Ambedkar Jayanti | Supreme Court Will Remain Closed on April 14

Amid calls to declare Ambedkar Jayanti as a court holiday, the Supreme Court of India has announced that the court as well as the registry would remain closed on Friday, April 14, to commemorate the birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar, who is also known as the ‘Father of the Indian Constitution’. In a circular released by the court today, it has been declared: “Hon’ble the...

UP Urban Building Act | Tenant Can Deposit Rent In Court Only On Landlord's Refusal To Accept : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that Section 30 Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 provides that a tenant may deposit rent in the Court on refusal of the rent by the landlord, but this position only lasts till the landlord expresses his willingness to receive the rent. If the landlord serves formal notice expressing willingness, the tenant upon receipt...

'Trial Judges Shouldn't Be Placed In A Sense Of Fear' : Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Seeking Explanation From Judge For Granting Bail

The Supreme Court has strongly deprecated the order passed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court to seek explanation from a trial court judge for granting bail in a case. Such orders passed by the higher judiciary will have a "chilling effect" on the district judiciary, reminded the Supreme Court while setting aside the High Court's order."The order of the High Court directing that the appellant...

Arbitration | Section 34 Application Must Be Filed Within 90 Days Limitation To Claim Exclusion Of Period When Court Remain Closed : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that an application under Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 must be filed within “prescribed period” of limitation i.e. 90 days, for seeking benefit of exclusion of period during which the Court remained closed from computation of limitation period. If the application is filed by invoking Proviso to Section 34(3) of Arbitration Act, which...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest March 2023

SUBJECT WISE INDEXAccess to JusticeFundamental right of Access to Justice - Abolition of OAT does not violate right of access to justice as cases will be heard by High Court - The fundamental right of access to justice is no doubt a crucial and indispensable right under the Constitution of India. However, it cannot be interpreted to mean that every village, town, or city must house every forum...

Shouldn't Seem That Government Is Preferring One Newspaper Over Other: Supreme Court In 'Eenadu' Plea Against AP Govt Order

While hearing a plea filed by the management of Telugu daily "Eanadu" against a scheme of the Andhra Pradesh Government which allegedly promotes the "Sakshi" daily controlled by the Chief Minister, the Supreme Court on Monday orally remarked, "it should not really appear that the government is making one newspaper a preferred newspaper".The Government Order in question sanctioned Rs.200/-...

Data Protection Bill Ready; Will Be Introduced In Parliament In Monsoon Session : AG Tells Supreme Court In WhatsApp Case

During the course of the hearing in pleas challenging the latest privacy policy of WhatsApp, on Tuesday, the Attorney General for India, Mr. R. Venkataramani, informed a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court that the new Data Protection Bill is ready and would be introduced in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament that is to commence in July, 2023. A 5-Judge Bench comprising Justices KM...

Supreme Court Expresses Disapproval Of NGT Principal Bench Hearing Cases From Western Zone; Warns Of Contempt Action

The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal should know its limitations, said the Supreme Court on Monday. While expressing disapproval over the principal bench of the tribunal allegedly continuing to hear cases arising from the western zone in which they had taken suo motu cognisance, despite the top court’s strictures, Justice BR Gavai said: “There is a specific mandamus...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On AAP MLA Somnath Bharti's Plea To Transfer Case Pending In UP To Delhi; Stays Trial

The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice in a petition filed by former Law Minister of Delhi, Somnath Bharti seeking transfer of case pending before the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh to Special Court, Additional Session Judge, Rouse Avenue Courts, New Delhi. A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah stayed the...

Supreme Court Dismisses Tamil Nadu Govt's Plea Challenging HC Judgment Lifting Conditions For RSS Route March

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, dismissed the plea filed by the Tamil Nadu Government challenging the order of the Division Bench of the Madras High Court, which set aside conditions imposed by the Single Judge on the route march sought to be carried out by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in the State. The Apex Court also dismissed a separate plea filed by the State Govt assailing the...

Safety Measures In Courts | Supreme Court Directs High Courts To Submit Responses On CCTV Footage Installation To Amicus Curiae

Amid rising concerns over the safety of judges, lawyers, and litigants in courts across the country, the Supreme Court on Monday directed all high courts to submit their responses on the progress with respect to the installation of CCTV cameras in court premises to senior advocate and amicus curiae Siddharth Luthra. A bench of Justices Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta was hearing a...

"Misconceived" : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Declare 2019 Congress Manifesto Unfair

The Supreme Court refused to entertain a petition seeking to declare the Congress manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha polls as unfair. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala remarked that the petition was "misconceived" and "devoid of any merit". Accordingly, the petition was dismissed. The petition filed by Adarsh Kumar Agrawal and Dr Seema Jain...