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Justice Yashwant Varma Case: Supreme Court Hearing- Live Updates
Supreme Court will continue the hearing of Justice Yashwant Varma's writ petition challenging the in-house inquiry report, which indicted him in the case-at-home scandal.A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice AG Masih to hear the matter today.Follow the Live-Updates...
Supreme Court Allows Open Court Hearing Of Review Petitions Against Rejection Of JSW's Resolution Plan For Bhushan Power & Steel
The Supreme Court accepted the request for an open court hearing of the review petition filed against the May 2 judgment which had rejected JSW's resolution plan for Bhushan Power and Steel (BPSL).A Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice to the parties on the review petition and posted the matter for hearing on July 31 at 3 PM."Application(s)...
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: June 2025
SUPREME COURT Complainant In S.138 NI Act Case Can File Appeal Against Acquittal As 'Victim' Under S.372 Proviso CrPC: Supreme Court Case : M/s Celestium Financial v A Gnanasekaran Citation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 666 In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that a complainant in a cheque dishonour case for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments...
MP Woman Judge Resigns After Judicial Officer She Accused Of Harassment Elevated To High Court
A Madhya Pradesh Judicial Officer has reportedly tendered her resignation to the High Court's Chief Justice alleging harassment by a Judicial Officer whose appointment as Judge of the High Court was notified by the Centre on Monday. In a report by The Print, the judicial officer, Aditi Sharma, in her resignation stated that she was writing the letter with an "ache of betrayal", "not at the...
Savarkar Defamation Case: Rahul Gandhi Moves Pune Court Seeking Contempt Action Against Complainant For Not Providing Electronic Evidence
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has approached a special MP/MLA Court in Pune seeking contempt of court proceedings against the complainant Satyaki Savarkar in the ongoing defamation case against him for his allegedly defamatory statements about right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar.Gandhi, through his lawyer Milind Pawar has contended that Satyaki, the grand nephew of Savarkar, has failed to abide...
Fatal Accident During Work Commute Covered Under Employee Compensation Act : Supreme Court
In an important development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 29) held that fatal accidents during an employee's commute to work can qualify for compensation under the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 (“EC Act”). The bench comprising Justices Manoj Misra and KV Viswanathan decided in favor of the deceased watchman, who was commuting at midnight to his workplace, when he met with...
Supreme Court Reserves Order On Whether Couple Who Froze Embryos Prior To Surrogacy Act Can Continue Surrogacy Despite Age Bar
The Supreme Court today reserved its order on the issue of whether a couple, who had frozen embryos before the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 came into force on January 25, 2022, can continue the surrogacy process despite being over the upper age limit prescribed under the Act.The 2021 Act prescribes that the woman must be between 23 and 50 years of age and the man between 26 and 55...
'Can't Take Court At Gun Point' : Supreme Court Slams Rajasthan Court Staff For Taking Mass Leave As Protest; Approves Disciplinary Action
The Supreme Court today (July 29) refused to interfere with the directions by the Rajasthan High Court for initiating disciplinary proceedings against district court staff members who went on mass leave across the state as part of a strike. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing a plea by the Rajasthan Judicial Employees Association (RJEA) seeking waiver...
'Judges Wasting Time In Advocates' Parties; Wrong Message To Public': Senior Adv To Supreme Court
During the hearing of cases where the Supreme Court is considering steps for the strengthening of Bar Associations across the country, a senior advocate today flagged the issue of "excessive interactions" between advocates and judges at informal events, saying that the same amount to waste of judicial time and send a wrong message to the public."Judges [are] being invited to birthday parties...
'Denial Of Education To Marginalised' : AAP MP Sanjay Singh Moves Supreme Court Against UP Govt Decision To Close 105 Primary Schools
Rajya Sabha MP belonging to the Aam Aadmi Party, Sanjay Singh, has moved the Supreme Court against the decision of the Uttar Pradesh Government to shut down 105 government-run primary schools. By a decision dated June 16 and the subsequent order dated June 24, the Uttar Pradesh Government announced the closure of 105 such schools. The said decision was reportedly taken after the government...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Union On Punjab Govt's Plea Against Governor Reserving Bills For President's Assent
The Supreme Court today (July 29) issued notice to the Union Government in the writ petition by the State of Punjab challenging the action of the Governor in reserving two Bills for the President's assent. The bills in issue are the Sikh Gurudwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Punjab Police (Amendment) Bill, 2023. The State seeks a declaration of "deemed assent" for these Bills due to...