AIBE XIX Postponed To December 22; Registration Deadline Extended

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has rescheduled the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE) XIX to December 22. Earlier, the exam was scheduled for November 24. Per an official notification (dated October 25) released by the Secretary, BCI, the candidates can now register online for the exam until November 15. The last date to make payments online is November 18. Earlier, the last date...

Supreme Court Dismisses Former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda's Plea To Suspend Conviction To Contest Assembly Elections

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 25) dismissed the petition filed by the former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda seeking suspension of his conviction and sentence in the coal scam case to contest the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar dismissed the Special Leave Petition which was filed against the judgment of the Delhi...

'Frivolous Petition' : Supreme Court Dismisses CBI's Plea To Restore LOC Against Actor Rhea Chakraborty & Family

The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the State of Maharashtra and the Bureau of Immigration, challenging Bombay High Court's quashing of Look-out-Circulars (LOCs) issued against actress Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, her father (an army veteran) and her mother (an army school teacher) in the aftermath of the Sushant Singh...

Somnath Lands Where Demolitions Were Carried Out Won't Be Allotted To Third Parties Till Next Hearing : Gujarat Govt Tells Supreme Court

The State of Gujarat on Friday (October 25) undertook before the Supreme Court that the lands in Gir Somnath, where demolition of structures was carried out by the authorities recently, would remain with the government and not be allotted to any third parties till the next date of hearing in the matter before the Court.The State made this submission while the Court was hearing a...

Only Parliament Can Decide If Indian Succession Act 1925 Can Be Extended To Muslims Who Are Non-Believers: Union Tells Supreme Court

The Union Government on Thursday (October 25) informed the Supreme Court that it was only within the Parliament's domain to decide if Indian Succession Act, 1925 would extend to Muslims who are non-believers.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud ,Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a plea by the petitioner Safiya PM who sought the inclusion of those Muslims who had renounced their...

Families Of Undertrials, Convicts From Disadvantaged Backgrounds Must Be Given Counselling: Justice BR Gavai

Supreme Court judge Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai in his message to the Standard Operating Procedure on 'Prison Reforms' devised by the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority, emphasized that family members of undertrials/convicts belonging to poor strata must be provided with counselling and made aware about government schemes. Justice Gavai who addressed a gathering on October 19 at...

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Amandeep Singh Dhall In Delhi Liquor Policy Case; All Accused In Case Get Bail

The Supreme Court today granted bail to Amandeep Singh Dhall, businessman and director of Brindco Sales Private Limited, in the corruption case arising out of the alleged Delhi liquor policy 'scam'. With this order, all the accused in the liquor policy case -in which AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and BRS leader K Kavitha, are also accused- have got bail.A bench...

Plea Filed In Supreme Court Against ECI Decision To Increase Number Of Electors Per Polling Station From 1200 To 1500

A public interest litigation has been initiated before the Supreme Court, challenging Election Commission of India's communication(s) whereby the maximum number of electors per polling station have been increased from 1200 to 1500.The matter was listed today before a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar and R Mahadevan which, without issuing notice, directed that an advance copy of...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Sanjiv Khanna As Next Chief Justice Of India

The Union Government has notified the appointment of Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the next Chief Justice of India."In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, Hon'ble President, after consultation with Hon'ble Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Judge of the Supreme Court of India as Chief Justice of India with effect from 11th...

Zakir Naik Withdraws Plea In Supreme Court Seeking Clubbing Of Hate Speech FIRs

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 23) allowed Islamic preacher Zakir Naik to withdraw his write petition seeking to club multiple FIRs registered against him in Maharashtra and Karnataka for hate speech under Section 153A of the IPC (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, etc.).A bench comprising Justice Abhay Oka, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, and...

Supreme Court Allows Candidate With Blindness To Attend Interview For Civil Judge Selection

The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 24) passed an interim order allowing a candidate with blindness to attend the interview for the selection of Civil Judges in Rajasthan.After the Court pronounced the order, the counsel for the Rajasthan High Court raised an apprehension that it might be used as a precedent by other candidates to seek appointments. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud...

'No Deliberate Low Marking': Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Evaluations In Rajasthan Civil Judges Exam

The Supreme Court today (October 24) dismissed the batch of petitions challenging the evaluations of English essay paper in the Rajasthan Civil Judge Exams 2024. The Court noted that seeing the nature of answers, there appeared no deliberate discrepancies in the markings.The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the pleas challenging the...