Rs 8K Crore Relief To Delhi Metro : Supreme Court Allows DMRC's Curative Petition Against Arbitral Award In Favour Of DAMEPL

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 10) relieved the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) of a huge liability to the tune of Rs 8000 crores approximately by setting aside its 2021 judgment which upheld the arbitral award won by the Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL, Reliance Infrastructure subsidiary) against the DMRC.The arbitral award was passed in 2017 and the...

Contempt Case Against Patanjali, Baba Ramdev : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

The Supreme Court will hear today the contempt case against Patanjali Ayurved over misleading medical ads.Patanjali MD Acharya Balkrishna and Baba Ramdev are directed to be personally present before the Court. They have expressed "unconditional and unqualified" apology to SC.A bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah will hear the...

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Moves Supreme Court Against ED Arrest In Liquor Policy Case

After Delhi High Court's dismissal of his plea yesterday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approached the Supreme Court challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi Liquor Policy case.The petition is likely to be mentioned before Chief Justice of India at 10.30 AM today for urgent hearing. Kejriwal, arrested on March 21, is presently under judicial...

Why Can't States Regulate Misuse Of Industrial Alcohol To Control Liquor Tragedies? Supreme Court Asks Union [Day 4]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 9) resumed its 4th day of hearing the Constitutional issue whether the Union has exclusive control over 'industrial alcohol' and whether the States can control it under the garb of exercising their powers over 'intoxicating liquor'.During the hearing, the Court questioned the Union's argument that it has exclusive control over 'industrial alcohol', by...

Political Party Can Be Brought Under PMLA, Kejriwal Would Be Liable For Affairs Of AAP Under Section 70(1): Delhi High Court

While dismissing the plea moved by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest in the liquor policy case, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that a political party can be brought within the purview of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma made the observation while analyzing Section 70 of PMLA (offences by companies) and Section 2(f)...

Moving HC Under Articles 226/227 To Release Seized Vehicle Without Approaching Magistrate Under Sec.451 CrPC Not Proper: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that approaching the High Court under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution for the release of the seized vehicle would not be a proper remedy without approaching the magistrate under Section 451 Code of Criminal Procedure (“Cr.P.C.”).“When there is a specific statutory provision contained in the Cr.P.C. empowering the criminal court to pass appropriate order for...

Misleading Ads Case : Baba Ramdev & Patanjali MD Furnish Unconditional Apology Before Supreme Court

Patanjali Ayurveda's co-founder Baba Ramdev and Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna have tendered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court in the contempt case initiated against them over publication of misleading medical ads, in breach of a Court undertaking.The affidavit containing the apology was filed this Saturday. The matter will now be taken up tomorrow (April 10).To...

'Merits Of The Case Not Required To Be Considered In Condoning Delay' : Supreme Court Explains Principles For Delay Condonation

While refusing to condone the delay of 5659 days in preferring an appeal, the Supreme Court on Monday (April 08) laid down eight principles by providing harmonious construction to Sections 3 and 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963. The Bench Comprising Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal laid down the principles."On a harmonious consideration of the provisions of the law, as aforesaid, and...

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's ED Arrest In Liquor Policy Case Valid: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea moved by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma upheld his arrest and subsequent remand holding that ED was able to place enough material, statements of approvers and AAP's own...

Supreme Court Permits Jailed UP MLA Abbas Ansari To Attend Father-Mukhtar Ansari's Fatiha Ceremony

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 9) permitted Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari to attend a 'Fatiha' ceremony scheduled for April 10 in respect of his father Mukhtar Ansari, a gangster-turned politician who died on March 28 following a cardiac arrest while undergoing sentence of life imprisonment.The Bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan ordered that Abbas be taken to his hometown...

If You Have Sought For House Arrest, You Must Pay The Expenses: Supreme Court Tells Bhima Koregaon Case Accused Gautam Navlakha

Today, the Supreme Court (on April 09) orally told Bhima Koregaon-accused Gautam Navlakha's Advocate, Shadan Farasat, that if house arrest was sought, the surveillance expenses incurred by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) must be paid. However, Farasat submitted that paying the expenses was of no difficulty and that the issue is about calculating such expenses. He added that he would...

Supreme Court To Hear Plea For 100% EVM Votes-VVPAT Verification On April 16

The Supreme Court today clarified that the matter pertaining to Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) data cross-checking against voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) records will be heard next Tuesday (April 16).The petitions were listed today before a bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta. Since the bench was hearing another matter, Justice Khanna clarified before...