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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...
'Will Unsettle Everything' : Supreme Court Dismisses OBC Student's Plea To Change IIT-JEE Course After Mistakenly Clicking Wrong Option
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition filed by an IIT JEE aspirant who secured AIR 1008 in OBC category seeking directions to Centre, Ministry of Education and Organising Chairman, JEE Advanced, Kharagpur to allocate him the seat for academic programme ie Electronics and Electrical Engineering, IIT Guwahati and rectify the unintentional mistake committed by him. A bench...
CBSE Students Move Supreme Court Alleging Illegal Action By A School In Class X Exam Assesment
The Supreme Court today adjourned the petition filed by Class X pass out students alleging illegal action of St Xavier International School, Orissa of not providing detailed scorecard and answer sheet for concealing its malpractices in awarding marks to the students for January 17, 2022.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar while directing the petitioner's counsel Advocate...
Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Inner Line Permit System In Manipur
The Supreme Court of India on Monday issued notice in a plea filed challenging the system of Inner Line Permit in State of Manipur. A Bench comprising Justice Abdul Nazeer and Justice Krishna Murari was considering a writ petition which has also sought quashing of the the Manipur Inner Line Permit Guidelines 2019.The petitioners were represented through Advocate Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, and...
AIIMS Students Association Moves Supreme Court Seeking JIPMER Model Roster For Institutional Preference In PG Admissions
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in the Writ Petition filed by AIIMS Students Association challenging the existing system for institutional preference for post-graduate admissions in AIIMS. A Bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B.R.Gavai heard Senior Advocate Arvind Datar appearing for the petitioners and directed that the matter be heard on 10.01.2022 along with a similar...
Supreme Court Adjourns Suvendu Adhikari's Plea Seeking Transfer Of Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition From Calcutta High Court
The Supreme Court of India on Monday adjourned for two weeks BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's plea seeking transfer of the election petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee out of the State of West Bengal.A Single Bench of Justice Hima Kohli adjourned the case after being informed that Senior Counsel Harish Salve appearing for Adhikari was engaged before another court. "Mr...
Supreme Court Adjourns Centre's Plea To Modify Stay Of OBC Quota In MP Local Body Polls To Jan 17
The Supreme Court today adjourned Central Government's application seeking recall or modification of Top Court's order dated December 17 by which it had stayed the election process in the seats reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the local body elections in Madhya Pradesh for January 17, 2022.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar in their order said,"List the matters...
Supreme Court Dismisses WB Govt's Plea Challenging HC Order Granting Protection To BJP's Suvendu Adhikari
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the order of a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court declining to entertain an LPA against a Single Judge decision staying criminal proceedings initiated against BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari."We will not entertain this for the simple reason that the order of the single judge was...
Decide On Extradition Of ISIS Woman From Afghanistan : Supreme Court Directs Centre On Father's Plea
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Union Government to consider the request made by a father for the extradition of his daughter and granddaughter from Afghanistan.The Court passed the direction in a petition filed by VJ Sebastian seeking the extradition of his daughter Sonia Sebastian(now name changed as Aysha after conversion to Islam), who had left India in 2016 to join...