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Kerala High Court Cautions Media Houses Against Publishing Unverified, One-Sided Stories To Boost TRP
The Kerala High Court has flagged the rising trend among media houses publishing 'mere allegations' leveled by a party against the other, without proper verification, only to increase their TRP (Television Rating Point).Stating that it is both their journalistic and moral responsibility to not publish one-sided story and to verify the news before telecast, Justice A. Badharudeen urged,"it...
Rule Of Law Has Responsibility To Protect Investment Of Foreign Investor: Supreme Court
While reviving criminal proceedings against a person accused of defrauding subsidiary of a foreign company, the Supreme Court recently remarked that rule of law has a responsibility to protect investments of foreign investors."The rule of law has a responsibility to protect the investments of foreign investors, while at the same time ensuring that any person accused of mishandling such funds...
First Time In History : State Govt Gives Effect To 10 Laws After Supreme Court Declares Governor's "Deemed Assent" On Bills
The Tamil Nadu Government has notified the operation of 10 Acts, which the Supreme Court declared as "deemed" to have been assented to by Governor RN Ravi in view of the Governor's prolonged delay in clearing them and his unconstitutional reference to the President.The notification was issued by the Government today after the Supreme Court uploaded its judgment yesterday night. It is for...
President Must Decide On Bills Reserved By Governor Within 3 Months; States Can Approach Courts Against President's Inaction : Supreme Court
In the landmark judgment in the 'State of Tamil Nadu vs Governor of Tamil Nadu' case, the Supreme Court has also set timelines for the President to act as per Article 201 of the Constitution on the Bills which the Governor has reserved for the President's assent.The Court held that the President must take a decision within 3 months on the Bills reserved. In the judgment, the Court has also...
Kerala High Court Strikes Down GST Act Provision Which Levied Tax On Supplies By Clubs/Associations To Members
In a significant judgment, the Kerala High Court has struck down the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, which allowed the levy of GST on supply by clubs and associations to its members.As per the 2021 amendment made to the CGST Act, the definition of "supply" was amended to include within its fold "activities or transactions, by a person, other than an individual, to...
Supreme Court Uploads Judgment In TN Governor Case, Directs Sending Of Judgment Copy To All Governors & HCs
Four days after the Supreme Court declared Tamil Nadu Governor Dr RN Ravi's actions in reserving the 10 re-enacted Bills for the President's consideration not "bona fide," the Court has now released the judgment in the case, running into 415 pages.The judgment was uploaded on the official site of the Supreme Court at 10.54 PM today. The public has been keenly anticipating the judgment for...
Senior Citizens Act | Supreme Court Upholds Eviction Order Passed Against Son & Daughter-in-Law From Elderly Man's Property
Confirming the order of eviction passed under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 against a son and daughter-in-law, the Supreme Court recently held in favour of a 75-yr old man whose self-acquired property was encroached upon by the couple."It shall be a defeat of the purpose of the Act if Appellant is not granted the benefit of eviction against his son...
J&K Apni Party Files Intervention Application Challenging Waqf Amendment Act In Supreme Court
The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party has approached the Supreme Court, by virtue of an intervention application, challenging the recently passed Waqf Amendment Act, 2025. The party under the leadership of Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, has urged the court to examine the constitutional validity of the law.The said application is filed under Order 1 Rule 8A of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 which...
Supreme Court Criminal Digest- March 2025
BailAnticipatory Bail - Condition for Automatic Custody Upon Charge-Sheet Submission - Such a specific direction, mandating coercive steps for custody, was improper. When granting anticipatory bail, the court should leave it open for the trial court to decide on bail after the charge-sheet is filed and the accused appears. (Para 3) Ritesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 326Arrest...
High Courts Shouldn't Order CBI Investigation In A Routine Manner Or On Basis Of Vague Allegations: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently reiterated that mere bald allegations against the incompetence of the local police to investigate the case without any kind of substantiation would not justify the transfer of the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (“CBI”). Relying on the constitution bench decision of State of W.B. v. Committee for Protection of Democratic Rights, (2010) 3...