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Gauri Lankesh Murder Case: Supreme Court To Hear Sister's Plea Challenging Quashing Of KCOCA Charges Against Accused On September 8
The Supreme Court today listed for final disposal special leave petition filed by filmmaker Kavita Lankesh, sister of Gauri Lankesh who was shot dead in Bengaluru in 2017, challenging a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which quashed the charges under Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act (KCOCA) against accused Mohan Nayak for September 8, 2021. The matter was listed for...
"Show Us One Appointment You Made": Supreme Court To Centre In Tribunal Matter- Read Full Courtroom Exchange
The Supreme Court on Monday demanded from the Centre the rationale behind the recently-passed Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021 after the Court struck down the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021.The bench of Chief Justice N. V. Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Aniruddha Bose was hearing a petition seeking directions for the constitution of the Goods...
Pegasus: Supreme Court Hearing On Plea Seeking SIT Probe-Live Updates
Supreme Court to continue its hearing today of a batch of petitions seeking SIT/judicial probe into the reports of snooping using Pegasus spyware.The Supreme Court on August 10 granted time to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to seek instructions from the Government on the petitions seeking probe into the Pegasus snooping controversy, on a request made by...
Breaking: Will Constitute Committee of Experts To Examine Pegasus Allegations & Dispel Wrong Narrative: Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Central Government has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court stating that it has resolved to constitute a Committee of Experts which will examine all the issues pertaining to the alleged Pegasus snooping scandal. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, while denying all the allegations of mobile interception through Pegasus, submitted: "with a view to dispel...
Supreme Court Asks Why Centre Introduced Tribunals Reforms Bill With Provisions Struck Down By Court
The Supreme Court on Monday made critical remarks against the Tribunals Reforms Bill 2021 passed by the Parliament last week re-enacting the very same provisions struck down by the Court in Madras Bar Association case.A bench led by the Chief Justice of India asked the Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta why the bill was introduced with the provisions invalidated by the Court. The bench...
Does A High Court's Order Staying A Central Law Or Rule Apply Throughout The Country?
Will an order passed by a High Court staying the operation of a central legislation or rule operate across the country? Or is the operation of such an order confined only to the territorial jurisdiction of that High Court?Many readers asked this doubt in the wake of the Bombay High Court staying the operation of the enforcement of the Digital Media Code of Ethics under the IT...
Justice S. Muralidhar Seen As The Steve Jobs Of Indian Judiciary By Judges Across The Country: Justice V. Ramasubramanian
Underscoring Justice S. Muralidhar's (Chief Justice of Orissa High Court and former Judge of Delhi High Court) contributions towards initiating the process of e-filing in his courtroom, Supreme Court judge, Justice V. Ramasubramanian recently said that Judges across the country used to see Justice Muralidhar as Steve Jobs of the Indian Judiciary, for his contributions...
Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, August 9 To August 15, 2021
JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Improper To Quash FIR U/s 482 CrPC When There Are Serious Triable Allegations In Complaint, Reiterates Supreme CourtCase: Kaptan Singh vs State of Uttar Pradesh; CrA 787 OF 2021Citation: LL 2021 SC 379The Supreme Court observed that it is improper to quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code when there are serious triable allegations in...
SC Stays Coercive Steps By NGT Against Municipal Commissioner Of Greater Mumbai Over Discharge Of Untreated Waste Into Water Bodies
The court considered the recourse to 'coercive steps' against the Commissioner not appropriate, particularly when the official is engaged in efforts to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic in the city.
Whether A Deed Is Of Absolute Transfer Or Mortgage By Conditional Sale? Intention Of Parties Determines : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the intention of parties has to be looked into to consider whether a document is of absolute sale or mortgage by conditional sale.Section 58 of the Transfer of Property Act defines the Mortgage by conditional sale as follows: "Where the mortgagor ostensibly sells the mortgaged property on condition that on default of payment of the mortgage-money on a...