Electricity Dues Of Previous Occupier Can Be Recovered From Subsequent Occupier Of Premises : Supreme Court

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that electricity dues of the previous owner of a property can be recovered from the subsequent owner or an auction purchaser."A condition enabling the distribution licensee to insist on the clearance of the arrears of electricity dues of the previous consumer before resuming electricity supply to the premises is valid and permissible under...

Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra & KV Viswanathan Take Oath As Supreme Court Judges

Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan were sworn-in as Supreme Court judges today.The Supreme Court collegium had recommended their elevation on May 16 and the Central Government has notified their appointments within two days. With their appointment, the Supreme Court is back to its full strength of 34 judges. With the...

Supreme Court Taken Aback By Calcutta HC Bench Adjourning A Case 40 Times In 3 Years, Asks CJ To Re-assign Matter To Another Bench

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, asked the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court to assign a matter pending before a Division Bench of the High Court, which had been adjourned about 40 times over a span of 3 years to a new Bench. The concerned matter involves the litigation pertaining to the board of La Martiniere School, Kolkata. A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and...

Jallikattu Law Can't Be Termed Arbitrary Merely Because Bulls Lack Natural Ability To Run Like Horses : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, upheld the practice of Jallikattu and other similar bullock cart races. It also held that the State Amendment Act enacted by Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka Legislatures and the Rules thereunder, regulating bovine sports, are valid legislations. In view of the same, it directed the District Magistrates and other competent authorities to act in...

Kiren Rijiju : Law Minister Who Crossed The Line Too Far With Rhetoric Against Judiciary

Kiren Rijiju spent nearly two years as union law minister, of which almost six contentious months was spent at loggerheads with the judiciary over a number of issues – ranging from the selection of judges to the problem of pendency. In this time, he has been a tireless advocate for enlarging the role of the executive in judicial appointments, becoming somewhat of a messiah to opponents of the existing collegium system. Rijiju, a law graduate from Delhi University’s Faculty of Law and...

Jallikattu Case : Supreme Court Refuses To Extend Fundamental Rights To Animals

On Thursday, while upholding the laws allowing the practice of Jallikattu and other similar bullock cart races, the Supreme Court observed that there is no precedent to show that the Constitution of India recognises fundamental rights for animals. It noted that the 2014judgment in Animal Welfare Board of India v. A. Nagaraja And Ors., which banned jallikattu, also does not lay down that...

Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra & Senior Adv KV Viswanathan To Be Sworn-In As Supreme Court Judges Tomorrow

Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan will be sworn-in as Supreme Court judges tomorrow. The Supreme Court collegium had recommended their elevation on May 16 and the Central Government has notified their appointments within two days. With their appointment, the Supreme Court will be back to its full strength of 34 judges.With the...

Narendra Dabholkar's Murder : Daughter Approaches Supreme Court Against Bombay HC's Refusal To Continue Monitoring Of CBI Probe

‘The Supreme Court on Thursday heard the plea challenging the Bombay High Court's refusal to continue monitoring the murder probe of anti-superstition crusader Narendra Dabholkar.A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Ahsanuddin Amanullah has asked the petitioner to serve a copy of the petition and the Bombay High Court’s order to the CBI. During the brief hearing, Senior Advocate...

Concerned At Deaths Of 3 Cheetahs In Kuno, Supreme Court Asks Centre To Explore Alternate Sites

The Supreme Court on Thursday today asked the Centre to consider if the newly-introduced cheetahs in the country can be spread over and not be confined in one place. A Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sanjay Karol, referring to newspaper reports regarding deaths of three cheetahs, said that Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park may not be sufficient to accommodate so many cheetahs. “Kuno is...

'Unexplained Inordinate Delay Crucial Factor To Quash Complaint' : Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against ISKCON Bangalore Leaders

The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed a criminal case against the President and Vice President of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Bengaluru, Madhu Pandit Dasa and Chanchalapati Dasa respectively, which was lodged at the instance of ISKCON Kolkata. The criminal case was filed over the alleged theft of a bus belonging to ISKCON Kolkata, which was allegedly brought...

Supreme Court Allows CPI(M) Leader MY Tarigami To Seek Legal Remedies Against Alleged Illegal Detention In J&K In 2019

The Supreme Court on May 16 disposed of a habeas corpus petition filed by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury in 2019 challenging the alleged illegal detention of former J&K MLA Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami in August 2019 soon after the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was abrogated.The Court granted liberty to Tarigami to "adopt appropriate...

Insurance Company Must Give Cogent Reasons For Not Accepting Surveyor's Report: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that while the Surveyor's Report in a claim for insurance is not final and can be deviated from, it is necessary for the insurer to provide ‘cogent and satisfactory’ reasons for not accepting the report(National Insurance Company Ltd V. Vedic Resorts and Hotels Pvt. Ltd). A division bench comprising Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Bela M Trivedi also...