Breaking: Rahul Gandhi Declared Disqualified As A Member Of Lok Sabha Following His Conviction In Defamation Case

Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi was today disqualified as a Member of Lok Sabha from the date of his conviction in the criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark. A notification in this regard was issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat today. Gandhi is an MP from Kerala's Wayanad district.The disqualification is in terms of Article 102 (1) (e) of the Constitution of India read...

95% Of Political Leaders Investigated By CBI & ED Are Opposition Leaders : Non-BJP Parties Tell Supreme Court

In a significant step, fourteen political parties approached the Supreme Court against the alleged use of central investigating agencies such as Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation in arresting opposition political leaders and other citizens exercising their fundamental right to dissent and disagree with the present Union Government. The matter which was mentioned...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Renaming Of Aurangabad As 'Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar'; Asks Petitioner To Approach HC

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition challenging the renaming of the city of Aurangabad to 'Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar' stating that the matter had been seized of by the High Court of Bombay. The matter was listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala.The plea challenged the approval granted by the Union of India and...

Supreme Court Allows Plea Of Delhi DG(Prisons); Directs Prisoners Who Were Released On COVID-19 Parole To Surrender Within 15 Days

Allowing an application filed by Director General (Prisons), New Delhi, the Supreme Court on Friday directed that all prisoners, who were released on emergency parole by the High Powered Committee during the COVID-19 period based on the orders of the Supreme Court, to surrender within 15 days."All those undertrial prisoners and convicts who have been released on emergency parole /interim...

Period Of Parole Granted By HPC During COVID-19 Can't Be Counted Towards Actual Sentence : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday held that period of parole granted to prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic period to prevent the overcrowding of prisoners cannot be counted towards the period of actual imprisonment underwent by the prisoner.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar dismissed a writ petition filed by a prisoner who sought for a declaration that the period of...

Affinity Test Not Essential To Determine Correctness Of Caste/Tribe Claim : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Friday, answered the reference pertaining to the question - whether the affinity test is integral to the determination of caste status made by the Caste Scrutiny Committee.Affinity test is used to ascertain if the person follows the traditional cultural traits of the community.A Bench comprising Justice S.K. Kaul, Justice A.S. Oka and Justice Manoj Misra held that...

Mere Membership Of Unlawful Organization Is UAPA Offence : Supreme Court Overrules 2011 Precedents

In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Friday overruled its 2011 judgments in Arup Bhuyan vs State of Assam, Indra Das vs State of Assam and State of Kerala vs Raneef which held that mere membership of a banned association is not sufficient to constitute an offence under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 or the Terrorism and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, unless it...

Breaking: 14 Political Parties Move Supreme Court Seeking Guidelines Against Alleged Arbitrary Action Of ED, CBI On Opposition Leaders

14 political parties including the Indian National Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and Shiv Sena have moved the Supreme Court against alleged arbitrary use of central investigating agencies Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation in arresting opposition leaders.The matter was mentioned today before CJI DY Chandrachud by Senior Advocate AM Singhvi. The political parties seek...

'Large Number Of Remand Orders Passed In Violation Of Law Are From Uttar Pradesh' : Supreme Court Seeks Allahabad HC's Intervention

The Supreme Court recently noticed that a very large number of orders remanding accused to custody in violation of the directives issued by the top court are coming from Uttar Pradesh.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Aravind Kumar was ascertaining the compliance of the directions given in the judgement in Satender Kumar Antil vs Central Bureau...

Queer Non-Binary Lawyer Writes To Supreme Court For Infrastructural Inclusivity & LGBTQIA+ Representation On Gender Sensitisation Committee

Amid calls for greater diversity and inclusion in the higher judiciary, the Supreme Court Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee has received a representation on the need for infrastructural inclusivity in the top court and queer representation on the committee. Queer, non-binary lawyer Rohin Bhatt, while noting that with every passing day, more and more...

Teesta Setalvad Case : ASG To Inform Supreme Court If Anything Substantial Survives In The Matter

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, adjourned the hearing in a batch of pleas filed by Teesta Setalvad in relation to three FIRs lodged against the couple over alleged embezzlement of funds raised for victims of 2002 Gujarat riots.The Additional Solicitor General, Mr. S.V. Raju apprised a Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Aravind Kumar that Teesta...

Supreme Court Acquits Man Accused Of Taking Rs 300 Bribe Twenty Years Ago

The Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted a man who was convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 for accepting a bribe of Rupees 300 in the year 2003.The convict, who was working as a cleaner, was accused to taking bribe for supplying a copy of the death certificate to the complainant. The Supreme Court allowed his appeal against the concurrent findings of the trial court and...