K-Rail Silverline - 'Single Bench Could Not Have Stalled A Prestigious Project' : Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Survey Process

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the land survey and social impact assessment process for the Silver Line high speed rail corridor project of Kerala Rail Development Corporation (K Rail) in Kerala.A bench comprising Justice MR Shah and BV Nagarathna dismissed the petitions challenging a division bench order of the Kerala High Court, which set aside a single bench...

Plea Challenging Centre's Power To Notify Minorities : Supreme Court Seeks Clarity On Which Ministry Should Respond

The Supreme Court on Monday pointed out that there is confusion regarding which Ministry of the Union Government should respond to a petition which seeks directions to notify Hindus as minority in certain states where they numerically less and challenges the validity of power of the Central Government to notify minority communities.A bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul noted that...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Kerala Union of Working Journalist's Plea Challenging Centre's Telecast Ban On Media One Channel

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea moved by Kerala Union of Working Journalists assailing High Court's order of upholding the recent ban imposed on Malayalam news channel MediaOne by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant while issuing notice, tagged the matter with a similar plea moved by Media One. The bench also...

Breaking: All India Muslim Personal Law Board Moves Supreme Court Against Karnataka HC's Hijab Verdict

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court against the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on hijab in classrooms after holding that the wearing of headscarves by Muslim women was not an essential religious practice of Islam.The Board has moved to the Supreme Court through its Secretary, Mohammed Fazlurrahim along with...

'Hijab Verdict Based On Wrong Interpretation Of Quran' : Islamic Clerics Body Moves Supreme Court Against Karnataka HC Judgment

Islamic clerics organization "Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama" has filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court against the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on hijab in classrooms after holding that the wearing of headscarves by Muslim women was not an essential religious practice of Islam.The organization contends that the High Court's judgment is based on...

2006 J& K Sex Scandal Case: Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal Of Former BSF DIG

Rejecting an appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Supreme Court of India upheld the acquittal of former BSF DIG KC Padhi in the 2006 Jammu and Kashmir sex scandal case. A Bench comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice C T Ravikumar upheld the 2020 decision of Punjab and Haryana High Court reversing Trial Court's order convicting him for the charge...

States Can Give Hindus Minority Status If They're In Minority There; Minority Welfare Schemes Not Unconstitutional : Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Centre has also stated that there is no constitutional infirmity in the minority welfare schemes.

Gratuity : 6% Or 10% Interest For Delayed Payment Of Gratuity? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed challenging the order passed by the Orissa High Court upholding the reduction in interest on delayed payment of gratuity amount from 10% to 6% based on provisions of Interest Act instead of the Payment of Gratuity Act.A Bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant has issued notice returnable in 12 weeks and has...

Is State's Concurrence Mandatory To Allow Transfer Of IAS Officer To Join Spouse's Cadre? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the legal issue pertaining to the effect of Rule 5(2) of the IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954 and the impact of insistence on concurrence by the State Government for the transfer of an officer in the context of marriage with another officer of the All India Service. The matter pertains to seeking NOC from the State of West Bengal for cadre transfer of an...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index [March 21- March 27]

SUBJECT INDEX Amendment - If power to amend or modify or relax a notification and/or order exists, the notification and/or order may be amended and/or modified as many times, as may be necessary. A statement made by counsel in Court would not prevent the authority concerned from making amendments and/or modifications provided such amendments and/or modifications were as per the...

Is Affinity Test Integral To Determination Of Caste Status?What Should Be Parameters To Verify Caste Certificates? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, opined that the parameters to be considered by the Caste Scrutiny Committee to verify the caste certificate needs to be decided by a larger Bench. Observing that two judgments rendered by the Division Bench of the Apex Court have set out different parameters for the verification of caste certificates, a Bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and...

Section 188 CrPC - Sanction Not Required If A Part Of Offence Is Committed In India: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that Section 188 of the Criminal Procedure Code will not be attracted if a part of the offence was committed in India.The Section gets attracted when the entirety of the offence is committed outside India; and the grant of sanction would enable such offence to be enquired into or tried in India, the bench comprising Justices Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat...