Supreme Court Rejects Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust's Plea To Exempt It From Special Audit Of 25 Years

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an application filed by the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust (which is created by the erstwhile Travancore Royal Family) to exempt it from the special audit of 25 years ordered by theCourt last year for the iconic Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram.The Court said that the special audit was intended not to be confined to the Temple...

Educational Qualification A Valid Ground For Classification Between Persons Of Same Class In Matters Of Promotion : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that educational qualification is a valid ground for classification between persons of the same class in matters of promotion.In the judgment delivered in the case Chandan Banerjee & Ors v. Krishna Prosad Ghosh & Ors, a bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli held that such classification on the basis of educational...

Burden Of Proof In Departmental Proceedings Is Of 'Probabilities Of Misconduct': Supreme Court

The burden of proof in the departmental proceedings is of probabilities of the misconduct, the Supreme Court observed while upholding dismissal of a CRPF Constable.The bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian observed that the departmental inquiry is to maintain discipline in the service and efficiency of public service.Dalbir Singh was a General Duty Constable in the Central...

Minor Girl Kidnapped From Gorakhpur: Supreme Court Directs UP & NCT Delhi To Submit Action Taken Report On Centre's SOP For Cases Of Missing Children

While hearing a case pertaining to the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl from Gorakhpur found by Delhi Police after having been untraceable for two months, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the State of UP and NCT of Delhi to submit their response with regard to action taken report with reference to Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) published by Ministry of Women and...

Gauri Lankesh Murder Case: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Sister's Plea Challenging Quashing Of KCOCA Charges Against Accused

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order in a plea filed by filmmaker Kavita Lankesh challenging Karnataka High Court judgement which quashed charges under Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act (KCOCA) against accused Mohan Nayak in the Gauri Lankesh murder case.Kavita Lankesh is the sister of Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead in Bengaluru in 2017.A Bench comprising Justice...

Intention To Further Activities Of Terrorist Organization Mandatory For Offences Under Section 38/39 UAPA : Thwafa Fasal's Lawyer Argues For Bail In Supreme Court

"The intent to further the activities of the terrorist organisation is mandatory to make out an offence under sections 38 and 39 of the UAPA. Otherwise, everybody will come to be thrown into jail for indefinite periods just for having a pamphlet or a book in their houses!", Sr Adv Jayant Muthuraj argued.

Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Facing Unprecedented Financial Crisis; Govt Aid Needed : Administrative Committee To Supreme Court

The iconic Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram is facing unprecedented financial crisis and is unable to meet the monthly expenses due to the pandemic crisis, its Administrative Committee has told the Supreme Court.The report submitted by the head of the Administrative Committee - the District Judge of Thiruvananthapuram P Krishnakumar -stated that though the temple requested...

Collegium Reiterates Proposal To Transfer Five Judges; Recommends Transfer of One More Judge

The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated its earlier recommendation issued on September 16, regarding transfer of five judges from various high courts.The names of the Judges are:Name of JudgeFrom ToRajan Gupta Punjab and Haryana HCPatna HCP.B. BajanthriKarnataka HCPatna HCSanjeev Prakash SharmaRajasthan HCPatna HCT. Amarnath GoudTelangana HCTripura HCSubhash ChandAllahabad...

Change Of Date Of Birth In Service Records Cannot Be Claimed As Of Right; Can Be Rejected For Delay & Latches : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that change of date of birth in the service record cannot be claimed as of right, even if there is cogent evidence.Such applications, the court said, can only be processed as per the relevant provisions/regulations applicable. They can be rejected on the ground of delay and latches also more particularly when it is made at the fag end of service and/or when...

Supreme Court To Hold UP Chief Secretary Personally Liable If Election For Newly Constituted Municipal Council Not Held Within 2 Months

The Supreme Court on Friday(September 17) directed the Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission to ensure that the elections for establishing the newly constituted Municipal Council Siswan Bazar, is conducted at the earliest and, in any case, within two months. "If there is laxity on the part of the State in ensuring completion of the elections within two months from today, the...

Reservation In Promotions For Persons With Disabilities : Centre Seeks Clarifications On Supreme Court Verdict

The Central Government has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking clarifications with respect to its judgment which declared that persons with disabilities have right to reservation in promotions.On Tuesday, a bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and Sanjiv Khanna heard arguments on the Centre's application, which seeks clarifications with respect to the...

'Gig Workers' Approach Supreme Court Seeking Social Security Benefits From Zomato, Swiggy, Ola, Uber

Raising questions of great public and constitutional importance as to whether "Right to Social Security" is a guaranteed fundamental right for all working people, whether employed in formal or informal sectors, "Gig Workers" have approached Supreme Court seeking social security benefits from food delivery apps such as Zomato and Swiggy and taxi aggregator apps Ola and Uber. The...