SC bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna to hear plea seeking verification of EVMs, ET LegalWorld
A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna will hear a plea filed by former Haryana minister and five-time MLA Karan Singh Dalal seeking a policy for the verification of Electronic Voting Machines. When the matter came up for hearing on Friday before Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan, the bench said the case […]
SC refers key legal issue on modification of arbitral awards to 5-judge bench, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court has referred to a five-judge Constitution bench the key legal issue of whether courts can modify arbitral awards under the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. In a significant move, a bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan, on Thursday, emphasised the need for […]
SC refers key issues on writ jurisdiction under MSMED Act to larger bench, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred critical questions over the maintainability of writ petitions in high courts against the orders passed by the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (MSEFC) to a five-judge Constitution bench. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and Manmohan was dealing with a case filed by […]
SC refers to another bench pleas of RBI, others related to writing off AT-1 bonds of Yes Bank, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred to another bench the pleas of the Reserve Bank of India and others challenging a Bombay High Court order that quashed a decision of the Yes Bank administrator to write off additional tier 1 bonds worth Rs 8,415 crore as part of a bailout. Additional Tier 1 (AT-1) are […]
SC overrules 1967 order denying minority status, refers it to regular bench, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court of India on Friday ruled that Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is entitled to minority status under Article 30 of the Constitution of India, overruling the 1967 verdict. However, the court has transferred the case to a regular bench. The a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, in 1967, had ruled that […]
Why is the verdict against electoral bonds by SC bench led by DY Chandrachud considered a ‘landmark’?, ET LegalWorld
In a historic judgement on February 15, 2024, the Supreme Court of India, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, unanimously declared the Electoral Bond Scheme ‘unconstitutional’, bringing an end to a controversial mechanism of political funding introduced in 2018. This decision, a significant addition to Justice Chandrachud’s legacy of landmark rulings, addressed concerns over transparency, […]
Karnataka CM files appeal before division bench of HC, ET LegalWorld
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has filed an appeal before the division bench of the High Court, challenging the decision of a single judge bench in connection with the MUDA site allotment case that had come as a setback to him. The bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna had on September 24 dismissed the CM’s petition challenging […]
HC’s special bench to hear next week plea against LG’s power to nominate 5 MLAs in J-K assembly, ET LegalWorld
A special division bench of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court will hear next week a plea challenging the power vested in the J&K lieutenant governor to nominate five members to the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory. Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan agreed to constitute a special division bench on Monday to hear […]
Sc Judge Backs Call For Kolhapur Bench Of Bombay Hc, Legal News, ET LegalWorld
Justice Bhushan Gavai of the Supreme Court, to much cheer from lawyers and residents of Kolhapur, said on Saturday that he supported the call to have a separate Kolhapur bench of Bombay High Court. “A Kolhapur bench is the need of the hour. It will offer solace and effective, swift access to justice for far-flung […]
SC agrees to set up bench to hear pleas of states on recovery of royalty, tax dues on minerals, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will set up a bench to hear subsequent pleas of mineral-rich states like Jharkhand seeking to recover royalty and tax dues on mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands worth thousands of crore of rupees from the Centre and mining firms. On July 25, a nine-judge bench headed by Chief […]