Economic Reservation : SC Agrees For Early Hearing Of Petitions Challenging EWS Quota

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a fresh petition by Congress leader Tehseen Poonawalla challenging the Constitutional (103rd Amendment) Act of 2019 which introduced the 10% EWS (Economically-Weaker Sections) quota. While the bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi clarified that it was not staying the amendment in the interim, the court agreed to consider the issue for an...

SC Dismisses Tejashwi Yadav's Challenge Against Order To Vacate Govt Bunglow; Imposes Rs.50,000 Costs [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today dismissed former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav's plea, challenging the Patna High Court order asking him to vacate the government bungalow meant for the deputy chief minister, and ordered him to shift to an accommodation for the leader of the opposition. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna also imposed a...

Court Has To Confine Itself To The Four Corners Of 'Disobeyed' Order While Exercising Contempt Jurisdiction: SC [Read Judgment]

"In the contempt jurisdiction, the court has to confine itself to the four corners of the order alleged to have been disobeyed."

Arbitral Tribunal Cannot Award Interest If Agreement Expressly Bars Its Payment: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has reiterated that arbitrator cannot award interest on award if the agreement expressly prohibits grant of interest.The bench of Justices A K Sikri, Abdul Nazeer and M R Shah dismissed an appeal to uphold a judgment of Delhi High Court, which had set aside an arbitration award to the extent it granted interest overlooking the prohibition in the agreement.The appellant was...

SC To Look Into Sikh Advocate's Request To Allow Kirpan Inside Court Premises

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, assured a Sikh lawyer that it will look into his grievance that he has repeatedly been denied entry to the Apex Court for carrying a Kirpan.Advocate Amritpal Singh Khalsa made a mentioning before the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, who told him that he will look into the matter.Advocate Singh has also submitted a letter to the CJI, alleging that he was...

Civil Court Has No Jurisdiction When There Is A Dispute As To Whether Suit Property Is Wakf Or Not: SC [Read Judgment]

“When issue in the suit is as to whether suit property is Wakf property or not it is covered by specific provision of Sections 6 and 7 of the Wakf Act, 1995, hence, it is required to be decided by the Tribunal under Section 83 and bar under Section 85 shall come into existence with regard to jurisdiction of Civil Court.”

Writ Courts Can Order Revaluation Even When There Is No Provision For It: SC [Read Judgment]

"It is one thing to say that the absence of provision for revaluation will not enable the candidate to claim the right of evaluation as a matter of right and another to say that in no circumstances whatsoever where there is no provision for revaluation will the writ court exercise its undoubted constitutional powers?"

138 NI Act- Subsequent Filling Of An Unfilled Signed Cheque Is Not An Alteration: SC [Read Judgment]

"Even a blank cheque leaf, voluntarily signed and handed over by the accused, which is towards some payment, would attract presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, in the absence of any cogent evidence to show that the cheque was not issued in discharge of a debt."

Contempt Of Court : SC Summons Ex- CBI Interim Director Nageswara Rao In Muzaffarpur Case

The Supreme Court Thursday came down heavily on CBI for transferring its former Joint Director A K Sharma, who was probing Bihar's shelter home cases, out of the agency in violation of the court's order and directed its then interim chief M Nageswara Rao to personally appear before it on February 12. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took serious note of violation of...

"Enough Is Enough", SC Transfers Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case From Bihar To Delhi

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the transfer of the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case from Bihar to a court in New Delhi and slammed the state government for its management of shelter homes. A bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said the cases should be transferred from the Bihar CBI court to a POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Saket trial...

Will Governor's Office Come Under RTI Act? SC To Examine

By transferring a petition pending in the Bombay High Court to itself, the Supreme Court has agreed to examine the issue whether the office of Governor is amenable to the provisions of Right to Information Act 2005.The issue arises out of a direction issued by the Chief Information Commissioner, Goa Information Commission to the Secretary of Goa Governor to furnish information under RTI. When...

"Is There A Change In The Stand Of Devaswom Board? Asks Indu Malhotra,J; "We Decide To Respect The Judgment": Board

"Is there a change in the stand of the Devaswom Board? Earlier, you had argued otherwise?", Justice Indu Malhotra sought to confirm from Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi. "Yes. Now the Board has taken the decision to respect the judgment and not seek a review. We have also filed an application in this behalf", replied Mr. Dwivedi. The query came as the Senior Counsel urged the...