Articles by Utkarsh Anand
SC hints at avoiding cases with concurrent decisions
Justice Sanjay K Kaul, heading a three-judge-bench, made this avowal while asserting that there has to be an end to appeals against every order passed by subordinate courts. The bench also included justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy.
Updated on Jan 19, 2021 04:11 AM IST
Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
Farmers' protest: SC refuses to step in on Republic Day tractor rally
Declining to pass any order on a plea by Delhi Police, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde said it was not for the court to remind the authorities of their policing power by passing an order.
Updated on Jan 19, 2021 02:03 AM IST
Utkarsh AnandAbraham Thomas, New Delhi
Amaravati land scam ex-Andhra HC judge files personal affidavit in Supreme Court
Justice V Eswaraiah has filed his personal affidavit as part of his appeal against the Andhra Pradesh high court order to investigate an alleged phone conversation between him and a suspended judicial officer, which the HC had dubbed as a “serious conspiracy” to destablise the judiciary.
Published on Jan 18, 2021 04:31 AM IST
Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
Govt asks SC to accept panel’s majority view on wider road for Char Dham highway
In its report to the SC, the high-powered committee presented a divided opinion with the majority in favour of the wider roads on the Char Dham route, considering the strategic requirement and snow removal needs.
Updated on Jan 18, 2021 04:24 AM IST
Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
Decoding fine print of Supreme Court order on farm laws
The reluctance on the part of the Supreme Court to perform its foremost role of the final arbiter of law and deliver its decision when it really matters is writ large. Its action in this case has already provoked a barrage of criticism.
Updated on Jan 18, 2021 07:43 AM IST
Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
SC stays farm laws, sets up committee to hear all sides
It observed that all those interested in solving the problem should go to the four-member panel that will look into problem areas and report within two months.
Published on Jan 13, 2021 02:01 AM IST
SC advises Nagaland Lokayukta to resign
The state government has sought removal of the Lokayukta, alleging various acts of impropriety and unjustified personal demands by him.
Published on Jan 12, 2021 04:44 AM IST
Farm stir fanned by vested interests: Govt
In its affidavit filed hours after Monday’s hearing, the government told the court that the three legislations are a result of two decades of deliberations and that the demand to repeal them in entirety is “neither justifiable nor acceptable.”
Published on Jan 12, 2021 03:27 AM IST
Put farm laws on hold, or we will, SC tells govt
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde asked the government if it was willing to pause the implementation of the laws; it said otherwise the court will do it, and also constitute a committee to examine the farmers’ grievances with the legislation.
Published on Jan 12, 2021 03:18 AM IST
‘Almighty took care of husband’ and SC rescued the stepson
SC observed that when the proceedings against the husband cannot continue because of his death, then it would be unjust to send the stepson for trial, especially, when there has been little interaction between him and the step-mother.
Published on Jan 10, 2021 12:12 PM IST
Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
79 of 86 booked under new law are Muslims
A total of 86 persons were booked in 16 first information reports (FIRs) since the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, was notified on November 28 last year.
Updated on Jan 09, 2021 08:59 AM IST
‘For collective good’: UP defends ‘love jihad’
Several activists and legal experts have argued that the law could be used to target Muslims and infringed on the fundamental rights to equality, freedom of religion, and life and personal liberty.
Published on Jan 08, 2021 03:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Talks healthy, closer to resolution, SC told
CJI SA Bobde, however, also said that the top court has always encouraged talks, and that the legal adjudication surrounding the farm laws and farmers’ protests could wait if there was the possibility of a breakthrough.
Published on Jan 07, 2021 04:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Central Vista plan gets SC nod in 2-1 majority verdict
By a 2-1 majority -- the majority judgment was given by justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, while justice Sanjiv Khanna disagreed and wrote a separate order -- the bench dismissed a clutch of petitions against the redevelopment project while holding that the government and its agencies fulfilled all legal requirements in altering the land use of the seven plots in the area, and in obtaining the environmental clearances for constructing the new Parliament building.
Published on Jan 06, 2021 12:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Dissenting judge laments lack of public consultation
The arguments by the Centre did not convince Justice Khanna with respect to the authorities’ compliance with the laws in letter and spirit for a project, which he said, involved the right to participate and the duty to consult.
