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Eighteen States, Including Two Union Territories, Do Not Have Debts Recovery Tribunal: Union Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, while hearing a SLP pertaining to the absence of Debt Recovery Tribunals within the Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, was informed that these tribunals have not been established in a large number of States. To be precise, the Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan were informed by Additional Solicitor General K.M. Natraj that 18...
Supreme Court Dismisses Petitions To Review Article 370 Verdict
The Supreme Court has dismissed the petitions seeking review of its judgment upholding the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution.A 5-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant and AS Bopanna dismissed the review petitions in chamber noting that there was no apparent error in...
Liquor Policy: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Manish Sisodia In ED, CBI Cases; Says He Misused Power And Breached Public Trust
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied bail to Former Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia in the money laundering and corruption cases related to the alleged liquor policy scam.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma rejected the second bail pleas moved by Sisodia in the cases registered by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED). Sisodia...
Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2024- ARBITRATION (Jan - Mar)
SUPREME COURT QUARTERLY DIGEST 2024Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996An award could be said to be against the public policy of India in, inter alia, the following circumstances: 1. When an award is, on its face, in patent violation of a statutory provision 2. When the arbitrator/Arbitral Tribunal has failed to adopt a judicial approach in deciding the dispute. 3. When an award is in...
Supreme Court Posts Pleas Regarding Validity OF Consumer Protection Rules On Appointment Of Members Next Week For Disposal
The Supreme Court (today on May 21), ordered that it will hear a batch of an appeals against the Supreme Court against the judgment of the Bombay High Court(Nagpur Bench) which struck down Rule 6(1) of the Consumer Protection Rules, 2020, next week. Rule 6 talks about Qualification for Appointment, method of recruitment, procedure for appointment, term of office, resignation, and removal...
MP Judicial Service | Supreme Court Allows Candidates With Disabilities To Attend Interview If They've Got Minimum Marks Prescribed For SC/ST Categories
The Supreme Court (today on May 21) resumed its hearing in a suo motu matter regarding a rule in the State of Madhya Pradesh that excludes visually impaired and no-vision candidates from seeking appointment to judicial services. As an interim relief, the Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Sanjay Karol passed an order that the candidates of various disabilities who appeared for the...
'Brought Disrepute To West Bengal' : ECI Censures Ex-HC Judge & BJP Candidate For 'Low-Level Attack' Against Mamta Banerjee
The Election Commission of India has debarred former judge of Calcutta High Court and BJP candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay from campaigning for 24 hours finding his comments on Mamata Banerjee to be “low-level personal attack”.The action is taken in respect of Gangopadhyay's comments that Mamata Banerjee has sold herself and her "rate" was Rs 10 lakh. He had even asked if she was...
Litigants Should Be Allowed To Appear Virtually If Court Thinks Their Presence Is Required : Supreme Court
Observing that the personal presence of the litigant suffering from ailments can be sought through a virtual medium when there's a facility in the High Court to appear through a virtual mode, the Supreme Court on Monday (May 20) provided a relief to the litigant by staying an operation of the Calcutta High Court's order which had directed the personal appearance of the litigant.The Vacation...
Can Legality Of Arrest Be Examined After Trial Court Has Taken Cognizance & Rejected Bail? Supreme Court Asks Hemant Soren
While hearing former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 21) asked if the validity of arrest can be examined after the trial court has taken cognizance of the ED complaint and rejected the regular bail application of Soren.After hearing arguments for about one and half hours, the...
NDPS Act | Confiscation Of Vehicle Can't Be Ordered Without Hearing Its Registered Owner : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that an order passed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 (NDPS Act) for the confiscation of a vehicle will be illegal if it was passed without hearing the owner of the vehicle.Referring to Section 63 of the NDPS Act, the Court said that an order confiscation of an article cannot be passed until the expiry of one month from the date of...
Hemant Soren's Interim Bail Plea : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear today JMM leader and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's plea for interim bail for election campaigning.He has been under custody since January 31 when he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an alleged land scam.A vacation bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma will hear the matter. The ED has filed a...