Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project : Supreme Court Clarifies Status Quo Order

The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued some clarifications with respect to its order dated 27th July, 2022 directing status quo on the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP), including the land acquisition process.In an application filed by the State of Telangana seeking clarification of the status quo order, a Bench comprising Justice K.M. Joseph and Justice B.V. Nagarathna noted that...

'Restrictions On Egg Donations Unreasonable' : Another Plea By IVF Specialists Challenging ART Act; Supreme Court Issues Notice

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition challenging certain provisions of the Assisted Reproductive Technique (Regulation) Act, 2021 and the Assisted Reproductive Technique (Regulation) Rules, 2022, and directed it to be tagged with another pending plea on a similar issue. A Division Bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi was hearing a petition filed...

Kalkaji Temple : Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Eviction Notices Issued Against Unauthorised Occupants

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain applications by occupants of the encroachments within the Kalkaji Temple premises seeking stay of eviction notices issued to them by the Administrator appointed as per the directions of the Delhi High Court. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and M M Sundresh was hearing applications filed by occupants, including vendors, hawkers and shopkeepers...

Goods Manufactured On “Diversification” Must Be “Different”, “Distinct” & “Separate” In Nature To Claim Exemption U/Sec 4-A (5) UP Trade Tax Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the goods manufactured on “diversification” must be a “different”, “distinct” and a “separate” good in nature so as to claim exemption under Section 4-A (5) of the U.P. Trade Tax Act."In a case of “diversification”, the effect has to be that the quality and quantity of the product should have been improved and/or increased but if the...

Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Investigation By Police- PART XX

Q.96 Taking cognizance on a “complaint”. Let us discuss 6 situations in this context.Situation 1 At 4.30 p.m a Magistrate receives a private complaint alleging the commission of cognizable offences by the named accused therein. The complainant and his witnesses are present. The Magistrate goes through the complaint and the documents produced along with it and looks up at the clock to...

Bihar Hooch Tragedy : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Petition Seeking SIT Probe

Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha refused to entertain a PIL seeking the formation of a Special Investigation Team to probe into the Hooch tragedy in Bihar. The petitioner Aryavarta Mahasabha Foundation, an NGO, had also sought for a national plan to curb the manufacturing and sale of illicit liquor and a direction of payment of compensation...

Buffer Zone : Kerala Govt Moves Supreme Court Seeking Relaxation In 1 Km ESZ Around Protected Forests

The State of Kerala has approached the Supreme Court with an application seeking relaxation of the order of the Apex Court dated 03.06.2022, mandating a minimum 1 Km Eco Sensitive Zone around all protected forests in the country. While passing the order, the Supreme Court had noted that uniform Guidelines may not be possible in respect of each sanctuary or national parks for maintaining ESZ...

Specific Performance - Adverse Inference Cannot Be Drawn Against A Plaintiff Merely Because He Did Not Produce His Bank Passbook: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that adverse inference cannot be drawn against a plaintiff in a suit for specific performance for not producing his passbook unless he was called upon to produce it.In this case, the Trial Court decreeed the suit for specific performance. In appeal, the High Court set aside the decree mainly on the ground that the plaintiff was not ready and willing to perform his...

Supreme Court Asks States To Submit Suggestions For Model Builder-Buyer Agreement With Mandatory RERA Clauses

Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha asked states to submit suggestions to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on the model builder-buyer agreement with the mandatory provisions of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016 (RERA Act). At the outset, amicus curiae Advocate Devashish Bharuka submitted that in terms of the...

Challenge To Places Of Worship Act : Supreme Court Gives Further Extension To Centre; Grants Time Till End Of February 2023 For Counter

The Supreme Court on Monday further extended the time for the Union Government to file its counter-affidavit in a batch of petitions challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, which prohibits the conversion of a religious structure from its nature as it stood on the date of independence.The Court gave time to the Union time till the end of February 2023 to file...

"Very Serious Matter" : Supreme Court Asks Attorney General To Assist In Religious Conversions Case

On Monday, the Supreme Court asked the Attorney General for India, R Venkataramani to assist the court in the plea seeking to curb forceful and deceitful religious conversions.A Bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar also changed the case title of the PIL filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay as "In Re : Issue of religious conversion", while adjourning the matter to February 7."The...

Supreme Court Dismisses West Bengal Govt's Plea Against PIL In Calcutta HC Over Teacher Recruitment Scam

The Supreme Court, on Monday, refused to entertain a petition filed by the State of West Bengal questioning the maintainability of Public Interest Litigation before the Calcutta High Court, alleging irregularities, illegalities and corruption in the recruitment of Assistant Teacher in Primary Schools of the State on the basis of Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), 2014. A Bench...