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Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Centre's Notification Of ISIS As Terrorist Organisation
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a challenge to the government notifications whereby the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and others, were declared as 'terrorist organizations' under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi disposed of the matter, being of the view that instead of challenging the government...
'Education Now An Industry' : Supreme Court Strikes Down Centre's Exemption For Educational Buildings From Environmental Clearance
The Supreme Court today struck down a part of the Centre's January 29, 2025 notification that had exempted construction projects related to industrial sheds, schools, colleges, and hostels from obtaining prior environmental clearance under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006.A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran held that this exemption,...
'What Use Of Keeping Accused In Jail For Optics?' : Supreme Court Stresses Need For Effective Prosecution
During the hearing of a plea seeking cancellation of interim bail granted to businessman-Suryakant Tiwari in the Chhattisgarh Coal Levy 'Scam' case, the Supreme Court today lamented that accused these days are kept in jails only for the 'optics of prosecution', while states follow 'archaic' prosecution strategies and fail to prioritize protection of witnesses."We only send people to jail and...
S.142 NI Act | Cheque Dishonour Complaint To Be Filed Where Payee Maintains Bank Account; Not Place Of Presentation : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that the territorial jurisdiction for a complaint for the offence of cheque dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is with the Court having jurisdiction over the place where the payee maintains his bank account through which the cheque was delivered for collection. The jurisdiction is not where the cheque was physically presented for...
Ordinance Made For Better Administration Of Banke Bihari Temple; No Intention To Interfere With Religious Rights : UP Govt Tells Supreme Court
In pleas challenging the Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, 2025, the Uttar Pradesh government urged before the Supreme Court today that it did not intend to interfere with any religious rights by means of the Ordinance. It further claimed that the Ordinance will soon be placed before the Legislative Assembly for ratification."Let me clarify the Ordinance first...it has nothing to...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging ONGC Relaxing Height Criteria For Tribal & Hill Area Candidates
The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition challenging the differential height criteria prescribed for general category and Scheduled Caste candidates as compared to tribal or hill area domicile candidates for the post of Junior Fire Supervisor at ONGC. The bench comprising Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan agreed to examine the issue while hearing a plea filed by P. Ashok Kumar,...
Let GST Council Look Into Tracking Of GST Paid On Foreign OIDAR Services : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently disposed of a public interest litigation seeking directions for setting up a mechanism to track services provided by foreign entities in India under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice KV Viswanathan passed the order after briefly hearing Advocate Charu Mathur, who appeared for the petitioner.During the hearing,...
Supreme Court To Hear Plea To Restore Statehood Of Jammu & Kashmir On August 8
The Supreme Court will hear on August 8 an application seeking directions to the Union Government to restore the statehood of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and said that it is shown as listed on August 8. He requested that the matter not be deleted from the list of that day. CJI...
Electricity Act | Power Purchase Tariff Not Matter Of Agreement; To Be Fixed Statutorily By Commission : Supreme Court Rejects GUVNL Appeals
The Supreme Court on Monday (Aug. 4) observed that the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) must act as a "model citizen" and cannot act like a "Shylock" towards wind energy producers contrary to the State's own renewable energy policy as well as the decision of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission"GUVNL cannot be guided only by its own commercial interests, like a private...