UP Panchayat Polls: Plea Before Supreme Court Challenges High Court's Order Directing 2015 To Be Taken As Base Year For Reserving Seats

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court's order dated 15th March that directed State of UP to take 2015 as base year instead of 1995 for reserving seats in upcoming UP panchayat polls, and hold elections by May 25th. The plea has also challenged the UP government's 17th March issued in compliance of the High Court's order as a consequence of...

Compound Interest In Nature Of Penal Interest; No Justification For Charging It Once RBI Has Allowed Loan Moratorium : SC

The Supreme Court has observed that there is no justification for charging compound interest or penal interest during the period of loan moratorium which was allowed by the Reserve Bank of India from March 1 to August 31 last year on account of the COVID19 pandemic.The Court observed that compound interest is chargeable on wilful or deliberate default by the borrower to pay the due...

Plea In Bombay High Court Seeks Independent Probe In To Corruption Allegations Against Home Minister Anil Deshmukh And Param Bir Singh

In light of the corruption allegations recently surfaced against Home Minister of Maharashtra, Anil Deshmukh, a writ petition has been filed before the Bombay High Court seeking an investigation into the matter by CBI, ED or any other independent agency.The Plea also seeks the investigation in to the role played by Mr.Param Bir Singh Ex-police commissioner of Mumbai and presently...

SOP On Hybrid Hearing- "If Your Lordships Feel That Judges Are Above The Law, We Will Have To Take The Law In Our Hands":SCBA President Tells SC

On the issue of the SOP formulated for the hybrid system of hearings, the Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the proceedings in the writ petition filed by the SCBA, noting that the matter cannot be dealt with on the judicial side of the court.The bench of Justices S. K. Kaul and R. Subhash Reddy recorded that the Coordination Committee had held meetings on February 3, February 4 and February...

Supreme Court Stays Cases In High Courts On OTT Content Regulation

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed proceedings of cases pertaining to regulation of content on online media streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar etc pending before the High Courts.A three-judge Bench led by Justice Chandrachud issued the direction while hearing Central Government's transfer petition seeking transfer of cases pending in different High Courts...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Pleas For Compensation Of Victims Of Wrongful Prosecution

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a PIL filed by advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeking directions to the Centre to frame Guidelines for compensation to victims of Wrongful Prosecution. The plea also seeks implement of the recommendations of Law Commission Report No-277 on Miscarriage of Justice. The Bench headed by justice UU Lalit has also tagged...

Supreme Court Bars Charging Compound Interest Or Penal Interest On Any Borrower During Loan Moratorium; Refuses Moratorium Extension

[Story updated with judgment]The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that there should be no charging of compound interest, interest on interest or penal interest on the installments which were due during the loan moratorium period from March 1 to August 31 last year on any borrower, irrespective of the loan amount. If such interest has already been collected, it should be either refunded to...

Misplacing SC's Order From High Court Records: Supreme Court Directs Allahabad HC Chief Justice To Inquire, Take Action Against Erring Officials

In view of the Allahabad High Court's inquiry, which concluded that though an order of Supreme Court was received by it, the same wasn't communicated to the Concerned Judge, the Supreme Court on Monday (22nd March), in suo moto proceedings, directed the High Court's Chief Justice to fully investigate the matter under the administrative directions. The Bench of Justice D. Y. Chandrachud...

"Online Web Platforms Need To Be Regulated By Statutory Body In The Interest Of Public Morality And Decency " : NGO Submits Before Supreme Court

Justice For Rights Foundation, has submitted before Supreme Court that an effective control of content on OTT platforms cannot be done without legislation, and regulation of these platforms by statutory body is necessary in interest of public morality and decency. The submissions have been made in its rejoinder affidavit filed in response to the counter affidavit filed by Central government...

'Affirmative Action Not Limited To Reservation Only': Supreme Court In Maratha Quota Case Hearing[Day 6]

On the sixth consecutive day of the hearing in the Maratha quota case, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court made observations regarding the need to move beyond reservations for the purposes of affirmative action."Affirmative action is not limited to reservation only", Justice S Ravindra Bhat, part of the 5-member bench, observed while hearing the arguments of Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal,...

"Digitally Sign Judgments/Orders To Show Authenticity; Watermarks Make Navigation A Nightmare": Supreme Court To HCs, Tribunals

Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Monday expressed that High Courts and Tribunals must abstain from placing water-marks on their orders and judgments as it significantly hampers easy access to the document."You don't need watermarks to show authenticity. In today's date, the judgments can be digitally signed", said Justice Chandrachud.This remark came in the course of the hearing of a matter when...

Breaking: Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment On Pleas Seeking Loan Moratorium Extension Tomorrow

The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgment tomorrow on a batch of petitions which seek the extension of the 6 month loan moratorium period granted by the Reserve Bank of India.The Court had reserved the Judgment on December 17 last year after hearing petitioners, Centre, RBI and intervenors. A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, MR Shah and Sanjiv Khanna will be pronouncing...