Supreme Court Grants Protection From Arrest To Ex-Mumbai Police Chief Param Bir Singh, Asks Him To Join Investigation

Supreme Court on Monday granted protection from arrest to former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh in various cases registered against him by the Mumbai Police.The Bench headed by Justice SK Kaul has asked Param Bir Singh to join the investigation.Senior Advocate Puneet Bali appearing for the Petitioner apprised the Court that his client was very much in the country and...

Supreme Court Wants West Bengal Speaker To Decide Mukul Roy's Disqualification Petition Soon

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee to decide on the disqualification petition moved against TMC MLA Mukul Roy expeditiously and accordingly adjourned the matter for further hearing to January 17, 2022. The Court was adjudicating upon a Special Leave Petition (SLP) moved by the Speaker against the order of the Calcutta High...

Breaking- Andhra Pradesh Government Decides To Withdraw 'Three Capitals' Law

The Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to withdraw three capitals proposal and has decided to repeal the Laws paving way for three capitals of Andhra Pradesh. As per media reports, the Advocate General for the State of Andhra Pradesh, Subrahmanyam Sriram has informed the High Court about the decision of the Government to take back the contentious laws. This decision of the Andhra...

ISRO Espionage Case : Supreme Court Issues Notice On CBI's Plea Challenging Anticipatory Bail Granted To Police, IB Officials

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging 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.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar posted the...

Trinamool Congress Alleges 'Worsening' Tripura Security Situation; Supreme Court To Hear Contempt Plea Tomorrow

In the wake of security concerns raised about the upcoming Tripura local body elections, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on Tuesday a contempt petition at the behest of All India Trinamool Congress.On November 11, the Court had directed on a petition filed by the All India Trinamool Congress that it is the responsibility of the Tripura police authorities to ensure that no...

CBSE Students' Plea To Retain Class 12 Original Result Over Improvement Exam Result : Supreme Court To Hear On Dec 6

The Supreme Court today adjourned a writ petition filed by class 12th students who were either declared fail or awarded very less marks in the improvement examination seeking issuance of directions to CBSE to not cancel their original result in which they were declared as Pass for November 22, 2021.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar posted the matter to December 6, after...

Out-Door Catering Services Used For Personal Use Excluded From 'Input Service' As Per Cenvat Credit Rules: Supreme Court

Upholding the ruling of the Karnataka High Court denying the input tax credit to Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd. for availing outdoor catering services (for personal use), the Supreme Court has affirmed that such a service is excluded from input service as per CENVAT Credit Rules 2004 post-April 1, 2011.Referring to Rule 2(1) of CENVAT Credit Rules 2004, which defines "Input Service", the...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up- November 15 To November 21, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Tenants Ought To Be In Actual Possession Of Premises To Avail Benefit Of Section 9 Of TN City Tenants Protection Act: Supreme CourtCase Title: National Company, Represented by its Managing Partner v. The Territory Manager, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. And Ors. Civil Appeal No. 6726 of 2021] Citation : LL 2021 SC 647The Supreme Court this week reiterated that...

Crime Scene Photography/Videography- Supreme Court Directs Testing Of Delhi Police's Mobile App By Experts, Seeks Report Within 6 Weeks

Dealing with a 2018 matter, wherein the primary issue is related to utilizing technology in investigation into crimes, especially in having the crime scene photographed/videographed, the Supreme Court on November 18, directed for the testing of a Mobile App developed by Delhi Police, by experts.The Bench of Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, further sought a report from...

Principles For Determining Claim Of Juvenility Under JJ Act : Supreme Court Explains

In a recently delivered judgment in the case Rishipal Singh Solanki versus State of Uttar Pradesh and others, the Supreme Court has summarized the principles relating to the determination of the claim of juvenility under the Juvenile Justice Act 2015.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and BV Nagarathna delivered the judgment while dismissing a challenging against the declaration of...

[Punjab Security Of Land Tenures Act] Civil Court Would Retain Jurisdiction In Cases Where the Landlord-Tenant Relationship Itself Is Disputed: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that if the landlord-tenant relationship itself is disputed, the Civil Court would continue to have jurisdiction to look into the illegality of the eviction orders passed by the Revenue Court, despite the bar of Section 25 of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953 ("the Act"), whereby exclusive jurisdiction is conferred on the Revenue Court to, inter...

Juvenile Justice Act : Age Recorded By JJ Board Or CWC Deemed To Be True Age Of Accused - Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that for the purpose of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015, the age recorded by the Juvenile Justice Board or the Child Welfare Committee of the person so brought before it will be deemed to be the true age of the person.A Bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice BV Nagarathna has made the observation while delivering its judgement in a plea challenging...