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Plea Challenging Compulsory Tamil Subject In Class 10 : Supreme Court Grants Last Opportunity To TN Govt To File Counter
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, granted final opportunity to the State of Tamil Nadu to file response in a plea challenging the order of the Madras High Court, that refused to quash the Government Order of 2014, which made Tamil paper compulsory in Class 10 State Board exam for all students.On Tuesday, as the matter was called out, the Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner...
Can State Create New Districts In Hill Areas And Plain Revenue Areas? Supreme Court To Consider On February 20
The Supreme Court will hear on February 20, the Special Leave Petition challenging a Manipur High Court order which held that the State government has sufficient power to create new districts in "Hill areas" and "Plain revenue areas".In 2016, the state government issued a notification under Rule 30 of the Business of the Government of Manipur (Allocation) Rules 2009, which created seven...
Unfair To Direct Uniform Pricing Of Cinema Tickets Regardless Of Location & Facilities Of Theatre : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha disapproved mandate for uniform pricing of cinema tickets. The bench opined that it would be unfair for same rate to be charged on every theatre irrespective of the location of the theatre in the facilities provided in the said theatre. The issue arose in an appeal filed against a judgement of the Jammu...
Awarding Govt Contracts Through Public Tenders Preferable; Departure From Tender Route Must Be Reasonable : Supreme Court
Observing that the State does not have absolute discretion while spending public money, the Supreme Court reiterated that government contracts must be ordinarily awarded through tender process. As the process of inviting tenders ensures a level playing field for competing entities, the departure from the tender route "must not be unreasonable or discriminatory", the Court said, while...
Article 19 & 21 Rights Can Be Enforced Against Private Individuals & Entities : Supreme Court Holds By 4:1 Majority
In an important development, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the fundamental rights enshrined in Articles 19 and 21 are enforceable even against persons other than the state or its instrumentalities.“A fundamental right under Article 19/21 can be enforced even against persons other than the State or its instrumentalities”, the majority judgment...
No One Can Be Penalised For Holding An Opinion Not In Confirmity With Constitutional Values: Supreme Court
No one can either be taxed or penalised for holding an opinion which is not in conformity with the constitutional values, the Supreme Court remarked in its judgment delivered today.The Constitution Bench (majority 4:1) observed thus while holding that a mere statement made by a Minister, inconsistent with the fundamental rights of a citizen under Part III of the...
Mere Dispute On Monetary Demand Does Not Attract Offence Of Criminal Breach Of Trust U/S 405 IPC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a mere dispute on monetary demand does not attract the offence of criminal breach of trust under Section 405 IPC. In this case, the complainant had alleged that “a forged demand of Rs. 6,37,252.16p had been raised by the accused JIPL". Though complainant had invoked Sections 405, 420, 471, and 120B of the IPC, the Magistrate issued summons only under Section...
Prime Minister/Chief Minister Does Not Have Disciplinary Control Over Other Ministers: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a Prime Minister or the Chief Minister does not have disciplinary control over the members of the Council of Ministers.The Constitution Bench made this observation while holding that a statement made by a Minister, even if traceable to any affairs of the State or for protecting the Government, cannot be attributed vicariously to the ...
1984 Anti-Sikh Riots : Supreme Court Seeks CBI’s Response To Former Congress Councillor Balwan Khokhar's Plea To Suspend Sentence
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, issued notice in an application filed by former Congress Councillor, Balwan Khokhar, one of the convicts in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, seeking suspension of his sentence.As Advocate, Mr. Rakesh Dahiya, appearing on behalf of Khokhar apprised a Bench comprising Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice A.S. Oka that the petitioner has undergone more than 5 years of...
Important Judgments Of Madras High Court 2022
LiveLaw reported 525 judgements from Madras High Court in 2022. Here are some of the important decisions:'Right To Relax Can't Be Curbed Fearing Breach Of Morality': Madras HC Disagrees With Another Bench's Direction To Install CCTVs In SpasCase Title: Payel Biswas v. The Commissioner of Police, Trichy City & Ors.Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 3While considering a writ petition filed...
Can NTPC Prescribe Condition That Aspirants Of Law Officer Post Should Clear CLAT-PG? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice in a plea seeking to declare the condition mandating applicants to clear CLAT for applying to the post of Assistant Law Officer in National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) as unlawful, illegal and ultra vires the Constitution.A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Vikram Nath was hearing a Special Leave Petition filed by the petitioner...