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Article 226 | Writ Jurisdiction Can't Be Exercised To Question Economic Or Fiscal Reforms : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (December 8) upheld the authority of civic bodies to revise property tax rates, holding that such revisions cannot be challenged unless the procedure adopted is arbitrary or in clear violation of the governing statutory provisions. “The matters of tax revision fell squarely within the domain of the appellant-Corporation, and the High Court ought not to...
Testimony Cannot Be Rejected Solely Because Witness Is Declared Hostile, Consistent Portions Can Be Relied Upon : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (December 8) held that the testimony of a witness cannot be outrightly rejected solely by declaring a witness a hostile witness. The Court said that a portion of the testimony which is consistent with the case of the prosecution or defence may be accepted. A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih heard the case where the appellants...
Supreme Court Directs UP Police Officer Accused Of Anti-Muslim Remarks To Give Voice Sample; Quashes Case Against Man Who Flagged Audio
The Supreme Court today(December 8) quashed a criminal case against a man in Uttar Pradesh on finding that it was falsely lodged against him after he was proposing to initiate legal action over an audio clip in which the then Superintendent of Police, Bijnor, was allegedly heard making objectionable comments against Muslims.The bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice K...
'Shocking Casualness', Supreme Court Slams UP Police As Officers, Counsel Clueless About Accused's Criminal Record
The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh Police for their casual handling of proceedings after it emerged that even the sub-inspector accompanying the accused had no knowledge of his criminal antecedents in a matter arising from a 1982 appeal against an Allahabad High Court judgment.The Bench also expressed surprise that the State's counsel appeared equally uninformed. When...
Supreme Court Stays Kerala HC Order Summoning Byju's Resolution Professional In Contempt Case Over Sale Of Subsidiaries
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Kerala High Court's orders which had directed issuance of show-cause notices and directed Byju's Resolution Professional Shailendra Ajmera, GLAS Trust representative Sunil Thomas, and Ernst and Young Chairman Rajiv Memani to personally appear before the High Court in contempt proceedings over the sale of Byju's foreign subsidiaries Epic! Creations Inc....
Supreme Court Grants Bail To Assam Professor In Case Over Making Pro-Pakistan & Obscene Posts
The Supreme Court today granted interim bail to a College Professor in Assam who had allegedly made 'pro-Pakistan' remarks during the Indo-Pak conflict this year. He was also accused of making obscene social media posts.Allegedly, the man (petitioner) uploaded a post on Facebook stating "we are with the brother of Pakistani citizens". The post further stated, "we will be with them in...
Union Opposes Sonam Wangchuk's Plea To Appear In Supreme Court Hearing Through VC
The Union Government on Monday (December 8) opposed a request made by Sonam Wangchuk to appear before the Supreme Court via video conferencing from Jodhpur jail in the hearing on the challenge to his detention under the National Security Act.Dr. Gitanjali Angmo, Wangchuk's wife, has approached the Supreme Court through a habeas corpus petition challenging the detention of the Ladakh...
Supreme Court Orders 30% Women's Reservation In State Bar Councils; Allows Co-option In 10% Seats
In a significant order, the Supreme Court on Monday directed that 30% of the seats in the State Bar Councils - where elections are yet to be notified- must be represented by women advocates.For the present year, the Court ordered that 20% of the seats should be filled by way of election of women members, and 10% by co-option. The Court directed that a proposal for co-option be placed before...
State Funding Will Ensure Free & Fair Elections : Justice Oka Recalls Justice Tarkunde's Suggestions
Lauding the vision of distinguished Bombay High Court judge-Justice VM Tarkunde, former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay Oka recently shed light on certain "forgotten" recommendations made by Justice Tarkunde as far back as in 1975, including those pertaining to a voters' council at grassroot level as well as state funding of elections.Justice Oka reminisced that in 1974 Jayprakash Narayan...
Supreme Court Relaxes Senthil Balaji's Bail Condition In Money Laundering Case
The Supreme Court on Monday relaxed the bail condition imposed on ex-Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji that he should appear every Monday and Friday between 11 am and 12 noon at the office of the Deputy Director, the Directorate of Enforcement at Chennai. Modifying the condition, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed that Balaji will...
'Disappointing': Supreme Court Pulls Up State of UP For Not Framing SOP To Medically Examine Persons Released After Investigation
The Supreme Court today(December 8) directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to place the Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) pertaining to the medical examination of persons detained in the police station while releasing them. The State has to do it on or before December 31. This direction comes from a bench comprising Justice KV Viswanathan and Justice SVN Bhatti, which noted that despite...