Amended IT Rules lack the necessary safeguards for the protection of satire: Bombay HC
Issue: – The court was hearing Kunal Kamra’s plea, challenging rule 3(i)(II)(C) of the amended IT Rules, 2023, where the task of identifying fake news regarding government policies, etc. has been allotted to the Government’s fact-checking unit. Facts: – As per the plea
Same-Sex Marriage: Sexual Liberty Arguments Could be Applied To Defend Incest says Solicitor General; CJI Calls It “Far-Fetched”
Issue – The Supreme Court’s Solicitor General, Tushar Mehta, informed the court that the defence of incestuous connections may be brought up tomorrow in response to the petitioners’ claims about the right to sexual orientation and the right to choose made by those
Supreme Court stays Madras high court order which quashed the ban on chewing tobacco in Tamil Nadu
The supreme court on Tuesday stayed the madras high court judgement which quashed the government ban on the sale of gutka, pan masala and other tobacco products in Tamil Nadu. The apex court bench comprising justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna, was hearing
The acquittal order GN Saibaba by Bombay HC, set aside by SC
The background of the case is that Saibaba, a wheelchair-bound former D.U professor had filed an application on medical grounds and the same was rejected by the High Court in 2019. An order for his conviction was passed by the court of session
Supreme Court: Inconsistencies in the averments of the plaint are not a sufficient reason to reject the plaint – Order VII Rule 11 CPC
Issue The Supreme Court stated that a complaint can not be dismissed under Order VII Rule 11 CPC solely because it contains some contradictory averments. Only the claims presented in the plaint and the supporting documents must be reviewed in order to process
‘Let governments and politics stay out of it,’ says the Supreme Court responding to a request for MNREGA workers’ pending wages
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the UOI to file its answer to the 2021 petition, which claims that delayed wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MNREGA) are piling up, coupled with negative balances in most states’ accounts.
SC, In Case relating to Uphaar Fire Tragedy, Asks CBI To Respond To Theater Owners’ Plea For Property Return
The Supreme Court on Wednesday requested an oral statement from the Central Bureau of Investigation about the 1997 Uphaar fire Tragedy in response to an appeal petition filed by the proprietors of Ansal Theatres asking for custody of the theatre and its grounds.
GST On Lease/Rent Payments: SLP To Be Heard In Supreme Court After Matter Is Decided Before Constitutional Bench Of 9 Judges
Issue – The Supreme Court has deferred decision on the constitutionality of GST on lease/rent payments until after the subject now before the Constitution Bench of 9 judges is resolved. Facts of the case – In a Writ Petition submitted to the Bombay
The Gujarat Sales Tax Act, 1969’s Section 45 Penalty is Mandatory and Binding; the Commissioner/AO Has No Discretion: Supreme Court
Issue According to the Supreme Court, no authority is granted to the Commissioner/Assessing Officer to levy or refuse to levy the penalty and interest other than as required by Sections 45(6) and 47(4A) of the Gujarat Sales Tax Act, 1969, respectively. Facts of
APEX COURT CONSTITUTES A FIVE-JUDGE CONSTITUTIONAL BENCH TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER OF THE LEGALITY OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGES IN INDIA
A number of petitions requesting legal recognition of same-sex marriages in India will be heard by the Supreme Court beginning on April 18. In the meantime, appropriate benches are still deliberating on several crucial constitutional bench matters, such as the repeal of Article
