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Enrica-Lexie Case : Supreme Court To Hear Centre's Plea To Dispose Pending Applications On April 9
Supreme Court has on Wednesday agreed to hear on Friday, April 9th the interim application filed by the Union of India in the matter of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in February 2012.A three-judge Bench of CJI Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian made the observation after a request for urgent hearing was made by SG Tushar...
'Frequent & Causal Summoning Of High Officials By Court Cannot Be Appreciated': Supreme Court
"The frequent, causal and lackadaisical summoning of high officials by the Court cannot be appreciated," the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday in a SLP filed by the UP Government against a summoning order passed by the Allahabad High Court in a contempt case. The remarks were made by a Division Bench comprising of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta on being informed that...
Question Of Novation Of Contract Cannot Be Considered In A Petition Under Section 11 Arbitration Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the question of novation of contract containing an arbitration clause cannot be considered by the Court in a petition filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act.Detailed arguments on whether an agreement which contains an arbitration clause has or has not been novated cannot possibly be decided in exercise of a limited prima facie review as...
No Automatic Vacation Of Stay Under 3rd Proviso To Section 254(2A) Income Tax Act If Assessee Is Not Responsible For Delay In Hearing Appeal: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court upheld a Delhi High Court judgment which read down the third proviso to Section 254(2A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961."The third proviso to Section 254(2A) of the Income Tax Act will now be read without the word "even" and the words "is not" after the words "delay in disposing of the appeal". Any order of stay shall stand vacated after the expiry of the period or periods...
"Mask Is Like A Suraksha Kavach": Delhi High Court Holds Wearing Of Mask Compulsory Even While Alone In Vehicle
A single judge bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh today dismissed writ petitions challenging the imposition of fines by the Delhi government on persons not wearing masks while travelling alone in personal vehicles. The Court said that the mask is like a "suraksha kavach" protecting both the person wearing it and those around."Scientists and international governments advise wearing of a mask....
"You Are Only Telling Us Difficulties And Not Impossibilities": Supreme Court Tells Centre, Reserves Order In Plea Seeking Protection Of Great Indian Bustard
Supreme Court has on Tuesday reserved its order in plea filed seeking protection for Great Indian Bustard from transmission lines in States of Rajasthan and Gujarat.A three-judge Bench of CJI Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian concluded hearing the arguments of all parties regarding under grounding of low and high voltage transmission lines to protect Great Indian Bustards...
"Your Lordship Must Stop Him": SG Tushar Mehta Vs Prashant Bhushan -Courtroom Exchange in Zinc Disinvestment Matter
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Monday, while objecting to a statement made by Advocate Prashant Bhushan before Supreme Court, asked Bhushan to not abuse 'every individual and every institution'.The statements were made before a three-judge Bench led by CJI during arguments in the Hindustan Zinc disinvestment case. SG Mehta also asked Bhushan to not make allegations against people not...
Won't Let Artificial Intelligence Do Decision Making; Judges' Autonomy & Discretion Will Be Retained : CJI Bobde
The Supreme Court's Artificial Intelligence Committee on Tuesday launched its Artificial Intelligence portal SUPACE(Supreme Court Portal for Assistance in Court's Efficiency). Judges.The event was attended by CJI Bobde, CJI designate Justice NV Ramana and Justice Nageswara Rao, who is also the Chairman of the Supreme Court's AI Committee, and High Court Judges.While launching the...
Hindustan Zinc Disinvestment Case: Supreme Court Decides To Examine Status Report By CBI, Adjourns Hearing To Tuesday
Supreme Court has on Tuesday observed that it will examine the status report submitted by CBI in matter regarding disinvestment of the Government's shares in Hindustan Zinc Limited in 2002A three-judge Bench of CJI Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian has decided to go through the Status report and take up the matter on Tuesday. The Court was hearing a plea by...
Parliament Intended GST As Citizen-Friendly Tax Structure, But Its Purpose Lost by The Manner In Which It Is Enforced: Supreme Court
"The Parliament had intended the GST to be a citizen-friendly tax structure. The purpose of the Act is lost by the manner in which tax law is enforced in our country ", observed Justice DY Chandrachud on Tuesday.The bench of Justices Chandrachud and M. R. Shah were dealing with contours of the power of provisional attachment of property, including bank accounts, to protect revenue, under...
CBI Headed By Interim Director, Legality Of Which Is Sub-Judice : Anil Deshmukh In Plea Before Supreme Court
Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has raised the issue of legality of the appointment of interim director for the CBI in his petition filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order for preliminary enquiry by the national probe agency into the extortion allegation raised by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh."Presently, the CBI today is being...
Goa Assembly Speaker Agrees To Pass Orders On Disqualification Of 10 MLAs Who Moved From Congress To BJP: SG Tells Supreme Court
Supreme Court has on Tuesday been told that the Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly has agreed to pass its final order regarding disqualification of the MLAs who moved from Congress to BJP. A three-judge Bench led by CJI was hearing the plea filed a plea filed by Goa Congress Chief Girish Chodankar seeking for a direction to the Goa Assembly Speaker to dispose of the...