It's Our Compassion For Society Which Sustains Us As Judges : CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjay Chandrachud on Friday said that a sense of compassion for the society sustains judges."But above all, what sustains us as judges? It is our sense of compassion for the society in which we render justice," he stated while addressing a felicitation function organised by the Bombay Bar Association in honour of the outgoing CJI.In this context, he referred...

Varanasi Court Rejects Plea Seeking ASI Survey To Find Out If 'Swayambhu Jyotirling' Lies Beneath Gyanvapi Mosque

Today, a court in Varanasi rejected a plea seeking an additional ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) survey of the entire Gyanvapi Mosque complex, focusing on the areas the ASI has not already surveyed, including beneath the mosque's central dome. Civil Judge (Sr. Div.), FTC Varanasi, Yugal Sharma dismissed the plea moved in February this year in the 1991 suit concerning the...

Senthil Balaji Corruption Case Assigned To District Judge With Reduced Caseload : Madras High Court Informs Supreme Court

The Madras High Court has informed the Supreme Court that the corruption and cheating cases arising out of the cash-for-jobs scam in which Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji is the prime accused have now been assigned to a district judge with a reduced caseload, who will only handle these specific cases.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih recorded –“Pursuant to...

Supreme Court Allows Candidate With Locomotor Disability To Appear For Rajasthan Civil Judge Interview

The Supreme Court today (October 25) allowed a candidate with locomotor disability to appear for the interviews for Rajasthan Civil Judge. The bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the plea of a petitioner who suffers from locomotor disability to the extent of 60% cleared the preliminary and main examinations with 111.5 marks. Sr Advocate Shadan Farasat appearing for...

SC/ST Act: Sessions Court In Karnataka Convicts 101 People In Decade Old Atrocities Case, Sentences 98 Of Them To Life Imprisonment

A sessions court in Koppal district of Karnataka on Thursday convicted 101 persons in a decade old case of atrocity against members of the Scheduled Caste community at Marakumbi village.Special Judge C Chandra Sekhar observed,“To show mercy in a case like this would be travesty of justice. Considering the fact that the injured victims, male and female, belong to Scheduled Caste and that...

Mumbai Court Suspends 15-Day Jail Term Awarded To Sanjay Raut In Defamation Case By Kirit Somaiya, His Wife

A sessions court in Mumbai's Mazgaon on Friday suspended the sentence of 15 days jail term imposed on Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and parliamentarian Sanjay Raut, who was convicted by a Magistrate Court, for defaming BJP leader and former MLA Kirit Somaiya and his wife Medha Somaiya.Additional Sessions Judge SP Pingale also granted bail to Raut, on a surety of Rs 50,000. Notably, Raut was convicted...

Supreme Court Allows Candidate With Muscular Dystrophy To Participate In NEET-UG 2024 Counselling

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 25) permitted a candidate suffering from muscular dystrophy to participate in the ongoing counselling for NEET-UG 2024, considering that the expert report opined that the candidate could pursue the MBBS Course with the help of assistive devices.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a plea by a candidate facing...

Supreme Court Allows Car Owner To File Representation Against Ban On 10-Year-Old Diesel & 15-Yr-Old Petrol Vehicles In Delhi-NCR

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 25) allowed an applicant to file a representation before the Delhi Government authority raising grievances against the ban on diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in Delhi NCR. The applicant, who challenged the ban, sought an alternative direction that it should not be given retrospective effect before April 7, 2015,...

Impossible Condition To Deposit Money Shouldn't Be Imposed To Suspend Sentence : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (October 24) held that if a condition to deposit an amount imposed by the appellate court while suspending sentence of a convict is impossible for the appellant to comply with, it may defeat the right to appeal and violate appellant's right under Article 21 of the Constitution.“Whenever a prayer is for suspension of the sentence of fine, the Appellate Court must...

Final Year Law Students Now Allowed To Register For AIBE XIX: BCI Tells Supreme Court

The Bar Council of India today (October 25) informed the Supreme Court that as per its recent notification dated September 25, it has allowed final year law students to appear for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE XIX). The Court also noted that fresh guidelines for next year's AIBE will soon be placed before the concerned stakeholders.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY...

Delhi Court Acquits Ex-MLA Ranbir Singh Kharab And Wife In Investor Fraud Case

A Delhi Court has acquitted Ranbir Singh Kharab, former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and his wife, Anita Kharab, from the offence of cheating, where they were alleged to have hatched a conspiracy to cheat the general public by investing money in a company.The Trial Court convicted Ranbir Singh Kharab and Anita Kharab (appellants) under Section 420 IPC (Cheating and dishonestly...

Delhi HC Expected To Consider Sharjeel Imam's Request For Early Decision On Bail Application In UAPA Case : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 25) urged the Delhi High Court to consider the request for expeditious disposal of the petition filed by student activist Sharjeel Imam seeking bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, which has been pending since April 2022.A bench comprising Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma, considering a writ petition filed by Imam seeking to...