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Supreme Court Declines To Intervene In Challenge Against Haj Policy 2025 Implementation
The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the implementation of the Union Government's Haj Policy, 2025 framed in consultation with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A batch of Writ Petitions were filed before the Supreme Court challenging the implementation of the Haj Policy, 2025 where the petitioners, who were Haj Group Organisers (“HGOs”), challenged the allocation of quotas of Haj...
Justice Yashwant Verma Issue | Delhi HC CJ Commenced Inquiry; Collegium Yet To Recommend Transfer : Supreme Court Clarifies
To clear the rumours regarding the action against Delhi High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Verma, from whose residence cash was allegedly recovered, Supreme Court has now come out with certain official clarifications.The following clarifications have been made :1. Delhi HC Chief Justice commenced in-house enquiry procedure, prior to the meeting of the Supreme Court Collegium on March 20. Delhi...
Prioritise Criminal Appeals Of Elderly Accused On Bail, Especially When Crime Is Old: Supreme Court To High Courts
The Supreme Court has advised the High Courts to give adequate priority to criminal appeals, where the accused are on bail. If the accused persons have remained on bail, especially in cases involving life sentences, and the appeal is ultimately dismissed after several years, then sending the accused back to prison might be difficult, particularly when they have attained old age.The Court...
Not 'Consumer' Without Privity Of Contract : Supreme Court Rejects Flat Seller's Consumer Complaint Against Financier Of Buyer
The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 20) ruled that to qualify as a "consumer" under the Consumer Protection Act, there must be a direct contractual relationship between the parties.A bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah held that a party having no privity of contract with the service provider cannot be regarded as a consumer as per the Act.Brief...
'BCI Has No Business Interfering With Legal Education' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against HC Allowing 2 Convicts To Attend Law School Virtually
While dismissing Bar Council of India's challenge to a Kerala High Court order which allowed 2 murder convicts to attend law classes virtually, the Supreme Court today orally observed that BCI has no business interfering with matters of legal education and should leave the same to jurists and legal academicians.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh heard the matter and dismissed...
Rajya Sabha Discusses Issue Of Cash Recovery From HC Judge's Residence
The issue relating to the alleged recovery of large pile of unaccounted cash from the official residence of Justice Yashwant Varma, sitting judge of the Delhi High Court, was discussed by the Rajya Sabha today. Vice-President and Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Jagdeep Dhankhar responded that he will take all procedural steps as required to address this issue.Jairam Ramesh, Indian National...
Delhi HC Judge Under SC Collegium Scrutiny After Reports Of Cash Recovery From His Home
In an extraordinary development that shocked the judiciary and the legal fraternity, reports have emerged that a large pile of unaccounted cash was found in the official residence of a Judge of the Delhi High Court, Justice Yashwant Varma.As per a report in the Times of India, the cash was found when a fire brigade reached the judge's residence to douse a fire. Justice Varma was not in...
S.53A Transfer Of Property Act Protection Not Available If Person Entered Into Agreement Knowing About Pending Litigation : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently reaffirmed that protection under Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (“TPA”), for a person possessing a property under part performance of a contract, is not available to a party who knowingly entered into the agreement despite being aware of pending litigation.The Court approved the view of the High Court that Section 53A of the Transfer of...
