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Independence Of Supreme Court Important, Not Difficult For A Democracy With Constitution To Slip Into Chaos : Justice KM Joseph
Outgoing Supreme Court judge Justice KM Joseph speaking at the farewell function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association said that “the judges of the Supreme Court are the most overworked judges in the world. It is a tremendous job and without the assistance of the bar, judges will not be able to do what they are doing.”Justice Joseph also spoke on the importance of the independence...
Adani-Hindenburg Report | Prima Facie ‘No Regulatory Failure,’ Says Supreme Court Expert Committee About SEBI Probe
In a significant development in the Adani-Hindenburg controversy, the Expert Committee constituted by the Supreme Court said it cannot, as of now, arrive at a finding of "regulatory failure" of SEBI in dealing with the alleged contravention of securities law by the Adani Group or any other companies.The Committee was constituted to provide an overall assessment of the situation as well...
District Judiciary Should Not Be Called 'Subordinate Judiciary' : Supreme Court
In today's judgement concerning enhanced pay scale for judicial officers as per the Second National Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC), the Supreme Court, while highlighting the importance of district judiciary, remarked that the Supreme Court shall no longer refer to the District Judiciary as ‘subordinate judiciary’. The judgement in this case All India Judges Association vs Union of India...
Perception That A Judge Is Independent Only If Judgments Are Passed Against Govt Is Wrong : Justice Ajay Rastogi
Outgoing Supreme Court judge Justice Ajay Rastogi, in his farewell address, said that it is a wrong tendency to describe a judge as "independent" only if the judge passes orders against the government."If someone wants to say I am an independent judge or an unbiased judge, because I decide the matter anti-establishment, gave opinion against the government.. I say NO. We are supposed to...
BREAKING | RBI Will Withdraw ₹2000 Notes From Circulation But They Will Continue As Legal Tender
The Reserve Bank of India today announced that it will withdraw ₹2000 notes from circulation. However, the currency will continue as Legal Tender.As per RBI, this denomination is not commonly used for transactions.People may deposit ₹2000 banknotes into their bank accounts and/or exchange them into banknotes of other denominations at any bank branch, RBI said."In order to ensure...
Thief Can't Be Assessed As 'Owner' Of Stolen Property Under Section 69A Income Tax Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that a thief cannot be recognised as the owner of the property within the meaning of Section 69A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The top court observed that for Section 69A of the Income Tax Act to apply, it is indispensable that the Assessing Officer must find that the articles/ goods enumerated and covered under Section 69A, are owned by the assessee.Section 69A of...
'Governor Cannot Stultify A Government Like This': Supreme Court Rebukes Delhi LG For Delaying Appointment Of DERC Chairperson
The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi for sitting over the proposal made by the Delhi Government for the appointment of the Chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission for over five months.Aggrieved by the delay on the part of the LG in approving the proposal to appoint retired MP High Court Judge, Justice Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava as...
Judicial Officers' Pension : Supreme Court Lays Down Time Line For Disbursal Of Arrears By States/UTs
The Supreme Court, pronouncing its judgement in All India Judges Association v. Union of India matter (concerning pay hike for judicial officers), provided a timeline for the Center and the States to pay retired judicial officers pension as per the enhanced pay scale as recommended by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission. The judgement was pronounced by a bench comprising Chief Justice...
Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Calcutta HC Direction Transferring Ram Navami Violence Cases To NIA
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the order passed by the Calcutta High Court to transfer the investigation in the cases related to Ram Navami violence to the National Investigation Agency. Expressing disinclination to stay the order, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice KV Viswanathan posted the petition filed by the State of...
BREAKING: Allahabad High Court Upholds Acquittal Of MoS Ajay Mishra 'Teni' In A 23 Year Old Murder Case
The Allahabad High Court today upheld the acquittal of Union Minister of State for Home, Ajay Mishra Teni in a 23 year old Prabhat Gupta Murder Case..With this, the bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Om Prakash Shukla dismissed UP Govt's appeal against his acquittal order passed by Trial Court in 2004.It may be noted that this case dates back to the year 2000 when a rising...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Puts On Hold Scientific Investigation Of 'Shivalinga' Claimed To Be Found In Gyanvapi Mosque
The Supreme Court on Friday directed to put on hold the scientific investigation of a structure inside the Varanasi Gyanvapi mosque which the Hindu plaintiffs claim to be a 'Shivalinga' and the Mosque committee claims to a fountain. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice KV Viswanathan passed the order in a special leave petition filed...
Anand Mohan's Premature Release : Supreme Court Directs Bihar Govt To Produce Original Records Relating To Remission
The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed the Bihar Government to produce original records of documents which led to the granting remission to former Bihar MP Anand Mohan, convicted in the case for the mob lynching of Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah in 1994.“State Counsel is directed to produce original records which led to the grant of remission to Respondnet No. 4...