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'Sanatana Dharma' Row | Minister Can't Be Equated To Media Persons: Supreme Court On Udhayanidhi Stalin's Plea To Club Criminal Cases
While hearing Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's plea for clubbing of criminal cases registered against him across multiple states over his controversial 'Sanatana Dharma' remarks, the Supreme Court today expressed that Ministers cannot be equated with media persons.The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta suggested to Stalin's counsel, Sr Adv Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi,...
Assault Of SC Lawyers At District Court : Supreme Court Issues Notice To UP Govt Over Non-Functioning Of CCTVs At Court Premises
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 1), while hearing the suo moto case over the assault on two members of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) at Gautam Budh Nagar District Court during a lawyers' strike, took serious note of the fact that the CCTV cameras at the Court complex were not functioning on that day.The Court issued notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh on the issue...
'My Secretaries Don't Listen To Me', Says Delhi Govt; Supreme Court Issues Notice To Delhi Finance Secretary On GNCTD Plea Over DJB Funds
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 1) issued notice to the Delhi Finance Secretary on a petition filed by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) seeking the release of the funds approved by the Delhi Assembly for the Delhi Jal Board.The Delhi Government told the Court that an amount of Rs 1927 crore payable to the Delhi Jal Board as approved by the Delhi Assembly, for...
'Trial Won't Be Complete In 3 Months' : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Senthil Balaji's Bail Plea In PMLA Case
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a petition filed by MLA and former Minister V Senthil Balaji against a Madras High Court order denying him bail in a cash-for-jobs money laundering case.The matter was heard by a Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan.To state the facts briefly, Balaji was a Minister in Tamil Nadu government's transport department between 2011-2016. In the...
Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Withdraws Petition Filed In Supreme Court Seeking To Attend State Assembly Budget Session
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday (April 1) withdrew from the Supreme Court his petition challenging the Jharkhand High Court's order refusing his plea to participate in the Budget Session, which was scheduled to be held on February 23. While allowing Soren to withdraw the petition, the Supreme Court left open the question of law whether a legislator who is in custody has...
ED Acting Like Persecuting Agency, A Summons A Day Keeps It Happy: K Kavitha To Delhi Court
BRS leader K Kavitha, presently in judicial custody in the liquor policy case, on Monday told a Delhi Court that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is acting like a “persecuting agency” and that there is no fairness, or impartiality in its approach.Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi was appearing for Kavitha before Special CBI judge Kaveri Baweja who was hearing her bail plea in the...
No Action To Be Taken On Outcome Of ASI Survey Of Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque Complex Without Our Permission : Supreme Court
In a plea against the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order directing the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a survey at the Bhojshala Temple cum Kamal Maula Mosque complex, the Supreme Court (on April 01) passed an interim order that no physical excavation should be taken by the ASI which will change the character of the premises in question. A bench comprising Justices Prashant...
Gyanvapi Mosque Case : Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Namaz In Mosque & Hindu Worship In 'Tehkhana' (Cellar)
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 1) issued notice on a Special Leave Petition filed by the Gyanvapi mosque committee challenging the orders of the Varanasi District Court and the Allahabad High Court allowing the performance of Hindu religious rituals at a tehkhana (cellar) of the mosque.While doing so, the Court also ordered that that status quo shall be maintained with respect to...
Farmers Protest | Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Judicial Probe Into Protester's Death, Says Fair Investigation Needed
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 1) adjourned till April 19 the hearing of a Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Haryana opposing the Punjab & Haryana High Court's order of a judicial inquiry into the death of a protesting farmer, Shubhkaran Singh. Refusing to stay the High Court order, the Court orally observed that a judicial probe would ensure a fair investigation of...
No Coercive Action Against Congress Over Tax Demand Of Rs 3500 Crores During Lok Sabha Elections : Income Tax Dept Tells Supreme Court
The Income Tax Department on Monday undertook before the Supreme Court that no coercive action will be taken against the Indian National Congress (INC) in respect of the income tax demand of approximately Rs 3500 crores till July 2024 because of the impending Lok Sabha elections.Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta made this undertaking on behalf of the Department before a bench...
BREAKING: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Remanded To Judicial Custody Till April 15 In Liquor Policy Case
A Delhi Court on Monday remanded Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till April 15 in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam case. He was arrested on the night of March 21.Special CBI judge Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order after ED did not seek further remand. "We are asking for judicial custody, subject to the right of...
Supreme Court Refers Kerala's Suit Against Union Over Borrowing Limits To Constitution Bench, Refuses Interim Relief
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 1) referred the suit filed by the State of Kerala against the Union of India challenging the limits imposed on the State's borrowing capacities to a 5-judge Constitution Bench in terms of Article 145(3) of the Constitution.At the same time, however, the bench, comprising Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan, refused to pass orders on the interim relief...