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Court U/s 37 Arbitration Act Has No Jurisdiction To Remand The Matter To Same Arbitrator Unless Consented By Both Parties: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a Court, under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, has no jurisdiction to remand the matter to the same Arbitrator unless it is so consented by both the parties.The bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna observed that only two options are available to the Court considering the appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration Act. The...
Class 10 & 12 Exams-Supreme Court Hearing On Plea To Cancel Physical Exams Of State Boards, CBSE & ICSE- LIVE UPDATES
Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Khanwilkar will hear a writ petition which seeks the cancellation of physical exams for Class 10 and 12 to be conducted by all State Boards, CBSE, ICSE and NIOS.The present writ petition, filed by child rights activist Anubha Shrivastava Sahai, seeks directions to the State Boards, CBSE, ICSE, NIOS who are going to conduct board exams for 10th and 12th...
'Important Aspect Of Gender Equality Getting Postponed' : Supreme Court Asks Nagaland Govt To Implement 33% Women Reservation In Local Bodies
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the State of Nagaland, six weeks to report back as to how it proposed to implement 33% reservation for women in Municipalities and Town Councils.The directions were issued by bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh while considering a petition by a Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and woman activist Rosemary Dvuchu who had...
Financier Possessing Vehicle Based On Hire-Purchase Or Hypothecation Agreement Liable To Pay Tax Under U.P. Motor Vehicles Taxation Act: Supreme Court
Upholding a Full bench judgment of the Allahabad High Court, the Supreme Court observed that a financier in possession of a motor vehicle/transport vehicle in respect of which a hire-purchase or lease or hypothecation agreement has been entered, is liable to tax under U.P. Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1997.The liability is from the date of taking possession of the said vehicle under the...
Vanniyar Internal Quota Based On Data That 20% MBC Reservation Hasn't Benefited Them : TN Govt Tells Supreme Court
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court continued hearing submissions in the challenge to the Madras High Court order quashing Tamil Nadu law ("2021 Act") that provided internal reservation in education and jobs for the Vanniyar community. A Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai heard arguments testing the sub-classification of the 20% reservation available to the...
Supreme Court Seeks Attorney General's Assistance In Plea To Sensitise Citizens About Fundamental Duties
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday sought assistance of the Attorney General of India KK Venugopal in a writ petition seeking to sensitise citizens about the fundamental duties enshrined in the Constitution.A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh has sought Central Government's response as to whether any steps have been taken in pursuance of the top Court's judgement...
PMLA| May Not Be Possible To Say That "Mere Use" Of Proceeds Of Crime Is Not Money Laundering: Supreme Court Indicates
The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it may not be possible to say that "mere use" of proceeds of crime is not money laundering.Advocate Abhimanyu Bhandari, for one of the petitioners, had sought to differentiate between projecting of proceeds of crime as untainted money and "merely using" of proceeds of crime- "Section 3 of the PMLA Act should be read down to say that mere use...
Hijab Case: Feb 5 Govt Order Not Applicable To Minority Unaided Educational Institutions, Karnataka AG Tells HC
Advocate General Prabhuling K Navadgi on Tuesday made a statement before the Karnataka High Court that the government order dated February 5, directing that all the government schools should wear compulsorily the uniforms prescribed by the government and private schools managements should prescribe uniforms in their schools and Pre University Colleges are concerned should...
Pure 'Business To Business' Disputes Cannot Be Construed As Consumer Disputes : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that pure 'business to business' disputes cannot be construed as 'consumer disputes'.When a person avails a service for a commercial purpose, to come within the meaning of 'consumer', he will have to establish that the services were availed exclusively for the purposes of earning his livelihood by means of self employment, the bench comprising Justices...
Hijab Should Satisfy Tests Of Constitutional Morality & Individual Dignity As Held In Sabarimala Case : AG Tells Karnataka HC
A Full Bench of the Karnataka High Court today continued hearing Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi on behalf of the State, in the petitions filed by Muslim girl students, who have challenged the action of a government college in denying their entry for wearing a hijab (headscarf). Today is the 8th day of the hearing before the Full Bench.Navadgi told the Bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu...
Gifting Freebies To Doctors Prohibited By Law ; Pharma Companies Cannot Claim It As Deduction U/Sec 37(1) Income Tax Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that 'pharmaceutical companies' gifting freebies to doctors is prohibited by law and they cannot claim it as a deduction under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act.These freebies are technically not 'free' – the cost of supplying such freebies is usually factored into the drug, driving prices up, thus creating a perpetual publicly injurious cycle, the bench...