Complete Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2024- [January To March]

Abuse of Process of LawSpecial Leave Petitions - Several matters, wherein the special leave petitions are filed either against the order seeking adjournment or the order issuing notices or grant/refusal of interim protections. Filing of such petitions not only wastes the time of the Court but it also puts unnecessary burden on the Courts and adds up to the pendency of matters before the...

Maharashtra Stamp Act | Refund Of Stamp Duty Can't Be Denied On Ground That Application Was Made Before Execution Of Cancellation Deed : Supreme Court

In a recent decision concerning the refund of the stamp duty under the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958, the Supreme Court held that the refund of the stamp duty paid towards the unexecuted conveyance could not be denied on mere technicality that the application seeking refund of the stamp duty was preferred before the execution of the cancellation deed. The court clarified that if the...

Former Odisha Governor and Senior Advocate MC Bhandare Passes Away

Former Governor of Odisha and senior advocate M.C. Bhandare passed away at the age of 95.A veteran leader of the Congress party, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha for three terms and served as the Governor of Odisha from August 2007 to March 2013. He had published his memoir "The Arc of Memory" in December 2023.Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and former CM Naveen Patnaik...

High Court Not Having Original Civil Jurisdiction Cannot Extend Time To Pass Arbitral Award As Per S.29A(4) Arbitration Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that a High Court which does not have original civil jurisdiction does not have the power to extend the time limit for passing of the arbitral award as per Section 29A of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 (“Act”).The bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan clarified that as per the mandate of Section 29A (4) of the Act, the power to extend...

Judiciary During Coalition Government : Potential Changes In Power Dynamics

A coalition government is back in power in India after ten years. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), having fallen short of the majority mark, is now dependent on its allies within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to form the government. Although the NDA government, with Narendra Modi as Prime Minister, is continuing with most of the Ministers from the previous administration, it is widely speculated that the domineering approach displayed during the previous two terms, when the BJP held an...

Supreme Court Imposes Rs. 10 Lakhs Cost On MP Govt For Denying Appointment To Teacher, Asks Govt To Recover From Erring Officials

Recently, the Supreme Court imposed a cost of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Ten Lakh Rupees) on the Madhya Pradesh Government for disobeying the High Court's order and denying a valid appointment to a 'Samvida Shikshak' selected on a contract basis. The court directed the state government to recover the said amount from the erring official(s) responsible for taking deliberate, illegal, mala-fide actions...

Behind Bars & Ballots : How Laws Apply When Jailed Persons Win Elections?

“The ballot is more potent than the most powerful gun. Democracy facilitates a peaceful revolution at the hands of the common man if elections are held in a free and fair manner,” -Anoop Baranwal v. UOIIn the 18th Lok Sabha elections, the two Members of Parliament emerged victorious while being confined in the prison. Amritpal Singh from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib and Sheikh Abdul...

NEET-UG 2024 Candidates Allege Discrepancies In Scores, Urges Supreme Court To Order Re-Evaluation Of All OMR Sheets

In a recent development in the ongoing NEET-UG 2024 Results controversy, another petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a complete re-evaluation of all OMR answer sheets, re-ranking of candidates and a court-monitored enquiry. The writ petition under Article 32 was filed by eight candidates who appeared for the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) examination on May 5....

Supreme Court Dismisses 'Conman' Sukesh Chandrasekhar's Wife Leena Paulose's Plea In Extortion Case

The Supreme Court (on June 14) dismissed the petition filed Leena Paulose, the wife of alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, against the Delhi HC adjourning her bail appeal in the Rs 200-crore extortion case. Paulose had filed an SLP against the Delhi High Court's order dated May 20, 2024, which adjourned her bail plea to July 2024. A vacation Bench of Justices PV Sanjay Kumar...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Subject /Statute Wise Index [May 01 to 10]

Citations 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 340 to 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 360BankRecipients of a fixed deposit cannot suffer at the cost of the criminal conduct of the Bank officials and that, in such an event the Bank would be held vicariously liable for the conduct of their employees. Leelawati Devi v. District Cooperative Bank Ltd., 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 346Bar AssociationThe Supreme Court directs minimum...

'He Is Ex-CM, Not Some Tom, Dick & Harry' : Karnataka High Court Stays Arrest Of BS Yediyurappa In POCSO Case

The Karnataka High Court has restrained the police authorities from arresting former CM BS Yediyurappa in connection with a POCSO case registered against him.The Court has however asked him to cooperate with the investigation and appear before the investigating officer on June 17th.The order was passed by a single bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit while considering an appeal against an order by...

Will Ensure Safety Of Hoardings Near Mumbai Railway Lines : Railways Tells Supreme Court

The railways undertook before the Supreme Court on Friday (June 14) to ensure that no collapse of hoardings in the central and western railway lines of Mumbai will happen during the Monsoon rainy seasons.The development happened after the Court raised a concern last week about the safety of hoardings in the light of the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse incident.The bench of Justices PV Sanjay...