Should Employer Communicate “Downgrading Entry” To The Employee? SC Issue Notice In UoI’s Plea [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has issued notice in a Special Leave Petition filed by Union of India to examine whether “downgrading entry” is required to be communicated by the employer to the employee concerned.In this case, employee was found unfit for promotion on account of not achieving the prescribed benchmark which was 'Very Good'. The grievance raised before the Tribunal was that the...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Alleging Custodial Torture Of Key Kathua Rape-Murder Case Witness

The advocate representing the Jammu and Kashmir Police had last month denied in the top court the allegations levelled in the petition and had said since the witness has been granted bail, the plea has become infructuous.The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea claiming that a key witness in the sensational Kathua gang rape-and-murder case was allegedly tortured in custody by the Jammu and...

Application for Enforcement of Foreign Award Shall Not Be Dismissed Merely For Non-Production of Requisite Documents ‘At The Time Of Application’: SC [Read Judgment]

“We make it clear that the said interpretation of the word “shall” as “may” is restricted only to the initial stage of the filing of the application and not thereafter”The Supreme Court has held that, at the initial stage of filing of an application for enforcement of a foreign award, non-compliance of the production of the documents mentioned in Section 47 of the Arbitration...

Another CBI Officer Moves SC Challenging His Abrupt, Midnight Repatriation

Says he is being penalised for unearthing findings against Asthana in Sterling Biotech caseAmidst all the questionable developments in the CBI, another officer named Ashwini Kumar Gupta has moved the Supreme Court against his “unjust and abrupt” midnight repatriation to his parent organisation as a penalty for unearthing clear link of CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana with fugitives...

SC Posts Review Petition In Death Penalty Case For Open Court Hearing [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has posted for an open court hearing a review petition filed by a murder convict whose death penalty was affirmed by the court in 2013.Sunder @ Sundararajan was convicted for the kidnap-cum-murder of a 7-year-old boy. The apex court had affirmed the death sentence awarded to the accused. A review petition was dismissed in March 2013.In view of the judgment in Mohd. Arif...

What More Documents Could Have Been Filed To Prove The Accident: SC Relief To Family Of A Man Who Died In Mishap [Read Judgment]

“In our view, what more documents could be filed than the documents filed by the appellants to prove the factum of the accident and the persons involved therein.”Fifteen years after a man died in an accident, his family got the compensation from the Supreme Court, which reversed the concurrent findings of the high court and the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal that the accident could not...

SC Issues Notice On Contempt Petition Against K’taka Civic Body Killing 350 Stray Dogs [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a contempt petition moved by an animal rights activist against the killing of 350 dogs by the municipal council in Sakaleshapura Town, Karnataka, in violation of a November, 2015 order of the apex court which expressly directed all municipal bodies to strictly follow the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Animal Birth Control Rules...

SC Slams UP Govt. For Negligent And Lackadaisical Approach In Contesting Criminal Cases Against Accused [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the state of Uttar Pradesh for its negligent and lackadaisical approach in contesting cases against the accused in criminal appeals.The bench of Justice NV Ramana and Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar was considering an appeal filed by de facto complainant against Allahabad High Court order granting bail to a murder accused. It was contended that the...

SC Suspends Conviction Of Cong Leader Hopeful Of Getting Ticket For Contesting Rajasthan Assembly Polls [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended conviction of a Congress leader in Rajasthan who is hopeful to get a ticket for contesting the forthcoming Legislative Assembly Election in the state.Shivkant Nandwana had approached the apex court after his plea seeking expeditiously disposal of appeal pending before the Sessions court was dismissed by the High Court of Rajasthan.Senior Advocate...

The Witticisms Of The Chief Justice Of India

The Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has managed to pierce his tough and reticent image with certain witty remarks during the tense hearings of Alok Verma and Rafale cases.Today, when Solicitor General Thushar Mehta expressed his wish to have a copy of the confidential report filed by the Central Vigilance Commission on the probe against Alok Verma, the CJI asked him "Who are you?""I...

Filing of Fresh SLP Against Self-Same Judgment Isn’t Permissible If No Such Liberty Was Granted In The Order In Earlier SLP: SC [Read Judgment]

“In absence of such liberty to the appellants, filing of fresh special leave petition against the self-same judgment is not permissible.”The Supreme Court has observed that filing of fresh special leave petition against the self-same judgment is not permissible if no such liberty was granted by the court while disposing of earlier SLP.U.P. Jal Nigam had earlier assailed an order passed by...

CBI-Alok Verma Case : 'CVC Report Against Alok Verma Mixed', Says CJI, SC Orders To Give Copy To Verma For His Reply [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S. K. Kaul and K. M. Joseph on Friday called for the response on behalf of CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma to the report submitted by the CVC of its findings against him.“Having perused the report, we are of the view that at this stage and before taking any decision, a copy of the report be given to the counsel for the...