Supreme Court Directs NGT To Monitor Silicosis-Prone Industries And Orders NHRC To Oversee Compensation Process For Affected Workers

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 6) directed the National Green Tribunal to monitor and ensure compliance with minimal standards in industries prone to silicosis disease and to take necessary steps to prevent the spread of the disease.“we now direct the NGT to oversee the impact of silicosis prone industries and factories across India and ensure that the CPCB and the respective SPCBs...

Will Share FIRs & Documents Related To Sand Mining Cases With ED : TN Govt Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 7) adjourned the ED's plea against Madras HC's order staying ED summons to District Collectors of Vellore, Trichy, Thanjavur and Ariyalur, to August 27, 2024. The summons were issued to the collectors in connection with alleged illegal sand mining-money laundering cases. The matter was adjourned by the Bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and...

'You Can't Round Up People For All This' : Supreme Court Questions MP Govt Over Arrest Of School Principals Over 'Illegal' Fee Hike

The Supreme Court today (on August 08), heard the bail pleas filed by principals of various schools and officer bearers of the Schools' Managing Committee (including a Bishop) in Jabalpur who were arrested for allegedly raising the fees and selling the books with different ISBN numbers.During the hearing, Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra, submitted, on behalf of one of the petitioners, that...

Govt Employees Can't Assume 5-Day Work-Week: Punjab & Haryana HC Decides 511 Pleas Seeking Extra Wages For Working On Saturdays

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that Government employees cannot assume that they are only required to work for five days in a week and they cannot claim compensation as a matter of right for working on Saturdays.Justice Sanjay Vashisth disposed of 511 pleas of government employees seeking extra wages for working on Saturdays, in various departments of the Punjab...

S. 138 NI Act | 'Capacity To Give Loan Not Shown, Contradictions In Statements' : Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal In Cheque Dishonour Case

The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal in a cheque dishonour case by taking note of certain contradictions in the statements of the complainant, as well as his inability to show the financial capacity to advance the loan as well as the lack of acknowledgement of the loan in the Income Tax returns.Although the signature of the accused in the cheque was established, the Court stated that...

Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 Sent To Joint Parliamentary Committee: Proposed Changes Explained

Today in the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament, the Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in Lok Sabha. It proposes to bring approximately 40 amendments to the existing Waqf Act, 1995 (as amended in 2013).After an intense debate, the house referred the Bill to a Joint Parliamentary Committee for wider scrutiny, after the Minister agreed...

'Some Retire From District Judiciary With A Monthly Pension Of Only Rs.15K' : Supreme Court Expresses Concerns To Union

The Supreme Court today (August 8) flagged concerns over the issue of meagre retirement pensions given to the District Judges.The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the All India Judges Association Case relating to the implementation of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission. Attorney General for India R Venkataramani requested for...

Blacklisting Of An Entity Amounts To 'Civil Death', Must Be Justifiable And Proportionate: Supreme Court

While setting aside a blacklisting order passed by Kolkata Municipal Corporation against a commercial entity, the Supreme Court recently observed that blacklisting orders are a "drastic remedy" and as such, they ought to be justifiable as well as proportionate."All these reasons fall far short of rendering the conduct of the appellant in the present case, so abhorrent as to justify the...

Ad-Hoc Appointment As Lecturer Cannot Be Considered For Eligibility Of Senior Pay Scale Under CAS: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah has held that services rendered in an ad-hoc appointment as Lecturer before being appointed as Assistant Professor on a regular basis cannot be counted for determining the eligibility for the grant of the senior pay scale under the 'Career Advancement Scheme' (CAS).As per the CAS notified on July 22, 1988 by the...

Cooperation With Investigation Doesn't Mean Accused Should Confess To Crime : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that cooperation with the investigation does not mean that the accused must confess to the investigating officer."We are of the firm opinion that non-cooperation by the accused is one matter and the accused refusing to confess to the crime is another. There would be no obligation upon the accused that on being interrogated, he must confess to the crime and...

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Petition To Postpone NEET-PG 2024 Exam

The Supreme Court on Thursday (August 8) agreed to hear tomorrow a petition seeking to postpone the NEET-PG 2024 examination, which is scheduled for August 11, 2024.Advocate Anas Tanwir mentioned the petition before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud this morning seeking an urgent hearing. In response, CJI said that the matter will be heard tomorrow.The petitioners stated that many...

Arbitration | Impermissible For Arbitral Tribunal Or Courts To Grant Interest Upon Interest Under 1940 Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (Aug. 7) held that an Arbitral Tribunal is not empowered to grant interest upon interest while passing an arbitral award as the Arbitration Act, 1940 does not specifically provide for the grant of interest on interest. “In the light of the above legal provisions and the case law on the subject, it is evident that ordinarily courts are not supposed to...