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Simultaneous Voting With Delhi Bar Elections, Use EVM, Increase Term : Suggestions Before Supreme Court On SCBA Electoral Reforms
In the matter pertaining to electoral reforms in the Supreme Court Bar Association, the SCBA recently filed suggestions recommending that its elections should be held simultaneously with the Delhi High Court Bar Association and District Bar Associations.The SCBA also recommended that the term of the Executive Committee should be increased from 1 year to 2 years. It further suggested...
Stamp Act | Stamp Duty Determined By Instruments' Legal Character, Not Its Nomenclature: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that while determining the chargeability of the Stamp Duty, the decisive factor is to ascertain the true legal character of the instrument, not the nomenclature assigned to the instrument. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Prashant Kumar Mishra dismissed an appeal filed by a company that attempted to color a mortgage deed like a security bond to attract...
S.138 NI Act | Cheque Dishonour Complaint Maintainable Against Trustee Without Arraying Trust As Accused : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 9) observed that a cheque dishonor complaint would be maintainable against a trustee, who has signed a cheque on the Trust's behalf, without arraying the Trust as an accused. The Court reasoned that since a Trust is not a juristic person, and neither sues nor is sued, therefore, trustees responsible for day to day affairs of the Trust would be held...
Supreme Court Reserves Decision On Plea To Review 'Vanashakti' Judgment That Barred Grant Of Ex-Post Facto Environmental Clearances
The Supreme Court today (October 9) reserved its decision on the pleas to recall/review the Vanashakti judgment, which barred the Union from granting post-facto environmental clearances.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K Vinod Chandran considered the matter. In Vanashakti v. Union of India, the bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, by judgment delivered...
Bihar SIR : Supreme Court Directs Free Legal Aid To File Appeals Against Exclusion From Electoral List
In the Bihar SIR matter, the Supreme Court on Thursday (October 9) passed an interim order to ensure free legal aid for persons excluded from the final voters' list so they can file appeals against their exclusion. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi requested the Bihar State Legal Services Authority to issue necessary communication to the District Legal Services...
Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow MLA Irfan Hafiz Lone's Plea Seeking Restoration Of Statehood To Jammu & Kashmir
The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the plea by MLA Irfan Hafiz Lone seeking restoration of statehood to Jammu & Kashmir. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran will be hearing the application filed by Lone. Notably, a similar application was filed by college teacher Zahoor Ahmed Bhat and activist Khurshaid Ahmad Malik is also listed tomorrow. The application are filed in...
MP Asaduddin Owaisi Moves Supreme Court Seeking Extension Of Time For Registration Of Waqfs
Member of Lok Sabha, Asaduddin Owaisi, has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking clarification in the decision on the challenge to the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025. Owaisi has sought an extension of time for the registration of waqfs on the Government Portal. The matter was mentioned by Advocate Nizam Pasha before the bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K Vinod...
Advocates Cannot Claim Exclusive Quota In District Judge Direct Recruitment : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Constitution Bench today held that the 25% quota set for direct recruitment for the post of district judges is not exclusively for the candidates from the bar. The bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justices MM Sundresh, Aravind Kumar, SC Sharma and K Vinod Chandran held that : "We are also not inclined to accept the contention on behalf of the respondents that 25%...
Bihar SIR : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
The Supreme Court will hear today the petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi will hear the matter at 2 PM. On the last hearing, the Court had sought the details of the additional persons(about 3.66 lakhs) excluded from and included (about 21 lakhs)...