BREAKING : Supreme Court Allows Kerala Govt To Hold Plus One Exams Offline; Dismisses Plea Against It

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed against the decision of the Kerala Government to hold Plus One (Class XI) exams in offline mode.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar observed that the reasons given by the State Government in its affidavit were convincing and hence the petition was liable to be dismissed."We hope and trust that the authorities will...

Statutory Tenant Cannot Seek Repossession After Demolition Of Building Under Section 108B(e) Of Transfer Of Property Act : Supreme Court

The Court explained that a statutory tenant can claim rights only under the Rent Act and not under the TP Act.

Kerala High Court Denies Pre Arrest Bail To Fake Lawyer Sessy Xavier

The Kerala High Court on Friday refused to grant pre-arrest bail to Sessy Xavier, who had recently made the front page for posing as an advocate for two years without holding the essential qualifications. Justice Shircy V while dismissing the anticipatory bail application, directed the applicant to surrender before the authorities immediately and to cooperate with the investigation. Xavier...

Moratorium Ordered U/Sec.14 IBC Does Not Apply To Proceedings In Respect Of Directors/Management Of Corporate Debtor: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the moratorium ordered under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code does not apply in respect of the directors/management of the Corporate Debtor.It applies only in relation to the Corporate Debtor and against its directors/management, proceedings could continue, the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli observed.In this case,...

'Attorney General Solved The Problem', Says Supreme Court As Centre Agrees To Reinstate Justice Cheema As NCLAT Chairperson Till Sep 20

The Attorney General on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that the Central Government has agreed to reinstate Justice Ashok Iqbal Singh Cheema as the Acting Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal till September 20 to enable him to pronounce the pending judgments.Justice Cheema had filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court aggrieved by the order issued by the Centre...

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'Litigants In Distress' : Supreme Court Deprecates Centre's Practice Of Giving Additional Charge To DRT Of One State Over Another State Due To Unfilled Vacancies

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed disapproval of the Centre's practice of extending jurisdiction of Debts Recovery Tribunal of one state to another state due to unfilled vacancy of Presiding Officer.A special bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice DY Chandhrachud and Justice L Nageswara Rao was hearing a petition filed by the State Bar Council of MP challenging...

"We Are In A Democratic Country Following Rule Of Law, You Can't Say It": Supreme Court To AG In Tribunal Matter- Full Courtroom Exchange

The Supreme Court on Wednesday took objection to how the Central government has affected appointments to tribunals.At the outset, CJ N . V . Ramana raised the issue of the premature retirement of Justice A. I. S. Cheema as NCLAT chairman- "The department has hurriedly on 11th of September made arrangements and he has been replaced by another gentleman, Justice M. Venugopal. I don't know how...

'We Are Very Unhappy' : Supreme Court Says Centre Made NCLT/ITAT Appointments From Wait-List Ignoring Select-List

The Supreme Court on Wednesday continued its criticism of the Union Government in the matter relating to filling up of vacancies in Tribunals.A special bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice L Nageswara Rao expressed unhappiness with the Government for the manner in which the recent appointments were made to the National Company Law Tribunal...

Delhi Riots- Court Orders Separation Of Trial Of Accused Belonging To Different Religions In Murder Case, Following Godhra Communal Riots Trial

A Delhi Court has ordered for seperation of trial of accused persons belonging to Hindu and Muslim religions after referring to the Godhra communal riots trial in a case concerning Delhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav was dealing with an FIR wherein 5 accused persons including 3 Hindus and 2 Muslims were put in a trial involving charges for rioting and murder of one Salman."Now,...

Ongoing Use Of UAPA Throughout India Worrying : UN Human Rights Commissioner

The Office of High Commissioner of Human Rights, United Nations, has expressed its concerns over the ongoing use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act throughout India and has called the situation as 'worrying.Ongoing use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act throughout India is worrying, says the Office of High Commissioner of Human Rights, United Nations @UNHumanRights...

Supreme Court Has Repeatedly Said 10 Years Experience In Law Is Sufficient For Appointment As Judicial Member In Tribunals : Bombay High Court

Quashing certain provisions of the new Consumer Protection Rules, 2020 the Bombay High Court has said 10 years of experience in law and in other specialized fields is sufficient for appointment as a judicial member in the Tribunal. The Nagpur bench of the Bombay HC, therefore, struck down Rules 3(2)(b) and 4(2)(c) of the 2020 Rules prescribing a minimum experience of not less than...