Supreme Court Dismisses Skoda-Volkswagen's Plea To Quash FIR Over Alleged Cheat Emission Devices

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the special leave petition filed by international car manufacturer Skoda-Volkswagen seeking to quash an FIR registered over alleged cheat emissions devices installed in vehicles.It was on November 4 that a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India reserved orders on the petition filed by Skoda Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd challenging an FIR registered by...

Supreme Court Dismisses Transfer Plea of Dera Sacha Sauda Members In Matter Pertaining To Sacrilege Of Holy Book

Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the transfer petition filed by members of Dera Sacha Sauda wherein they sought for the transfer of cases pertaining to sacrilege outside of the State of Punjab.A Single-Judge Bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy noted in the Order that "The transfer of trial from one State to another would inevitably reflect on the credibility of the State's judiciary....

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Challenge To In-Service Reservation For Doctors In PG-Super Speciality Medical Courses

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on the issue of in-service reservation for doctors in PG-Super Speciality medical courses.The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi was hearing the challenge to the October 7 judgment of the Kerala High Court and the November 9 decision of the Madras High Court, allowing 40% and 50% in-service quota in...

Supreme Court Asks Centre To Submit Response On Status of Women Army Officers' Permanent Commission

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard an application contending that the Indian Army has "not granted Permanent Commission to even 50% of women officers", challenging the arbitrary criterion adopted by Centre to "deny benefit to deserving women candidates".The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee adjourned the matter to December to allow time to the Centre to...

Sitting Over Judicial Appointments New Weapon In Executive's Arsenal : Gopal Subramanium

Sitting over collegium recommendations is the "new weapon in the arsenal" of the executive to stall appointments which they find uncomfortable, said Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium while taking at a webinar. "Without an independent judiciary, the Constitution is nothing but a set of empty promises", he said at a talk on "The Shifting Meanings of the Rule of Law and Judicial Independence...

Supreme Court Asks Madras HC To Decide Constitutional Validity Of Section 40(a)(iib) Of Income Tax Act

The Supreme Court has directed the Madras High Court to decide the constitutional validity of Section 40(a)(iib) of the Income Tax Act.Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd. had approached the Apex Court challenging the High Court order dismissing the writ petition filed by it challenging the validity of Section 40(a)(iib) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.This provision deals with disallowance...

'No Machine Infallible': Plea In SC Seeks To Replace EVM's With Ballot Paper In Forthcoming Elections

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission to stop using electronic voting machine (EVM) and use ballot paper instead for the forthcoming polls.The plea has averred that EVMs are more prone to error and several other countries have banned its use as doubts have been raised on its transparency & accuracy."That to save democracy, we must...

General Allegation Of 'Surcharged Atmosphere' Is Not Sufficient To Transfer Trial From One One Court To Another: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that a general allegation of surcharged atmosphere is not sufficient to transfer trial from one one Court to another."The transfer of trial from one state to another would inevitably reflect on the credibility of the State's judiciary. Except for compelling factors and clear situation of deprivation of fair justice, the transfer power should not be...

High Court While Exercising Writ Jurisdiction Cannot Reappreciate Evidence Led During Disciplinary Enquiry, Reiterates Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that while exercising writ jurisdiction with respect to disciplinary proceedings, the High Court must not act as an appellate authority, and reappreciate the evidence led before the enquiry officer.The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and KM Joseph observed thus while restoring an order of compulsory retirement passed against a...

Bombay High Court Asks Enforcement Directorate To Not Insist On Appearance Of 'Lawyers Collective' & Anand Grover Till Dec 14

In an interim relief to renowned NGO 'Lawyers Collective' and its founder-trustee Senior Advocate Anand Grover, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Enforcement Directorate to not insist on their appearance till December 14.A division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice MS Karnik was hearing the writ petitions filed by 'Lawyers Collective' and Grover challenging the summons...

BREAKING : Karnataka High Court Grants Transit Bail To Republic TV COO Priya Mukherjee For 20 Days In TRP Scam FIR

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday granted transit bail for 20 days to Chief Operating Officer Priya Mukherjee of ARG Outlier Media Private Ltd (which runs Republic TV & R Bharat channels) in the FIR registered by Mumbai police alleging TRP Scam.After the period of 20 days, she has to approach the appropriate forum for relief, ordered the High Court. In the meanwhile if she is...

"Technology Will Play A Vital Role In The Future Of Legal Education": Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

While highlighting the need for formulating a legal framework on Digital Ecosystem, the Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Law, Ravi Shankar Prasad said that technology is going to play a very important role in the future of Law education.The Union Minister addressed a virtual conference on Wednesday, organised by Jindal Global Law School on the...