Electricity Supply Cannot Be Disconnected For Recovery Of Additional Demand Raised After Expiry Of Two Years Limitation Period: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that the licensee company cannot take recourse to the coercive measure of disconnection of electricity supply, for recovery of the additional demand raised after the expiry of two years limitation period. The bench of Justices Uday Umesh Lalit and Indu Malhotra observed that the Section 56(2) of the Electricity Act does not preclude the licensee company from raising...

'It Would Be Better To Hear The Union Minister': CJI On Electric Vehicles To Reduce Pollution

"What is the government's plan regarding electrical vehicles? The (Union) Transport Minister (Nitin Gadkari) may want to tell us about the scheme and its implementation? He has made many statements about the use of these e-vehicles, about CNG being less-polluting", observed Chief Justice S. A. Bobde on Wednesday. The court was hearing NGO CPIL's petition for the enforcement of the...

[Meghalaya] District Council Court Can Try Criminal Cases In Which Both Victim & Accused Belong To Scheduled Tribe: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that the District Council Courts in Meghalaya has jurisdiction to entertain criminal cases in which both the victim and the accused belong to Scheduled Tribes. The court was considering the appeal filed by the State against the judgment of High Court of Meghalaya transferring a criminal case against an accused from the Court of Sessions Judge, Nongstoin, West...

Breaking: SC Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Delhi HC Judge Justice Muralidhar And Bombay HC Judge Justice Ranjit More

Supreme Court Collegium has recommended to transfer Delhi High Court Judge Justice Muralidhar to Punjab and Haryana High Court.The Collegium also recommended to transfer Bombay High Court Judge Justice Ranjit More to Meghalaya High Court and Karnataka High Court Judge Justice Ravi Vijayakumar Malimath to Uttarakhand High Court.Justice Muralidhar is presently the third Senior most Judge of...

Judicial Officers Cannot Seek Direct Recruitment To Post Of District Judges Against Quota For Advocates : SC [Read Judgment]

Direct recruitment is an exclusive quota for practising advocates, the SC held.

HC Collegium Recommendations Must Be Continuing Process Without Waiting For Results Of Earlier Lists : SC [Read Order]

The bench noted that no recommendations have been made to 199 posts of judges out of about 396 vacancies.

Right To Pension Cannot Be Taken Away By A Mere Executive Fiat Or Administrative Instruction: SC [Read Judgment]

"The right to receive pension has been held to be a right to property protected under Article 300A of the Constitution "

Parental Responsibility Does Not End With Breakdown Of Marriage: SC [Read Judgment]

"The Courts should decide the issue of custody on a paramount consideration which is in the best interest of the child who is the victim in the custody battle."

Supreme Court Monthly Digest [January 2020]

Significant Judgments Of January 2020 Kashmir Lockdown Judgment: [Anuradha Bhasin v. Union ofIndia] A significant take away from the Supreme Court's judgement on Kashmir lockdown is its declaration that freedom of speech and expression and also freedom of trade and commerce through the medium of internet are constitutionally protected rights under Articles 19(1)(a) and...

PIL In SC Seeks The Release Of Result Of Clinical Trial Involving 6799 Infants For Rotavac Vaccine [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court today heard a plea seeking directions to the Government to make public the segregated data (result) of the Rotavac clinical trial (phase III) involving 6799 infants that was conducted at three centres namely Delhi, Pune & Vellore.The Petition was filed on behalf of Mr. S. Srinivasan, the (Managing Trustee of "Low Cost Standard Therapeutics"). He is a Graduate and...

SC Transfers Petition Challenging IBC Ordinance Before Delhi HC To Itself [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the transfer of a petition challenging the constitutional validity of IBC (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019, from the Delhi High Court to itself. The petition titled KIC Food Products Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India & Anr., WP (C) No. 310/2020, pending before the Delhi High Court, was the first case challenging the constitutional validity of IBC...

[Felling Of Trees]The Green Cover Has To Be Valued And Protected, Observes CJI

"Deforestation is happening at such a pace that before we know it, everything will be lost! The Green cover has to be valued and protected!", noted Chief Justice S. A. Bobde on Tuesday. The Supreme Court was considering the matter of the felling of trees for the construction of a foot-over bridge to ensure safety around a railway line in West Bengal. 'Nobody wants to consider an...