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'Order Extending Limitation Due To COVID19 Still Operative': Supreme Court Directs NCDRC To Take On Record A Written Statement Filed Belatedly
The Supreme Court observed that its order of 23rd March 2020 extending limitation for filing in courts and tribunals is still operative.The bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and S. Ravindra Bhat observed thus while setting aside an order passed by National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission which declined to take a written statement on the ground that it has has no power to extend...
Amazon Vs Future Retails- Delhi High Court Rejects Future Retails's Plea For Interim Injunction Against Amazon-Read Order
Future Retail Ltd(FRL) suffered a set back on Monday as the Delhi High Court refused to allow its plea for interim injunction to restrain Amazon Inc from writing to Indian statutory authorities objecting to FRL's proposed asset sale to Reliance group.A single bench of Justice Mukta Gupta refused to grant any interim reliefs on FRL's plea it to direct Amazon not to write to statutory...
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Expert Evaluation Of Tender Should Not Be Second Guessed By Writ Court Unless There Is Mala Fides & Arbitrariness : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the expert evaluation of a particular tender, particularly when it comes to technical evaluation, is not to be second-guessed by a writ court, unless arbitrariness or mala fide on the part of the tendering authority is alleged.The Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, Zonal Police HQR's Kashmir, Srinagar invited online tenders (e-tenders) from...
Govt. Cannot Operate Like Limitation Doesn't Apply To It : Supreme Court Imposes Costs On Officers Responsible For 462 Days' Delay In SLP
Once again deprecating the practice of the government moving the Court belatedly only by way of formality, the Supreme Court on Friday imposed costs of Rs. 15000 to be recovered from the officers responsible for 462 days' delay in filing the SLP.The bench then dismissed the petition as barred by time and impose cost of Rs.15,000/- on the petitioner for wastage of judicial time. "We put it to...
Candidates Belonging To Reserved Categories Eligible For General Category Vacancies Based On Merit: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the candidates belonging to reserved category, are eligible to fill general/open category vacancies also.The bench comprising Justices Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Hrishikesh Roy held that this principle should also be followed while filling vacancies in horizontal reservations in open category.The Court has disapproved the view taken by some...
Man Kept In 8-Months Illegal Confinement As 'Middle Name' Was Missing To His Name In Bail Order, Allahabad High Court Orders Release, Summons Jailer
Recently, the Allahabad High Court called the conduct of the Jailer/Jail Superintendent, who refused to release the applicant, Vinod Baruaar as the word 'Kumar' was missing to his name in bail order of the Allahabad High Court, "not only reprehensible, but also contumacious". The Bench of Justice J. J. Munir directed the Jail Superintendent/Jailer to appear before the Court and...
Supreme Court Deprecates Practice Of Pronouncing Final Orders Without Reasoned Judgments
The Supreme Court has again deprecated the practice of pronouncing the final orders without reasoned judgments.If a judgment cannot be delivered on the same date or immediately thereafter, logically the judgment ought to have been at least reserved to facilitate the Judge to pen down the order, the bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said while setting aside an unreasoned order passed...
Mumbai Court Orders Probe On Javed Javed Akhtar's Defamation Complaint Against Kangana Ranaut For Allegedly Dragging His Name In Sushant Singh Rajput Case
A Metropolitan Magistrate court in Mumbai has directed police to investigate the criminal defamation complaint filed by Lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar against actor Kangana Ranaut for remarks made against him dragging his name into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.The said complaint has been filed before the Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Andheri under Sections 499 (defamation) and...
Court Cannot Alter Presidential Order On Scheduled Tribes: SC Reverses Bombay HC Judgment Declaring 'Gowari' As ST
The Supreme Court has held that a High Court cannot look into the evidences to find out and decide that a particular tribe is part of Scheduled Tribe which is included in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950.The caste 'Gowari' and 'Gond Gowari' are two distinct and separate castes, the bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah observed while it set aside...