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Supreme Court Dismisses YSRCP Leader's Plea Seeking Repolling At Certain Booths In Andhra Pradesh's Chandragiri
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea filed by YSR Congress Party MLA Candidate Chevireddy Monith Reddy seeking repolling at some booths of the Chandragiri assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.A vacation bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, declining to exercise jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution. "we do not see any ground...
EVM Destruction Case : Supreme Court Restrains YSRCP MLA Pinnelli Reddy From Entering Counting Station
Pursuant to allegations of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) destruction at a polling booth in Andhra Pradesh, the Supreme Court today restrained Macherla MLA Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy(YSRCP) from entering the concerned counting station and/or the vicinity of the same on 04.06.2024 (when counting will take place).The vacation bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Sandeep Mehta was dealing with...
Delhi Water Crisis : Supreme Court Asks Upper Yamuna River Board To Convene Urgent Meeting On June 5
To resolve the water crisis being faced by residents of Delhi, the Supreme Court today asked the Upper Yamuna River Board to call for an emergent meeting of all stakeholder-states on June 5 and submit the Minutes of the Meeting as well as the suggested steps by June 6.“There shall be an emergent meeting of Upper Yamuna River Board on June 5, 2024, to address the issues agitated in this...
Supreme Court Dismisses YSR Congress Party's Challenge To ECI Circular Relaxing Postal Ballot Norms In Andhra
The Supreme Court on Monday (June 3) refused to entertain a petition filed by YSR Congress Party challenging relaxation of postal ballot norms by the Election Commission of India in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The vacation bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Sandeep Mehta endorsed the approach taken by the Andhra Pradesh High Court in not interfering with the ECI's decision and giving...
Election Commission Submits To Supreme Court Schedule For Bye Election For Manicktala Constituency In West Bengal
The Election Commission of India submitted to the Supreme Court in a sealed cover the schedule for holding a bye-election for the Manicktala Assembly Constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.The Bench Comprising Justices PK Mishra and KV Viswanathan heard the matter. The bye-election schedule was submitted pursuant to the last opportunity granted to the Election Commission of...
NEET-UG 2024 : Another Petition In Supreme Court Seeks NEET Re-Exam Over Alleged Paper Leak
Raising allegations of leaking of the question paper of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Under Graduate( (NEET-UG) 2024 exam held on May 5, another writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a re-conduct of the exam.The writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution seeks to direct the National Testing Agency to conduct the exam again in view of the...
Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi & Mehul Choksi Fled India Because Investigating Agencies Didn't Arrest Them On Time: Mumbai Court
A Special PMLA Court in Mumbai recently remarked that fugitives in economic offences such as Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, and Mehul Choksi were able to flee India because the investigating agencies failed to arrest them at a proper time.Special Judge MG Deshpande on May 29, 2024, while addressing the objection raised by the Enforcement Directorate to an application filed by an accused...
Supreme Court Criminal Digest April 2024
Bail Cancellation of Bail – Grounds – Misuse of liberty – Participation in protest and expression of strong views – Non-violation of bail conditions. A. Duraimurugan Pandiyan Sattai @ Duraimurugan v. State, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 313 Criminal Law – Bail application – No specific prayer for bail in appeal petition – Held, the plea for bail in the context of the present...
YSR Congress Moves Supreme Court Challenging Relaxation Of Postal Ballot Counting Norms In Andhra Pradesh
Update at 12.30 PM, June 3 : Supreme Court Dismisses YSR Party's Challenge To ECI Circular Relaxing Postal Ballot Norms In AndhraIn a recent development, YSR Congress Party has moved the Supreme Court challenging relaxation of postal ballot norms by the Election Commission of India in the State of Andhra Pradesh.The petition assails the Andhra Pradesh High Court order of June 1, whereby...
Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2024 - Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
Director of the company not responsible for its day-to-day affairs cannot be held liable for dishonor of cheque. (Para 10) Susela Padmavathy Amma v. Bharti Airtel Ltd., 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 237 Section 118 r/w. 139 - Accused has signed the cheque. The only dispute is with regard to the age of the ink used in making the signature on the cheque and the age of the signature and contents of...
Higher Qualifications Or Marks Not Sufficient To Determine 'Merit' For Judges' Promotions; Past Performance Relevant : Supreme Court
The Court in its judgment concerning the promotion of Judicial Officers by the Gujarat High Court took an expansive view of what would mean by 'merit' in the context of promotion of judicial officers.The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra explained the meaning of 'merit' when applying the 'merit-cum-seniority' rule in the promotions of judicial...