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Supreme Court Extends Stay On Defamation Proceedings Against Arvind Kejriwal For Retweeting Dhruv Rathee's Video On BJP IT Cell
The Supreme Court today extended the stay on defamation proceedings against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for retweeting a video by Youtuber Dhruv Rathee making certain allegations against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell.The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta adjourned the matter on a request by Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi (for Kejriwal), who said that...
'My Son Studied In That College': Supreme Court Judge Recuses From AAP Leader Satyendra Jain's Case Against VIPS' Chairman
Justice Sanjiv Khanna of the Supreme Court recused today from a case filed by former Delhi Minister Satyendra Jain against Dr SC Vats, Chairman of the governing council of Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies."It will have to go before another bench...my son studied in that college", the judge said. The matter has been listed in week commencing July 8.To put briefly, Vats filed...
Hemant Soren Cites Arvind Kejriwal's Interim Bail Order, Supreme Court To Hear His Plea Against ED Arrest On May 17
The Supreme Court on Monday (May 13) issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on a petition filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren challenging his arrest by the ED in a money laundering case related to an alleged land scam.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta posted the matter on May 17 for ED's response. Soren has filed the petition challenging...
"Misconceived": Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Seeking FIR Against Prime Minister Narendra Modi Over Alleged 'Hate Speeches'
The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected a plea seeking immediate action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other candidates for delivering allegedly “communally divisive speeches” in violation of the Model Code of Conduct amid the Lok Sabha polls.Justice Sachin Datta rejected the plea observing that the same is wholly misconceived. The petition sought a direction on the ECI to...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Remove Arvind Kejriwal As Delhi Chief Minister
The Supreme Court on Monday (May 13) dismissed a petition seeking the removal of Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal from the post and office of Chief Minister, Delhi because of his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the liquor policy case.The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said that the Court was not inclined to interfere with the Delhi High Court's...
Arvind Kejriwal Cases In Supreme Court Today : Live Updates
The Supreme Court will hear today two petitions relating to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.One is a petition seeking Kejriwal's removal as the Chief Minister of Delhi because of his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the liquor policy case. Earlier, the Delhi High Court had dismissed the petition imposing a cost of Rs 50,000 on the petitioner.The second petition is filed by...
Lok Sabha Elections : Supreme Court To Hear Plea To Direct ECI To Immediately Publish Absolute Numbers Of Votes Polled On May 17
The Supreme Court will hear on Friday (May 17) a plea seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to publish the absolute numbers of votes polled immediately after the elections.The plea has been filed by non-profits Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Common Cause. When Advocate Prashant Bhushan mentioned the case before a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanan and Dipankar...
Hemant Soren's Plea Against ED Arrest : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear today former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's petition challenging ED arrest.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the matter. Soren has filed the petition challenging the judgment delivered by the Jharkhand High Court on May 3 dismissing his petition.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal is appearing for Soren.Follow thread for live...
Supreme Court Asks HCs, Centre & States/UTs To Comply With Directions To Prevent Unnecessary Arrests & Remand
The Supreme Court (on May 07), while hearing an application, has given one last opportunity to the High Courts, States, and Union Territories to report compliance with the directions issued, inter alia, for including decisions taken in Siddharth v. State of UP, (2022) 1 SCC 676 and Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau Of Investigation in the curriculum of the judicial...
Bombay High Court Allows Doctor To Retain MBBS Admission Obtained On False OBC Certificate, Says Cancellation Will Be National Loss
The Bombay High Court recently refused to revoke the MBBS admission of a doctor though it was obtained under the OBC-Non-Creamy Layer Certificate based on false information. The Court observed that cancelling her admission would cause loss to the nation when the petitioner has qualified as a doctor.“the Petitioner has completed the course of MBBS and therefore, it would not be proper at...
Order 41 Rule 31 CPC | Omission To Separately Frame Issues Not Fatal If Appellate Court Has Otherwise Dealt With Them : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that an omission to frame points of determination by the first appellate court as per Order 41 Rule 31 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”) would not prove fatal as long as that first appellate court dealt with all the issues that arise for deliberation in the said appeal.“Thus, even if the first appellate Court does not separately frame the points...
JJ Act | Appeal Against Preliminary Assessment Order Maintainable Before Children's Court, Not Sessions Court: Supreme Court
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court held that the appeal against the preliminary assessment order of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) under Section 101(2) of JJ Act, 2015 would be filed before the 'Children's Court' if the Children's court is available despite the existence of the Sessions Court. Giving a conjoint reading to the provisions of JJ Act, 2025 and Juvenile Justice Model...