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Advocate Working As Freelance Journalist Is Professional Misconduct? Supreme Court Asks Bar Council To Examine
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) and the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh to look into the conduct of Advocate Mohd. Kamran, who has filed a defamation case against former BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The court asked the Bar Councils to take necessary action on Kamran's working as a freelance journalist while simultaneously practising as...
Supreme Court Commences Week-Long Special Lok Adalat For Amicable Settlement Of Cases
The Supreme Court today commenced its week-long Special Lok Adalat to facilitate amicable settlements of suitable pending cases.The Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud announced the commencement and requested advocates to ensure that their parties could seek the benefit of the initiation wherever possible. "From today until Friday, we will be having the Lok Adalat at the Supreme...
Comrade Balwinder Singh Sandhu Murder Case : Supreme Court Directs Expedition Of Trial
The Supreme Court on Monday (June 29) directed that the trial in the case concerning the killing of comrade Balwinder Singh Sandhu must be expedited. A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Aravind Kumar was hearing the bail plea filed by two accused persons Navpreet Singh@Nav and Harbinder Singh@Pinder@Dhillon. Senior Advocate Dr S. Muralidhar, for the petitioners, told the court that the...
'Let Affected Students Come': Supreme Court Rejects Laywer's PIL Challenging Cancellation Of UGC-NET 2024 Exams
The Supreme Court today (July 29) refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) challenging the National Testing Agency's (NTA) decision to cancel the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) examinations due to an alleged paper leak. The PIL was filed by a law graduate who sought directions to overturn the NTA's decision. However, the Chief Justice of India...
Supreme Court Seeks Reports From ASI & NMA In Plea To Protect Monuments In Delhi's Mehrauli
The Supreme Court today (July 29) impleaded the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in a plea seeking protection for centuries-old religious structures inside the Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Delhi, including the 13th-century Ashiq Allah Dargah (1317 AD) and Chillagah of Baba Farid.The Court sought status reports from the ASI and the National Monument Authority (NMA). The Division...
Judgement On LG's Powers To Nominate MCD Members Likely To Come This Week : Supreme Court Tells Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi
The Supreme Court today (July 29) adjourned to next Monday the petition filed by the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to allow the Corporation to exercise the functions of the Standing Committee.A bench led by the Chief Justice of India said that the judgment on the Delhi Government's challenge to the Lieutenant Governor's unilateral nomination of members to the MCD council...
NCP Rift | Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Of Sharad Pawar Group Against Maharashtra Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Ajit Pawar Faction
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) issued notice in the petition filed by Sharad Pawar's NCP Faction challenging the refusal of the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker to disqualify members of the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra clarified that the contentions about...
CCI - No Proof Of Rigging In Joint Tender Issued By Public Oil Marketing Companies For Procurement Of Ethanol For Blending In 2013
The Competition Commission of India (Commission) bench, comprising Ms. Ravneet Kaur (Chairperson), Ms. Sweta Kakkad (Member), Anil Agrawal (Member) and Mr. Deepak Anurag (Member), has concluded that there is no sufficient evidence to determine that the Opposite Parties, which include three Sugar Mill Associations, three PSU Oil Marketing Companies, and 14 mills situated in Uttar...
'Very Well Reasoned Judgment' : Supreme Court Dismisses ED's Challenge To HC Order Granting Bail To Hemant Soren
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) dismissed Enforcement Directorate's plea challenging the Jharkhand High Court's judgment dated June 28 which granted bail to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case related to an alleged land scam.The bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan opined that the High Court's judgment - which entered a prima facie finding that...
Chhattisgarh HC Hosts State-Level Judicial Officers' Conference On 'Overcoming Challenges: The Emerging Role Of District Judiciary In Modern India'
The Chhattisgarh High Court hosted the State-Level Conference of Judicial Officers on July 28. The conference focused on "Overcoming Challenges: The Emerging Role of District Judiciary in Modern India." The one-day conference aimed to equip Judicial Officers with the knowledge and tools to navigate the evolving judicial landscape. The conference was attended by 3 Supreme...
Supreme Court To Hear Manish Sisodia's Bail Pleas In Liquor Policy Case On August 5
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) posted the petitions filed by former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia seeking bail in the liquor policy case to August 5.The bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan adjourned the hearing after Additional Solicitor General SV Raju sought time to file the counter-affidavit on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate. ASG told the bench that...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Bihar Govt On PIL Over Bridge Collapses
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) issued notice in a PIL seeking directions to the Bihar government for a thorough structural audit and constitution of a high-level expert committee to identify any weak bridges that might need to be demolished or strengthened.The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra agreed to consider the matter and passed the...