Updated on Jan 06, 2021 04:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand & Abraham Thomas
‘In line with public trust standards’: How SC judges arrived at Central Vista decision
Majority verdict held it is not the court’s concern to enquire into priorities of an elected government.
Updated on Jan 06, 2021 08:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abraham Thomas & Utkarsh Anand
SC questions relationship pact between actress, producer in lieu of movie role
The contract stated that the producer, who had a divorce case pending with his estranged wife at that time, will also arrange a role for the actor in Bhojpuri films
Published on Dec 31, 2020 11:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Gratuity can be withheld for recovery of dues: SC
A bench headed by justice Sanjay K Kaul held that there is no prohibition against recovering dues including penal rent -- the rent with penalty for overstaying in official accommodation -- from an employee’s gratuity.
Updated on Dec 27, 2020 01:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Key Supreme Court judgments that marked 2020
The year 2020 was as striking as any other year for the Supreme Court of India. A rundown of the outgoing year shows an assortment of crucial judgments , including a few that changed the landscape of judicial history.
Updated on Dec 26, 2020 04:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
3 decades of legal battle: 2 men sentenced to imprisonment for failing to hand over house to landlord
Holding them guilty for contempt, the bench also ordered the police in Hyderabad to break open any lock and hand over possession of the premises to its owner
Updated on Dec 24, 2020 10:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Exit deals don’t negate right to compensation: Supreme Court order
In the order that could strengthen the rights of homebuyers under the Consumer Protection Act, the court has held that the right to claim compensation is independent of schemes offered by developers that give an option to the buyers to rescind their purchase.
Updated on Dec 23, 2020 03:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Quota policy isn’t meant to deny merit: Supreme Court
The SC bench, headed by Justice Uday Lalit, ruled that subject to permissible quota benefits, any method of filling up seats must focus on merit and should aid meritorious candidates, irrespective of their categories and caste
Updated on Dec 19, 2020 10:13 AM IST
New Delhi, HIndustan Times | Utkarsh Anand
Govt ‘fully responsible’ for burdening this court: Supreme Court
“Government is fully responsible for burdening this court. It takes everything to this court irrespective of the merits of the matter. And we have to then examine everything whether or not it has any merit,” said the bench.
Updated on Dec 19, 2020 08:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Supreme Court for capping Covid-19 treatment charges at private hospitals
The court said treatment costs have only risen, and it is not affordable for common people. Even if one survives Covid-19, a person often is ruined financially and economically, the judges said.
Published on Dec 19, 2020 04:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
‘Talk to each other’: Supreme Court allows farmers protest to go on
The Supreme Court bench implored the farmers and the government to “talk to each other”, as it underscored that every protest must also pave way for a “meaningful discussion” between the two sides.
Updated on Dec 18, 2020 04:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Supreme Court steps in to resolve deadlock over farm laws: ‘Talks set to fail’
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde will hold a joint hearing of the government and the farmers’ organisations on Thursday, indicating that the court will set up a committee of representatives of both sides to discuss and resolve the dispute.
Updated on Dec 17, 2020 04:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Aged in-laws can’t evict married woman: Supreme Court
The court held that whenever such a dispute arises before the senior citizens tribunal, it cannot simply order for eviction of the daughter-in-law, but what is required on its part is to “appropriately mould reliefs, after noticing the competing claims of the parties”.
Updated on Dec 31, 2020 02:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand and Abraham Thomas
Covid-19 doesn’t differentiate between rich, poor: Supreme Court
When the issue of wearing masks cropped up, justice MR Shah, also a part of the bench, referred to the statistics submitted in the court by the Gujarat government to express his surprise over more than Rs10 crore having been collected in fines only on account of people not wearing masks.
Updated on Dec 16, 2020 12:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
Hathras conspiracy: UP govt links Kerala journalist to SIMI
But the UP government, in its latest affidavit, has sought to highlight Kappan’s alleged association with the now-banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the PFI, besides discrediting KUWJ.
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 05:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Supreme Court reopens murder case against BJP MLA, says UP probe ‘sham’
The SC bench, headed by justice Rohinton F Nariman, ordered the constitution of a special investigation team (SIT) for the case, and appointed an Indian Police Service officer, Satyarth Anirudh Pankaj, to head the team.
Published on Dec 15, 2020 03:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
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