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Can Provisional Attachment Under PMLA Be Passed After Initiation Of CIRP Under IBC? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Bela M. Trivedi, while adjudicating a Special Leave Petition filed in Ashok Kumar Sarawagi v Enforcement Directorate & Anr., has issued notice in a petition where it is to be decided whether an order of provisional attachment passed under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 ("PMLA") would prevail...
Purpose Of Land Acquisition Also A Relevant Factor For Determining Market Value : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that the purpose for which the land acquisition is made is also a relevant factor for determining the market valueA large extent of land in Adrial Village of Manthani Mandal, Karimnagar District of Andhra Pradesh was acquired by the State Government for the benefit of Singareni Collieries Company Limited. Not satisfied with the compensation awarded by the...
GNCTD Officials Indifferent To Elected Govt, Skipping Meetings, Not Taking Ministers' Calls : Delhi Dy CM Tells Supreme Court
Deputy Chief Minister of the Delhi Government Manish Sisodia has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court complaining of the "indifferent attitude" shown by senior civil servants to elected government.Since the control over the civil servants is exercised by the Union Government, they are not answerable to the Delhi Government, and this has jeopardised the administration, the Deputy CM said....
Protest Is A Tool In Hands Of Civil Society & Police Action Is A Tool In Hands Of Establishment: Supreme Court
Protest is a tool in the hands of the civil society and police action is a tool in the hands of the Establishment, the Supreme Court remarked in a recent judgment regarding a Kerala Panchayat election dispute.The bench of Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and V. Ramasubramanian observed thus while allowing appeal filed by an elected candidate whose election was declared void on the ground that he...
'Untouchability Not Prevalent In Christianity Or Islam' : Centre Opposes Plea Seeking Scheduled Caste Status For Converted Dalits
The Union Government has filed its Counter Affidavit in the Supreme Court opposing a petition which seeks Scheduled Caste status for Dalits who have converted to Christianity and Islam.The petitioner seeks a declaration that the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 1950 is discriminatory and violative of Article 14 and 15 of the Constitution as it does not confer Scheduled Caste status...
Acts Like Kerala Police Act 1960 Don't Create Substantive Offences; Election Not Void For Not Disclosing Conviction For 'Disobeying Police' Under Such Acts : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the failure of a candidate to disclose his conviction for an offence under the Kerala Police Act 1960 for holding a dharna in front of the Panchayat office cannot be a ground for declaring his election void under Kerala Panchayat Raj Act.An offence under enactments such as Kerala Police Act (1960) are not substantive offences, the bench of Justices S....
Corrupt People Are Destroying The Country; No Action Taken Against Them: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday lamented about how corruption has taken over and is now destroying the country. A Bench of Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy today orally, while hearing a petition by a Bhima Koregaon case accused Gautam Navlakha seeking house arrest, observed, "Who is destroying this country? You want me to tell you? People who are corrupt. Every office...
Football Is Popular In India, But No Achievements; Need To Take It Forward : Supreme Court In AIFF Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard the plea in relation to the adoption of the new Constitution of the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The matter was heard by bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justices Hima Kohli and JB Pardiwala. The three issues mentioned before the court by the Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta were– a) finalising the constitution of AIFF;...
'Basically Arrested Illegally, For No Reason': Mumbai Court Tears Into ED Probe Against Sanjay Raut
The Enforcement Directorate "illegally" arrested MP Sanjay Raut, one of the closest allies of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray, in the Patra Chawl money laundering case, the Special PMLA court said in its detailed order granting him bail. Special Judge MG Deshpande minced no words to hold that Pravin Raut was arrested for a civil dispute while Sanjay Raut was...
Supreme Court To Decide Further Action On Justice HS Bedi's Enquiry Report Regarding Gujarat Police Encounter Killings Between 2002-2007
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, posted the matter, wherein it was monitoring 22 alleged 'fake encounters' conducted by the Gujarat Police between 2002 and 2007, for hearing in January, 2023. The matter was directed to be listed on the Regular Board. The Solicitor General of India, Mr. Tushar Mehta, apprised a Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and A.S. Oka that the...
'Govt's Might Against A Safai Karamchari?': Supreme Court Dismisses State Of Tamil Nadu's Plea Against Sweeper's Regularisation
A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justices Hima Kohli and JB Pardiwala dismissed an appeal filed by the Government of Tamil Nadu against an order of the Madras High Court granting relief to a Sweeper in a Government Higher Secondary School by extending him the benefit of regular appointment. While dismissing the appeal, CJI Chandrachud remarked that the Court...