Granting Pensioners Lower Dearness Relief Than Employees' DA Is Arbitrary, Violates Article 14: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (April 10) observed that granting higher dearness allowance (DA) to serving employees than dearness relief (DR) to pensioners is arbitrary and violates Article 14, ruling that both benefits share a common objective, i.e., neutralising the impact of inflation. A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Prasanna B Varale dismissed appeals filed by the State of Kerala and...

Public Recruitment | Supreme Court Cautions Courts Against Entertaining Challenges To Rejection Due To Errors In Online Applications

The Court said that entertaining such challenges will stall the process where lakhs of candidates are participating.

Veil Of Partnership Can Be Lifted To See If It's Device To Cloak Illegal Sub-letting : Supreme Court

The Court explained the tests to determine when the induction of new partners would amount to sub-letting of the lease granted to the firm.

Supreme Court Slams Ghaziabad Police Over Faulty Probe In Rape-Murder Of 4 Yr Old, Flags Hospitals' Lapses

The victim's family alleged that they were being pressured to withdraw the case.

Justice Yashwant Varma Withdraws From Inquiry Proceedings Over Cash-at-Home Controversy, Blames Procedure As Unfair

“History will one day record the unfairness with which a sitting High Court Judge was treated,” he said in the letter.

Multi-State Co-Operative Societies Barred From Investing Outside Their 'Same Line Of Business' : Supreme Court

The Court upheld the rejection of resolution plan submitted by a mult-state cooperative society.

General Reference To Tender Document Containing Arbitration Clause Will Not Amount To Its Incorporation In Contract : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that a general reference in a Letter of Intent to an arbitration clause contained in a tender document cannot form a valid arbitration clause to seek an appointment of an arbitrator.A Bench of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar set aside a Bombay High Court order that had appointed an arbitrator in a construction dispute. The High Court...

Supreme Court Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Pastor For Saying Christianity Is Only True Religion

The Supreme Court today(April 10) issued notice on the plea of a Christian pastor challenging the Allahabad High Court's order, which observed that preaching that one's religion is the only true religion would attract the offence under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or...

'FSSAI Is There' : Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Court-Monitored Committee To Enforce Food Safety Standards

The Court stated that Article 32 cannot be used to take over the fucntions of statutory bodies.

X Corp May Lose Safe Harbour Protection For Failing To Remove Rana Ayyub's 'Derogatory' Posts On Hindu Deities: Centre To Delhi High Court

The Central Government has told the Delhi High Court that X Corp's failure to remove unlawful tweets made by journalist Rana Ayyub allegedly insulting Hindu deities, despite judicial order and Delhi Police notices, amounts to non compliance and can lead to withdrawal of its safe harbour protection in India.The Government as well as the Delhi Police has said that despite receipt of...

Tamil Nadu SIR | Supreme Court Rejects Plea Of Candidate Deleted From Electoral Roll; ECI Says 'It's Too Late'

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea filed by a person whose name was deleted from the electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Tamil Nadu, after the Election Commission of India (ECI) opposed the request on the ground that the challenge was belated.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi...

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Repatriate Indians Allegedly Forced By Russia To Fight Ukraine War

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Union Government on a habeas corpus petition filed seeking directions to facilitate the safe repatriation of 26 Indian nationals who are allegedly detained in Russia and forced to fight the war against Ukraine.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi issued notice to the...