CJAR's Request To Treat Rs 25 Lakh Costs Deposited By It As Donation Referred To SC 3-Judge Bench

The NGO Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) has made a request for treating the 25 lakhs cost imposed on it for filing a PIL seeking SIT probe into the medical college bribery scam as a donation.A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the said request can only be considered by a three-judge bench as the original order was passed by a 3-judge...

[BREAKING] NEET-PG Counselling : Supreme Court Agrees To Hear EWS Case Tomorrow After Centre's Request For Urgent Listing

The Chief Justice of India on Tuesday agreed to list the case related to EWS reservation in NEET All India Quota tomorrow. Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter before the CJI today morning seeking an urgent listing of the case in view of the protests by the resident doctors against the delay in NEET-PG counselling."It concerns EWS of society. There's a statement made by...

Income Deduction For State Govt Undertakings - 'Exclusivity' Under S. 40(a)(iib) of Income Tax Act Not Based On Number Of Undertakings : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has rejected the argument raised by the Kerala State Beverages Corporation that it is entitled to deduct the levies made by the state government on it from income. The Beverages Corporation's claim was on the premise that the license given to by the State Government to trade in liquor was not 'exclusive'. Section 40(a)(iib) of the Income Tax Act, which refers to charges paid...

NIA Act, 2008-Supreme Court To Consider Plea By Kin Of 2007 Mecca Masjid Mosque Bomb Challenging Proviso To Section 21(5)

The Supreme Court today considered the Special Leave Petition filed by the kin of 2007 Mecca Masjid Mosque Bomb blast seeking to declare proviso to section 21(5) of the NIA Act, 2008 as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India.The bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh while granting leave in their order said,"Applications for exemption from...

Supreme Court Stays Madras HC Order Directing Deposit In CM's Public Relief Fund For Release Of Vehicle

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Madras High Court order in so far as it directed deposit of a sum of Rs.1 lakh, as non-refundable deposit, in the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund, for return of a vehicle allegedly involved in illegal transportation of liquor bottles.Recording the submission on behalf of the petitioner that such a condition, of making the deposit in the CM's Public...

'Under Pretext Of Cow Slaughter, Police Officer Lynched' : Supreme Court Stays Bail Granted To Accused In Bulandshahr Violence

On Monday, the Supreme Court stayed the order of the Allahabad High Court granting bail to one of the main accused, Yogesh Raj, in the Bulandshahr mob violence case- which claimed the life of police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh. The Court directed Yogesh Raj him to surrender within a period of seven days. Upon hearing all the parties, considering the seriousness of the offence, the...

Acquittal In A Criminal Trial Has No Bearing Or Relevance On The Disciplinary Proceedings: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that an acquittal in a criminal trial has no bearing or relevance on the disciplinary proceedings.The standard of proof in both the cases are different and the proceedings operate in different fields and with different objectives, the bench comprising Justices M R Shah and BV Nagarathna observed while setting aside an order passed by Industrial Court which...

ISRO Espionage Case : Supreme Court To Hear CBI's Challenge Against Pre-Arrest Bail To 4 Officers After 2 Weeks

In a special leave petition filed by CBI assailing the anticipatory bail granted by the Kerala High Court to four police and intelligence bureau officials in the case related to the alleged framing of ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan in a 1994 espionage case, the Supreme Court on Monday granted two weeks time to CBI to file rejoinder. When the matter was called for hearing, Additional...

Not Always Obligatory To Remit Matter To Arbitration Tribunal Merely Because A Party Filed Application U/s 34(4) Arbitration Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that merely because an application is filed under Section 34(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act by a party, it is not always obligatory on the part of the Court to remit the matter to Arbitral Tribunal. "When it prima facie appears that there is a patent illegality in the award itself, by not recording a finding on a contentious issue, in such cases, Court...

Employee Who Refuses Promotion Offer Not Entitled To Financial Upgradation Merely Because She Suffered Stagnation : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that if a regular promotion is offered but is refused by the employee before becoming entitled to a financial upgradation, she/he shall not be entitled to financial upgradation only because he/she has suffered stagnation.The court said that Central Government employees who have refused the offer of regular promotion are disentitled to the financial upgradation...

Calcutta High Court: Annual Digest 2021

As we step into 2022, LiveLaw brings to you a yearly Round-up of important updates from the Calcutta High Court. This yearly digest includes 182 orders and judgments divided into 21 different subject heads. Criminal Law 1. Section 173(8) CrPC No Bar For Writ Courts To Transfer Investigation To CBI [Jyotsna Roy v. State of West Bengal & Ors]Taking note of the wide gaps in a...

Supreme Court Instructs Registry To Expedite Verification And Listing Process Of Petitions Where Parties Appear In Person

On Monday, the Supreme Court instructed its Registry to expeditiously list matters which are to be presented by parties appearing in person, after verifying at the earliest, whether they are in a position to address the Court. However, the Apex Court refused to prescribe a fixed time-line for the same. The Petitioner, 'a spokesperson for his Holiness Jagat Guru Shankaracharya ji' and...