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Supreme Court Seeks Response Of J&K HC On Plea Alleging Backdoor Appointments Of Administrative Staff
The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Jammu and Kashmir on a petition which alleged that backdoor appointments of administrative staff were taking place at the J&K judiciary. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala was hearing a petition filed by Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Forum alleging that relatives...
'Saw Democracy In Full Swing' : Former SC Judge Nageswara Rao On Protests In Israel To Protect Judicial Independence
Amidst a huge uproar in Israel and around the world over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary, former judge of the Indian Supreme Court, L Nageswara Rao attended a demonstration against the proposed reforms in Jerusalem on Saturday, together with Supreme Court justices from Canada, and Ireland as well as other legal luminaries from various...
Accused Can't Claim Right Of Hearing Before Registration Of FIR : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that an accused cannot claim to have a right of hearing before the registration of an FIR and that the principles of natural justice are not applicable at the stage of reporting a criminal offence.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli made this observation while deciding the issue whether borrowers have the right to be...
Supreme Court Directs Punjab Govt To Continue Steps To Stop Illegal Transportation Of Spurious Liquor & Illegal 'Bhatthis'
The Supreme Court, on Monday, closed proceedings in a plea pertaining to the issue of large-scale manufacture and sale of illicit liquor in the state of Punjab. A Bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar was inclined to do so after considering a counter affidavit filed by the State of Punjab describing the measures that it had been undertaking to curb the issue at hand. On...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Uniform Age Of Marriage For Men & Women
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed another petition seeking for uniform age of marriage for men and women. The matter was listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. At the very outset, the Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta submitted that the court had earlier too dismissed a petition seeking similar directions. He argued that...
Agnipath Scheme : Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea To Complete Recruitment Process Initiated Earlier
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition challenging the Delhi High Court's judgement upholding the Agnipath Scheme, as per which those between 17-and-a-half and 23 years of age were made eligible to apply for armed forces to be inducted for a four-year tenure. Before the announcement of the Agnipath scheme, the Union Government had announced recruitments on various posts in the...
Can A Woman Be Summoned To ED's Office In PMLA Case? Supreme Court To Consider In BRS Leader K Kavitha's Plea
The Supreme Court, on Monday, posted the petition filed by Telangana CM's daughter and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader, K. Kavitha, challenging ED summons in relation to the Delhi Excise Policy case, after three weeks.After briefly considering the submissions made by Senior Advocate, Mr. Kapil Sibal for Kavitha and ASG, Mr. S.V. Raju for then Directorate of Enforcement, a Bench...
Many Murder Case Convicts Languish Without Remission For Years; Have Uniform Standards Been Applied In Bilkis Bano Case? Supreme Court Asks
While deciding to hear the petitions challenging the remission granted in the Bilkis Bano case, the Supreme Court on Monday asked if uniform standards as in other murder cases have been followed while allowing the premature release of 11 convicts who were sentenced to life for multiple murders and gang-rapes during the 2002 Gujarat riots. Terming the crime "horrendous", a bench...
RSS Route March : Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Tamil Nadu Govt's Challenge Against HC Allowing March Without Conditions
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its verdict on the Tamil Nadu government’s plea against a division bench of the state high court allowing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to conduct route marches without the conditions imposed by a single judge of the court. “We will consider and pass an order,” said Justice V Ramasubramanian, after hearing the submissions of the counsel...
Day Of Remand Should Be Included For Considering Default Bail Claim : Supreme Court Answers Reference
Answering a reference on a significant point of law, the Supreme Court has held that the day of remand is to be included for considering for considering a claim for default bail.The remand period will be calculated from the date when the Magistrate remanded the accused, held a bench comprising Justices KM Joseph, BV Nagarathna and Hrishikesh Roy.An accused becomes entitled to default bail if...
Supreme Court Issues Notice In Karnataka Lokayukta’s Plea Challenging Interim Anticipatory Bail GrantTo BJP MLA In Bribe Case
The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice, in a plea by Karnataka Lokayukta challenging the Karnataka High Court's order granting interim anticipatory bail to BJP MLA, K. Madal Virupakshappa, in a bribery case. The High Court order was not stayed. While issuing notice the Bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia was concerned that though the petition was filed by...