'Specific Performance No Longer A Discretionary Relief': Supreme Court Says 2018 Amendment May Not Have Retrospective Application But Can Be A 'Guide'

The specific performance is no longer a discretionary relief, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment delivered on Tuesday.The bench of Justice MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose observed that the 2018 amendment to the Specific Relief Act, 1963 by which section 10(a) has been inserted, though may not be applicable retrospectively but can be a guide on the discretionary relief. The court, however,...

Mullaperiyar Dam: Plea In Supreme Court For Appointing Independent Scientists To Adjudge Life Span And Decommissioning Date

Further relief for maintaining the water level of 130 feet during monsoon and continuance of the same every year pending disposal of the writ has also been sought.

'People Died Due to Police Action, Inaction, Complicity. Who Will Look At This?': Kapil Sibal Argues For Zakia Jafri In Gujarat Riots Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced the final hearing on a petition by Zakia Ahsan Jafri's plea challenging the SIT report giving clean chit to the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other high functionaries in the case alleging larger conspiracy behind Gujarat riots of 2002.A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar heard detailed submissions...

Pegasus Case: What Has Transpired Till Date

The Supreme Court is set to deliver its judgment tomorrow in a batch of petitions seeking court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team or a judicial probe into the reports of snooping of activists, journalists, politicians and constitutional authorities using the Pegasus spyware.On September 13, a bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli had...

Can A Person Selected On Merit Claim Reservation In Promotions? Supreme Court Asks Centre [Hearing Day 5]

The bench reserved judgment after hearing the parties.

Vicarious Liability As A Principle Cannot Be Applied To A Contempt Case: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that vicarious liability as a principle cannot be applied to a case of contempt.Merely because a subordinate official acted in disregard of an order passed by the Court, a liability cannot be fastened on a higher official in the absence of knowledge, the bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh observed.In this case, the appellants were held...

10 Quotes From Aryan Khan's Bail Hearing Today Before Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court will continue hearing the bail applications filed by Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha in the cruise ship drug case tomorrow at 2.30 PM. The three had moved the High Court following rejection of bail by the Special NDPS Court. They are booked under sections 8(c) read with 20b (purchase), 27 (consumption), 28 (attempt to commit offence),...

Same Income Criteria For OBC & EWS Not Arbitrary; Rs 8 Lakh Limit Adopted After Due Deliberation : Centre Tells Supreme Court

Pursuant to Top Court's order asking Centre to apprise the Court of the reasons for with its decision to adopt the criteria of annual income of Rupees 8 lakhs for determining the eligibility for Economic Weaker Sections ("EWS") in the NEET All India Quota, the Central Government today filed an affidavit justifying its stand.The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said in...

Mere Breach Of Contract Not Cheating; Giving Criminal Colour To Civil Disputes Must Be Discouraged: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that mere breach of contract cannot give rise to criminal prosecution for cheating.For criminal prosecution, the key ingredient of having a dishonest or fraudulent intent under sections 405, 419 and 420 has to be made out, the bench of Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari observed.The bench said that a criminal color cannot be given to a civil dispute merely...

First Bail In Drugs-on-Cruise Case : Two Guests In The Ship Get Bail

The Special NDPS Court Mumbai has granted bail to guests on the cruise ship, Manish Rajgaria and Avin Sahu. This is the first instance of bail granted in the cruise ship drug case. Manish Rajgaria was accused of possessing 2.4gms of ganja, and Sahu was accused of accepting that he consumed contraband twice on the ship. They were arrested after the cruise ship returned on...

Firecracker Ban Case : Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned till tomorrow the hearing of an application alleging violation of the order dated February 10, 2017 banning the use of certain chemicals that were dangerous & beyond safety limits in the fireworks by the manufacturers. The Court earlier had expressed strong reservations to the fact that the preliminary enquiry report submitted by the Joint...

Hindustan Zinc Disinvestment Case: Supreme Court Commences Hearing

The Supreme Court on Monday commenced hearing on the plea by National Confederation of Officers' Associations of Central Public Sector Undertakings and one more petitioner in the Hindustan Zinc disinvestment case.Advocate Prashant Bhushan opened the arguments for the petitioners, telling the bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and B. V. Nagarathna how the Metal Corporation of India...