The Supreme Court has said that since a mobile phone battery charger was not a composite part of the cellphone but an independent product that could be sold separately, it could come under a tax rate different from the cellphone. The Bench of Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya and Justice Madan B Lokur passed the order on…
The Supreme Court has expressed its strong displeasure over its December 2019 order that allowed tree felling by certain companies in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) for agro-forestry activities, without taking prior permission from the Court. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice N Kotiswar Singh observed on Wednesday issued notice to reconsider…
The Madras High Court has directed the authorities to ensure that no non-devotional songs, such as movie songs, were played within the premises of Hindu temples during festivals and other religious occasions. Additional Government Pleader R Sreedhar, appearing for the Puducherry government and other authorities, assured the High Court that only devotional songs would be…
The Supreme Court has expressed its strong disapproval over the non-implementation of the Punjab Privately Managed Affiliated and Punjab Government Aided Colleges Pensionary Benefits Scheme, 1986, by the State of Punjab, despite repeated assurances given to the High Court. The Bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice N Kotiswar Singh further pulled up the State…
The Union of India assured the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it would try its level best to resolve the battle of egos that sometimes cropped up between civil servants belonging to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Police Service (IPS), and the Indian Forest Service (IFS). The matter came up before the Bench…
The Delhi High Court has stayed till April 2, the suspension of seven students of the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University, who were banned from entering the varsity, over their participation in a protest related to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The single-judge Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma issued notice to the varsity and…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to UK-based arms consultant Christian James Michel in a case related to the AgustaWestland chopper scam. The single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma granted bail to Michel in the case registered by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia to appear before the Punjab Police on March 17 for interrogation in a drugs case. The Bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Aravind Kumar passed the interim order on an application filed by the Punjab Police challenging the Punjab and Haryana…
The Union of India on Tuesday gave its nod to the appointment of three additional judges of the Bombay High Court as permanent judges of the same High Court. The judges, who have been made permanent, include Justice Shailesh Pramod Brahme, Justice Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwalla and Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain. The Central government further extended…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the vacancy of judges in the district judiciary, saying that it was resulting in delay of trials at Special Courts created to hear offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. Hearing the suo motu case initiated to address the systematic flaws…