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Do Metro Rail Projects Need Environmental Clearance? Supreme Court Leaves Question Of Law Open
The Supreme Court recently disposed of the appeals filed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd challenging the orders passed by the National Green Tribunal in 2016 mandating environmental clearance for metro rail projects.While admitting the appeals in 2016, the Supreme Court had stayed the operation of the NGT directions. Following that,...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Commercial Courts Act 2015
Commercial Courts Act, 2015 Commercial Courts Act, 2015 - Mediation lightens the load of the judges- Section 12A contemplated only for a class of suits not requiring urgent relief- suits which contemplate urgent interim relief, the Law-giver has carefully vouch-safed immediate access to justice as contemplated ordinarily through the courts. The carving out of a class of suits...
Transferred Judge Does Not Go With Label 'Bar Judge' Or 'Service Judge' : Supreme Court Makes Important Clarification On Categorising Vacancies
The Supreme Court on Friday made an important clarification as to how the vacancies in a High Court is to be categorized when a judge comes there on transfer from another High Court.There is a proportion maintained among the judges drawn from the bar and from service. Generally, 2/3rd of the judges of the High Court are elevated from the bar and the rest 1/3rd are promoted from district...
Sabka Vishwas Scheme : Supreme Court Grants Relief To Company Which Missed Deadline Due To IBC Moratorium
No one can be expected to do the impossible, the Supreme Court remarked while granting relief to a company which could not avail the benefit of settlement of tax dues under “Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019, due to moratorium imposed on it.Shekhar Resorts Limited was required to pay Rs.1,24,28,500/-. on or before 30.06.2020 for availing the benefit of “Sabka...
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: All India High Courts Cases 2022
LiveLaw reported almost 7,000 orders and judgments in 2022 from various High Courts across the country. Here are some important decisions relating to road accidents and Motor Vehicles Act, 1988:1. Motor Accident Claim- Fixing 15K As Notional Income Per Annum For Non-Earning Member Is Unreasonable: Allahabad HCCase title - Roop Lal and Anr v. Suresh Kumar Yadav and 2 Ors.Case citation:...
Supreme Court Asks Registry To Explain Listing Of Adani Power's Application After Rajasthan Discom Alleges "Improper" Process
The Supreme Court on Friday (January 6) asked the Supreme Court Registry to file a report detailing how Adani Power Rajasthan Ltd's Miscellaneous Application seeking modification in a 2020 judgment, was listed before the Court.A Bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar passed the direction after it took note of a letter addressed by Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. (Jaipur Discom) to...
Electronic Monitoring To Regulate Overspeeding : Supreme Court Calls For Expert Committee Meeting On Implementation Of Section 136A MV Act
The Supreme Court on Friday heard a plea regarding road safety through electronic monitoring. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala asked for a meeting to be convened by Justice AM Sapre, chairperson of Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety to set out an agreed formulation of modalities for implementing the provisions of Section 136A...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea For States To Follow NALSA's Victim Compensation Scheme For Sexual Assault Survivors
The Supreme Court of India on Friday issued notice to the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, and Bihar on a petition filed by the Social Action Forum (SAF) seeking all States to follow NALSA's Compensation Scheme for Women Victims/Survivors of Sexual Assault/other Crimes, 2018. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and...
Can We Direct Parliament To Enact Laws? Supreme Court Asks In Pleas For Uniform Marriage Laws
Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala while hearing petitions concerning uniform laws for marriage framed the preliminary issue in the matter to be whether the court was permitted to direct the Parliament to make laws. At the outset, Senior Advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan submitted–"I have a suggestion. This is a batch...
CJI DY Chandrachud To Be Conferred With “Award for Global Leadership” By Harvard Law School Center On Legal Profession
The Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession (HLS CLP) has announced Chief Justice of India Dr. DY Chandrachud as the 2022 recipient of its “Award for Global Leadership” in recognition of his lifetime of service to the legal profession in India and around the world. The Award will be presented in an online event on 11th January 2023, 7-8 PM IST. Click here to register for...
Formulate Scheme For Regulation Of NGO Funds: Supreme Court Tells Union Of India
Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala on Friday asked the Union of India to formulate a comprehensive legislative or administrative scheme regarding the regulation of funds which come to NGOs. The direction was passed in a PIL filed by Advocate ML Sharma who submitted that Anna Hazare had withdrawn a lot of money from...