Holding License To Run Fair Price Shop Cannot Be Said To Be Holding Civil Post; Article 311 Not Applicable: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that holding a license to run the fair price shop cannot be said to be holding a civil post.The bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna rendered this observation while considering a Special Leave Petition assailing Allahabad High Court's order dated October 22, 2021.In the impugned order, the High Court had dismissed petitioner's plea challenging the order...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Conviction & Dismissal From Service Of Retired Army Lt General In Alleged Ration Scam

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the conviction and dismissal from service of former Lt Gen SK Sahni for allegations relating to procurement of ration by Army purchase organisation. The bench of Justices L Nagswara Rao and BR Gavai set aside the conviction and dismissal of service while considering a criminal appeal preferred by Union of India assailing order dated 10th...

Convict Undergoes 10 Yrs Custody Though Sentence Was For 7 Years : Supreme Court Seeks Explanation From Chhattisgarh Govt

The Supreme Court has sought explanation from the State of Chattisgarh as to why a convict had to undergo custody for 10 years, although the sentence imposed by the Court was seven years imprisonment.The petitioner had approached the Supreme Court saying that despite undergoing the full sentence of 7 years rigorous imprisonment, he has not been released from the jail. In fact, the...

Challenge To 27% OBC Reservation In AYUSH PG Admissions : Supreme Court Asks MP High Court To Decide Soon

The Supreme Court on Monday requested the Madhya Pradesh High Court to expeditiously decide the writ petition filed challenging the State Government's policy to increase the reservation for the OBC category from 14% to 27%, for admission in the All India Ayush Postgraduate Entrance Test, 2021.The petition before the High Court has challenged Section 4 of the Madhya Pradesh Lok Seva...

Judgment Holding UGC Regulations To Be Binding On State Universities Ignored Earlier Precedent? Supreme Court To Examine

While issuing notice in a petition challenging the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam University in Kerala, the Supreme Court observed that its recent judgment, which held that UGC regulations are binding on State Universities even though they are not expressly adopted by the State Government, did not discuss an earlier judgment which took a contrary view.A bench...

Former Chief Justice Of India Ramesh Chandra Lahoti Passes Away

Former Chief Justice of India Ramesh Chandra Lahoti passed away today evening. He was a judge of the Supreme Court from September 12, 1998, to October 31, 2005. He was appointed as the Chief Justice of India on June 1, 2004. He retired on November 1, 2005.Justice Lahoti was born on November 1, 1940, and he joined the Bar in District Guna in 1960 and enrolled as an Advocate in 1962. In...

Mullaperiyar Dam Case : Supervisory Committee Should Be Reconstituted To Include Technical Members, Kerala Tells Supreme Court [Hearing Day 1]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing a batch of writ petitions raising safety concerns about the Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala, which is a long-standing dispute between the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.At the outset, Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, the presiding judge of the bench, told Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta, for state of Kerala: "Your interest and state obligation is identical....

Marital Rape Exception Regressive, Violates Article 14; Husband Not Ruler Of Wife's Body & Mind : Karnataka High Court

The Court held that husband raping his wife is amenable to the offence of rape under Section 376 IPC.

Husband Raping A Wife Is Amenable To Punishment Under Section 376 IPC: Karnataka High Court On Marital Rape

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by a husband seeking to drop charges of rape pending against him under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code after his wife filed a complaint against him. Justice M Nagaprasanna emphasised that a man who is well acquainted with a woman and performs all the ingredients as is found in pre or post amendment to Section 375 can...

States Have Legislative Competence To Levy Tax On Lotteries Run By Other States : Supreme Court Allows Appeals Of Kerala & Karnataka

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that State legislatures have the competence to levy tax on the lotteries organized by other states. Holding so, a bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna allowed the appeals filed by the States of Karnataka and Kerala challenging the judgments of Karnataka and Kerala High Courts which held that they lacked the...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest February 2022 With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index

NOMINAL INDEXAbinash Dixit v. State of Madhya Pradesh | 22 Feb 2022 | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 218Adiraj Manpower Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise Pune II | 18 Feb 2022 | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 190Ajanta LLP v. Casio | 4 Feb 2022 | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 127Amritlal v. Shantilal Soni | 28 Feb 2022 | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 248Anamika Varun Rathore v. Varun Pratap Singh Rathore | 1 Feb 2022...

[BREAKING] Birbhum Massacre - Ensure Witnesses Are Protected, Install CCTV Cameras At Crime Scene : Calcutta High Court Directs [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, while adjudicating upon the suo moto petition related to the the incident of Rampurhat violence in Birbhum district directed the State government to immediately install CCTV cameras with adequate storage facilities covering all angles of the scene of the crime in the presence of the District Judge, Purba Bhurdawan. The Court further directed the...