When Lawyers At 70-75 Years Argue Cases With No Difficulty, Why Should SC Judges Retire At 65? Attorney General Bats For Increasing Retirement Age

The Attorney General for India has stressed the need to increase the retirement age of Supreme Court and High Court Judges.Addressing the virtual farewell event organised for Justice Subhash Reddy on his retirement, the Attorney General stated that it is a "travesty" that Supreme Court judges retire at the age of 65 and High Court judges retire at the age of 62."Looking at our judges I can...

Regional Court Of Appeals May Solve Pendency Issue Of Supreme Court To Some Extent : Justice Subhash Reddy

While highlighting the need to modernise the procedural laws for faster disposal of pending cases, Supreme Court Justice Subhash Reddy on Tuesday stated that having a further Court of Appeal above High Court, as suggested by the Attorney General of India earlier, may solve the issue of pendency of cases to some extent.However, Justice Reddy added that at the same time the huge backlog pendency...

RBI Has Wide Supervisory Powers Over Financial Institutions Like SIDBI, Its Directions Are Statutorily Binding: Supreme Court

A Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Subhash Reddy and Justice Hrishikesh Roy, while presiding over a matter regarding delayed payments of principal amount and interest accrued on bonds issued by SIDBI, stated that "RBI has wide supervisory powers over financial institutions like SIDBI, in furtherance of which, any direction issued by the RBI, deriving power from the RBI Act or...

Employee Has No Absolute Right To Be Represented In Departmental Proceedings Through Agent Of His Choice: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed there is no absolute right in favour of the delinquent employee to be represented in the departmental proceedings through the agent of his choice and the same can be restricted by the employer.In this case, High Court has permitted the delinquent employee who is facing disciplinary proceedings to represent through ex-­employee of the Bank. It...

Section 5 Limitation Act Cannot Be Invoked To Condone Delay Beyond Period Prescribed U/Sec 34(3) Arbitration Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered last month (16th December 2021), held that Section 5 of Limitation Act cannot be applied to condone the delay beyond the period prescribed under Section 34(3) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.In this case, petition under Section 34 was filed before the High Court with a delay of 185 days beyond the time period allowed under Section 34 (3)...

Supreme Court Directs the State of UP To File Status Report On Functioning Of Waqf Tribunals

On Monday, the Supreme Court questioned the State of UP as to why only one Wakf Tribunal was functioning in the entire state of Uttar Pradesh. A Bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B.R.Gavai was hearing a Special Leave Petition filed against impugned order and judgment of the Allahabad High Court.Before the Allahabad High Court, the petitioner had challenged the notification issued by the...

'Just Because Delhi HC Is A Stone's Throw Away?' : Supreme Court Disapproves SLP Filed Against Adjournment

The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised an attempt to approach it against orders of adjournment of the Delhi High Court as taking undue advantage of the proximity of the High Court."Just because the Delhi High Court is a stone's throw away, you can come to the Supreme Court against orders of adjournment?", said Justice D. Y. Chandrachud to the advocate for the SLP petitioner."What should...

CJAR's Request To Treat Rs 25 Lakh Costs Deposited By It As Donation Referred To SC 3-Judge Bench

The NGO Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) has made a request for treating the 25 lakhs cost imposed on it for filing a PIL seeking SIT probe into the medical college bribery scam as a donation.A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the said request can only be considered by a three-judge bench as the original order was passed by a 3-judge...

[BREAKING] NEET-PG Counselling : Supreme Court Agrees To Hear EWS Case Tomorrow After Centre's Request For Urgent Listing

The Chief Justice of India on Tuesday agreed to list the case related to EWS reservation in NEET All India Quota tomorrow. Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter before the CJI today morning seeking an urgent listing of the case in view of the protests by the resident doctors against the delay in NEET-PG counselling."It concerns EWS of society. There's a statement made by...

Income Deduction For State Govt Undertakings - 'Exclusivity' Under S. 40(a)(iib) of Income Tax Act Not Based On Number Of Undertakings : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has rejected the argument raised by the Kerala State Beverages Corporation that it is entitled to deduct the levies made by the state government on it from income. The Beverages Corporation's claim was on the premise that the license given to by the State Government to trade in liquor was not 'exclusive'. Section 40(a)(iib) of the Income Tax Act, which refers to charges paid...

NIA Act, 2008-Supreme Court To Consider Plea By Kin Of 2007 Mecca Masjid Mosque Bomb Challenging Proviso To Section 21(5)

The Supreme Court today considered the Special Leave Petition filed by the kin of 2007 Mecca Masjid Mosque Bomb blast seeking to declare proviso to section 21(5) of the NIA Act, 2008 as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India.The bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh while granting leave in their order said,"Applications for exemption from...

Supreme Court Stays Madras HC Order Directing Deposit In CM's Public Relief Fund For Release Of Vehicle

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Madras High Court order in so far as it directed deposit of a sum of Rs.1 lakh, as non-refundable deposit, in the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund, for return of a vehicle allegedly involved in illegal transportation of liquor bottles.Recording the submission on behalf of the petitioner that such a condition, of making the deposit in the CM's Public...