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CA Exams Postponed To November 2020, ICAI Tells SC
The Chartered Accountancy examinations will be postponed to November, informed the counsel for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to the Supreme Court today, in a plea challenging the "opt-out scheme", and seeking more centres for the CA exam. The submission comes at the heels of a press release issued by ICAI wherein it has been stated the exams which were scheduled...
Tablighi Jamaat : SC Adjourns Hearing On Foreigners' Plea Against MHA's Blacklisting Order Till Next Week
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned by a week, the plea challenging blacklisting of foreign nationals by the Ministry of Home Affairs for their alleged involvement in Tablighi Jamaat activities at Delhi's Nizammuddin Markaz in March.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar & & Sanjiv Khanna adjourned the plea by a week at the request of the Solicitor General.Senior Advocate...
Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple : SC Upholds 'Shebait' Rights Of Erstwhile Royal Family Of Travancore; Hands Over Temple Administration To Committee
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the rights of erstwhile royal family of Travancore in the administration of Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple at Thiruvananthapuram.Allowing the appeal filed by members of the Travancore family, the top court reversed the finding of the High Court of Kerala that the rights of family ceased to exist with the death of the last ruler of the Travancore in 1991. The...
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SARFAESI, Debt Recovery & Banking Laws : Recent Important Decisions
1. Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Co. Ltd vs M/S Srigdhaa Beverages(Delivered by Supreme Court on 01.06.2020) Brief Facts Respondent – auction purchaser of the property of M/s. SB Beverages Private Limited failed to pay its dues, resulting in the auction by Syndicate Bank (Secured Creditor) under SARFAESI Act Whether the liability...
Fearing Threat To Life, UP Cop Arrested For Allegedly Tipping Off Vikas Dubey Moves SC For Protection
One of the police officers, who have been arrested on the allegation of "connivance" with Kanpur gangster Vikas Dubey, has moved the Supreme Court seeking protection of his life from the UP Police. Sub-inspector Krishn Kumar Sharma, who is among the five police officers who were suspended for dereliction of duty and acting as informants for Dubey, has urged the court to transfer...
Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Management Dispute : Background & Timeline
The Padmanabhaswamy temple is a Hindu temple located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, the presiding deity of which is Padmanabhaswamy (Lord Vishnu) enshrined in the "Anantha Shayana" posture.As the Supreme Court is set to pronounce the judgment in the case relating to Padmanabha Swamy Temple administration dispute tomorrow, this piece intends to throw light on the history of the temple and...
Technology Must Be Interlinked With Current System; Various Procedures Except Substantial Arguments Can Be Done By Virtual Means : Justice Surya Kant
Speaking at an online seminar, organized by Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University (TNDALU), on "Access to Justice and Judicial Reforms- Contemporary Perspectives", sitting Supreme Court Judge, Justice Surya Kant opined that virtual Courts must not be looked at as a temporary replacement for physical courts and that technology should be interlinked to the present...
Plea In SC Seeks Ex-Gratia Monetary Compensation Plan For Next Of Kin Of All Covid19 Related Deaths/Casualties
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking inter-alia, directions to the the Union & State Governments to formulate appropriate guidelines to provide adequate ex-gratia monetary compensation to the next of kind of all Indian citizens in covid19 related deaths/casualties."The state of the world is akin to an emergency, being war-Like in nature, therefore it is imperative to...
Plea In SC Against 100% Domicile Reservation In Public Employment In UT Of Jammu & Kashmir
A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging 100% domicile reservation in public employment, prevalent in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir. The plea has been filed by Ladakh based lawyer Najmul Huda through Advocate Nishant Khatri (also a Petitioner), challenging Sections 3A, 5A, 6, 7 & 8 of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralization and Recruitment)...