No adoption of affected children should be permitted contrary to the provisions of the JJ Act, 2015 – Invitation to persons for adoption of orphans is contrary to law as no adoption of a child can be permitted without the involvement of CARA – Stringent action shall be taken by the State Governments/Union Territories against agencies / individuals who are responsible for indulging in this illegal activity
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH IN RE CONTAGION OF COVID 19 VIRUS IN CHILDREN PROTECTION HOMES ( Before : L. Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose, JJ. ) SMW (C) No.…
Republic of Italy, deposited pursuant to award dated 21.05.2020 passed by the Arbitral Tribunal can be said to be a reasonable amount of compensation and can be said to be in the interest of heirs of the deceased – In exercise of powers under Article 142 of the Constitution. FIR quashed and set aside.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH MASSIMILANO LATORRE AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Indira Banerjee and M.R. Shah, JJ. )…
Goods Imported Violating FTDR/DGFT Notifications Are ‘Prohibited Goods’ Liable For Confiscation Under Customs Act
Held that peas and pulses, which were imported in violation of the notifications of the Central Government and the Director General of Foreign Trade issued under the Foreign Trade (Development…
It is not the intent of IBC that a security interest available to a dissenting financial creditor over the assets of the corporate debtor gives him some right over and above other financial creditors so as to enforce the entire of the security interest.
“It has not been the intent of the legislature that a security interest available to a dissenting financial creditor over the assets of the corporate debtor gives him some right…
Plaintiff was pursuing writ petition bona fidely–If the period taken for pursuing the remedy is excluded, the suit must be held to have been filed within the period prescribed by the Limitation Act–Interest on Delayed payments to small Scale and Ancillary Industrial Undertaking Act, S 4–Limitation Act, 1963, S 14.
2009(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 771 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Cyriac Joseph Civil Appeal No. 7315 of 2008…
Mere amendment in property cards of City Survey Office mutating names of petitioners does not create title–Nothing on record to show delivery of possession to them by receiver–Acquisition proceedings, held, not bad for want of notice–Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1996, Sections 83(3) and 86(2).
2009(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 751 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.S.Sirpurkar The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta Civil Appeal No. 6712 of 2008…
Compassionate Appointment–Death not claimed to be due to accident–Settlement providing that the death of the bread earner should have occurred `due to an accident arising out of and in course of employment’, as in this case, the employee had not died due to an accident–His dependents not entitled to appointment.
2009(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 751 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Cyriac Joseph Civil Appeal No. 6159 of 2008…
Civil Contempt – Contempt action ought to proceed only in respect of established wilful disobedience of the order of the Court – It has to be established that disobedience of the order is “wilful” HELD not open to go into the correctness or otherwise of the order or give additional directions or delete any direction, which course could be adopted only in review jurisdiction and not contempt proceedings.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH ABHISHEK KUMAR SINGH — Appellant Vs. G. PATTANAIK AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : A.M. Khanwilkar and B.R. Gavai, JJ. ) Contempt Petition…
VINOD DUA vs UOI – A citizen has a right to criticize or comment upon the measures undertaken by the Government and its functionaries, so long as he does not incite people to violence against the Government established by law or with the intention of creating public disorder. HELD FIR quashed.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH VINOD DUA — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Uday Umesh Lalit and Vineet Saran, JJ. ) Writ…
IN RE: DISTRIBUTION OF ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES AND SERVICES DURING PANDEMIC HELD The complete data on the Central Government’s purchase history of all the COVID-19 vaccines till date (Covaxin, Covishield and Sputnik V). The data should clarify: (a) the dates of all procurement orders placed by the Central Government for all 3 vaccines; (b) the quantity of vaccines ordered as on each date; and (c) the projected date of supply; and An outline for how and when the Central Government seeks to vaccinate the remaining population in phases 1, 2 and 3. The steps being taken by the Central Government to ensure drug availability for mucormycosis.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH IN RE: DISTRIBUTION OF ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES AND SERVICES DURING PANDEMIC ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat,…