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Plea Against Hate Speeches At Haridwar Dharm Sansad: LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court
#SupremeCourt Court to hear today a PIL seeking action against anti-Muslim hate speeches made at Haridwar Dharm Sansad. A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli will take up the matter shortly. Case listed as item 25.Senior Adv Anjana Prakash (former judge of Patna High Court) and journalist Qurban Ali are the petitioners in the PIL against...
PM Security Lapse : Supreme Court Appoints Former SC Judge Justice Indu Malhotra As Enquiry Committee Head
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Indu Malhotra to head the Committee to enquire into the security lapse which happened during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Punjab on January 5.The Court opined that the "questions cannot be left to one-sided enquiry" and a judicially trained mind needs to oversee the probe. The Director-General of...
High Court Cannot Enter Into Merits Of The Claim In An Appeal Under Section 37 Arbitration Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a High Court cannot enter into the merits of the claim in an appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.In this case, the arbitrator directed a party to pay a sum of Rs. 9.5 lakhs.The other party filed objection petition before Additional District Judge, Chandigarh under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act against the award passed by...
Foreign Court's Sentence On Repatriated Indian Convict Not To Be Reduced Just Because It Is Higher Than Similar Sentence In India : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has delivered a notable judgment laying down the principles for repatriation of prisoners as per the Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003.The Court discussed the issue whether the sentence imposed by a foreign court on an Indian convict, who has been repatriated to India, can be higher than the sentence for a similar offence in India. The Court held that the duration of...
Supreme Court Seeks Azim Premji's Response To Settlement Proposal Of NGO 'India Awake For Transparency'
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court suggested a settlement be reached between Azim Premji and the NGO India Awake Transparency which is facing contempt proceedings for filing multiple frivolous complaints against the ex-Chairman of Wipro.The Court was considering a special leave petition filed by Azim Premji and his wife Yaseem Azim Premji challenging a criminal complaint filed by the NGO. The...
'Cruelty Committed By A Woman Against Another Woman More Serious' : Supreme Court Upholds 80 Yr Old Mother-in-Law's Conviction Under Section 498A IPC
Observing that when cruelty is committed by one woman against another woman the offence becomes more serious, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a mother-in-law for the offence of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.The mother-in-law was found guilty of having committed cruelty against the daughter-in-law when her husband was abroad. "Being a lady, the appellant, who...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Malaysian High Commissioner In Woman's Habeas Corpus Plea To Trace Missing Husband
A Bench of Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat, and Bela M Trivedi on Monday issued notice to the High Commissioner of Malaysia in a habeas corpus petition filed by a wife seeking to trace her husband who had gone to Malaysia for a job and has been missing since 2015. The Court was hearing a plea filed by one Raj Kumari who alleged that her husband and three others were abducted by five Indian...
Section 304B IPC- Demand Of Money For Construction Of A House Is A 'Dowry Demand': Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that demand of money for construction of a house is a 'dowry demand' to attract offence under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code.The word "Dowry" ought to be ascribed an expansive meaning so as to encompass any demand made on a woman, whether in respect of a property or a valuable security of any nature, the bench of CJI NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Hima...
'Future Retail Will Sink With 30,000 Employees If Reliance Deal Doesn't Get Through' : Future Group Lawyers To Supreme Court In Case Against Amazon
In the Amazon-Future case, the Future Group on Tuesday submitted before the Supreme Court that being in a financially precarious situation, Future Retail Ltd will "sink with 30,000 employees losing their jobs" if the Rs 26,000 crores deal with the Reliance doesn't go through.Both FRL and Future Coupons Pvt Ltd argued that FRL should be allowed to go forward with the interlocutory proceedings...
Builder's Failure To Obtain Occupation Certificate Is A 'Deficiency In Service' Under Consumer Protection Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the failure of a builder to obtain occupation certificate is a deficiency in service under Consumer Protection Act 1986.The flat purchasers are well within their rights as 'consumers' to pray for compensation as a recompense for the consequent liability such as payment of higher taxes and water charges by the owners arising from the lack of an...
'Infructuous' : Supreme Court Disposes Plea Against Road Blockade Due To Farmers Protests
The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of the writ petition filed by a Noida resident against the road blockade at Delhi-NCR border as part of the farmer protests, observing the issue to have become infructuous. The writ petition was filed by one Monicca Agarwal, who had to regularly travel from Noida to Delhi in connection with her job. In her petition she had pointed out the...