The Supreme Court on Wednesday modified the Calcutta High Court order that imposed cost on the Central government over its delay in filing an appeal against acquittal under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice K Vinod Chandran reduced the quantum of the cost from Rs…
In the wake of the controversy surrounding Justice Yashwant Varma over the alleged recovery of unaccounted cash from his residence, the Supreme Court Collegium has tightened its judge selection process and increased the scrutiny of candidates seeking High Court judgeship. The Apex Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, conducted meetings and…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed coercive action against filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh in a criminal case related to alleged copyright infringement over his 2016 film ‘Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh’. The Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice R Mahadevan further exempted Ghosh from personal appearance before the Magistrate during the pendency of the proceedings….
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Lodha Developers, which acquired V Hotels Limited through an insolvency process, to deposit Rs 520.8 crore within four weeks to vacate the Enforcement Directorate’s attachment of land parcels worth Rs 4,000 crore. The Apex Court passed the verdict on a petition filed by the national agency, challenging the Bombay…
The Supreme Court will hear on July 14, an application filed by the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), seeking interim relief in its petition challenging the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s decision to recognise the Eknath Shinde group as the official Shiv Sena and granting them the ‘bow and arrow’ election symbol. Senior Advocate Devadatt…
The Delhi High Court has stressed on the importance of timely disbursal of maintenance, stating that it was not a benevolence or charity to be delayed at the convenience of the earning spouse, but a legal and moral duty designed to preserve the dignity and security of the dependent spouse and child. While deciding on…
For the first time in the history of the country, the Supreme Court has introduced a reservation policy for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) category in direct recruitment and promotions across its administrative posts. As per a circular issued by the Apex Court on June 24, the Model Reservation…
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday pulled up the State of West Bengal for defying Supreme Court orders by permitting candidates declared as tainted in the cash-for-jobs recruitment scam to reapply in the fresh recruitment drive. The single-judge Bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya asked the Counsel appearing for the state government to explain why there…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside the order given by the Sentence Review Board (SRB) of Delhi Prisons denying premature release to Santosh Kumar Singh, convicted in the 1996 rape and murder case of law student Priyadarshini Mattoo. The single-judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula referred the matter back to SRB for fresh…
The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by former IPL chairperson Lalit Modi seeking direction to the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) to foot the Rs 10 crore fine imposed on him over violations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) during the second season of IPL in 2009. In May…