'Mention Of Caste Of A Party In The Cause Title Undoes The Principle Of Equality': Lawyer Write To CJI Against Rajasthan HC Order [Read Letter]

A letter has been addressed to the Chief Justice of India, raising concerns over the "regressive practice" of mentioning Caste of a party in the cause title/ affidavits/ memo of parties in court filings. The letter penned by Advocate Pai Amit submits that mention of the caste of a party in the cause title undoes the salient principle of equality. "Caste has no place in our system of...

SC Upholds The Constitutional Validity of Clause(f) of Section 43B of Income Tax Act, 1961 [Read Judgment]

Reversing the judgment of the Calcutta High Court, the Supreme Court on Friday upheld the constitutional validity of clause (f) of Section 43B of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Calcutta High Court vide order dated 27.06.2007 in APO No. 301 of 2005, had held that the said clause is arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. Clause (f)...

Notice Sent Under Certificate Of Posting Is Sufficient Where Mode Of Giving Notice Is Not Mentioned : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that Notice sent under Certificate of Posting is sufficient, where mode of service is not mentioned.A bench comprising Justices R Banumathi and Vineet Saran was considering the issue whether a landlord had served proper notice to the tenant for vacation of premises in accordance with Section 21(1)(a) of the U.P. Urban Building (Regulation of...

Kidnapping And Murder Of 8Yr Old Boy: SC Commutes Death Sentence To Life Imprisonment Without Remission For 25Yrs[Read Judgment ]

A three-judge bench headed by Justice U U Lalit has commuted the Death Sentence of two convicts convicted for murdering an eight-year-old son of a dentist couple in Nagpur in 2014 after kidnapping him for ransom.The Bench was hearing the Appeals filed challenging the judgment and order passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Nagpur Bench) on 5th May, 2016 whereby the appeals filed...

National Lockdown : MHA Allows Registered Shops Selling Non-Essential Goods To Open From Saturday [Read Order]

The Ministry of Home Affairs issued an order on Friday night permitting shops selling non-essential goods to open from Saturday onwards.Shops selling essential goods were already exempted as per the original lockdown notification issued on March 24.The permission is applicable to shops in market complexes within the limits of municipal corporations and municipalities. But relaxations are...

"Unreasonable And Arbitrary Interference On Rights Of Employer": New Plea In SC Against Govt Notifications On Payment Of Full Wages To Employees During Lockdown

A Karnataka based company has moved Supreme Court challenging the Constitutional validity of two Government orders which directed employers to retain their employees and pay full wages throughout the duration of the ongoing nationwide lockdown. The petitioner argues that the advisory notified by the Secretary (Labour & Employment) on March 20 and Clause (iii) of the order notified by...

Consent Of The State In Which Accused Resides Or Employed Not Necessary For CBI Investigation When The Offence Is Committed In NCT Of Delhi: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that the Central Bureau of Investigation can investigate into specified offence committed within Union Territory, by an accused residing in or employed in connection with the affairs of another State, without the consent of that state. The issue raised in this case was whether the CBI was authorised to register cases against the public servants employed...

[COVID-19] 'Even A Protector Needs Protection': Plea In SC Seeks 'Risk And Hardship' Allowance For Police Personnels, Also Seeks To Quash 'Salary Cut' Orders [Read Petition]

"'Even a protector needs protection and safety' and its time that Government must take effective measures and steps ensure good health and safety of the Police personnel's" Former Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bhanupratap Barge has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Central Government to make provisions for payment of 'risk and hardship' allowance to...

Urgent Listing Of Arnab's Case: Lawyer Expresses Discontent Over SC's Registry, Alleges Discrimination & Preferential Treatment

An Advocate has written to the Secretary General of Supreme Court highlighting his grievance against working of the Top Court's registry alleging discrimination in terms of listing and basis of "urgency" of cases.Advocate Reepak Kansal exemplifies his grievance by pointing out the immediate listing of Arnab Goswami's petition which was filed on Thursday night and got listed on Friday at 10.30...

SC Grants Three Weeks Protection To Arnab Goswami From Any Coercive Action On Multiple FIRs Against Him [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Friday granted Three weeks protection from arrest to Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of the Republic TV, on the basis of the FIRs filed against him in States of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Jammu & Kashmir.A bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah said ' no coercive actions to be taken against him for two...

Supreme Court Hearing Arnab Goswami's Petition [LIVE-UPDATES]

Supreme Court Bench of justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah begins hearing the petition filed by Arnab Goswami against FIR against him...

Breaking: New Chief Justices Appointed For Bombay, Meghalaya and Orissa High Courts [Read Notifications]

The Central Government has elevated Justice Dipankar Datta, presently a judge at the Calcutta High Court, as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court and Justice Biswanath Somadder of Calcutta High Court, presently at Allahabad High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court. The Government has also transferred Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, Justice Mohd Rafiq,...