BREAKING| Supreme Court Seeks Data From Union Government On Illegal Migration To Assam & NE States Post-1971

The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 7) directed the Union Government to furnish data on the inflow of illegal migrants to Assam and North-Eastern states after March 25, 1971.The Court also directed the Centre to inform the steps taken by the Government at an administrative level to deal with illegal immigration into the North Eastern states particularly Assam. Details have to be furnished...

Officer Given Higher Pay Than Others In Same Cadre : Supreme Court Slams Favouritism, Directs Recovery

The Supreme Court recently rebuked the authorities involved in granting a higher pay scale to an employee(respondent No. 4) at the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT). The Court questioned the apparent collusion between authorities and the employee who received special treatment from the authorities, leading to the unjustifiable grant of a higher pay scale.The...

Bhima-Koregaon | Supreme Court Adjourns UAPA Accused Shoma Sen's Bail Hearing Until January 10

'Were Fresh Allegations Made In Supplementary Chargesheets And Did The High Court Consider Them?' Supreme Court Asks During Shoma Sen's Bail Hearing

Supreme Court Releases Videos On Historic 'Kesavananda Bharati' Judgment In 10 Indian Languages

On December 7, 2023 the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud announced that the Keshavananda Bharti judgement video, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the landmark case, is now available in 10 Indian languages on the Supreme Court's website. CJI Chandrachud emphasized the importance of breaking down language barriers to make the work of the court accessible to a wider section...

Principle Of 'Alter Ego' Or 'Piercing Corporate Veil' Not The Basis For 'Group Of Companies' Doctrine : Supreme Court

While approving the 'group of companies' doctrine in the arbitration law jurisprudence, the Supreme Court clarified that the principle of "alter ego" or "piercing the corporate veil" cannot be the basis for applying this doctrine.The Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Hrishikesh Roy, PS Narasimha, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was answering a...

Assam Accord | Government Has To Be Given Leeway To Make Compromises For Nation's Well Being, Says Supreme Court [Day 2 Hearing]

While hearing petitions challenging Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 6) orally remarked that certain political compromises made by the government of the day for the overall welfare of the nation cannot be always judged on the basis of hindsight wisdom, as the Government has to be given the leeway to deal the expedient problems of the...

Our Constitutional Ideals Are Not Some Colonial Vestige, Can't Say Constitution Is Un-Indian : Justice S Ravindra Bhat

Former Supreme Court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat said that the Constitution cannot be termed as a colonial document merely because it was a modification of the Government of India Act 1935 and emphasised that the Constitutional ideals cannot be discarded as some colonial vestige.He was delivering a lecture on 'Shedding the Colonial Hangover-Perspectives on Indianizing the Legal...

S.498A IPC | One Trivial Instance Not Sufficient For 'Cruelty' : Supreme Court Quashes Case Against Husband's Sisters & Cousins

Recently, the Supreme Court (on November 30) while quashing the criminal proceedings for the offence of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, observed that one occurrence, unless serious, with no clear evidence of involvement in the complainant's life, is not sufficient to implicate a person under this provision. “One instance unless portentous, in the absence of...

Lok Sabha Passes Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill, J&K Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill

In a significant legislative move, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday (December 6) two bills amending key laws in Jammu and Kashmir. The bills, namely the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023, were introduced in the Parliament in July this year.Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 modifies the Jammu...

Supreme Court Restores Cheating Case Against Fugitive Mehul Choksi & Wife; Says Gujarat HC Erred In Quashing FIR

The Supreme Court recently set aside a 2017 judgment of the Gujarat High Court which quashed an FIR registered by the Gujarat Police in 2015 against businessman Mehul Chinubhai Choksi, who turned fugitive and left India in 2017 following the PNB loan scam case.The FIR in the present case was registered by Ahmedabad Police for the offences of criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery...

Supreme Court Asks Army To Frame Policy On Women Officers' Promotion

The Supreme Court on December 4 told the Indian Army to frame a policy regarding the promotion of women officers, who have been granted permanent commission following the judgments of the Court.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra, was hearing a batch of applications filed by women officers who seek promotion from the rank of...

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Alleging Adulteration Of Honey With Sugar Syrup By Major Indian Brands

The Supreme Court on Monday (04.12.2023) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought purity test of several brands of honey sold in the market due to various reports claiming that many major brands selling honey are indulging in adulteration. 'We are not inclined to entertain this petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India. The Writ Petition is,...