compensation. "...we deem it appropriate to fix the outer limit of sixty days from today to file the claims...

Mullaperiyar Dam Case : Supreme Court Mulls Empowering Supervisory Committee To Pass Orders For Safety; Asks Kerala & Tamil Nadu To Discuss [Hearing Day-2]

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the Mullaperiyar dam matter to Tuesday, orally asking Senior Advocates Shekhar Naphade and Jaideep Gupta, for Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively, to prepare the minutes of order for an arrangement where the Court-appointed Supervisory Committee can itself be empowered to pass directions to either state to carry out the necessary works within a...

Making Fake COVID Death Compensation Claim Punishable Under Section 52 DMA; Supreme Court Allows Random Scrutiny Of 5% Claims In 4 States

Expressing grave concerns about fake applications being filed to claim the ex-gratia compensation of Rs.50,000 for the kin of persons who died of COVID-19, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a random scrutiny of 5% claims filed in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala and Gujarat.The number of claims in these states were quite high when compared to the officially reported deaths....

BREAKING: Birbhum Massacre| Calcutta HC Reserves Order, Takes On Record Case Diary

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday reserved order in the suo motu petition initiated pertaining to the incident of Rampurhat violence in Birbhum district. The Court had earlier taken suo moto cognisance of the incident. On the last date of hearing, the Court had declined the prayer for a CBI probe by observing that an opportunity should first be granted to the State investigating authorities...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Transfers Investigation Of Cases Against Param Bir Singh To CBI

The Supreme Court on Thursday transferred the investigation of the cases against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh to the Central Bureau of Investigation. A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh allowed the appeal filed by Param Bir Singh and transferred the investigation in 5 FIRs against Singh from Maharashtra Police to the CBI.While saying that...

BREAKING| Kashmiri Pandits Group Moves Supreme Court Seeking Probe Into Killings Of Pandits During 1990s

Kashmiri Pandits organization "Roots in Kashmir" filed a filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court today seeking probe into the killings of Kashmiri Pandits during the height of militancy in the valley during the 1990s.The curative petition is filed against a 2017 verdict of the Supreme Court which had dismissed the organization's petition for probe citing long delay.On July 24, 2017,...

'Media Reports Don't Bother Us' : Justice SK Kaul While Hearing Param Bir Singh's Case

While hearing Parambir Singh's case in Supreme Court, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said that the media reports do not bother the judges. The judge was referring to certain reports about comments made by political leaders in Maharashtra against the Supreme Court. Justice Kaul said that such reports will be thrown to the "dustbin where they deserve to be thrown". The Supreme Court was hearing...