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Do 'Prakash Singh' Directions Apply To Police Chiefs Of UTs? Supreme Court To Decide Question Of Law In Rakesh Asthana Case
The Supreme Court of India on Monday stated that it would have to determine whether the directions passed in Prakash Singh & Others v. Union of India apply to Police Chiefs falling under the AGMUT(Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories) Cadre or not. This question came up before the court in a petition filed by CPIL challenging Rakesh Asthana's appointment as Delhi...
Punjab Government Moves Supreme Court Against Governor Refusing To Summon Budget Session
The Punjab Government has approaches the Supreme Court challenging the refusal of Governor Banwarilal Purohit to grant permission to the government to summon the budget session scheduled on March 3.The State government has filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India through Additional Advocate General Shadan Farasat today morning. The Principal Secretary to the Governor...
'Elected Representatives Cannot Simultaneously Be Terrorists': Solicitor-General Tells Supreme Court Opposing Akhil Gogoi's Plea
Elected representatives cannot simultaneously be terrorists, said Solicitor-General for India, Tushar Mehta while objecting to an appeal filed by activist turned politician Akhil Gogoi against the Gauhati High Court’s decision to set aside a discharge order in connection with offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Appearing on behalf of the...
Supreme Court Recalls Order Holding BJP Guilty Of Contempt Of Court Over Not Disclosing Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates
The Supreme Court on Monday reviewed a 2021 order which found the Bharatiya Janata Party guilty of contempt of court for flouting the top court’s directions regarding public disclosure of criminal antecedents of electoral candidates during the Bihar assembly polls in 2020.Allowing a review petition filed by B.L. Santosh, the general secretary of the political party, a special bench...
Supreme Court Judge Justice MR Shah Refuses To Recuse From Hearing Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea
On Monday, Supreme Court Judge, Justice M.R. Shah made it abundantly clear that he will not recuse from hearing a plea filed by former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking to adduce additional evidence in the criminal appeal filed by him in the Gujarat High Court challenging his conviction in a 1990 custodial death case. As the Counsel for the petitioner sought adjournment in terms of the...
Spotlight On Recent Appointments To The Supreme Court - Justice Dipankar Datta
A general criticism of the Indian Courts has been that very little is known to the public about the judges being recommended by respective Collegium before their appointments, on merit and suitability. A designated Secretariat ideally should do the job, unfortunately we don’t have such a mechanism. LiveLaw has taken an initiative to share relevant information about the appointees and we...
OROP| 'Set Your House In Order' : Supreme Court Warns Defence Ministry Of Contempt For Extending Pension Arrears Deadline
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its displeasure at the action of Ministry of Defence of unilaterally extending the deadline for payment of pension to retired armed forces personnel under the One Rank One Pension Scheme (OROP) in contradiction of the Court's order. While warning the Ministry of Defence that the Apex Court would issue a notice of contempt against the Secretary of...
'A Country Can't Remain Prisoner Of Past' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Rename Cities Named After Muslim Rulers; Stresses On India's Secular Character
"A country cannot remain a prisoner of the past", observed the Supreme Court while dismissing a PIL seeking to rename historical cities which have been named after "foreign invaders"."The history of any nation cannot haunt the present and future generations to the point that succeeding generations become prisoners of the past", a bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna stated...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas To Postpone NEET PG 2023 Exam
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed petitions filed by doctors who are aspirants of NEET-PG 2023-24 seeking to postpone the NEET-PG 2023 exam scheduled on March 3 by three months.A Bench comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Dipankar Datta refused to entertain the petitions filed by candidates who complained that they are getting less time to prepare for exams as their internships...
ED Director's Term Extension & 2021 CVC Amendment Act Illegal: Amicus KV Viswanathan To Supreme Court
In a significant development in the petitions challenging the third extension given to ED Director SK Mishra, the amicus curiae in the matter, Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan, told the Supreme Court that the extensions are illegal.Not only the extensions, but also the 2021 amendment to the Central Vigilance Commission Act 2003 -which enables Centre to extend the tenure of the Director of...
FIR Over Comment Against PM : Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail To Congress Spokesperson Pawan Khera Till March 3
The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim bail granted to Congress Spokesperson Pawan Khera who was arrested by Assam police from Delhi airport over his comment about Prime Minister Narendra Modi till 3rd March 2023. The matter was listed today before the bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. On February 23, the Court had allowed him ...