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Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Separate National Judicial Data Grid For Tribunals
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 27) refused the entertain a PIL seeking for the creation of a separate National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) for the Tribunals in the country. The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice Manoj Misra dismissed the petition considering that the petitioner had filed a similar petition previously where he sought the inclusion of Tribunals in the National...
'Last Of Few Green Spaces' : Supreme Court Expresses Discontent At Allotment Of Navi Mumbai Open Sports Complex To Commercial Builders
The Supreme Court today (September 27) took a serious view of the decision of Maharashtra Government to reallot the land earmarked for developing a sport complex to commercial builders in Navi Mumbai. The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing the challenge to the order of the Bombay High Court which quashed the decision of the State Government to shift the 20...
Supreme Court Hears Plea Of Former Chancellor Of Maulana Azad National Urdu University Against Defamation Case For Remarks Against Professor
The Supreme Court today (September 27) orally remarked that they will ask former Chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Firoz Bakht Ahmed, to publish an apology in a newspaper in connection with the “sexual predator” remark he made against Dean of the School of Mass Communication and Journalism of the MANUU, Professor Ehtesham Ahmad Khan.Reportedly, Firoz Bakht Ahmed...
S. 37 Arbitration Act | An Award Can't Be Set Aside Merely Because Appellate Court's View Is A Better View : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (Sep. 27) observed that unless the arbitral award suffers from the illegality mentioned under Section 34 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Act”), no award can be interfered with or set aside by the Appellate Courts under Section 37 of the Act. The bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Pankaj Mithal observed that the award cannot be set...
Supreme Court “Showing Magnanimity” Closes Contempt Proceedings Against UP Official For False Affidavit, Imposes Rs. 5 Lakh Cost On State
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 27) closed contempt proceedings against the former Principal Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Prisons Administration Department for making false statement in his affidavit filed to explain delay in deciding remission plea of a convict.“We can go deep into the matter and fix the responsibility, but we are facing huge pendency of cases and therefore we do...
Such Litigants Have No Place In Court: Supreme Court Imposes Rs. 10 Lakh Fine On Litigant Company For Suppression of Facts
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 27) came down heavily on a litigant for suppressing material facts in its two appeals and filing affidavits that sought to justify such suppression.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih imposed a fine of Rs. 5 lakhs in each case on the litigant company, who has filed the SLPs challenging orders of the National Company...
Free Copy Of NCLT Order & Copy Of Order Obtained On Paying Cost Are 'Certified Copies' For Filing NCLAT Appeal : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (September 27) set aside an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) which refused to condone delay in filling an appeal because of the filling of a 'free copy' of the impugned order.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice Manoj Misra held that there was no difference between a free certified copy of the order and a certified copy which is...
Supreme Court Allows Objections To Be Raised Against Admissibility Of Materials Produced In Petition Challenging Karnataka Congress MLA's Election
Upon hearing Karnataka Congress MLA TD Rajegowda's challenge to a 'vague' election petition filed against him by BJP's DN Jeeveraja, the Supreme Court today clarified that the parties would be entitled to raise their pleas relating to admissibility/relevance of certain documents filed as 'proof' by Jeeveraja after the filing of the election petition, at an appropriate stage.A bench of...
'Commission Needs To Be More Active' : Supreme Court Expresses Dissatisfaction With CAQM Over Steps To Stop Stubble Burning
The Supreme Court on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with steps taken by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to stop stubble burning in the States of Punjab and Haryana, which is a cause for the worsening of the air quality in Delhi-National Capital Region during every winter.The bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih was surprised to note that the CAQM...
Appointment Of New Bombay High Court Judges Likely To Happen Soon : CJI DY Chandrachud
The Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today (September 27) indicated that the appointment of the new judges of the Bombay High Court are likely to happen soon based on the recent recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium. The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing an SLP seeking for early hearing of a PIL before the Bombay High Court. The Counsel for...
Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Release Due To Delay In Deciding Mercy Petition
The Supreme Court recently issued notices in a petition filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, Babbar Khalsa terrorist and a death row convict, in a petition under Article 32 seeking commutation of the death sentence on the grounds of 'extraordinary' and 'inordinate delay' of 1 year and 4 months in deciding his mercy petition, pending before the President of India.The petition also seeks...