Justice Viswanathan said illicit trade has become a complex problem that indirectly "feeds upon" criminal activities such as terror-funding and drug trafficking.
A bench comprising justices A S Oka and Pankaj Mithal perused the report of the Registrar (Judicial Listing) and said it was “obvious” that the document purported to be a copy of an order of this court was “fabricated”.
The order of the top court came on Wednesday on a PIL filed by the Kerala Pravasi Association challenging Rule-135 of the c, which authorises airlines to fix ticket prices.
The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday filed a caveat petition in the Supreme Court with a plea to hear its view regarding the Skill Development scam that led to the arrest of former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
The fourth is related to the Toshakhana case in which he is accused of taking luxurious vehicles from the national treasury in violation of rules, he said.
Murugan's plea challenging the September 5 order of the Madras High Court, which had refused to quash the proceedings, came up for hearing before a bench of Justices B R Gavai and P K Mishra
The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee's direction to Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu will be challenged before the Supreme Court, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Wednesday.
Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for the TDP leader, rushed to a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud after Justice Bhatti, who was sitting with Justice Sanjiv Khanna, recused himself from hearing his petition.
On September 22, a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud heard hearing impaired lawyer Sarah Sunny through sign language interpreter Saurav Roy Chowdhury in a case related to rights of Persons with Disability
Taking up a plea seeking contempt action against Centre, a bench comprising Justices Sanjay KishanKaul and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia told Attorney General R. Venkataramani that nearly 70 recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium are pending with the Union government
The majority opinion delivered held that arbitration agreements not validated by Stamp Act would stand non est in law rendering them void or unenforceable in law.
The apex court passed the order after a recommendation of the Supreme Court-appointed High Power Committee which in its 9th report sought directions to UIDAI for issuing Aadhaar cards for the displaced persons in the State.
