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Bar Councils Can't Collect Any Amount As "Optional Fee" During Enrolment : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently clarified that the Bar Council of India or the State Bar Councils can't collect any fees over and above the statutory fees as "optional fee" for enrolment."We make it clear that there is nothing like optional. No State Bar Council(s) or Bar Council of India shall collect any fees of any amount as optional. They shall strictly collect fees in accordance with...
Supreme Court Appoints Ex-Allahabad HC Judge Ashok Kumar As Head Of Committee To Administer Bankey Bihari Temple
The Supreme Court has constituted a High Powered Committee led by Justice Ashok Kumar, former Allahabad High Court Judge, to oversee and supervise the day-to-day functioning of the Bankey Bihari Ji Maharaj Temple at Vrindavan, Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.The Court constituted this Committee while suspending the operation of the Committee constituted under the Uttar Pradesh Shri Bankey Bihari...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest July 21 - 31, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 731 to 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 760Anti Defection Laws - Speaker's power under Tenth Schedule - Timelines for deciding disqualification petitions - Judicial Review of Speaker's inaction - Petitions were filed alleging speaker's inaction and delay in disqualification petitions - Supreme Court urges Parliament to revisit provisions allowing speakers to decide...
When Can S.92 CPC Suit Be Maintained Against Registered Society As 'Constructive Trust'? Supreme Court Explains Principles
In a recent judgment (Operation Asha v. Shelly Batra and others), the Supreme Court summarised the principles related to Section 92 of the Civil Procedure Code and explained the circumstances when a registered society can be construed as a 'constructive trust' so as to maintain a suit under S.92 against it.The judgment, delivered by Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan, summarised,...
Failure To Serve S.80 CPC Notice Nullifies Decree ; Executing Court Bound To Consider Plea Of Nullity : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that the plea regarding the decree being 'nullity' can be raised at the executing stage, and the Executing Court is bound to decide the same on merits. “As per Section 47, the Executing Court is empowered to examine the questions relating to execution, discharge, or satisfaction of the decree. It cannot go beyond the decree; but at the same time, when a...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 8, 2025
Links of today's Supreme Court reports :'Mother' Needn't Be Biological Mother : Supreme Court Urges IAF To Revisit Exclusion Of Stepmothers From Family PensionCan Voters Be Denied NOTA Option In Elections With Only One Candidate? Supreme Court Asks ECISupreme Court Dismisses CBI's Review Petition Against 'Ritu Chhabaria' Judgment That Incomplete Chargesheet Won't Defeat Default BailAfter...
Income Tax Act | Supreme Court Delivers Split Verdict On Timelimit For Assessments Under S.144C
The Supreme Court on Friday (Aug. 8) delivered a split verdict on the interpretation of the limitation period under Section 144C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (“Act”), governing the timeline for passing assessment orders by the Assessing Officer in cases involving eligible assessees, such as foreign companies and transfer pricing matters.The judgment was delivered by the bench of Justices...
'One More Order From Allahabad HC With Which We're Disappointed' : Supreme Court On HC Ignoring Law On Sentence Suspension
The Supreme Court again expressed displeasure with an order of the Allahabad High Cour which declined to suspend the fixed-term sentence without applying the settled position of law on sentence suspension. The Court set aside the High Court's order, observing that it had failed to properly assess the circumstances justifying the denial of sentence suspension in a fixed-term conviction, as...
Justice Yashwant Varma Case | Videos, Photos Shouldn't Have Been Published, But In-House Inquiry Not Vitiated: Supreme Court
While upholding the overall sanctity of the in-house procedure, the Supreme Court has stated that the video and pictures of cash at Justice Yashwant Varma's official residence should not have been published on the Court's website. To that extent, the Court has said that there is nothing contemplated in the in-house procedure that the incriminating evidence should be published in the...
CJI Has Authority To Recommend Removal Of Judge While Forwarding In-House Inquiry Report To President & PM : Supreme Court
While dismissing the writ petition filed by Justice Yashwant Varma against the in-house committee report which indicted him in the unaccounted cash controversy, the Supreme Court held that the Chief Justice of India has the authority to forward the report to the President and the Prime Minister recommending the removal of the Judge.The Court held that the provision (paragraph 7(ii)) in...