Day: October 10, 2021
Madras HC stays job racketeering case against Minister Senthil Balaji
The counsel produced affidavits of 20 alleged victims of job racketing who had claimed that they had got back their money and not interested in prosecuting the case anymore. The Madras High Court has stayed all further proceedings pending against Electricity Minister V. Senthil Balaji in a case booked for having allegedly cheated many by […]
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Removal of encroachment from Kalkaji temple: SC says 3-judge bench will hear matter
The High Court had directed that all unauthorised occupants/encroachers, who do not enjoy valid tehbazari licences, to be removed, until and unless there is a court order protecting the occupant. The Supreme Court has said that its three-judge bench would hear an appeal challenging a Delhi High Court order directing removal of encroachments and unauthorised […]
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Gravity of offence be looked into by court while granting anticipatory bail: Supreme Court
The top court said it has to determine whether on the basis of the material available at this stage, the high court applied the correct principles in allowing the applications for anticipatory bail Gravity of an offence and specific allegations are the parameters which should be looked into by a court while granting anticipatory bail […]
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SC sets aside Chhattisgarh HC order directing CBI to lodge FIR for alleged misappropriation of funds- The New Indian Express
By PTI NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has set aside a Chhattisgarh High Court order which had directed the CBI to register an FIR in connection with the alleged misappropriation of over Rs 1,000 crore in the State Resource Centre (SRC) and Physical Referral Rehabilitation Centre (PRRC) over a period of around 10 years. The […]
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Part-Time Employees Can’t Seek Regularization As Matter Of Right Contrary To Govt’s Regularization Policy: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that part-time temporary employees in a Government-run institution cannot claim parity in salary with regular employees of the Government on the principle of equal pay for equal work. The bench of Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna in the present matter was dealing with an appeal filed by the Centre assailing […]
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SC says 3-judge bench will hear matter- The New Indian Express
By PTI NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has said that its three-judge bench would hear an appeal challenging a Delhi High Court order directing removal of encroachments and unauthorised occupants and shopkeepers from the Kalkaji Temple in South Delhi. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and M M Sundresh noted that a three-judge bench […]
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Supreme Court says gravity of offence to be looked while granting anticipatory bail
New Delhi: Gravity of an offence and specific allegations are the parameters which should be looked into by a court while granting anticipatory bail to an accused, the Supreme Court has said. A bench of justices D Y Chandrachud and B V Nagarathna made the observations while setting aside an order passed by the the […]
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Verdict against plots’ allotment to judges challenged in SC – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) on Saturday approached the Supreme Court against the Islamabad High Court’s order that suspended allotments made in favour of judicial officers who are serving or had served in the high court and district courts. In an appeal before the SC through counsel Mohammad Akram Sheikh, the FGEHA […]
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Society set up to provide legal aid at nominal fee to Delhi High Court litigants
The objective is to provide legal aid to the litigants who are not eligible for legal aid under Legal Services Authorities Act 1987, yet need legal aid due to their modest means. A legal aid society has been set up to provide legal assistance at a nominal fee to the litigants of the Delhi High […]
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The Pundit: Reassessing The Supreme Court’s place in American Democracy
The Supreme Court is back in session. Last term, the Court dealt with several high-profile cases regarding issues spanning voting rights to campaign finance disclosures. This term will be no less exciting or contentious. The Court will be hearing landmark cases regarding the death penalty and abortion. Regarding the latter, the Court has been asked […]
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