by admin | May 25, 2021 | News
New Delhi : In a first of its kind order, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Unitech to pay litigation cost to home buyers who have succeeded before the grievance redressal commission in their lawsuit against the real estate major.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud directed the real estate major to pay Rs 80,000 each as litigation cost to 39 flat buyers in one of the developer’s projects.
The court directed Unitech to pay the amount of the litigation costs within four weeks to buyers who have succeeded before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) in getting their principal amount and interest.
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | News, Politics
New Delhi : Senior IPS officer Y.C. Modi, who was part of a Supreme Court-appointed probe team in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases, will be the new chief of the NIA.
The decision was taken on Monday by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet following a Home Ministry proposal.
Modi will succeed Sharad Kumar, who retires on October 30. The designate-Director General will be an Officer on Special Duty with the NIA with immediate effect to ensure a smooth takeover.
He will hold the post till his superannuation on May 31, 2021, according to an order from the Department of Personnel and Training.
A 1984 Assam-Meghalaya cadre IPS officer, Modi takes over the National Investigation Agency at a time when it is probing the funding of separatists and stone-pelters in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan-based terrorist groups.
He is currently Special Director with the CBI. He was appointed the Additional Director of the CBI in 2015.
Modi was a part of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that probed the Gujarat riots cases in August 2010 and remained part of the team till July 2012.
The SIT had cleared Narendra Modi, who at that time was Gujarat’s Chief Minister, in the Gulbarg Society massacre case.
Sharad Kumar, an IPS officer of the 1979 batch of Haryana cadre, was appointed the NIA chief on July 30, 2013. He was given two extensions — the latest on October 23 last year.
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Corporate, Corporate Buzz, News
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday directed Jaypee Associates to deposit Rs 2000 crore with its registrar in pursuance of the ongoing insolvency proceedings against its sister concern Jaypee Infratech.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud directed that the amount should be deposited by October 27.
Putting the matter up for the next hearing on November 13, the bench said in case Jaypee Associates intended to sell any of its assets to raise the money, it would require prior permission from the court.
The bench also restrained the Managing Director and all the directors of both the companies from leaving the country.
The apex court said these would include the people who were directors when the Allahabad Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had passed the order appointing the Interim Insolvency Resolution Professional on August 9.
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Corporate, Corporate Governance, News, Politics
New Delhi : The Supreme Court was informed on Wednesday the deadline for linking Aadhaar to various government schemes for benefits will be extended till December 31.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Amitava Roy and Justice A.M. Khanwilkar said the challenge to the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme would be heard in the first week of November.
Attorney General K.K. Venugopal told the court that the existing deadline of September 30 would be extended by three months.
Venugopal made the statement after senior counsel Shyam Divan, appearing for a batch of petitioners, said that if government was inclined to extend the deadline, then the matter could be heard in November.
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | News, Politics
New Delhi : Asserting that protection of property and places of worship was an essential part of secularism, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said religious places damaged in the 2002 post-Godhra violence would get compensation under a Gujarat government scheme.
However, the top court set aside the February 8, 2012 Gujarat High Court order directing the state government to rebuild the religious places that were damaged during the post-Godhra violence.
Accepting the scheme prepared by the state in pursuance to a court order, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Prafulla C. Pant said: “The protection of property and places of worship is an essential part of secularism. The freedom of individual in this regard has to be respected and there has to be tolerance for each other.”
Chief Justice Misra, speaking for the bench, further said: “… this principle has been accepted in the constitutional scheme (of things), keeping in view the concrete sustenance of national unity and integrity.”
The court described Gujarat’s scheme that capped compensation at a maximum of Rs 50,000 and the conditions therein as “quite reasonable”, pointing out that the state had set the limit in accordance with limit set for damaged houses against which assistance was provided.
As per the scheme, only those damaged religious structures would be entitled for compensation that were not unauthorised or not located in the middle of a public road or at an unauthorised place and in respect of which FIRs were lodged at relevant points of time.
People or trusts claiming compensation for damages to religious structures would have to establish their ownership before district authorities.
Claimants who fulfil conditions laid out under the scheme, the court said, shall approach authorities therein within eight weeks and authorities determine claims within three months thereafter.
“Any party aggrieved by denial of benefits can take appropriate steps in accordance with law,” the court said.
Operationalising the scheme for the payment of ex gratia for the repair of damaged religious places, the top court set aside the Gujarat High Court order of February 8, 2012, which was challenged by the state government.
The High Court had directed Gujarat to give compensation for repair of all religious places, including places of worship, damaged during the 2002 violence. These were to be restored to the condition that existed on the day prior to their destruction.
The High Court had directed for reimbursement of amount the owners of such religious places had incurred on their repairs during litigation.
The High Court order had come on a plea by NGO Islamic Relief Committee of Gujarat.
—IANS
