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Supreme Court Sets Aside Appointment Of Dr Rajashree MS As Vice Chancellor Of APJ Abdul Kalam University
The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the appointment of Dr.Rajashree MS as the Vice Chancellor of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University in Kerala.The Court issued a writ of quo warranto against Dr.Rajashree after setting aside her appointment as null and void abinito.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar pronounced the verdict in a petition filed by Professor Dr Sreejith...
Can Bail Be Granted Under Section 12 Of Juvenile Justice Act To An Adult Accused Of A Crime Committed As A Juvenile? SC To Examine
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India on Thursday, while hearing a bail application filed by the accused in the murder of a seven-year-old boy at Gurugram's Ryan International, noted that the "threshold question" that had to be examined before appreciating the case on its merits was whether Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 could be pressed into service by an...
Manipur Extra-Judicial Killings : Supreme Court Allows Centre's Applications To Relieve One SIT Officer, Assign Additional Works To Other Officers
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, allowed interim applications filed by the Union Government pertaining to officers of the Special Investigation Team, that was entrusted with the investigation of extra-judicial killings in the State of Manipur pursuant to an order of the Apex Court in July, 2017. The order was passed in two interim application filed by the Union...
Protective Order Granted Against CBI Won't Restrain ED Arrest Even If Allegations Have Similarities : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an application filed by Trinamool Congress Party leader, Manik Bhattacharya, challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the teacher recruitment scam case, while an interim protection granted against coercive actions by CBI was in force.The bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Vikram Nath observed that the interim protection granted...
Statutory Authorities, Professional Bodies Like ICAI Entitled To Income Tax Exemption If Amounts Charged By Them Are Nominal To Cover Costs : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has pronounced a significant judgment on the scope of exemption for "charitable purposes" under Section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act 1961 in relation to statutory authorities and professional bodies.With effect from 01.04.2009, after the Finance Act 2009, a proviso was added to the section to state : "Provided that the advancement of any other object of general public...
"Let People Breathe Clean Air, Spend Money On Sweets" : Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Plea Against Delhi Firecracker Ban Before Diwali
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, refused urgent hearing for a plea to lift the complete ban on manufacturing, storage, sale and bursting of all kinds of firecrackers imposed by the Delhi Government. The petition filed by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari was mentioned before the Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and M.M. Sundresh. The Bench did not think it fit to urgently hear the challenge to...
Section 15 NDPS Act - No Other Test Necessary If It Is Established That Seized 'Poppy Straw' Contains Morphine & Meconic Acid : Supreme Court
Once a Chemical Examiner establishes that the seized 'poppy straw' indicates a positive test for the contents of 'morphine' and 'meconic acid', it is sufficient to establish that it is covered by the Section 2(xvii)(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, the Supreme Court held in a judgment delivered today.The bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and CT Ravikumar...
ED Allegation Of CM Meeting HC Judge False, Chattisgarh Govt Tells Supreme Court In Plea To Transfer NAN Scam Trial
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, released the matter pertaining to the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) seeking transfer of investigation in the Nagrik Apurti Nigam (NAN) scam case, which relates to corruption in the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Chhattisgarh, from the Board of the Bench led by the Chief Justice of India, Justice U.U. Lalit. "Though we heard the Counsels...
High Courts Clogged With Bail, 482 & 138 Matters : Supreme Court Expresses Concerns, Says Novel Methods Needed To Decongest
"Traditional methods won't be sufficient to decongest the judiciary", the Supreme Court of India observed on Wednesday noting that over 80% of fresh filing in the Constitutional courts were criminal cases. A Bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and C T Ravikumar observed that remedial steps in this regard need to be taken immediately. The Bench was prompted to makes these observations...
Supreme Court Grants Relief To Ex-Serviceman Who Alleged Contraction Of HIV-AIDS During Blood Transfusion
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, passed directions for adequate treatment of an ex-serviceman who claims to be an AIDS (Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome) patient at Base Hospital, Delhi Cantonment. The petition pertains to allegations of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) transmission at the Military Hospital, during blood transfusion, that took place on 10th July, 2002. On...
Ryan School Murder Case : Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Accused Who Was Juvenile At The Time Of Crime
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India on Thursday granted interim bail to the juvenile accused for the murder of a seven-year-old boy at Gurugram's Ryan International School in a crime that sent shockwaves through the nation. This comes on the heels of a decision of the Juvenile Justice Board on Monday that the accused has to be tried as an adult. The Bench comprising Justices...