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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea To Invoke UAPA Against Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a petition seeking urgent intervention to stop the "growing menace of targeting and terrorizing the Muslim Community in India". The petition has been tagged with a batch of matters relating to hate speech pending before the bench presided by Justice K. M. JosephThe petitioner sought direction to the Union of India and the State Governments...
Kerala Actor Assault Case : Supreme Court Says Trial Court Taking Steps For Expeditious Disposal
In the Kerala actor assault case, the Supreme Court on Thursday took note of the status report filed by the trial judge and recorded that the judge is taking every step to dispose of the matter expeditiously.The Court called for a further progress report to be filed by the trial judge after 6 weeks. The matter will be next listed on December 13. The Court directed on September 5 that the...
PG Medical Courses : Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With 20% Quota For In-Service Candidates In Maharashtra
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday refused to interfere with a Bombay High Court order which affirmed the 20% reservation for in-service candidates for PG Medical courses in Maharashtra, to be implemented from the academic year 2022-2023.A Division Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli, while declining to set aside the High Court order, observed, "In our considered that...
Advancement Of General Public Utility Won't Be "Charitable Purpose" For Income Tax Exemption If It Is Done As Business : Supreme Court
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that entities created with the object of advancing general public utility cannot seek exemption under the Income Tax Act 1961 under the head "charitable purposes" if they are engaging in any trade, business, commerce or providing any service for any consideration.However, in the course of carrying out the general public utility, the...
Do Not Dismiss Petition U/Article 227 Of Constitution Merely Because Remedy Of Revision U/Sec 115 CPC Is Available : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court set aside an Allahabad High Court order that dismissed a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution merely on is not maintainable as remedy by way of revision under Section 115 CPC is available.There is a difference and distinction between the entertainability and maintainability, the bench of Justices MR Shah and Krishna Murari observed.In this case, the plaintiffs filed...
Whether Every Charitable Trust Established by Someone Professing Islam Is Waqf?: Supreme Court Starts Dictating The Order
The Supreme Court on Wednesday began dictating its order on the issue as to whether every charitable trust established by someone professing Islam is necessarily a waqf, on the contours of the Bombay Public Trust Act 1950 and Waqf Act, 1995The bench of Justices K. M. Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy was dictating its order on the Maharashtra state Waqf Board's appeal against the 2011 decision of...
'It Is For The RBI To Decide' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Regulation Of Digital Money Lending Platforms
The Supreme Court refused to entertain a writ petition seeking direction to the Reserve Bank of India to take steps to regulate or disable digital money lending platforms.It is for the RBI to decide as to whether and, if so, what action is necessary, the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli observed while permitting the petitioner to pursue a representation before the...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Adverse Observations Made By Orissa HC Against Anti-Caste Marriage Organisation
The Supreme Court set aside adverse observations made by Orissa High Court against an Organisation viz. Anti-caste Marriage and One Child Family Organisation (AMOFOI)In a judgment delivered in 2013 disposing a habeas corpus petition filed by a parent, the High Court had also imposed a fine of Rs. 2 lakh on AMOFOI for allegedly facilitating marriage of a minor girl. B Ramachandra CST...
Minimum Wages Notification Can Be Considered To Determine Notional Income Of Deceased In Motor Accident Compensation Claims : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that 'minimum wages notification' can be considered to determine the notional income of deceased in motor accident claim cases.As per the claimants, the Deceased was a fish vendor cum driver and was earning at least Rs. 25,000/ per month. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal found that the Deceased was a driver and fixed his monthly income at...
Testimonies Of Related/Interested Witnesses Have To Be Scrutinized With Greater Care And Circumspection : Supreme Court
When the witnesses are related/interested, their testimonies have to be scrutinized with greater care and circumspection, the Supreme Court observed while acquitting accused in a murder case.Jabbar Ali and others were convicted by the Trial Court under Section 302 IPC and the Gauhati High Court had dismissed their appeals.Before the Apex Court, the appellants mainly contended that the...
Power Of Attorney Holder Can Continue To Represent Party Even If She Gets Enrolled As Advocate Meanwhile, Sec 32 Advocates Act No Bar : Supreme Court
A Supreme court bench comprising Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Aniruddha Bose observed that Section 32 Of the Advocates Act, 1961does not create a bar for a General Power of Attorney holder to appear on behalf of a plaintiff, simply because the GPA was enrolled as an advocate. The issue arose in a partition suit concerning the capacity in which the plaintiff's wife, who was the...
Supreme Court Dismisses TMC Leader Manik Bhattacharya's Plea Challenging ED Arrest In PMLA Case Over Teacher Recruitment Scam
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the plea filed by Manik Bhattacharya, former Chairman of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education and Trinamool Congress Leader, assailing his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in money laundering matter regarding the teacher's appointment scam.The bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Vikram Nath also refused a plea to allow Manik...