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Supreme Court Allows Petitioner-in-Person To Convert Writ Petition As SLP; Grants Interim Protection From Coercive Action
In a notable case, the Supreme Court recently refrained from turning away a petitioner, who appeared in person, merely because he availed of a wrong remedy (a writ petition under Article 32) and allowed him to convert the writ petition into a special leave petition under Article 136 of the Constitution."...it would be expedient for the ends of justice to grant liberty to the petitioner to...
Agreement Executed Between Saint Gobain India And Its Processor Is Not Anti-Competitive, CCI Dismisses Complaint Against Saint Gobain India
The Competition Commission of India (Commission) bench, comprising Ms. Ravneet Kaur (Chairperson), Ms. Sweta Kakkad (Member), and Mr. Deepak Anurag (Member), has dismissed the complaint against Saint Gobain India. The bench found that the exclusive supply obligations, co-branding arrangements, and resale price maintenance clauses in the agreement between Saint Gobain India and one of...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea To Include Tribunals In National Judicial Data Grid
The Supreme Court today ( July 24) declined to hear a petition seeking the inclusion of Tribunals in the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG).The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra dismissed the petition considering that the NJDG is a part of the E-Courts project which only covers the functioning of Courts.The NJDG is a key part of the e-Courts project,...
Supreme Court Seeks Personal Affidavit On Goa Chief Secretary On Lesser Pay Scale For Staff Of Bombay HC Goa Bench
The Supreme Court today (July 24) sought a response from the Chief Secretary of Goa Government over the non-implementation of directions for pay upgradation given by the Bombay High Court Chief Justice. The directions for upgrading the pay scale, issued under Article 229 of the Indian Constitution, were meant for Group A and B Secretariat Staff of the Bombay High Court. It was the grievance...
Supreme Court Asks Full Court Of MP High Court To Re-Consider Dismissal of 6 Women Judicial Officers
The Supreme Court (yesterday on July 23), in a suo motu writ petition registered regarding the simultaneous termination of services of 6 female civil judges in Madhya Pradesh, asked the full court of the MP High Court to reconsider the issue. The matter pertained to 6 female judges appointed to the Judicial Services of the State of Madhya Pradesh who were terminated from service last year by...
Senthil Balaji Bail Plea | Supreme Court Asks ED To Show Incriminating File Was Found In Pen Drive Seized From His Home
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 24) in Senthil Balaji's bail plea asked the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to show that the pen drive recovered from Balaji's residence contains a file which allegedly has evidence of proceeds of crime worth Rs. 67 Crores.MLA and former Tamil Nadu minister Balaji has been accused in a money laundering case linked to the cash-for-jobs allegations. Balaji...
Supreme Court Bench Pauses Contempt Case Over DDA Tree Felling Noting That Another Bench Has Taken Up Same Issue Later
A bench led by Justice BR Gavai of the Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 24) halted the contempt proceedings initiated by it against the Delhi Development Authority Vice Chairman over illegal tree felling, after noting that another bench led by Justice AS Oka took up the same contempt case later.Justice Gavai pointed out that his bench initiated contempt proceedings against DDA prior in time,...
GM Mustard Case | Evolve National Policy On Genetically Modified Crops Consulting States, Farmers & Experts: Supreme Court To Centre
In a batch of public interest litigation challenging the 2022 decision of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) granting conditional approval for the environmental release of transgenic mustard hybrid, Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 (DMH-11) to the Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants, the Supreme Court division bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Sanjay Karol delivered a...
Former Kerala High Court Judge Justice Alexander Thomas Appointed As Chairperson Of Kerala State Human Rights Commission
Former Kerala High Court judge, Justice Alexander Thomas has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission.The recommendation to appoint the Former Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala HC as Chairperson of the State Human Rights Commission has been approved by the Governor.Mr. Byjunath has been the Acting Chairman of the Commission after the tenure of...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Delhi HC Order Quashing Summons To 'The Wire' In Ex-JNU Professor's Criminal Defamation Case
The Supreme Court today (on July 24) set aside the Delhi High Court order quashing the summons issued against the Editor and Deputy Editor of 'The Wire' in a criminal defamation case filed by ex-JNU Professor Amrita Singh. The Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Aravind Kumar observed that the High Court, in the impugned judgment, while finding fault with the reasoning adopted...
Haldwani Evictions | 'They Are Also Human Beings' : Supreme Court Says Rehabilitation Necessary Before Evicting People For Railways
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 24) stated that the authorities should ensure the rehabilitation of people before evicting them to secure land for the development of Haldwani railway station in Uttarakhand.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing an application filed by the Union of India/Railways seeking modification of the order staying...