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Supreme Court Pulls Up Kerala Govt For Approaching HC Challenging NGT Order Which Was Upheld By SC
The Supreme Court on Friday (on May 10) expressed displeasure at the State of Kerala for filing a writ petition before the Kerala High Court challenging an order of the National Green Tribunal after the same was upheld by the Supreme Court earlier. Today, the State informed the Bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan that it will withdraw the petition filed in the High Court....
Can Homebuyer's Claim For Apartment Be Rejected For Not Filing Claim During Insolvency Process Against Builder? Supreme Court To Decide
The Supreme Court is set to determine whether the non-filing of a claim during the insolvency resolution process of a builder can result in the rejection of a homebuyer's claim for allotment of apartment. The case surrounds the insolvency process of Jaypee Infratech Limited. Its resolution plan was approved by the National Company Law Tribunal and was subsequently challenged in...
Don't Make It A Prestige Issue : Supreme Court Tells Union, LG To Clear Bills Of Lawyers Representing Delhi Govt
In a plea filed by the Delhi government against the Union of India & Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG), accusing them of interfering with the appointment of lawyers representing it, the Supreme Court today orally said that the bills of lawyers engaged to represent the Delhi government against Union must be cleared.The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta adjourned the matter at...
Delhi Court Frames Sexual Harassment Charges Against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Saran Singh
A Delhi Court on Friday framed sexual harassment charges against BJP MP and former WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Singh with respect to five women wrestlers.“This court has found sufficient material on record to frame charges against accused no. 1 Brij Bhushan Saran Singh for the offences under Section 354 (outraging modesty of woman) and 354A (sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code...
Arvind Kejriwal Not A Threat To Society; Liberal View Needed In Lok Sabha Elections' Backdrop : Supreme Court In Interim Bail Order
While allowing the release of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on interim bail from judicial custody, the Supreme Court has rejected the contention of Enforcement Directorate(ED) that his release for the purposes of election campaigning would amount to putting politicians in a beneficial position, compared to ordinary citizens. The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta categorically...
Supreme Court Upholds Lucknow-Akbarnagar Demolition Drive, Prevents Eviction Of Dwellers Before Giving Alternative Accommodation
While upholding the demolition drive of the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) against unauthorized constructions in the Akbarnagar area of Lucknow city, the Supreme Court on Friday (May 10) clarified that no slum dweller should be evicted without being given alternative accommodation.The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta upheld the Allahabad High Court's observations...
Arvind Kejriwal Should Not Visit CM's Office Or Delhi Secretariat During Interim Release Period Till June 1 : Supreme Court
While directing interim release of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal from judicial custody till June 1, 2024, the Supreme Court today imposed the following conditions:(a) he shall furnish bail bonds in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Jail Superintendent;(b) he shall not visit the Office of the Chief Minister and the Delhi Secretariat;(c) he shall...
Muzaffarnagar Student Slapping Case: Supreme Court Asks UP Govt To Nominate Senior IPS Officer To Ensure Proper Prosecution
The Supreme Court (today on May 10), while hearing Muzaffarnagar student slapping case, directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to nominate an appropriate senior IPS officer for conducting the prosecution properly.The Bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan passed this order after Additional Solicitor General N. Venkataraman informed that the chargesheet in this case had...
Supreme Court Allows Interim Release Of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Till June 1
In a significant development, the Supreme Court on May 10 (Friday) allowed interim release of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in judicial custody in the Delhi liquor policy case, till June 1.The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta passed the order.The bench remarked that the liquor policy case was registered by ED in August 2022, yet Kejriwal was arrested only in...
'ECI's Delay In Publishing Voter Turnout Data Raises Apprehensions' : ADR Moves Supreme Court For Immediate Publication Of Vote Numbers
The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking to direct the Election Commission of India to publish the absolute numbers of votes polled immediately.ADR stated that in the ongoing Lok Sabah elections, the ECI published the voter turnout data of the phases after several days. The data regarding the first phase of polling held on April 19...
Supreme Court Disposes Hemant Soren's Petition As 'Infructuous', Says Challenge To ED Arrest Can Be Raised In Fresh Petition Against HC Judgment
The Supreme Court on Friday (May 10) disposed of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate as "infructuous" in view of the Jharkhand High Court's dismissal of his petition seeking the same relief. Soren had filed the present petition aggrieved by the delay of the High Court in pronouncing the judgment despite concluding the...
RP Act | Election Petitioner Can File Replication To Respondent's Written Statement If New Facts Aren't Introduced: Supreme Court
Explaining the law on the filing of the replication in an election petition, the Supreme Court observed that the High Court is vested with the power to allow the filing of a replication by an election petitioner against the written submissions of a returned candidate subject to the condition that the replication should not introduce new facts which goes against the facts originally contained...