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Supreme Court Directs MP High Court To Conclude Civil Judge Recruitment Process As Per 2023 Advertisement Soon
The Supreme Court today side aside the June 2024 order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which had directed re-computation of marks and weeding out of "ineligible candidates", who do not satisfy the Amended Recruitment Rules, from the main examination for Civil Judge entry-level posts. A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar noted that no ineligible candidates...
Is Scheduled Caste Reservation In Special Component Plan Colleges Bound By 50% Ceiling Limit? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court is set to examine the issue whether the reservation for Scheduled Castes in special educational institutions, which are established with the funds and schemes specifically earmarked for SCs, are bound by the rules of reservation applicable for ordinary colleges. The issue arose from a judgment of the Allahabad High Court which struck down the 70% SC reservation in four...
Supreme Court Dismisses CCI's Appeal Against Delhi High Court Verdict Quashing Probe Against Ericsson & Monsanto
The Supreme Court recently dismissed the Special Leave Petitions filed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) challenging a Delhi High Court judgment which had quashed the CCI proceedings against Ericsson and Monsanto.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed the order considering the Delhi High Court's observation that once a settlement had been reached between...
Telangana Phone Tapping Case | State Says Ex-Intelligence Chief Destroyed Digital Evidence, Urges Supreme Court To Cancel Interim Protection
The State of Telangana on Monday submitted before the Supreme Court that former Telangana intelligence officer T Prabhakar Rao, prime accused in the Telangana phone tapping case, wiped his iPhones and an official laptop while enjoying interim protection from arrest.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for the State, said this amounted to destruction of digital evidence even as proceedings were...
SARFAESI Act | Supreme Court Flags Inconsistency Between S.13(8) Act & Rules On Borrower's Redemption Right, Urges Govt To Amend
The Supreme Court on Monday (Sep. 22) flagged a significant inconsistency between the SARFAESI Act, 2002 ("Act") and the Rules concerning the borrower's right of redemption after the 2016 amendment. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan heard the case arising out of the Madras High Court's decision which had quashed a sale certificate issued in favour of auction...
Chandni Chowk Illegal Constructions : Supreme Court Vacates Stay On MCD's Sealing Orders With Effect From Dec 31
Dealing with the matter pertaining to unauthorized and illegal constructions in Delhi's Chandni Chowk area, the Supreme Court today asked the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court to appoint a Presiding Officer for Appellate Tribunal, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (ATMCD).The order was passed by a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh, after it was informed by the Municipal...
WB Universities VC Appointments | Supreme Court Seeks Views Of Governor & Govt On 12 Unanimous Recommendations Of Justice Lalit's Committee
In the matter pertaining to the appointment of Vice Chancellors for certain West Bengal Universities, the Supreme Court today noted that names of 12 candidates for appointment as Vice-Chancellor to 12 universities have been unanimously recommended by the Search-cum-Selection Committee.The Curt sought the views of the University Chancellor (Governor) and the State Government on these...
High Court's Inherent Power Can Be Invoked To Cancel Bail After Sessions Court's Dismissal Of S.439(2) CrPC Plea : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a plea for cancellation of bail can be moved before the High Court by invoking its powers under Section 439(2) read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, even if the Sessions Court has already declined a cancellation application under Section 439(2).The Court rejected the contention that once a Sessions Court declines an application under...
Supreme Court Stays Madras HC Order Which Disqualified Woman From SC-Reserved Post For Following Christianity
The Supreme Court today stayed a Madras High Court order which upheld the disqualification of a Panchayat's woman-Chairman from holding a reserved post observing that she had embraced Christianity.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Prashant Kumar Mishra passed the order, while issuing notice on a petition challenging the High Court decision.A Single Bench of the High Court dealt with...
SARFAESI Act | 2016 Amendment To S. 13(8) Applies To Pre-Amendment Loans If Default Occurred After That: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that the 2016 amendment to Section 13(8) of the SARFAESI Act, which extinguishes a borrower's right of redemption once the secured creditor publishes an auction notice, will apply even to loans taken before the amendment came into force, provided the default occurred after September 1, 2016(the date when the amendment came into force).A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala...
S. 27 Evidence Act | Simultaneous Disclosure Statements Made By Multiple Accused Need Greater Scrutiny: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (Sep. 22) observed that for joint disclosure statements, made by multiple accused simultaneously, to become admissible under Section 27 of the Evidence Act, high scrutiny is needed to rule out the possibilities of tutoring of the accused. The Court added that while simultaneous disclosure statements can be legally admissible, courts must exercise heightened...