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Bengaluru Municipal Corporation Elections : Supreme Court Extends Time For Delimitation & Ward Reservation
The Supreme Court today granted an extension to the Karnataka State for holding the elections of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).The State, which earlier told the Court that BBMP elections (which were last held in 2015) would be conducted by November, today sought time till December 15 for completing the ward reservation, etc.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and...
Delhi Air Pollution | 'Many Air Monitoring Stations Not Working,' Says Amicus; Supreme Court Seeks CAQM Report
In relation to the air pollution crisis faced in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court today directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to file an affidavit stating the steps taken to prevent the pollution from worsening further. The Court was also informed that various news reports have emerged flagging the non-functioning of air monitoring stations across the National Capital. A...
Communist Party Of India Approaches Supreme Court Against Madras HC Direction For Removal Of Flagpoles From Public Lands
The Communist Party of India has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court's direction for the removal of permanent flag poles of political parties from public places of Tamil Nadu.A bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi on Monday observed that petition be considered by a bench led by Justice Vikram Nath which had heard a connected petition...
'Mockery Of System' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Petitioner Who Filed Petition Seeking His Appointment As High Court Judge
Terming it a 'mockery of the system', the Supreme Court today declined to entertain a petition seeking directions to appoint the petitioner as a Telangana High Court Judge. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing a writ petition filed by GV Sarvan Kumar seeking directions to appoint him as the judge of the Telangana High Court. The CJI, disinclined to entertain...
Manipur Audio Tapes Tampered, Can't Say If Voice Matches With Ex-CM Biren Singh : NFSL To Supreme Court
The National Forensic Science Laboratory (NFSL), Gandhinagar, has informed the Supreme Court that the audio exhibits in the case relating to recordings allegedly implicating former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in the ethnic violence which took place in 2023 were tampered with and not scientifically fit for voice comparison, and therefore, no opinion on similarity or dissimilarity of...
Umar Khalid & Others' Bail Hearing In Delhi Riots UAPA Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear today the bail petitions of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider and Shifa Ur Rehman in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. The Delhi police has opposed the grant of bail, saying petitioners are playing "victim card" after deliberately delaying the trial. A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria is hearing...
Law Students Can't Be Barred From Exams Over Lack Of Minimum Attendance: Delhi High Court Issues Directions
The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that no student enrolled in any recognized law college university or institution in India shall be detained from taking examination or be prevented from further academic pursuits of career progression on the ground of lack of minimum attendance.“No law college university or institution shall be permitted to mandate attendance norms which are over and...
'Conversion By Inducement A Social Menace': Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Hoardings Barring Entry Of Pastors, Converts In Tribal Villages
Expressing concern at certain missionary groups accused of religious conversion especially in remote tribal areas in Chhattisgarh, allegedly targeting illiterate and impoverished families, the Chhattisgarh High Court remarked that "conversion by inducement" by such groups is a "social menace". In doing so the court observed that this menace arises when conversion ceases to be a matter of...
From Planting Saplings And Serving Cows To Tying Rakhi: A Look At Bizarre Bail Conditions Imposed By High Courts
Recently, the Supreme Court set aside a Madhya Pradesh High Court order suspending the sentence of a murder convict, holding that the condition imposed -requiring the appellant to plant ten saplings of fruit-bearing, neem, or peepal trees “as a matter of social cause” -cannot withstand the test of bail jurisprudence. The Court expressed displeasure over such directions, observing that reformative measures or acts of social responsibility cannot serve as standalone substitutes for the statutory...