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Uddhav Thackeray vs Eknath Shinde : Supreme Court Poses Multiple Questions On Governor's Role | Live Updates From Hearing [March 15]
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will continue hearing today the cases related to rift in Shiv Sena.A bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud will hear the matter. Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha are the other members of the bench.The bench started hearing the matter on merits from February 21. On February 16, it had decided to defer a decision on the...
Don't Allow Resolutions Against Kapil Sibal & NK Kaul : KK Venugopal Urges SCBA President Vikas Singh
Former Attorney General for India and Senior Advocate KK Venugopal has written to the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association Vikas Singh advising him to not allow the passing of the resolutions proposed against Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal and Neeraj Kishan Kaul.The SCBA General Body meeting is scheduled to consider tomorrow(March 16) the resolutions proposed against Sibal and Kaul...
Kerala Quarry Operators Withdraw Petition Filed In Supreme Court For Mining In Lands Assigned For Cultivation
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain petitions challenging the Kerala High Court's judgment dated May 25, 2022, which held that quarrying was not permissible in lands assigned for cultivation as per the provisions of the Kerala Land Assignment Act.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath and Sanjay Karol however permitted the petitioners to withdraw the petition with...
Supreme Court Judge Justice Ajay Rastogi Urges Lawyers To Undergo A Training Course In Mediation By Sparing Time
Supreme Court judge Justice Ajay Rastogi on Tuesday urged all advocates to undergo a training course in mediation by "sparing time" or even "sparing briefs", remarking that it would "change (their) lifestyle, (their) response to clients, (their) perception towards not just (themselves) but to the family also"The bench of Justices Rastogi and Bela Trivedi was hearing a builder-homebuyers...
Supreme Court Makes Stay On Uttarakhand HC Order Banning Fatwas Absolute
The Supreme Court, on Monday, made absolute the interim stay on the order of the Uttarakhand High Court banning religious outfits/bodies and statutory panchayats/local panchayats/group of people in the state from issuing 'fatwas' or similar diktats. The order was passed by a Bench comprising Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Bela M. Trivedi in a Special Leave Petition filed by...
Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Alleged Illegal Detention Of CPI(M) Leader MY Tarigami In J&K In 2019
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Union Government to respond to the allegation that Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) leader Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami was kept under detention without any formal order in 2019 in the aftermath of the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.A bench comprising Justices Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Rajesh Bindal was hearing a habeas...
Article 226(2) - Supreme Court Explains Tests To Determine If Cause Of Action Has Arisen Within Jurisdiction Of High Court
In a notable judgment explaining the concept of 'cause of action' under Article 226(2) of the Constitution of India, the Supreme Court held that only those facts, which are relevant to the grant of the relief, will give rise to 'cause of action'. Applying this principle, the Court held that a company cannot challenge a GST notification issued by one state before a High Court located in...
Amend Consumer Protection Rules On Appointment Process Of Commission Members Within 3 Months : Supreme Court To Centre, States
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, observed that the direction in Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs v. Dr.Mahindra Bhaskar Limaye And Ors. that, the Central and State Governments are required to make certain amendments to the Consumer Protection Rules, 2020 pertaining to the appointment process at the Consumer Dispute fora is to be carried out on an urgent basis, preferably within 3...
Nagaland Local Body Polls With Women Reservation To Take Place On May 16 : State Election Commission Tells Supreme Court
On Tuesday, the Nagaland State Election Commission informed the Supreme Court that the local body elections in the State have been notified and are to take place on 16th May, 2023. The Apex Court directed that the election schedule notified by the Commission should not be disturbed at any cost.A Bench comprising Justice S.K. Kaul, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Aravind Kumar was...
Shiv Sena Case Hearing | Distinction Between 'Split' & Rebel Group Taking Control Of Party Very Thin, Says Supreme Court
The distinction between a split in Shiv Sena, as alleged by the Uddhav Thackeray-led camp, and the claim of a ‘rebel faction’, as used as a defence by Eknath Shinde and his followers, is very thin, the Supreme Court orally said on Tuesday during the hearing. The Bench, comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, and Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli, and Narasimha, was hearing...
Don't Mention Caste Of Parties In Cause Titles Of Judgements: Supreme Court To Trial Courts
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday clarified that the caste of parties shouldn’t be mentioned in the cause titles of judgements. A bench of Justices Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Rajesh Bindal advised Trial Courts to refrain from continuing the practise of adding one's caste next to the name in the cause titles. “We may note here that in the cause title of the judgement...
'Dangerous Precedent' : Supreme Court Lawyers Urge SCBA To Recall Resolutions Proposed Against Kapil Sibal & NK Kaul
Several members of the Supreme Court Bar Association have expressed anguish at the resolutions proposed by certain other members of the Association to reprimand Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal and Neeraj Kishan Kaul for apologising to the Chief Justice of India for the outbursts of SCBA President Senior Advocate Vikas Singh.A letter, endorsed by over 470 lawyers( including 53 senior advocates)...