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Farmers Protest : SCBA Executive Committee Condemns Use Of Force Against Protesters; Says 'Peaceful Protest Corner Stone Of Constitution'
The Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association(SCBA) passed a resolution on Thursday condemning the "use of force and repressive measures" against peaceful protesters.The resolution comes in the context of the farmers protest against the recently passed three farm laws.The Committee noted that the farmers have been holding non-violent protests and that they have sought to...
Supreme Court Allows Ashok Arora To Argue In Person Plea Against His Suspension As SCBA Secretary
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the special leave petition filed by former Secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Ashok Arora against the Delhi High Court order wherein his plea seeking a stay on his suspension from SCBA was rejected. A Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and BR Gavai heard the matter and allowed Arora to argue in person. However, due to...
Tata Sons v Cyrus Mistry : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing - Day 3
Senior Advocate Harish Salve has started his submissions for Tata Sons on the third day of the hearing in the appeal against the NCLT direction to reinstate Cyrus Mistry as the Executive Chairman.Live Updates from the hearing available here (Updates of Day 1 here, Updates of Day 2...
No Coercive Action Against 'Roshni Act' Beneficiaries For Now, Centre Tells Supreme Court; SC Asks J&K HC To Hear Review Petitions
The Solicitor General on Thursday told the Supreme Court that no coercive action will be taken for now against the beneficiaries under the 'Roshni Act', which has been declared as unconstitutional by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court in October.The submission was made before a bench headed by Justice N V Ramana during the hearing of petitions filed against the High Court verdict by persons...
Maratha Reservation : 50% Ceiling Not Absolute; If Situation Demands State Can Provide More Quota, Submits Rohatgi In Supreme Court
In the Maratha reservation matter, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to hear from January 25 the challenge against the the constitutionality of the Maharashtra Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018, which provided for a quota to Marathas in jobs and education.The bench refused to pass any order to lift the stay put by a three-judge bench...
Supreme Court Extends Term Of BSV Prakash Kumar As NCLT Delhi Acting President Till Regular Appointment
The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the appointment of Mr.B.S.V.Prakash Kumar,Member (Judicial) as acting President of NCLT, New Delhi till regular appointment is made to the post of President, NCLT Delhi.The direction was passed by a bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi on a writ petition filed by National Company Law Tribunal and...
Tax Audit Limit For Chartered Accountants: Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Pleas Challenging Constitutional Validity Of ICAI Guidelines
The Supreme Court has transferred to itself the writ petitions pending before Kerala, Madras and Calcutta High Courts which challenge the constitutional validity of guidelines issued by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) limiting the number of Tax Audits of Chartered Accountants.The Chapter VI of the Council General Guidelines, 2008 stipulates that a member of the Institute...
Supreme Court Directs IIT Bombay To Grant Interim Admission To Student Who Lost Admission After Clicking Wrong Link
The Supreme Court on Wednesday came to the relief of an 18 year old student who lost his admission to IIT-Bombay after he inadvertently clicked a wrong link during the online admission process.A bench of Justices S K Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy passed an interim order directing IIT Bombay to grant provisional admission to Siddhant Batra, a student hailing from Agra, who had...
Centre Has Power To Notify Any Land For Acquisition For A New National Highway : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, while upholding the notifications for land acquisition for the Chennai-Salem eight lane expressway, held that the Parliament has legislative competence to make a law for acquisition of "any land" for building or construction of a new highway.One of the issues raised in these cases was about the legislative competence of the Parliament to enact a law for declaring open ...
Election Petition Not Maintainable If Petitioner Faces Disqualification Due To Conviction: Supreme Court Dismisses Saritha Nair's Challenge Against Hibi Eden's Election
Dismissing the special leave petition filed by Saritha S. Nair against the rejection of election petition by the Kerala High Court, the Supreme Court observed that the election petition filed by her was not maintainable as she faced disqualification due to conviction.The bench comprising CJI SA Bobde, Justice AS Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian held that mere suspension of the execution of...
Environmental Clearance Necessary Before Making Declaration Of Land Acquisition Under Section 3D Of National Highways Act : Supreme Court
In its judgment upholding notifications for land acquisition for the Chennai-Salem eight lane expressway, the Supreme Court has observed that the declaration under Section 3D of the National Highways Act 1956 regarding acquisition of notified land, can be made only after environmental/forest clearance qua the specific land is granted.After a declaration is made...
Maratha Quota : Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Start Final Hearing From Jan 25; Stay Order Continues
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to hear from January 25 the challenge against the the constitutionality of the Maharashtra Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018, which provided for a quota to Marathas in jobs and education. The bench refused to pass any order to lift the stay put by a three-judge bench in September this year on...