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'Ground Reality Today Is That Almost No Tender Remains Unchallenged': Supreme Court Reemphasizes Limited Scope Of 'Tender Jurisdiction'
The ground reality today is that almost no tender remains unchallenged, the Supreme Court remarked in a judgment delivered on Friday (17 September 2021).The bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy observed that the enlarged role of the Government in economic activity and its corresponding ability to give economic 'largesse' was the bedrock of creating what is commonly called...
Single Bench Hearing Transfer Petitions Cannot Pass Mutual Consent Divorce Decree Invoking Article 142: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a single bench hearing Transfer petition cannot pass a decree divorce by mutual consent under Section under Section 13 B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 read with Article 142 of the Constitution of India.In a recent order, Justice Abhay S. Oka, referring to Supreme Court Rules 2013, said he could not pass a decree of divorce 'sitting singly'.Before the...
BREAKING : Supreme Court Allows Kerala Govt To Hold Plus One Exams Offline; Dismisses Plea Against It
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed against the decision of the Kerala Government to hold Plus One (Class XI) exams in offline mode.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar observed that the reasons given by the State Government in its affidavit were convincing and hence the petition was liable to be dismissed."We hope and trust that the authorities will...
NEET All India Quota : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Fresh Petition Challenging OBC, EWS Reservations
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a fresh writ petition challenging Centre's notification dated July 29, 2021 ("impugned notification") providing 27% reservation for OBC and 10% for EWS in All India Quota ("AIQ") in admission to Postgraduate ("PG") medical courses. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and BV Nagarathna told Senior Advocate Shyam Divan, who appeared for...
Another Petition Filed In Supreme Court For Declaration Of Virtual Courts As A Fundamental Right
Another petition has been filed before the Supreme Court for declaring the availability of Virtual Courts as a Fundamental Right. The PIL on behalf of the litigant community has been filed by National Federation of Societies for Fast Justice along with former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh R. Gandhi and former Mumbai Police Commissioner Julio Ribeiro.The petition prays in the...
Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust Needs To Be Audited To See How Much Of Temple's Money Is With It, Administrative Committee Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday reserved order on an application filed by the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust(which is created by the erstwhile Travancore Royal Family) to exempt it from the audit of 25 years ordered by the Court last year for the iconic Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram.A bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and Bela Trivedi reserved orders...
Breaking: Supreme Court Issues Notice In Curative Petition Filed By GUVL Challenging 2019 Judgment Which Allowed Adani Group's Appeal
The Supreme Court has issued notice in a curative petition filed by Gujarat Urja Vikas Ltd(GUVL) against the judgment dated 2nd July 2019 that upheld termination of the Power Purchase Agreement by Adani Power.In our prima facie opinion, there are substantial questions of law raised in this Curative Petition, which require consideration, the five judge bench headed by CJI NV Ramana...
'Extension Of Time Of Joining' Cannot Be Claimed As Matter Of Right: Supreme Court
While upholding Chhattisgarh High Court's order of not granting extension of time for joining a post of Presiding Officer, Labour Court, the Supreme Court today observed that extension of time of joining cannot be claimed as a matter of right. The division bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose in their order noted that, "Appointment letter was categorical to the effect...
Missing Of 82Yr Old Man From TB Hospital- UP Govt. Moves Supreme Court Against Allahabad High Court Order In Habeas Plea
State of Uttar Pradesh has approached Supreme Court seeking stay against Allahabad High Court's order in which the High Court had sought details from Additional Chief Secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare of the SOP/Plan prepared by the State Government for all levels of Hospitals, i.e, District Hospitals, Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres and status...