Supreme Court Sets Aside Excise Duty Demand On Oil Marketing Companies For Inter-Supply Of Petroleum Products

In a significant relief for Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), the Supreme Court ruled (Jan. 20) that prices under the MoU for inter-supply of petroleum products, designed to ensure smooth nationwide distribution, do not constitute "transaction value" and are exempt from excise duty due to their non-commercial nature. The Court emphasised that the inter-supply arrangement was not solely...

[RG Kar Rape-Murder] Hospital Authorities Tried To Show Death As Suicidal, Police Officers Kept Incident 'Behind Curtain': Kolkata Court

The Court sentenced sole accused Sanjoy Roy to life imprisonment for his role in the brutal rape and murder of the trainee doctor on August 9th.

'Punjab Officials Stooped So Low' : Supreme Court Finds Disciplinary Punishment Against Doctor Vengeful, Sets Aside Penalty

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 20) granted relief to a retired Senior Medical Officer who was in service of the Punjab Government, by setting aside the order of penalty imposed on him in a disciplinary proceeding.The Court observed that the disciplinary proceedings were nothing but a ruse to wreak vengeance against the appellant for having dragged high officials of the Government of...

Senior Designations | No Scope To Reduce Marks If Candidate Has Integrity Or Character Issues : Supreme Court Expresses Concerns

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern about the lack of scope to reduce marks if there are doubts regarding the integrity and character of a candidate for designation as a Senior Advocate in the procedure provided in the authoritative judgment of the Court in Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India.“For 20 years of practice, he (candidate) gets 20 marks. But there is no scope to...

Atul Subhash Case : Supreme Court Disposes Of Habeas Corpus Petition Filed By Mother Of Subhash To Know Whereabouts Of Child

The Supreme Court today (January 20) disposed of a habeas corpus petition filed by Anju Devi, mother of Karnataka-based techie Atul Subhash, to know about the whereabouts of her grandson. A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma heard the matter in in-camera proceedings to maintain the privacy of the child. After the Court interacted with the child, it disposed of...

Supreme Court Criticises Uttar Pradesh Govt For Non-Compliance With Order To Investigate Illegal Filling Of Water Bodies

The Supreme Court recently (January 17) expressed displeasure over the non-compliance by the State of Uttar Pradesh with the Court's direction to investigate and submit a report on instances of illegal filling of water bodies in Bijnor District.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan noted that despite orders passed on July 16, 2024, and November 22, 2024, the Committee failed...

'Such Persons Should Be Barred From Contesting' : Supreme Court Judge On Tahir Hussain's Plea For Interim Bail For Delhi Elections

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidate and Delhi Riots case accused Mohd Tahir Hussain has approached the Supreme Court seeking interim bail in order to campaign for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls.His plea was listed today before a bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Ahsanuddin Amanullah which could not take it up for hearing. However, when the matter was mentioned at the...

Mere Breach Of S.52A NDPS Act Not Fatal To Trial If Contraband Recovery Otherwise Proved : Supreme Court

Highlighting that substantive justice outweighs procedural irregularities, the Supreme Court recently upheld the conviction of an individual for possessing contraband, rejecting his plea for acquittal based on alleged non-compliance with Section 52A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (“NDPS Act”). The Court observed that mere non-compliance with Section 52A would...

'We're Pained': Supreme Court On Plea Of Christian Man Unable To Bury Father In Native Village In Chhattisgarh

The Supreme Court today (January 20) heard a Special Leave Petition challenging the High Court of Chattisgarh's order dated January 9, 2025, whereby, the Court rejected the petitioner's plea to bury his father, who was a Christian pastor, in the Chindwara village graveyard. While keeping the matter to be heard on Wednesday, the Court expressed that it is pained that the State and the High...

Supreme Court Extends Women's Reservation To NGT Delhi Bar Assn; Says BCD Enrolment Not Necessary To Vote In NGT Bar Elections

The Supreme Court today clarified that its order reserving posts for women lawyers in Delhi's High Court and District Bar Associations shall apply mutatis mutandis to the National Green Tribunal Bar Association in the capital. Further, it was held that registration with the Bar Council of Delhi is not mandatory for a lawyer-member of the NGT Bar Association to cast a vote, as lawyers from...

BREAKING | Kolkata Court Sentences Convict Sanjoy Roy To Life Imprisonment In RG Kar Rape-Murder Case

A sessions court in Kolkata's Sealdah has sentenced prime accused Sanjoy Roy to life imprisonment in the RG Kar rape and murder case, wherein Roy was accused of brutally raping and murdering a trainee doctor after her night shift at the RG Kar Medical College & Hospital.Sessions Judge Anirban Das held that the case did not fall into the "rarest of rare" categories, warranting a...

Lawyer Moves Supreme Court Challenging Delhi HC's Decision To Confer Senior Designation On 70 Advocates

A Writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Senior Designation of 70 advocates by the Delhi High Court. The plea, filed by Advocate Sanjay Dubey seeks the quashing of the notification dated November 29, 2024, by which 70 Advocates were notified to be designated as Senior Advocates and 67 Advocates were placed in a 'deferred list' upon the recommendations of...