Supreme Court Asks SpiceJet & Kal Airways To Reconsider Settling Share Transfer Dispute

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked SpiceJet and Kal Airways to consider settling the share transfer dispute between SpiceJet and its former promoter Kalanithi Maran, and his firm Kal Airways. A Bench headed by CJI Ramana asked SpiceJet to consider Kal Airways' proposal and pay the amount of interest it owes to Kal Airways. The Bench asked both Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi...

Arbitrators Fixing Their Own Fee Would Amount To Misconduct; PSUs Can't Meet Exorbitant Fee Demand As They Are Answerable To CAG : Attorney General Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday continued hearing the case in which the issue related to fixation of standards for fees for arbitrators was raised.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya Kant was considering arbitration petition filed by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on the issue related to the mandatory nature of the 'model' fee scale for...

105th Constitutional Amendment Act Is Prospective In Nature : Supreme Court In Vanniyar Quota Case

In its judgment holding that the Tamil Nadu law providing internal reservation of 10.5 % to the Vanniyar Community under the category Most Backward Classes is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court held that the Constitution 105th Amendment Act is prospective in nature.The bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai rejected the contention that the Constitution 105th Amendment Act...

Khori Gaon Evictions : Supreme Court Orders Rs 2000 Monthly Compensation To Eligible Persons Until Allotment Of Accommodation

In connection with the Khori Gaon eviction matter, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed that until permanent accommodation is offered to the eligible persons, the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad shall be liable to pay the ex- gratia solatium amount of Rs.2000 per month until the date of issuance of possession letter by the Corporation.The court recorded that the Municipal Corporation...

Mullaperiyar Dam Case : Supreme Court Asks Centre About Scope Of Authority Under Dam Safety Act 2021

In connection with the Mullaperiyar dam issue, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to file a note by Tuesday, detailing a time-line and plan as regards making functional the National Dam Safety Authority and the other bodies, the structure envisaged by the Dam Safety Act, 2021, and for making operational the scheme and the framework under the Act.Last week, the Court had adjourned...

Death Penalty : Supreme Court To Consider Laying Down Guidelines For Assessment Of Mitigating Circumstances

The Supreme Court has suo moto decided to consider laying down norms and guidelines pertaining to the process of collecting and scrutinising mitigation information in death penalty matters. A Bench comprising Justices U.U. Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and P.S. Narasimha decided to issue notice to the Attorney General for India and Member Secretary, National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)...

Order Of Remand Cannot Be Passed As A Matter Of Course : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that an order of remand cannot be passed as a matter of course. Where both the sides have led oral and documentary evidence, the Appellate Court has to decide the appeal on merits instead of remanding the case to the lower court or the Tribunal, the bench comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari said.In this case, a notice issued by a land tribunal...

Directions To Expedite Cheque Bounce Cases : Supreme Court Seeks Status Report From High Courts On Compliance

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed Registrar Generals of all High Courts to file a status report regarding compliance of directions issued by it to expedite the trial of cheque dishonour cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.On April 16, 2021, a Constitution Bench of the Court had issued a slew of directions, on the basis of recommendations made by a...

UPSC Civil Service Exams : Supreme Court Asks Centre To Consider COVID-Affected Candidates' Plea For Extra Chance In Mains Within 2 Weeks

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Union Government to consider a plea by civil service aspirants for an extra-chance in the UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam as they could not appear for it in January 2022 due to COVID-related problems, in the light of a Parliamentary Committee Report which recommended grant of relaxations to students affected by the pandemic.The Court disposed of the...

Supreme Court Gives Sharad Yadav Time Till May 31 To Vacate Official Bungalow In Delhi On Humanitarian Grounds

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted disqualified Rajya Sabha MP and former Union Minister Sharad Yadav time till May 31, 2022 to vacate the official bungalow allotted to him in Delhi in his capacity as a Member of Parliament.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya Kant granted Yadav time on "humanitarian grounds" considering his ill-health. The time extension...

Supreme Court Deprecates High Court's Delay Of 4 Months In Uploading Final Judgment After Dictation Of Operative Portion

The Supreme Court recently deprecated the course adopted by the Allahabad High Court in delaying the uploading of the final judgment in a case for nearly 4 months after the dictation of the operative portion."What emerges is something which we cannot countenance. It is stated that the operative portion of the order was dictated in Court on 06.11.2019 but the final order was dictated only...

Refusal Of Contractor To Execute Work Unless Reciprocal Promises Are Met By Other Party Can't Be Termed Abandonment Of Contract : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, held that the refusal of a contractor to continue to execute the work, unless the reciprocal promises are performed by the other party, cannot be termed as abandonment of contract. Moreover, when material alteration takes place in the terms of the contract due to the act of one party, the other party can choose not to perform the original contract and...