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Supreme Court Criticises Rajya Sabha Secretary General For Commenting On Merits Of Impeachment Motion Against Justice Varma
The Supreme Court today(January 16) criticised the procedure adopted by the Secretary General of Rajya Sabha, which became the basis on which the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha rejected the impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court. Statedly, the Secretary General made a substantive assessment of the notice of motion, whereas the law only contemplates...
Contract To Hire Global Speakers For Media Summit Not Subject To Service Tax As 'Event Management' : Supreme Court
In a major relief for the media and event organizers, the Supreme Court on Friday (January 16) held that the fees paid to high-profile speakers through international booking agencies do not attract Service Tax under the category of "Event Management Service". A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan set aside the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) order...
Supreme Court Applies 30% Women Reservation Rule To Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Elections
The Supreme Court today directed to extend the 30% women reservations for the upcoming bar council elections in the state of Punjab & Haryana, which was earlier exempted for this year. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Baghchi was hearing application seeking directions for ensuring that adequate women representation is there before the onset of State Bar Elections across...
'Article 32 Is For Citizens, Those Around Delhi Misusing Article 32 Petitions' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday strongly deprecated the growing tendency of litigants to directly invoke Article 32 of the Constitution even when proceedings on the same issue are already pending before High Courts, terming such practice a “gross misuse” of the Court's jurisdiction.A Bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan dismissed a writ petition filed under Article...
Supreme Court To Consider Priya Kapur's Plea Seeking Certified Copies Of Divorce Settlement Between Sunjay Kapur & Karishma Kapoor
The Supreme Court today(January 16) dealt with the application of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's wife, Priya Kapur, seeking access to certified copies of the 2016 divorce proceedings between Sunjay Kapur and Karisma Kapoor. She has sought certified copies of the divorce settlement and custody arrangements between both parties.The application was considered by Justice AS Chandurkar in...
Residents Welfare Association Or Homebuyers' Society Can't Intervene In Insolvency Petition Against Builder : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 15) held that Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) representing homebuyers cannot intervene in the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process unless the RWA itself has disbursed funds or is directly a party to the financial transaction, as only then can it claim the status of a financial creditor. “A society or Resident Welfare Association, not being...
Supreme Court Asks Telangana Speaker To Decide Remaining Disqualification Petitions In Two Weeks
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday (January 16) issued a last warning to the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, directing him to decide the remaining disqualification petitions within two weeks in connection with the defection of ten MLAs from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi to the Indian National Congress.A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice AG Masih was hearing...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Waqf Muttawalli's Plea Against Umeed Portal; Allows To Raise Grievances Before Authority
The Supreme Court on Friday (January 16) refused to entertain a writ petition filed by a Waqf Muttawalli alleging that there were technical glitches in the UMEED Portal of the Central Government for the uploading of the details of the Waqf properties.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi however, granted liberty to the petitioner to approach...