Is Interest On Solatium Payable From Date Of Land Acquisition Or Date Of 'Sunder' Judgment? Supreme Court Refers To 3-Judge Bench

The Supreme Court recently referred to a three judge bench the question of whether landowners whose land is acquired are entitled to interest on solatium from the date of land acquisition or only from the date when the judgment in Sunder v. Union of India was delivered (19.09.2001).A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan directed the matter to be placed before a three-judge...

Supreme Court Extends Stay On Premature Release Of Gangster-Turned-Politician Arun Gawli

Today (on July 31), the Supreme Court admitted the appeal filed by the State of Maharashtra challenging premature release of gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, convicted in 2012 under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA). The Bombay High Court had held that life convicts under the MCOCA are not excluded from the revised remission policy of 2006. The Bench...

Vodafone Idea Not Liable To Deduct TDS On Charges Paid To Non-Resident Telecom Operators : Supreme Court

Dismissing a petition filed by the Income Tax Department, the Supreme Court recently upheld the view that Vodafone Idea is not liable to deduct TDS (tax deducted at source) on interconnectivity usage and bandwidth charges paid to non-resident telecom operators.A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh observed that the case was covered by the 2021 decision in Engineering...

Plea In Supreme Court Against Demolition Of Mosque In Delhi's Mangolpuri

A petition against the demolition of a mosque at Y-Block Mangolpuri in New Delhi has been filed before the Supreme Court. Yesterday, Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde mentioned the matter before the Chief Justice of India for urgent hearing. CJI DY Chandrachud said that the matter would be taken up by a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and R Mahadevan. Following this, when the matter was...

PMLA| Supreme Court Grants Bail To Money Laundering Accused Considering Age & Custody Period

The Supreme Court granted bail to Humayun Merchant, an alleged aide of Iqbal Mirchi (late gangster), in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar took into consideration that Merchant is 75 years of age and has already suffered actual incarceration for more than four years and nine months. The trial...

Can CBI Investigate Offences Regarding Foreign Contributions? Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging Validity Of S.43 FCRA

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 43 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA), which allows central government to appoint any agency, such as CBI, to investigate into matters of foreign contribution.The development comes as a bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Aravind Kumar recently granted leave in a plea filed...

E-Courts Project : Centre Reveals Data Of Funds Utilized By States

During the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament, the Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal revealed the funds allocated by the Union Government for the e-Courts Mission Mode Project under various heads.About e-courts project The e-courts project is a National eGovernance project for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) enablement of the judiciary in India at...

[Delhi Coaching Centre Deaths] High Court Slams Govt's "Freebie Culture"; Says Civic Bodies Have No Money To Revamp Infrastructure

The Delhi High Court today tore into Delhi government's "freebie" policies in the aftermath of the recent basement flooding in city's Rajendra Nagar area wherein three civil services aspirants lost their lives.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said because of the "freebie culture", the government has no money to upgrade the...

Supreme Court To Clarify If Judgment Upholding States' Power To Tax Minerals Will Operate Only Prospectively

While the Union argued against allowing States to recover past dues, States like Jharkhand and UP argued for it.

Complaint U/s.29 Of Industrial Disputes Act Must Contain Specific Pleadings Regarding Breach: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 30) quashed criminal proceedings initiated under Section 29 (penalty for breach of settlement or award) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (ID Act) observing that the complaint did not contain specific pleading regarding breach of settlement or award binding on the accused employers.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and justice Augustine George Masih set aside...

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...