Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, representing All India Trade Union Congress, said that in the 1978 judgment, Justice VR Krishna Iyer had carved out an exception on the limited aspect of clubs and Justice YV Chandrachud had agreed with it. “Justice Krishna Iyer draws a distinction between clubs like the Madras Gymkhana and similar institutions, and … Read more
The Supreme Court has advised that it would be prudent for the Appellate Courts to notify a convict before appointing an amicus curiae to represent them in their criminal appeal when their counsel is absent. The Court observed that such an intimation will obviate situations of a convict later complaining that the appeal was decided … Read more
The Supreme Court has held that it is impermissible for the High Courts to dispose of the quashing petition without determining the veracity of the prayer for quashing a FIR. A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N.V. Anjaria set aside the Allahabad High Court’s order, which had mechanically disposed of the quashing petition … Read more
The Supreme Court has observed that where only two candidates contested an election, setting aside the winning candidate’s election does not warrant a fresh poll; instead, the runner-up should be declared elected. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta set aside the Odisha High Court’s decision to direct a fresh election, after the … Read more
The Supreme Court is hearing the writ petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate against the State of West Bengal over the interference by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with the ED’s raid of the office of the I-PAC, the political consultant of the Trinamool Congress. A bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mishra and Justice NV Anjaria is … Read more
The Supreme Court today issued notice on plea by two convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, Bipinchand Kanaiyalal Joshi and Pradip Ramanlal Modhiya, against the May 04, 2017 judgment of the Bombay High Court which upheld their conviction and sentence. A bench of Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Vijay Bishnoi issued notice to the States … Read more
A 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear today the reference on the correctness of the definition of “industry” given by then Justice VR Krishna Iyer in the 1978 decision in Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justices BV Nagarathna, PS Narasimha, … Read more
The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the Union Government to bring a law recognising paternity leave as a social security benefit. The Court observed that the duration of the leave must be determined to suit the needs of both the parents and the child. A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan made … Read more
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) between Malaysia and the US is no longer valid, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani confirmed. The minister explained that the trade arrangement became inapplicable following a US Supreme Court ruling in February that struck down broad tariff measures introduced … Read more