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Whether Establishment Of Gram Nyayalayas By States/UTs Is Mandatory? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court today expressed that it would consider the question as to whether establishment and effectuation of Gram Nyayalayas by States/UTs is mandatory under the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 ("2008 Act").A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and KV Viswanathan was dealing with a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking establishment and effectuation of Gram Nyayalayas in...
Supreme Court To Start Hearing Pleas Challenging Marital Rape Exception Tomorrow
The Supreme Court will tomorrow commence the hearing of petitions challenging the exception given for marital rape from the offence of rape under the criminal law.Senior Advocate Karuna Nandy for the petitioners had mentioned before the bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud for an early hearing of the matter. While the matter was listed for hearing today, it could not be taken up due to paucity...
Supreme Court Asks Delhi LG To File Personal Affidavit On Illegal Tree Felling In Ridge Forest, Seeks Action Against Erring Officials
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 16) directed the Chairperson of the Delhi Development Authority, who happens to be the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi V K Saxena, to file a personal affidavit making a "full disclosure" on various aspects relating to the illegal felling of the trees in the Delhi's ridge forest in February 2024.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud,...
Fugitive Cannot Maintain Article 32 Petition: SG Objects To Zakir Naik's Plea In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 16) heard the writ petition filed in 2013 by Islamic preacher Zakir Naik seeking the clubbing of multiple FIRs registered against him in Maharashtra and Karnataka for hate speech under section 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.) of the IPC.Solicitor General...
CIC Asks Supreme Court PIO To Re-examine RTI Application Seeking Information On Complaints Against Ex-Madras HC Judge T Raja
The Central Information Commission has directed the Public Information Officer of the Supreme Court to re-examine an application under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking information on whether any complaints of corruption or improper conduct have been received by the Supreme Court Collegium against former Madras High Court judge Justice T Raja.The CIC has asked the PIO of the Supreme...
Punjab & Haryana Extremely Reluctant To Act Against Stubble Burning : Supreme Court Expresses Dismay, Summons Chief Secretaries
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 16) pulled up the States of Haryana and Punjab over their failure to take action against farmers who are indulging in stubble-burning, which results in the deterioration of the air quality in the Delhi-National Capital Region.Coming down heavily on the States, the bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka, Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Augustine...
Private Law Universities Not Authorised To Use 'Indian', 'Bharatiya', 'National' For Moot Courts, Other Competitions: BCI
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued a directive prohibiting private law universities from using prefixes such as "Bharatiya", "National", "Indian", etc. for conducting moot courts or other competitions.The directive however clarified that these restrictions shall not be binding on National Law Universities (NLUs) or central or state universities which are affiliated to the...
'If We Find Irregularity, We Will Reverse' : Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Rajasthan Civil Judge Exam Tomorrow
The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the challenge to the Rajasthan Civil Judge Cadre Exam, 2024 for alleged "arbitrary and flawed" evaluations. The counsel for the petitioner mentioned before the bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud that the matter required an urgent hearing since the interviews for the judicial services would commence today itself. "The interviews will start anytime today....We...
Ensure Referral System Refers Patients To Hospitals With Adequate Beds, Specialised Doctors : Supreme Court To West Bengal Govt
The State of West Bengal on Tuesday (October 15) informed the Supreme Court that an Intergrated Hospital Management System (IHMS) has been planned for ensuring efficient treatment of patients along with Realtime bed vacancy monitors and centralized hospital reference mechanism. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was apprised of...
Supreme Court Affirms Bail Granted To Kashmir Journalist Fahad Shah, But Holds HC Judgment On UAPA Wrong
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 14) declared as bad in law the judgment of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court which held that an accused can be granted bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 if he does not present any "clear and present danger" to the society.The High Court judgment, which granted bail to Kashmir-based news journalist Peerzada Shah Fahad, also...
