[Electricity]Fixing Of Commercial Tariff For Self-Financed Educational Institutions Legally Valid: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court held that clubbing of Self-financed educational institutions (SFEIs) with commercial service providers for the purposes of fixing electricity tariffs higher than Government run & aided educational institutions was legally justifiable in terms of the Electricity Act, 2003 ("2003 Act"). The central issue in the instant case was whether under the 2003 Act,...

SC Upholds Introduction Of NEET To AYUSH Under Graduate Courses [Read Judgment]

"Lack of minimum standards of education would result in half-baked doctors being turned out of professional colleges."

Marriage Contracted During Pendency Of Appeal From A Divorce Decree Filed After Expiry Of Limitation Period Is Not Void: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that a marriage contracted during the pendency of an appeal from a divorce decree is not ab initio void especially when such an appeal is filed after expiry of the period of limitation. In this case, a maintenance petition filed by a wife was dismissed on the grounds that the marriage was a nullity because the marriage had taken place while an appeal filed by...

PNB Scam - Powers Under Sec 339 Companies Act Can Be Invoked Only Against Officers Of Company In Which Mismanagement Is Alleged : SC [Read Order]

In the PNB-Nirav Modi scam, the Supreme Court has granted relief to Usha Ananthasubramanian, former MD & CEO of Punjab National Bank, by setting aside the order passed by NCLT by which her assets were frozen.In the case regarding mismanagement of Gitanjali Gems Ltd run by Nirav Modi, the National Company Law Tribunal had passed an order restraining several individuals, including...

SC Stays Non-Bailable Warrant Against Karnataka DGP Issued By HC

In an urgent hearing convened on Thursday, the Supreme Court stayed an order of the Karnataka High Court issuing a Non-Bailable Warrant against the Director-General and Inspector-General of Police of the state."...to give proper explanation for transferring the petitioner (before the HC, who was challenging the cancellation of his transfer to the post of Dy SP, CCB, Bengaluru) on 30 occasions...

Guru Ravidas Temple : Contempt Plea Filed In SC Over Non-Restoration Of Land & Idols

Former Congress Member of Parliament, from Haryana, Ashok Tanwar on Thursday moved a contempt petition in the Supreme Court against Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and Delhi Government alleging that they have 'willfully and deliberately: flouted the Court's orders for restoration of idols and reconstruction of the Guru Ravidas temple in Tughlaqabad, Delhi.The petitioner, an ardent follower...

Kerala Govt Moves SC Against AAI's Decision To Hand Over Trivandrum Airport Management To Adani Enterprises [Read Petition]

The Kerala Government has approached the Supreme Court against the decision of the Airport Authority of India to hand over the operation and management of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to Adani Enterprises Ltd.On December 18 last year, the High Court of Kerala had rejected the Kerala Government's writ petition against the decision holding that case came under the ambit of Article...

SC Stays Death Warrant Against Rape Convict Of 3-Year Old Minor For Failure To Comply With Limitation Period For Filing Appeal

Supreme Court has stayed the death warrant issued against 22 year old Anil Yadav, convicted for the rape and murder of a 3-year old girl in Surat.Cancelling the death warrant issued by the Gujarat High Court, the Bench comprising SA Bobde and Justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant stated that fallacies in judicial processes were unwarranted and the requisite mandatory limitation period must...

SC Agrees To Hear Victim's Plea Against Allahabad HC Order Granting Bail to Chinmayanand On Monday

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to list urgently the challenge to Allahabad High Court's grant of bail to former Union Minister and BJP leader Chinmayanand in a case of sexual abuse of a law student.Senior Counsel Colin Gonsalves mentioned the matter before Chief Justice S. A. Bobde, citing the apprehension of threat to the victim's life. The CJ agreed to hear the plea on Monday.In the...

[Uphaar Tragedy] SC Dismisses Curative Petition Filed By Victims

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the curative petition filed by an association of the victims of the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy case, sparing the Ansal brothers further jail term.A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde, and justices N V Ramana and Arun Mishra considered the curative plea by the Association for Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) in-chamber and...

SC Grants Relief To Couple Who Married Against Parental Wishes By Staying Habeas Case Filed By Wife's Father

In an interim relief to a couple who had married out of love against parental wishes, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the proceedings in a habeas corpus plea filed by the wife's father in Rajasthan High Court.The couple, originally belonging to Rajasthan, settled in Mumbai after marriage . The father of the wife filed a habeas corpus petition in the Rajasthan High Court alleging that...

Magistrate Can Review Order Passed Under Sec 125 CrPC; Bar Under Sec 362 CrPC Not Applicable : SC [Read Judgment]

Application of Section 362 can be relaxed in proceedings under Section 125.