Relying On Kejriwal's Case, Man Booked Under PMLA Moves Supreme Court Seeking Interim Bail To Contest Jharkhand Assembly Elections

The Supreme Court today issued notice on one Subhash Prasad Yadav's plea assailing rejection of his writ petition seeking interim/provisional bail in a money laundering case for the purpose of contesting Jharkhand Assembly elections.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order in Yadav's challenge to a Patna High Court order, while orally instructing that proof in support...

Supreme Court Overrules Views Of Justices Krishna Iyer & Chinnappa Reddy On Private Property, Says Constitution Allows Economic Democracy

The Supreme Court, by 7:2 majority, has held as erroneous its previous views that all private properties can be regarded as "material resources of community" which the State is obliged to distribute for common good as per Article 39(b) of the Constitution.The majority judgment authored by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud held that the views expressed by Justice VR Krishna Iyer (in State...

Supreme Court Dismisses Union's Challenge To Quashing Of LOC Against Late Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's House Help-Samuel Miranda

The Supreme Court today dismissed Union of India's challenge to a Bombay High Court order whereby Look-Out-Circular opened in respect of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's house help-Samuel Miranda was quashed.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan passed the order, considering that none appeared for the Union despite the matter being called out twice, as well as on merits."Matter...

High Court Judges Can't Be Discriminated Based On Source Of Appointment, All Entitled To Same Service Benefits: Supreme Court

Once appointed to the High Court, all judges constitute a homogenous class of constitutional officeholders, the Supreme Court held.

UP Madarsa Education Act Promotes Substantive Equality Of Minority Community : Supreme Court

While upholding the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 - except to the extent it regulated higher education degrees- the Supreme Court observed that the Act promoted the substantive equality of the minority community.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra set aside the judgement of...

Krishna Janmabhoomi Dispute : Supreme Court To Examine If Intra-Court Appeal Is Maintainable In Allahabad HC Against Rejection Of O7R11 Plea

On hearing the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute, the Supreme Court today called on the parties to furnish brief synopsis on the question of maintainability of an intra-court appeal against rejection of an Order 7 Rule 11 CPC plea before the Allahabad High Court.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar was dealing with the Mosque Committee's grievance against the...

Pune Porsche Car Accident : Supreme Court Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Father Of Minor Passenger

The Supreme Court today (November 5) denied bail to Arunkumar Devnath Singh, father of a minor co-accused sitting next to the main accused - a Child in Conflict with Law (CCL), who allegedly was driving the car on May 19, 2024, in a high speed and killed two youth after mowing them down in Pune's Kalyani Nagar Porsche accident.A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah...

Supreme Court Upholds Validity Of UP Madarsa Education Act Except Its Provisions Regulating Higher Education Degrees

The Supreme Court today (November 5) upheld the constitutional validity of the 'Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004' and set aside the Allahabad High Court's judgement which had struck it down earlier.The High Court erred in striking down the Act on the ground that it violated the basic structure principle of secularism, the Supreme Court held. A statute can be struck down only...

Not All Private Property Is 'Material Resource Of Community' Which State Must Equally Distribute As Per Article 39(b) : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (November 5) held by a majority of 7:2 that all private properties cannot form part of the 'material resources of the community' which the State is obliged to equitably redistribute as per the Directive Principles of State Policy under Article 39(b) of the Constitution.The Court held some private properties may come under Article 39(b) provided they meet the qualifiers...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Former SP MLA Kishore Samrite Who Was Sentenced To 5 Yrs Imprisonment For Attacking SDM, Burning His Vehicle

The Supreme Court yesterday granted interim bail to former Samajwadi Party MLA Kishore Samrite, who was convicted and sentenced to 5 yrs' imprisonment for attacking a Sub-Divisional Magistrate and setting fire to his vehicle.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order in Samrite's appeal against a Madhya Pradesh High Court judgment, which partly modified the order...

'We Need Green Spaces For Our Children' : Supreme Court Rejects CIDCO Plea To Shift Sports Complex From Navi Mumbai

The Supreme Court today (November 4) dismissed the petition filed by CIDCO (City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra) against the Bombay High Court's order quashing the shifting of 20 acres of Sports Complex from Navi Mumbai to Raigad for commercial constructions.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the challenge to the order...

Absolutely Nothing Wrong In Prime Minister Visiting My Home For Private Event : CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday (November 4) said that there was absolutely nothing wrong in the Prime Minister visiting his home for a private religious ceremony.The outgoing Chief Justice of India, due to retire on November 10, was speaking at a discussion hosted by The Indian Express. Vandita Mishra, the Opinion Editor of The Indian Express, sought the CJI's views on two...