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Supreme Court Dismisses Bail Plea After Adjournment Was Sought For 4th Time
The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking bail after adjournment was sought on the fourth occasion.The Court dismissed a bail plea filed by Nilesh Dhyaneshwar Desale against the order of the February 13 order of the Bombay High Court denying him bail. The plea was dismissed for non-prosecution after the Court noted that constant adjournments have been sought in this case and this...
'She Had Courage For FB Post But Can't Approach Police For 8 Yrs?': Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Malayalam Actor Siddique In Rape Case
The Supreme Court today (November 19) granted anticipatory bail to prominent Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case registered against him based on allegations levelled by a young actress.A bench comprising Justice Bela Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma made the interim anticipatory bail, granted on September 30, absolute."We deem it appropriate not to assign elaborate reasons,...
Lawyers Can Appear Online, Says CJI Sanjiv Khanna Amidst Delhi's Severe Air Pollution
Amidst the alarmingly severe air quality in Delhi, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Monday (November 19) said that the lawyers will have the option of appearing online.CJI Khanna however refused to give a definite statement that the functioning of the Courts would be only online, despite the requests made by Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta and Senior Advocate...
Labour Court's Factual Finding Shouldn't Be Normally Disturbed By Writ Court Without Compelling Reason : Supreme Court
Observing that the factual findings of a Labour Court should not be normally disturbed by a Writ Court without a compelling reason, the Supreme Court ordered the reinstatement of an employee who had been terminated due to conflicts arising from his estranged marital relationship. The bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti allowed the appeal of the employee.In...
Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Constitutional Validity Of Rule Allowing Registrar To Refuse Property Registration In Tamil Nadu
Pursuant to a petition filed assailing a Sub-Registrar's refusal to register a sale deed, the Supreme Court is set to hear a challenge to the constitutional validity of Rule 55A(i) of the Tamil Nadu Registration Rules, which gives power to a Registrar to refuse registration of an immoveable property.As per Rule 55A, the registering officer before whom a document relating to immovable property...
CCI Bars WhatsApp From Sharing Users' Data With Meta Companies For Advertising Purposes, Imposes Rs 213 Crore Penalty On Meta
The Competition Commission of India (Commission) imposed a penalty of Rs. 213.14 crore on Meta for abusing its dominant position. This relates to how WhatsApp's 2021 Privacy Policy was implemented and how user data was collected and shared with other Meta companies. The Commission also issued cease-and-desist directions and also directed Meta and WhatsApp to implement certain behavioural...
Recording Evidence Mandatory In Disciplinary Proceedings Proposing To Impose Major Penalties: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court directed the reinstatement of a government employee whose termination was based on an inquiry report imposing a major penalty without adequately proving the charges. The court emphasized that the recording of evidence in a disciplinary proceeding proposing charges of a major punishment is mandatory."This Court in a catena of judgments has held that the recording of evidence in...
Delhi Air Pollution | Supreme Court Advises Use Of Masks Amid 'Severe+' Air Quality In Delhi-NCR
The Supreme Court has issued a circular calling for strict adherence to preventive health measures, including wearing masks, as air quality in Delhi-NCR continues to deteriorate.Referring to an order by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) dated November 17, 2024, the circular highlights the implementation of Stage-IV ('Severe+' Air Quality) measures under the revised Graded...
'AoRs Don't Directly Deal With Clients In Many Cases' : Amicus S Muralidhar Says On Issue Of False Pleadings; Supreme Court Seeks SCBA Views
The Supreme Court on Monday (November 18) issued notice to the Supreme Court Bar Association to seek its views regarding guidelines to ensure that Advocates-on-Record do not make false statements in petitions. The Court decided to address this issue in a case concerning the recurring issue of false statements by lawyers in court.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Augustine...
Punjab Panchayat Elections| Supreme Court Directs Election Tribunal To Decide Election Petitions In 6 Months
The Supreme Court today (November 18) while refusing to interfere in pleas alleging irregularities in Punjab Gram Panchayat elections, directed the Election Tribunal to decide upon the election petitions within 6 months. The Court also allowed those petitioners whose nominations were rejected to file a review petition before the High Court to challenge the elections. The bench of CJI...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 11, 2024 To November 17, 2024
Nominal IndexCitationsM/S Crystal Transport Private Limited & Anr. v. A Fathima Fareedunisa & Ors., Civil Appeal Nos.7709–7710 of 2023 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 881Sonu Choudary v. State of NCT Delhi, Criminal Appeal No. 3111 of 2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 882Shyam Kumar Inani v. Vinod Agrawal & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 2845/2015 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 883In Re: Directions in the matter of...