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Officer Facing Contempt Action Refuses To Accept Demotion As Punishment; Supreme Court Warns Of Jail
The Supreme Court today expressed its displeasure at a Deputy Collector in Andhra Pradesh who, in his capacity as Tahsildar, disobeyed directions of the High Court and forcibly removed slum-dwellers' huts in Guntur district, when he said that he would not accept demotion as a punishment for contempt of court.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih was dealing with a plea filed by...
Supreme Court Fixes SCBA Elections On May 20; Secretary & 1/3rd EC Posts Reserved For Women
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 6) directed that the elections of the office-bearer posts of the Supreme Court Bar Association be held on May 20. The Court also directed that the election shall be held on the basis of the voter list as was finalized in the elections for the year 2024.Apart from those who are included in the voter list for 2024, all those members who acquired eligibility up...
CLAT-UG 2025 : Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Delhi HC Judgment Tomorrow; One More Candidate Files Petition
The Supreme Court today adjourned till tomorrow the hearing of a petition challenging the judgment of the Delhi High Court, which directed the Consortium of National Law Universities to revise the merit list of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 for Undergraduate (UG) admissions due to certain mistakes in the questions.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan could not take up...
'High-Handedness': Supreme Court Slams Punjab Govt For De-notifying Land Acquired For SYL Canal; Clarifies Status Quo Order
In the dispute pending between the states of Punjab and Haryana over the construction of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, the Supreme Court today called out the Punjab government for de-notifying land which was acquired for the construction of the canal in furtherance of the Court's decree.Labelling the action "high-handedness", Justice BR Gavai said to Senior Advocate Gurminder...
Reservation Business Has Become Like Train Journey, Those Already In Coach Don't Want Others To Enter : Justice Surya Kant
Justice Surya Kant of the Supreme Court, during a hearing, likened the reservation system in the country to a train journey, where people who have already secured the seats do not want others to enter the same compartment.A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice NK Singh was hearing the case related to the OBC reservation in the local body elections in the State of Maharashtra....
Supreme Court Sets Aside Kerala HC Judgment Which Anulled Election Of CPI(M) MLA A Raja
The Supreme Court today(May 6) set aside the Kerala High Court's judgment, which set aside the election of CPI(M) MLA A Raja in the 2021 Legislative Assembly elections.A bench comprising Justice AS Oka and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah allowed the appeal filed by Raja against the the March 23, 2023 order of the Kerala High Court which annulled his elections on ground that he was not a member...
'Replacement Of Damaged Transformers Operational Cost', Supreme Court Dismisses PowerGrid's Plea To Recover ₹24 Crore Through Tariff Hike
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Monday (May 5) dismissed Power Grid Corporation of India's appeal seeking to recover ₹24 crores in replacement costs for damaged transformers through electricity tariffs. The Court held that replacing Inter-Connecting Transformers due to operational failure constitutes an operational expense, not 'additional work', and therefore does not justify...
SCLSC Chairman Justice Surya Kant Holds Meeting With High Court CJs On Legal Aid For Prisoners
Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC), Mr Justice Surya Kant, conducted a review meeting with the Chief Justices of High Courts across the country and the Chairpersons of the State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs) and High Court Legal Services Committees (HCLSCs).A special campaign was launched by SCLSC in jails of India in association with all the SLSAs and...
S. 17 Limitation Act | To Get Over Limitation, Plaintiff Should Show Fraud Prevented Knowledge Of Right To Sue; Not Just Fraud In Sale : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently clarified that to seek an exemption from the limitation period under Section 17 of the Limitation Act, 1963, a plaintiff must demonstrate that fraud actively prevented them from knowing their right to sue, instead of merely claiming that the sale deed was fraudulently executed. Section 17 of the Limitation Act says that limitation period in respect of a...
Supreme Court Publishes Appointment Process Of Judges, Details Of Collegium Recommendations From Nov 2022
The Supreme Court on May 5 uploaded the complete process of appointments of Judges to the High Court and the Supreme Court on its website for the knowledge and awareness of the public. The proposals approved by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointments as High Court Judges during the period 9th November 2022 to 5th May 2025, including the names, High Court, source – whether...
In A Historic First, Supreme Court Mandates Public Declaration Of Judges' Assets On Website
In a significant step towards transparency and boosting public confidence in the judiciary, the Supreme Court has mandated the public disclosure of the assets of the Judges.After a Full Court meeting led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, it has been decided that "Placing the declaration of assets on the Supreme Court website will be mandatory."Following this decision, the...