Reports Of Migrant Workers Not Getting Food & Wages Are Wrong : Solicitor General Tells SC

The reports in media about migrant workers not getting wages and food during the lockdown period are wrong, said the Central Government in the Supreme Court on Monday. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General of India, made this submission in a plea seeking directions to the Centre for effectuating safe transit of migrant workers to their homes amid lockdown, after being tested negative...

SC Seeks Centre's Response on Implementation of MHA Order For Payment of Full Wages During Lockdown

Seeking the plan of action regarding implementation of Ministry of Home Affairs' Notification(s), which called for payment of full wages to Employees during Coronavirus lockdown, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to place its "policy on record" in this regard.A Bench comprising Justices NV Ramana, Sanjay Kishan Kaul & BR Gavai granted two weeks to the Centre to file its...

SC Seeks Centre's Response On Movement Of Migrant Workers Heading Home During Lockdown [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response regarding the movement of migrant workers wishing to head back home from cities and a proposal, thereto, if any, in this regard.The bench comprising Justice NV Ramana, Sanjay Kishan Kaul & B.R. Gavai directed the Centre to filed its response as aforementioned within a week to a PIL seeking enforcement of the Fundamental Right to...

"It Seems Arbitrary": SC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Full Refund For Flight Tickers Cancelled During Lockdown

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a plea seeking appropriate directions to airlines for a full refund of the ticket amount in relation to all flights cancelled due to the nationwide lockdown.NGO Pravasi Legal Cell's petition, filed through advocate Jose Abraham, argued that airlines must provide a full refund for tickets which were not only booked after the lockdown was announced, but...

"The Petition Has A Political Colour": SC Dismisses Plea Against PM CARES Fund, As Withdrawn

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL which sought directions to the Centre to conduct en masse door to door testing for COVID-19 as withdrawn. Petitioner in person, advocate Shashwat Anand appeared before the Bench comprising of Justices NV Ramana, SK Kaul and BR Gavai and apprised them of his plea which also included a challenge to the validity of the PM CARES fund. Expressing...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-11]

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"If Business Does Not Start, How Long Will People Sustain Without Jobs?" SC Issues Notice In Plea Against Media Houses Laying Off Employees Amid Lockdown

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a plea against all media organizations who laid off employees or forced them to take remuneration kickbacks in wake of the nationwide lockdown.A bench of Justices NV Ramana, Sanjay Kishan Kaul & B.R. Gavai expressed concern over the said issue of termination of employees amid the Coronavirus induced lockdown and stated that this issue...

Non Joining Duty (NJD) Vacancy Can't Be Filled From Expired PSC Rank List If It's Reported After List Expiry : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that Public Service Commission cannot advise any candidate to a Non-Joining Duty (NJD) vacancy from an expired rank list, if such vacancy was reported after the expiry of the rank list.Holding thus in the case Aneesh Kumar vs State of Kerala and others, a bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari upheld the decision of a Full Bench of the High...

All India Central Council of Trade Unions Seeks Intervention In Plea Against Full Payment Of Wages To Employees Amid Lockdown [Read Application]

All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) has moved the Supreme Court seeking intervention as a Respondent in a plea against Government order on payment of full wages to employees during the lockdown period. The impugned order was issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on March 29 under Section 10 (2) (l) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, directing all employers...

Supreme Court Heard 593 Matters, Delivered Judgments In 215 Cases During COVID-19 Lockdown

The Supreme Court heard 593 matters via video-conferencing and delivered judgement in 215 of them in a month during the unprecedented nationwide lockdown.As COVID-19 infections spread in the country, the Supreme Court shut its doors to litigants and lawyers on March 23, two days before the lockdown came into force, but opened up to a virtual new way of functioning, albeit with a...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

100% ST Reservations For Teacher Posts In Scheduled Areas Unconstitutional: SC [Chebrolu Leela Prasad Rao & Ors. V. State of A.P. & Ors.]A Constitution bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M.R. Shah and Aniruddha Bose held that 100 per cent reservation of teachers belonging to the Scheduled Tribe category at schools situated in "Scheduled Ares"...

No Income Tax Liability For UAE Exchange In India As Its Liaison Offices Are Not 'Permanent Establishments' Under DTAA : SC [Read Judgment]

In a major tax relief to UAE Exchange, the Supreme Court has ruled that no income tax can be levied on its liaison offices in India in respect of the principal business carried by it in United Arab Emirates.Dismissing an appeal filed by the Income Tax Department against a judgment of the Delhi High Court, the SC held that no income is earned by the liaison offices in India. It was further...