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...

Supreme Court Rejects Pleas To Allow APTEL Technical Member To Function Till December 31

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected pleas to allow the Technical Member of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity(APTEL) to hold office till December 31 so as to enable him to pronounce judgments on matters heard by him along with the APTEL Chairperson.The date of retirement of APTEL Technical Member, SD Dubey, as per the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court on November 27 this year in the...

Vote Cast By Lawmaker Prior To His Conviction On Same Day Cannot Be Termed Invalid : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday held that a vote cast by a lawmaker prior to his conviction in a criminal case on the same day cannot be termed as invalid.A bench led by the Chief Justice of India observed that holding a legislator disqualified even before he was convicted "would grossly violate his substantive right to be treated as innocent until proven guilty". The bench said that it was...

Throughout UP Cooks Being Paid Paltry Amounts Amounting To Forced Labour: Allahabad High Court Orders Increment As Per MWA

"Persons employed as cooks throughout the State of Uttar Pradesh are being paid such paltry amounts which clearly qualify as forced labour", noted the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (15th December) while directing the State Government and UOI to ensure that cooks are not paid wages less than the minimum prescribed under the Minimum Wages Act. The Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia...

LVS-DBS Merger: Supreme Court Issues Notice On RBI's Plea Seeking Transfer & Stay On Petitions Across High Courts

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on the RBI's plea, seeking transfer of five writ petitions pending before the High Courts of Madras, Delhi, Karnataka and Bombay challenging the Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited (Amalgamation with DBS Bank India Limited) Scheme, 2020.A bench of Justice Mohan M. Shantangoudar also issued notice on the stay applications, directing it to be returnable within...

Supreme Court Issues Notice In A Contempt Petition Seeking Appropriate Guidelines In Appointing Executives To SPCBs

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court consisting of Justice Vineet Saran and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat yesterday issued notice in a contempt petition filed in non-compliance of an earlier direction passed by the Court dated 22.09.2017. The petition was filed under Sec. 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 which provides for the punishment of contempt of Court read with Rule 3...

'Fundamental Right To Health Includes Affordable Treatment': Supreme Court Suggests Cap On Fee Charged By Private Hospitals

The Supreme Court has observed that fundamental Right to health includes affordable treatment.Either more and more provisions are to be made by the State Government and the local administration or there shall be cap on the fees charged by the private hospitals which can be in exercise of the powers under the Disaster Management Act, the bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash...

Supreme Court Stays Karnataka High Court Direction To Hold Bengaluru Civil Body Elections In 198 Wards

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the December 4 judgment of the Karnataka High Court which directed holding of elections to 198 wards in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike(BBMP) within six weeks.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India stayed the directions in the High Court judgment while issuing notice on the special leave petition filed by State of Karnataka."Issue notice. Until...

'Pandemic Has Spread Like Wildfire Despite Guidelines & SOPs': Supreme Court Reiterates Directives To Contain Covid 19

Despite the Guidelines and SOPs issued, for lack of implementation the Pandemic has spread like wild fire, the Supreme Court observed on Friday.The bench comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah observed that the safety and health of the citizens must be the first priority, rather than any other considerations. The court said that strict and stern action should be...

Allahabad High Court Stays Arrest Of Man Booked Under UP Ordinance Against Religious Conversion For Marriage

The Allahabad High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of a man booked by the UP Police under the recently promulgated Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Pankaj Naqvi and Vivek Agarwal has asked the UP Police to not take any coercive action against the accused, Nadeem, until the next date of hearing. The Court...

Supreme Court Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Azim Premji And Wife Over Merger Of Companies

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on WIPRO founder Azim Premji's petition questioning summons issued by an Additional City Civil and Sessions Court in January on a private complaint over allegations of illegally transferring crores of rupees worth of assets from three companies into a private trust and newly formed company.The bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul also directed...

'We Find It Disturbing' : Supreme Court Stays Andhra High Court's Attempt To Examine 'Constitutional Breakdown' In AP

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court whereby it had decided to examine if there is a "constitutional breakdown" in the State of AP."We find it disturbing", commented the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde about the High Court order.The bench issued notice on the petition. The matter will be listed after Christmas vacations.The development comes after a...