Supreme Court Restrains KRDCL From Felling Heritage Trees For Bengaluru Road Widening Till HC Decides Dispute

The Supreme Court of India has restrained the Karnataka Road Development Corporation (KRDCL) from felling heritage trees for widening of various roads around Bangalore, until the matter is decided by the Karnataka High Court. A division bench of Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice A.S. Bopanna said, "During the course of the hearing, we have expressed the view that we would expect...

Fake Accident Claim Petitions: Supreme Court Directs SIT To Share Names Of Erring Advocates To Bar Council Of India

Earlier, the Supreme Court in an order dated 05.10.2021 had criticized the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh for its failure to take action against advocates for filing fake claim petitions under Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and Workmen Compensation Act. The Court further directed the State of UP/SIT to forward the name of the advocates against whom prima facie cases of cognizable offences...

"Sometimes We Have To Rise Above The Law, He May Rise To Lead The Country In Future": Supreme Court On A Dalit Student's Plea Who Lost IIT Seat Due To Technical Error

"On humanitarian grounds, sometimes, the Court has to rise above the law", remarked Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Thursday. The bench of Justices Chandrachud and A S Bopanna was hearing an SLP against a Bombay High Court decision expressing inability to permit the petitioner, a student belonging to the scheduled caste category, to pay, after the deadline, the Seat Acceptance Fees...

Court Boycott : Supreme Court Rejects Apology Of Rajasthan HC Bar Association; Seeks A Resolution To Not Hold Strikes In Future

The Supreme Court has rejected the affidavits of apology tendered by the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association at Jaipur for boycotting a court, observing that the aplogy was not unconditional and unqualified.The Court has directed the office bearers of the Association to come up with a better affidavit and also to to come out with a Resolution stating that the Bar Association in future shall...

Farm Laws & Farmers Protests : Recap Of Eventful Supreme Court Hearings

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today morning that the Central Government will take steps in the upcoming Parliament session to repeal the three controversial farm laws, against which several farmers organizations have been holding country wide protests over the past one year.While the passage of the three farm laws by the Parliament in September 2020 triggered off widespread...

'Submission' In Face Of Inevitable Compulsion Not 'Consent': Kerala High Court Upholds Rape Conviction

Merely because victim was in love with accused, it cannot be presumed that she had given consent for sexual intercourse, the Court said.

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: September 2021 [Citation LL 2021 SC 409 To LL 2021 SC 524]

1. Principle Of Equal Pay For Equal Work Cannot Be Applied Merely On Basis Of Designation[Case: Union of India v. Manoj Kumar; Citation: LL 2021 SC 409]The Supreme Court has observed that the principle of equal pay for equal work cannot be applied merely on basis of designation. In this case, the court had to examine the claims made by Private Secretaries (Grade-II) ("PS-II") employed in...

Having An Option To Surrender & Apply For Regular Bail After Filing Charge Sheet Does Not Preclude Parties From Seeking Anticipatory Bail: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ("November 16") observed that merely because it was kept open for the parties to surrender and apply for Regular Bail after filing of the charge sheet, the same did preclude them to apply for anticipatory bail u/s 438 Cr.P.C. after filing the charge sheet."Merely because it was kept open for the petitioners to surrender and apply for Regular...

Motor Accident Compensation: Claimants Entitled To 'Future Prospects' Even If Deceased Was Not Earning: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed the even in case of a deceased who had no income at the time of death, their legal heirs shall also be entitled to future prospects by adding future rise in income.It is not expected that the deceased who was not serving at all, his income is likely to remain static and his income would remain stagnant, the bench comprising Justices MR Shah and Sanjiv Khanna...

BREAKING : Farm Laws Will Be Repealed In Upcoming Parliament Session, Says Prime Minister

In a big announcement, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday morning that the Central Government will take steps to repeal the three contentious farm laws."We have decided to repeal three farm laws. We will finish the constitutional process to repeal the law in upcoming Parliament session", Prime Minister Modi said in a special address to the nation on the day of Guru Nanak...

Supreme Court Issues Additional Directions For Disbursement Of Compensation And Expeditious Adjudication Of MACT Claims

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a slew of directions regarding disbursement of compensation and expeditious adjudication of motor accident claims by online mechanism.The bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh hearing the writ petition filed by Insurance Company Bajaj Allianz seeking slew of directions in the matter and had in earlier directed the petitioner, to come up with...

Compassionate Appointment Policy Prevalent At The Time Of Employee's Death Applies, Not Subsequent One: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reiterated that the policy prevalent at the time of death of the deceased employee is required to be considered for the appointment on compassionate ground."The claim for compassionate appointment must be decided only on the basis of relevant scheme prevalent on date of demise of the employee and subsequent scheme cannot be looked into.", the bench of Justices MR Shah and...