Interpretation Of Provisions Of Major Port Trusts Act: SC Answers Reference [Read Judgment]

A Three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court has answered the reference made to it regarding the interpretation of various provisions of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963.Reference was made to the larger bench by a bench Justices RK Agrawal and DY Chandrachud while considering a batch of appeals against division bench order of the High Court of Kerala. The issue in this case whether the...

SC Stays Allahabad HC Order Granting Interim Relief From Arrest To Govt Counsel Accused Of Sexually Harassing Young Lawyer

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed an order of the Allahabad High Court to the extent it restrained the UP Police from arresting a government counsel in connection to a rape case lodged against him by a Delhi-based lawyer. The stay order was passed by a Division bench comprised of Justice RF Nariman and Justice Navin Sinha while hearing an SLP against the HC order. Last week,...

Plea In SC Seeks CBI Probe Into Connection Between Deaths Of Actor Sushant S Rajput & His Former Manager Disha Saliyan

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to unearth the alleged connection between the deaths of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput and his former Manager, Disha Saliyan. The Petitioner, Advocate Puneet Kaur Dhanda has approached the Top Court stating that Saliyan's death in June, 2020, followed by Rajput's alleged suicide a week later, "creates suspicion". "Both...

[EWS Quota] Can Posts Be Reserved Only On The Basis Of Economic Criterion? Is 50% Ceiling Absolute? : SC Refers Substantial Questions Of Law To 5-Judge Bench

The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred a batch of writ petitions, challenging the 10% quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) introduced by 103rd Constitution Amendment passed by the Parliament last year, to a five-Judge bench. A bench comprised of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justice Subhash Reddy and Justice BR Gavai said that the matter involves "substantial questions of law"...

SC Grants Bail To 19-Year Old Arrested 7 Months Ago In UP Over Alleged Violence In Anti-CAA Protests

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to a 19-year old boy, Faraz, who had been arrested in December, 2019 for his alleged involvement in anti-CAA protests in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Bench, comprising of Justices Rohinton Nariman and Navin Sinha, was considering a Special Leave Petition (SLP) wherein it was contested that 4 of Faraz's co-accused were granted bail by...

Mere Fact That Crime Is Heinous And That Release Of Prisoner Would Send A Negative Message Not Relevant Factors To Deny Probation :SC

The Supreme Court has freed a murder convict who served 28 years 08 months and 21 days in prison.The Uttar Pradesh Government had rejected Shor's plea for premature release on the ground that he along with 20 co-accused committed the murder of 11 persons with deadly weapons and injured others. The order passed by the Joint Secretary to the UP Government further stated that "premature release...

'When There's A Pandemic, Insurance Companies Can't Keep Their Hands Off', Observes SC

The Centre informed Supreme Court on Wednesday that rates fixed under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme or the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) could be considered as a criterion to stipulate price caps for COVID19 treatment in private hospitals.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramanium was hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by Advocate Sachin...

Stringent Provisions Of NDPS Act Does Not Dispense With The Requirement To Establish A Prima Facie Case Beyond Reasonable Doubt: SC [Read Judgment]

"The presumptive provision with reverse burden of proof, does not sanction conviction on basis of preponderance of probability. "

[Order VII Rule 10 & 10A CPC] Suit In New Court Has To Proceed De Novo On Return of Plaint: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that, if a plaint is returned under Order VII Rule 10 and 10A of the Code of Civil Procedure for presentation in the court in which it should have been instituted, the suit shall proceed de novo.ReferenceThe bench comprising Justice RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee were answering a reference made to it in this regard. Last year, the bench...

Plea In SC Seeks Permission For Homeopathic Treatment For Mild COVID-19 Cases

A PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court by two homoeopathic physicians, seeking direction upon the Central Government to permit homoeopathic treatment of mild cases of COVID-19. The Petitioners, Dr. Ravi M. Nair and Dr. Asok Kumar Das, have sought that the Ministry of AYUSH be directed to approve treatment of mild cases by homoeopathic medicines stand alone, and of severe...

SC Dismisses Prashant Bhushan's Petition Challenging Registry's Handling Of Contempt Complaint

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the writ petition filed by Advocate Prashant Bhushan against Secretary General of SC alleging procedural irregularities in accepting the contempt petition without the sanction of Attorney General. The petition had sought the recall of contempt notice.A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari summarily dismissed the...

CLAT 2020 Exam Postponed; New Date Will Be Announced Later [Read Notification]

The Executive Committee of the Consortium of National Law Universities has decided to postpone the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2020 until further notice. A new date will be announced later. CLAT 2020 was scheduled to be held on August 22, 2020, through a "computer-based, online, centre-based" test. The Executive Committee of the Consortium had earlier taken this decision after...