Suo Motu Limitation Extension Orders Applicable To Filing Of Written Statements In Commercial Suits : Supreme Court

"It would be unrealistic and illogical to assume that while this Court has provided for exclusion of period for institution of the suit, but the period for filing written statement, if expired during that period, has to operate against the defendant."

Whatever We Decide On EWS Criteria Will Apply To NEET PG 2022-23 Admissions As Well: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday observed orally that whatever it decides regarding the validity of the Rs 8 lakhs annual income criteria for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota in the NEET-PG matter will apply to the NEET PG 2022-2023 admissions as well.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant was hearing a writ petition filed by NEET-PG Candidates seeking clarification...

Hijab Ban- Karnataka High Court Full Bench Hearing- LIVE UPDATES

Karnataka High Court Full Bench will continue hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the hijab ban in educational institutions. The matter is before a bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi will hear the petitions today at 2.30 PM.On Friday the Court requested the State to re-open the educational institutions at the earliest and...

Share Transfer Dispute: Kal Airways Turns Down SpiceJet's Settlement Proposal, Supreme Court To Hear On 2nd March

The Supreme Court was on Monday informed by Kal Airways that it has refused to accept to SpiceJet's offer for full settlement of the share transfer dispute between SpiceJet and its former promoter Kalanithi Maran, and his firm Kal Airways.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Hima Kohli had on last occasion asked Kal Airways to consider and revert...

Courts This Week - A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-103]

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Thanjavur Girl Suicide: Supreme Court Allows CBI Investigation To Proceed; Issues Notice On TN DGP's Plea Against HC Directions

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on the special leave petition filed by Tamil Nadu Director General of Police against the order of the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) which transferred the investigation in the case relating to the suicide of a girl in Thanjavur to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The Court however refused to interject with the CBI investigation and said...

BREAKING : Karnataka High Court Strikes Down Law Banning Online Gaming With Stakes

The Karnataka High Court on Monday held certain provisions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, by which the state government has banned online games with stakes to be ultra vires to the Constitution and struck them down. The Act provides maximum imprisonment of three years and penalty up to Rs. 1 lakh for violation of the provisions.A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi...

Bihar DRT Not Functional : Supreme Court Stays E-Auction Of A Property

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an e-Auction of a person's dwelling house in Bihar after taking into consideration that the Debt Recovery Tribunal was not functional in the State of Bihar.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant granted the relief while considering a special leave petition assailing Patna High Court's order dated November 30, 2021 ("impugned order").In the...

'Disappointed With The Manner In Which DDA Has Dealt With Very Valuable Land' : Supreme Court Orders DDA Vice-Chairman To Appear

The Supreme Court recently expressed its disappointment with the manner in which the DDA had dealt with the valuable land.The bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna was considering a miscellaneous application for directions in the civil appeal wherein the Top Court on August 31, 2016 had directed DDA a period of one year to exercise its liberty granted u/s 24(2) of the Right to...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Headnotes + Nominal/Subject Wise And Statute Wise Index [February 6 to12]

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Persons Not Named In Crime Have No Locus To Seek Quashing Of Proceedings Concerning Some Other Accused: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that the persons who are not named as accused in crime or the case registered by CBI based on the crime cannot be permitted to ask for quashing of the proceedings concerning some other persons (accused). The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar & CT Ravikumar was considering SLP assailing Uttar Pradesh High Court's order dated January...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-102]

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