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MCD Mayor Polls : Nominated Members Can't Vote, Holds Supreme Court; Election To Be Notified In 24 Hours
Ending a major controversy over the election of Mayor of Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Supreme Court on Friday held that nominated members of the municipal corporation cannot vote in the elections for mayor.The Court also held that nominated members cannot vote either in the elections for Deputy Mayor and Standing Committees. Also, the election of the Mayor has to precede the election...
Supreme Court Stays Trial Against Arvind Kejriwal Over Alleged 'Khuda Believers Won't Be Pardoned If They Vote For BJP' Remark
In a temporary relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the trial proceedings in a 2014 case registered against him for allegedly saying "those who believe in 'Khuda' won't be pardoned by 'Khuda' if they vote for BJP" during an election campaign.Kejriwal had approached the Supreme Court challenging the the order passed by the Allahabad High Court...
Adani-Hindenburg | 'We Can't Start With Presumption Of Regulatory Failure' : Supreme Court To Constitute Expert Committee
The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will pass orders to constitute an expert committee to review the regulatory mechanism in the light of the Adani-Hindenburg issue.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala however refused to accept the names proposed by the Central Government in a sealed cover for inclusion in the proposed...
Plea To Prevent Milk Adulteration : Supreme Court Issues Notice To FSSAI
The Supreme Court on Friday heard a contempt petition arising from the judgement of the Supreme Court in Swami Achyutanand Tirth v. Union of India in which directions were issued for the implementation of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006. While hearing the petition, the bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala allowed the petitioners...
'How Can CBI Investigate MLA Poaching Case When Allegations Are Against BJP? Centre Controls CBI’: Telangana Police To Supreme Court
On Friday, the Telangana Police assailed the transfer of the investigation of the case pertaining to the alleged attempt to poach BRS MLAs to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Senior Advocate, Mr. Dushyant Dave appearing for the State Police told the Supreme Court that the allegations are against the members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and hence transferring the matter to...
Numbers Of Students With Special Needs, Special Teachers : Supreme Court Seeks Details From State
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of India ordered the State governments to file an affidavit giving a list of details including the number of students with special needs and the number of teachers required.A Bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjay Kumar have sought the following details from the States: Number of children with special needs;Number of special teachers...
Conviction U/S 498A IPC Not Sustainable When Marriage Is Found To Be Null & Void : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the conviction under Section 498-A IPC would not be sustainable when the marriage was found to be null and void.In this case, the accused were convicted for the offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. In appeal before the Apex Court, it was contended that, as the marriage between the parties has been held to...
"Will Take A Call On It" : CJI DY Chandrachud On Plea To List Article 370 Matter
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday said that he will take a call on listing the batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370.Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran mentioned the matter for urgent listing. "I'll take a call on it", CJI said. The matter was earlier mentioned before CJI DY Chandrachud for urgent listing...
BREAKING| Shiv Sena Rift : Supreme Court Defers Decision On Question For Larger Bench Reference, To Hear On Merits From Feb 21
In the cases related to rift within Shiv Sena, a 5-judge of the Constitution Bench on Friday observed that it will decide the plea for reference to a larger bench after hearing the merits of the matter.The plea for reference is made by the Uddhav Thackeray side to revisit the correctness of the Constitution Bench judgment in Nabam Rebia vs Deputy Speaker (2016).In Nabam Rebia, the opinions of...
Plea Seeking FEMA Exemption For OCIs Domiciled In India : Supreme Court Issues Notice
The Supreme Court recently sought the stand of the Centre and Reserve Bank of India in a plea seeking to exempt resident Overseas Citizens of India from the purview of the Foreign Exchange Management Act regulations.A bench of Justice KM Joseph and Justice BV Nagarathna on Monday issued notice in a plea, filed by Association of Resident Overseas Citizens of India and Families.“Your prayer...
WhatsApp Not Valid Mode Of Service As Per SC Rules : Supreme Court Registrar
A Registrar Court at the Supreme Court said that service of notice on a party via instant messaging platform WhatsApp or e-mail is not valid."As per affidavit of dasti service, the notice is served on the sole respondent through ‘whatsapp’, which is not a valid mode of service as per (Supreme Court)rules," Registrar Pavanesh D said while ordering fresh notice in a transfer petition...
