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‘Same-Sex Marriage Against Indian Concept Of Marriage’: Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti Opposes Marriage Equality Pleas In Supreme Court
Ahead of a constitution bench starting to hear a batch of petitions seeking the recognition of same-sex marriage, the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti has opposed the pleas before the Supreme Court. In an intervention application, the organisation, which, it claims, represents 127 Hindu sects and works towards the welfare and the upliftment of Hinduism and ‘Vedic culture’,...
Would Defeat The Purpose Of E-Filing If ITATs Insist On Filing Of Appeals In Physical Mode Too: Supreme Court
In a matter seeking to streamline integration of all stages in government revenue litigation through technology, the Supreme Court directed the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal to ensure that appeals were filed only in e-filing mode and not the physical mode. The matter was listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. In pursuance of...
Vandalism During Odisha Lawyers' Strike : Supreme Court Grants Last Opportunity To 33 Lawyers To File Affidavits In Contempt Proceedings
In contempt proceedings against lawyers who had indulged in vandalism in court premises during their strike demanding formation of new benches of the Orissa High Court, the Supreme Court, on Monday, granted last opportunity to the lawyers who have not filed their affidavits to do so within a period of three weeks.A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice Aravind Kumar was apprised that...
Appellate Electricity Tribunal Cannot Casually Render Findings of Coercion Without Proper Pleading, Proof Or Probe: Supreme Court
Last week, the Supreme Court pulled up the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) for ‘casually’ rendering findings of coercion, or fraud, without proper pleadings or proof, or without probing into evidence. A three-judge bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, and MM Sundresh was hearing a set of appeals preferred by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited under...
Can Nagaland Breach Constitutional Mandate For 33% Women Reservation In Local Bodies By Repealing Its Municipal Act? Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Views
The Supreme Court, on Monday, asked the Centre to place on record its stand regarding whether the constitutional scheme of one-third reservation for women in municipal and town council elections can be violated by the Nagaland Government by repealing the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001. It asked the Union Government to file its stand within a period of two weeks. “We would like ASG to assist...
Advocates’ Strikes: Supreme Court Proposes To Constitute Grievance Redressal Committees Consisting Of CJ Of Every HC With 4 Senior Judges
Regarding the constitution of grievances redressal committees to avert the situation of lawyers having to resort to strikes to raise their problems, the Supreme Court today proposed to constitute such committees consisting of the Chief Justice of every High Court along with four senior judges."We will say High Courts should have grievance redressal committees consisting of the Chief Justice...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Delhi Govt's Challenge Against LG Changing Proposal Concerning Teachers’ Training in Finland
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in Delhi Government's plea challenging the changes made by the Lieutenant Governor (LG) in the Delhi Government's proposal to send school teachers to Finland for training. The matter was listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. In the Delhi Government's proposal to send government school...
Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Former Bombay HC(Goa Bench) Employees' Letter On Lack Of Pensionary Benefits
The Supreme Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of a letter written to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud by former employees of the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court concerning the lack of pensionary benefits provided to them despite the lapse of 3-7 years of retirement. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala appointed Advocate Mahfooz A Nazki...
Consumer Protection Act 1986 | Commercial Enterprises Can Raise Consumer Disputes In Relation To Goods Or Services Unconnected To Profit Generation : Supreme Court
In a notable verdict, the Supreme Court recently held that an enterprise is not excluded from the definition of "consumer" under the Consumer Protection Act 1986 merely because it is a consumer enterprise. A commercial enterprise can raise consumer disputes under the Act in relation to any goods purchased or services availed which are not for commercial purposes. To decide whether it is...
State & Its Instrumentalities Cannot Adopt An Attitude Of Pick & Choose In Land Acquisition Compensation Matters: Supreme Court
The State or its instrumentalities cannot be permitted to adopt an attitude of pick and choose, the Supreme Court remarked while allowing an appeal in a land acquisition matter.In this case, the Reference Court awarded the compensation at the rate of Rs.4,61,250/Â per acre. Partly allowing appeal filed by the State, the High Court to reduce it to Rs. 4,15,000/Â per acre.While...
Supreme Court Directs Local Court to Provide ‘Legible’ Charge-Sheet to Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala in 23-Year-Old Criminal Case
The Supreme Court of India on Monday directed a Varanasi court to provide a ‘legible’ charge sheet to Rajya Sabha MP RS Surjewala, who has allegedly been issued a summons for the first time in a 23-year-old criminal case. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath was hearing a plea by the Congress legislator against the Allahabad High Court refusing to quash the proceedings in...
2008 Bengaluru Bomb Blast Case: Supreme Court Relaxes Bail Condition Of Abdul Nazar Maudany; Allows Him To Stay In Kerala Till July 8
The Supreme Court on Monday relaxed the bail condition for Abdul Nazir Maudany, the chairman of Kerala People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and a prime accused in the 2008 Bengaluru serial bomb blasts case, to allow him to stay in Kerala till July 8, 2023.As part of bail condition, he was otherwise to stay in Bengaluru till the trial in the blasts case is over."Looking to the applicant’s...