Can't Rule On Challenge To Surrogacy Age Limit Without Reference To Circumstances Of Each Petitioner, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, while hearing a batch of pleas challenging provisions of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022., made it clear that it will not strike down or interfere with anything without recourse to the facts of each case. Previously, the Court, before posting the matter for hearing, had framed the following issues: 1. Whether...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Two Lawyers As Chhattisgarh HC Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended the names of two advocates to be appointed judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court.The Collegium comprising the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice BR Gavai recommended the following names for judgeship,1.Advocate Bibhu Datta Guru.2. Advocate Amitendra Kishore Prasad @ AK Prasad.Click here to read...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Review Of EVM-VVPAT Verdict

The Supreme Court on July 25 dismissed a plea seeking review of the judgment in the EVM-VVPAT case, vide which prayer for 100% cross-verification of EVM data with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) records was denied.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta passed the order on finding no ground to interfere with the April 26 judgment. It stated:"We have carefully perused...

Social Capital & Networks Play Important Role In Legal Career; Lawyers From Marginalised Sections Face Difficulties: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in its recent decision notably highlighted the economic struggles and systemic discrimination that law graduates from marginalised sections of society faced in the legal fraternity. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra observed that the exorbitant enrolment fee charged by State Bar Councils (SCBs) across the states created...

OROP | 'Either Enhance Pension Of Regular Captains Or Pay Cost' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Union Over 'One Rank One Pension' Anomalies

The Supreme Court today (on July 30) directed the Union Government to fix the anomalies relating to the pension payable to regular captains on implementation of the One Rank One Pension Scheme (OROP). Back in 2021, the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) Kochi had directed the Union to resolve this anomaly. However, the Union preferred an appeal against this order. On July 24, the Top Court...

Clinical Trial Norms Diluted For AYUSH Drugs, Says Amicus; Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response

On hearing the Patanjali misleading ads case, the Supreme Court today called upon Union of India to answer a contention that Rules with regard to clinical trials have been diluted in relation to AYUSH drugs - particularly in the context of new indications.The matter was before a bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta, which was informed by Amicus Curiae Shadan Farasat that...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Demolition Of Faizyab Masjid In Delhi, Allows To Approach Court If Alternative Land Not Allotted

The Supreme Court today (July 30) dismissed a Special Leave Petition that, inter alia, sought to maintain the status quo against the demolition of the Faizyab Masjid and Madrasa, located at Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi. The present SLP was filed against the Delhi High Court's order directing the Union to consider the request for allotment of an alternate plot of land as close to the plot...

Ministry Of Consumer Affairs Should Act Against Misleading Ads On Its Own, Instead Of Waiting For Complaints : Supreme Court

While hearing the Patanjali misleading ads case, the Supreme Court today lamented that in the past 4 years, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs only acted against misleading advertisements when a complaint was made, but did not carry out any due diligence on the ground level on its own.A bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta verbally observed that when the Ministry had a tie-up...

All Miscellaneous Amounts Charged By Bar Councils For Enrolment Are 'Enrolment Fees' : Supreme Court

While setting clear limits on the State Bar enrolment fees, the Supreme Court clarified that any amount collected by them from lawyers as a pre-condition to enrol them would amount to 'enrolment fee'.The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra observed that the money collected by Bar Councils in the name of verification fee, building fund, benevolent fund...

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Vishakhapatnam Bar Association For Abstaining From Court Work

The Supreme Court on Friday (July 26) issued a contempt notice to the Vishakhapatnam Bar Association for abstaining from court work and thereby preventing the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) in Vishakhapatnam from functioning.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Agustine George Masih was dealing with an SLP against Andhra Pradesh High Court order disposing the petitioner's writ petition...

Supreme Court Dismisses Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's Plea Challenging FIRs Over Giving Prison Interview

Today, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma dismissed a plea challenging the first information reports (FIRs) lodged against gangster Lawrence Bishnoi on the direction of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in connection with the interview given to a private TV while being lodged in high-security prison.The high court's direction was based on the...

TN Entertainment Tax Act Not Applicable To Online Cinema Ticket Booking Charges : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (July 30) affirmed that entertainment tax cannot be levied on the internet service provided by the cinema owner under the Tamil Nadu Entertainment Tax Act, 1939. Justice BV Nagarathna orally marked that the extra charge is for booking the ticket from home. This, in turn, is the service that allows the customers to book the tickets by sitting at home and also...