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Supreme Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Former Chhattisgarh Advocate General Satish Chandra Verma In NAN Scam Case
The Supreme Court today granted pre-arrest bail to former Advocate General of Chhattisgarh Satish Chandra Verma in connection with the Nagrik Apurti Nigam (NAN) scam case.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order while dealing with his Special Leave Petition challenging Chhattisgarh High Court's order dated February 13, denying anticipatory bail.Briefly put, the...
Supreme Court Dismisses TNPCB's Plea Against Isha Foundation, Bars Coercive Steps Against Yoga & Meditation Centre Constructions
While dismissing a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, the Supreme Court on Friday (February 28) directed that no coercive steps should be taken with respect to the construction of Sadhguru's Isha Yoga and Meditation Centre at Coimbatore.The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the Madras High Court order, which quashed the show cause notice issued to Sadhguru's...
Supreme Court Reserves Order On Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea To Suspend Sentence In 1990 Custodial Torture Case
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 28) reserved order on the application filed by expelled Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking to suspend the life sentence imposed on him in a custodial death case of 1990.A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard the application moved in the Special Leave Petition filed by Bhatt challenging the January 2024 judgment of...
Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Over New Delhi Railway Station Stampede
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 28) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) filed in relation to the stampede which occurred in the New Delhi Railway Station on February 15, leading to several deaths.The petitioner, Anand Legal Trust, claimed that not all deaths were accounted for and compensation remained to be paid to many families. A bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice...
BJP-Led Delhi Govt Withdraws Plea Filed By AAP-Govt In Supreme Court Against Direction To Sign MoU With Centre On PM-ABHIM
After coming to power in the national capital, the Bhartiya Janata Party-led Delhi government today withdrew from Supreme Court a case filed by erstwhile Aam Aadmi Party-led government against Delhi High Court's direction to the previous government to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre on implementation of PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM)...
Sensitive Work Environment Must Be Ensured For Growing Number Of Women Judicial Officers : Supreme Court
While setting aside the dismissal of two women judicial officers in Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Friday (February 28) underscored the importance of being sensitive to the gender-specific difficulties faced by women, while assessing their performance."While gender is not a rescue for poor performance, it is a critical condition which may weigh for holistic decision-making at certain...
Stay On Discharge Orders Should Not Be Granted Unless Circumstances Are Exceptional : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 28) held that High Courts should not ordinarily stay the discharge orders passed by the trial courts in criminal cases."Stay on discharge should never be granted unless circumstances are exceptional," the Court stated.The Court further held that even when the appellate court invokes Section 390 CrPC to arrest an accused while considering an appeal...
Judgment Allowing Govt Employees To Claim Increment Earned A Day Before Retirement Applies Prospectively To Third Parties : Supreme Court Clarifies
The Supreme Court recently confirmed its interim clarifications made with respect to its decision The Director (Admn and HR) KPTCL & Others vs CP Mundinamani , which held that government employees are entitled to the increment which they earned on the previous day of their retirement.The Court clarified that the judgment in CP Mundinamani will apply to third parties from the date of...
S. 14 Partnership Act | Partner's Contribution Becomes Firm's Property, Legal Heirs Cannot Claim Ownership : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 27) observed that a contribution made by the partner to the partnership firm becomes the firm's property as per Section 14 of the Partnership Act, 1932 and neither the partner nor his legal heirs would have an exclusive right over the firm's property after the partner's death or retirement except the share in profit in proportion to the contribution made...
Supreme Court Directs All States To Address Concerns About ART Drugs For People Living With HIV/AIDS
The Supreme Court has directed all States to respond to concerns relating to periodic stockouts, transparency in tendering and procurement, and drug quality and certification processes of the of Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) drugs for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan ordered the States to file affidavits addressing six issues detailed...
