Service Rendered In 'Work Charged' Establishment Should Be Treated As Qualifying Service For Pension : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that services rendered in the work-charged establishment should be treated as qualifying service for grant of pension. The bench consisting of Justices Arun Mishra, Abdul Nazeer and M R Shah delivered the judgment allowing the appeals filed by employees against the Uttar Pradesh government.As per Rule 3(8) of the U.P. Retirement Benefit Rules, 1961, period of service...

No Attempt Made To Frame Uniform Civil Code Despite Judicial Exhortation, Says SC [Read Judgment]

"Goa is a shining example of an Indian State which has a uniform civil code applicable to all, regardless of religion except while protecting certain limited rights."

Succession And Inheritance Of Goan Domicile Shall Be Governed By Portuguese Civil Code, Holds SC [Read Judgment]

"The Portuguese law which may have had foreign origin became a part of the Indian laws, and, in sum and substance, is an Indian law."

Breaking : Special Court Dismisses Chidambaram's Plea To Surrender Before ED In INX Media Case [Read Order]

The Court of Special Judge, CBI, Rouse Avenue, Delhi on Friday dismissed former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's plea for surrendering before Enforcement Directorate in the INX Media case.Taking note of the stand of the ED that the custody of Chidambaram is required only after "completing investigation into some aspect of money laundering", Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar held that a...

Mere 'Simple Allegations' Of Fraud Does Not Make A Dispute Non-Arbitrable: SC [Read Judgment]

There is a distinction between serious allegations of forgery/fabrication in support of the plea of fraud as opposed to “simple allegations”

'Facebook's Privacy Concerns Not Genuine As Its Business Model Is Commercialization Of User Data' : TN Govt Opposes Transfer Plea

The Tamil Nadu government has filed a counter affidavit questioning the bonafides of the petition filed by Facebook Inc seeking transfer of the cases in High Courts to the Supreme Court.Terming the privacy concerns raised by the social media giant a 'red herring', the counter-affidavit stated that it cannot raise privacy concerns as "its primary business model is the use and commercialization...

Breaking : SC Refers Centre's Review Against Judgment Diluting SC/ST Act To 3 Judge Bench

The Supreme Court bench consisting of Justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit on Friday referred to a three judge bench the Centre's petition seeking review of its March 20, 2018 judgement which had virtually diluted provisions of arrest under the SC/ST Act."Laws in the country should be uniform and cannot be for general category or SC/ST category," the top court had said while reserving its...

Jammu And Kashmir HC Allows Two MPs To Meet Farooq Abdullah And Omar Abdullah, But Can't Meet The Press [Read Order]

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has allowed Two Members of the Parliament (Lok Sabha), belonging to National Conference Party, to meet Dr Farooq Abdullah and Mr Omar Abdullah, President and Vice President of their party, respectively.Justice Sanjeev Kumar has allowed the petition filed by MPs Justice (retd.) Hasnain Masoodi (Anantnag) and Akbar Lone (Baramulla) with stringent conditions.The...

Ayodhya Hearing : SC Deprecates UP Minister's 'Supreme Court Is Ours' Remark

The Supreme Court on Thursday deprecated the remarks of an Uttar Pradesh minister that like the Ram Mandir and the disputed land in Ayodhya, the top court is also "ours". A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note of the statement of senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for Muslim parties including Sunni Wakf Board in the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid...

Blatant Attack On Federal Nature Of Constitution: J&K People's Conference Plea In SC Challenging 370 Abrogation & State Reorganization

"Never ever in the history of the nation reorganization under Article 3 has taken place which shows a blatant attack on our constitution and the freedom of people of a state."

'Action Should Be Against 'Urban Encroachers' Of Forest Lands And Not Tribals', Observes SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that tribals who are genuine forest dwellers should be protected and eviction should be ordered only against 'urban encroachers' of forest land.The bench of Justices Arun Mishra, M R Shah and B R Gavai made these oral observations while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Forest Rights Act (FRA).The Court also allowed intervention applications...

Transfer Of Judges For Cogent Reasons; Will Disclose Reasons If Found Necessary: SC Reacts To Controversy [Read Statement]

"Though it would not be in the interest of the institution to disclose the reasons for transfer, if found necessary, the Collegium will have no hesitation in disclosing the same."