Delhi Air Pollution | Supreme Court Advises Use Of Masks Amid 'Severe+' Air Quality In Delhi-NCR

The Supreme Court has issued a circular calling for strict adherence to preventive health measures, including wearing masks, as air quality in Delhi-NCR continues to deteriorate.Referring to an order by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) dated November 17, 2024, the circular highlights the implementation of Stage-IV ('Severe+' Air Quality) measures under the revised Graded...

'AoRs Don't Directly Deal With Clients In Many Cases' : Amicus S Muralidhar Says On Issue Of False Pleadings; Supreme Court Seeks SCBA Views

The Supreme Court on Monday (November 18) issued notice to the Supreme Court Bar Association to seek its views regarding guidelines to ensure that Advocates-on-Record do not make false statements in petitions. The Court decided to address this issue in a case concerning the recurring issue of false statements by lawyers in court.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Augustine...

Punjab Panchayat Elections| Supreme Court Directs Election Tribunal To Decide Election Petitions In 6 Months

The Supreme Court today (November 18) while refusing to interfere in pleas alleging irregularities in Punjab Gram Panchayat elections, directed the Election Tribunal to decide upon the election petitions within 6 months. The Court also allowed those petitioners whose nominations were rejected to file a review petition before the High Court to challenge the elections. The bench of CJI...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 11, 2024 To November 17, 2024

Nominal IndexCitationsM/S Crystal Transport Private Limited & Anr. v. A Fathima Fareedunisa & Ors., Civil Appeal Nos.7709–7710 of 2023 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 881Sonu Choudary v. State of NCT Delhi, Criminal Appeal No. 3111 of 2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 882Shyam Kumar Inani v. Vinod Agrawal & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 2845/2015 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 883In Re: Directions in the matter of...

Senior Designation Procedure Needs Relook : Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before the Supreme Court on Monday (November 18) that the procedure of conferring senior designation to advocates under Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 requires a reconsideration.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih was hearing a case in which it has noted recurring instances of false statements made in various...

Get Data From Stationary Satellites On Farm Fires Instead Of Polar Orbiting Ones : Supreme Court Directs Centre

The Supreme Court on Monday (November 18) directed the Union Government to get data from stationary satellites regarding farm fires caused by stubble burning. The direction was passed after noting that there were discrepancies in the data collected by NASA's polar-orbiting satellite and a Korean stationary satellite regarding farm fires.The Court observed that the data from stationary...

CJI Sanjiv Khanna Recuses From Hearing Contempt Case Against DDA Over Tree Felling, Says Happened To Meet Delhi LG At NALSA Event

Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna today (November 18) recused himself from hearing the contempt case against the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for the illegal felling of trees in Delhi Ridge.When the matter came up for hearing before the bench of CJI Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar, the CJI verbally remarked: "As a Chairman of NALSA, I went to a Bihar jail. The LG of Delhi was...

Delhi Air Pollution | GRAP-IV Restrictions To Continue In NCR Even If AQI Falls Below 450 : Supreme Court

Addressing the deteriorating air quality in the Delhi-National Capital Region, the Supreme Court on Monday (November 18) directed that the implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan Statge IV (GRAP-IV) should continue even if the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi improves and falls below 450 till further orders.The Court also expressed dissatisfaction with the Commission for Air...

Someday You Must Find Out How Many PMLA Complaints Ended In Trial & Conviction: Supreme Court Tells ED

The Supreme Court on Monday (November 18) once again expressed concerns about the low rate of convictions in the complaints filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).Justice Abhay S Oka, heading a bench comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, orally told the counsel of the Enforcement Directorate, "Someday you must find out how many cases of a complaint under PMLA have ended with...

DHCBA Women Reservation | Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure At Lawyer's Comment On Women Representation In Bench

While hearing pleas seeking reservation for women lawyers in the Delhi High Court Bar Association, the Supreme Court today expressed serious displeasure at a counsel's comment regarding women representation in the Court's Bench(es).Justice Surya Kant, part of a bench comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, called out the remark, saying that if it was meant for the media and to play to the gallery,...

Supreme Court Criticises ICICI Bank For Not Defreezing Newsclick's Bank Accounts Despite Stay On Tax Recovery Steps

The Supreme Court today disposed of a miscellaneous application whereby, it allowed news portal Newclick's plea seeking direction against the ICICI bank, Saket, New Delhi, to comply with the August 9 order of the Court. In the instant miscellaneous application, the petitioners raised the issue that after the Court's August 9 order, the de-freezing of their bank accounts has not begun as the...

Supreme Court Holds Order Which Set Deadline On Balwant Singh's Mercy Plea After Solicitor General's Request

After an urgent mentioning made by the Solicitor General of India, the Supreme Court agreed to not upload the order which it passed this morning as per which the President was requested to take a decision on the mercy plea of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana within two weeks.A special bench comprising Justice BR Gavai, Justice PK Mishra and Justice KV Viswanathan had dictated the order...