Disaster Management Act, 2005 – Section 12(iii) – Ex gratia assistance on account of loss of life to the family members of the persons who died due to Covid-19 – Directions issued : (a) Authority to recommend guidelines for ex gratia assistance on account of loss of life to the family members of the persons who died due to Covid-19 (b) Simplified Procedure for Issuance of Death Certificates/Official Document – (c)
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH REEPAK KANSAL – WRIT PETITIONER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan And M.R. Shah, JJ. ) Writ…
Accident – more than 26 years ago – No error in conviction – HELD Court are inclined to substitute the sentence of six months imprisonment under Section 279 and 338 into fine – Appeal partly allowed
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH SURENDRAN — Appellant Vs. SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan, Vineet Saran and M.R.Shah, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No. 536…
(i) Whether the provisions of Indian Limitation Act, 1963 is applicable to arbitration proceedings initiated under Section 18(3) of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 ?; HELD YES (ii) Whether, counter claim is maintainable in such arbitration proceedings ? HELD YES “MSMED Act, being a special Statute, will have an overriding effect vis-à-vis Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, which is a general Act.”
“18. With regard to first issue, namely, applicability of Limitation Act, 1963 to the arbitration proceedings initiated under provisions of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, we need…
IN RE: PROBLEMS AND MISERIES OF MIGRANT LABOURERS “The Right to Life as guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution gives right to every human being to live a life of dignity with access to at-least bare necessities of life.”
The fundamental right to life enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution may be interpreted to include right to live with human dignity, which may include the right to food…
Tamil Nadu State legislature had legislative competence to enact Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operation, Amendment and Validation) Act, 2019 and is not inconsistent with Article 254 of the Constitution of India. HELD “We hold the 2019 Act to be a legitimate legislative exercise and find it to be consistent with and within the four corners of Article 254 of the Constitution of India and also of the High Court judgment.”,
State legislature had legislative competence to enact retrospective validating Act As regards the competency of legislature to enact a retrospective validating Act, the bench referred to precedents and noted the…
SCOI refused to hand over the construction of Noida-based La Residentia project to National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC).
SCOI held that it would not be just and proper to hand over the construction of La Residentia to NBCC. “Hence we don’t recall the 2019 orders or revisit the…
HELD – Persons With Disabilities Have Right To Reservation In Promotions Siddaraju vs. State of Karnataka FOLLOWED Further HELD that the principle in Indra Sawhney & Others v. Union of India & Others – (1992) Supp. 3 SCC 215 against reservation in promotions will not extend to PWDs.
The Supreme Court on Monday held that persons with physical disabilities have right to reservation in promotions also. A 2-judge bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and R Subhash Reddy…
HELD “Thus, for covering an offence under Section 364A (IPC) , apart from fulfillment of first condition, the second condition, i.e., “and threatens to cause death or hurt to such person” also needs to be proved in case the case is not covered by subsequent clauses joined by “or”.”
Issues framed by the Supreme Court The Supreme Court considered the following issues : I.What are the essential ingredients of Section3 46A to be proved beyond reasonable doubt by the…
SCOI – We’re passing General order for all boards. We direct the Boards that schemes be formulated and notified in 10 days from today and also declare the internal assessment results by 31st July, like timeline specified for CBSE and ICSE”,
Supreme Court also observed that it was not possible to have a uniform scheme of assessment for all state boards. “We are not going to direct uniform scheme. Each board…
‘Fair & Reasonable’: Supreme Court Refuses Interference With CBSE, ICSE Schemes For Class 12 Assessment
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with schemes propounded by CBSE and ICSE for evaluation of Class XII students, noting that there are other set of students who…