EPF Pension Case : What Is RC Gupta Case Verdict? Why EPFO Wants It Reconsidered?

The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 was constituted for welfare of employees by way of the institution of provident funds, pension funds and deposit-linked insurance fund for employees in factories and other establishments.Time and again amendments have been made to these funds by the Government by way of new schemes, amendments to existing ones, and issuance of circulars, which have been challenged before Courts. One important judgement with regard to pension...

Gujarat Anti-Conversion Law Prima Facie Interferes With Marriage & Right To Choice, Infringes Article 21 : Gujarat High Court [Read Order]

The Court said that the law puts parties who have validly entered into inter-faith marriage "in great jeopardy".

Non-Compliance Of Assurance Given In Contempt Proceedings: Supreme Court Imposes Rupees One Lakh Fine On Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Supreme Court also directed to pay the petitioner actual benefits including salary arrears at 6 % annual interest with effect from the date on which promotion was granted to him.

Leading Cases For Supreme Court AOR Exams 2021 [Part 2- Criminal Law]

The list of leading cases for AOR exams provided by the Supreme Court contains the following judgments that dealt with criminal laws [ Item nos: 4,5,11,13,17, 25, 26, 28 31, 35, 39, 46, 47, 50, 60]Sharad Birdhi Chand Sarda v. State of MaharashtraCase: CrA 745 of 1983; 17 July 1984; Justices Syed Murtaza Fazalali, A. Varadarajan , Sabhyasachi MukharjiCitation: AIR 1984 SC 1622, 1985 SCR (1) 88...

'Litigation Costly, Tedious & Time-Consuming' : CJI Ramana Encourages Arbitration & Mediation

CJI NV Ramana was speaking at the occasion of a function organised at the residence of CJ Hima Kohli where a Trust Deed was registered for the proposed arbitration centre.

Bombay High Court Asks Maharahstra Govt If It Will Give CBI Rashmi Shukla's Report

The Bombay High Court made it clear that the State could contend misuse of the documents only after they shared the documents with CBI and not before.

Default Sentences Cannot Be Directed To Run Concurrently: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the default sentences imposed on a convict cannot be directed to run concurrently.In this case, the accused were convicted under 3(1)(ii) ,3(2) and 3(4) of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act read with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code and were sentenced to imprisonment of 7/10 years. Rupees Five lacs fine was imposed on each and in default...

Timely Filing Of Appeals In Tax Matters Needed; Supreme Court Calls For E-System To Track Revenue Litigation

Lamenting the gross delay of over '500 or 600 days' in filing appeals by the Union even in meritorious tax cases, the Supreme Court on Thursday called for a system to track the revenue litigation.The Court urged the Centre to adopt a system akin to the 'Case Information System' like the Judiciary for monitoring, at all levels, revenue proceedings and litigation in revenue matters to which...

"Advocates Don't Gain Repute Based On Whom They Are Related To, But By Being Prepared & Arguing Well": SC Tells Junior Counsel

"It is not that we are upset, we only want to encourage you to perform", said Justice Chandrachud when the junior counsel sought for an adjournment.

"It Is For Executive To Enforce": Supreme Court Closes Plea Against Cow Slaughter, Elephant Poaching, Animal Killing For Crop Protection/Religious Sacrifices

Supreme Court said that the issue is an aspect of enforcement and it is for the Executive to take appropriate action to see that the intent of the Legislature is implemented.

'No Sympathies To Students Who Entered Through Backdoor': SC Dismisses Plea Of MBBS Students Admitted Through Private Counselling

No sympathies can be shown to students who have entered through backdoor, the Supreme Court observed while dismissing review petitions filed by some medical students.The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari observed that the medical admissions conducted through the private counselling is illegal.Some medical students had approached the Apex Court challenging...

Can A State Prescribe Qualification For Admission To Medical Courses Higher Than NEET Minimum Eligibility Criteria?: SC Issues Notice To UOI, NMC

"Can you deny admission because a student has not secured more marks in the qualifying exam than what the NEET prescribes?", Justice Chandrachud asked the State of Assam.