'Appeal In Disguise' : Tamil Nadu Objects To President's Reference In Supreme Court On Bills' Assent Timelines

The Tamil Nadu Government has filed an application objecting to the maintainability of the Reference made by the President, Droupadi Murmu, seeking the Supreme Court's opinion on certain queries relating to the timelines for granting assent to Bills by the Governors.The State argued that the queries raised by the President in the Reference under Article 143 are "directly answered" by the...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : July 28, 2025

Links of today's reports are given below :'11 Of 14 Queries Covered By TN Governor Case Judgment' : Kerala Objects To Maintainability Of President's Reference In Supreme Court 'Every Day Hundreds Of Dog Bites': Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Report On Stray Dogs Attacking Kids In DelhiSupreme Court Rejects Plea Of Ilaiyaraaja's Music Company To Transfer Sony's Suit From Bombay HC...

Proposal Submitted In Supreme Court To Have DGPs Selected By Panel Of CM, Opposition Leader & HC CJ

The Supreme Court today (July 28) was informed of the repeated flouting of its directions for the appointment of DGPs given in the Prakash Singh Case. The original writ petitioner, Prakash Singh, has also submitted an application seeking a revised selection procedure for DGPs on similar lines to how the CBI Director is appointed by a 3 member committee at a central level. The bench of CJI...

Supreme Court Stays Himachal Pradesh HC's Order To Cut Apple Orchards In Forest Lands

The Supreme Court today (July 28) stayed the order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court directing the felling of Apple Orchards grown on forest lands. The Court has also allowed the State Government to auction the apples.The bench of CJI BR Gavai, Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria was hearing a challenge to the Himachal Pradesh High Court order, which suo motu directed the Forest...

Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Badminton Players Lakshya Sen & Chirag Sen Over Alleged Age Fabrication

The Supreme Court today (July 28) quashed a criminal case against Olympian Badminton players Lakshya Sen and Chirag Sen, booked for allegedly fabricating age records to gain unfair advantage in junior-level tournaments. The Court said that the allegations labelled against the Sens were false and baseless, manifestly intended to malign the appellants. “The appellants, particularly...

Supreme Court To Consider Legality Of HC Acquitting POCSO Accused Interpreting Girl's 'Samband Banaya' Statement As Not Sexual Relation

The Supreme Court today(July 28) issued fresh notice to the accused in a Special Leave Petition against the Delhi High Court's order acquitting a 22-year-old man convicted for raping a 14-year-old minor on the grounds that the survivor's testimony that there was 'samband' cannot be interpreted to mean 'sexual intercourse'. A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice AG Masih...

'BBMP Elections Will Be Held By November, 50% Steps Taken Under New Act': Karnataka Govt Tells Supreme Court

In a matter pertaining to elections of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), State of Karnataka told the Supreme Court today that the BBMP elections, which were last held in 2015, will be held by coming November."There's a delay, no doubt. But an Act of the Legislature was passed. It was held back by the Governor for a few months. And now by November, all the elections as per the new...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Tamil YouTuber Savukku Shankar's Plea For CBI Probe Into Alleged Misappropriation Of 'Annal Ambedkar' Funds

Tamil YouTuber Savukku Shankar today told the Supreme Court that his house was vandalised after he filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court seeking a CBI probe into the alleged fund misappropriation in the Annal Ambedkar Scheme.The Court today issued notice in his Special Leave Petition challenging the refusal of the Madras High Court to probe into alleged misappropriation in the...

Land Acquisition Compensation | Highest Bona Fide Sale Exemplar To Be Considered To Fix Market Value : Supreme Court

Reinforcing the landowners' right in acquisition proceedings, the Supreme Court on Monday (July 28) enhanced the land acquisition compensation for compulsorily acquired agricultural land by 82%, holding that lower courts erred in ignoring the highest bona fide sale transaction without adequate reasoning. “It can thus be seen that it is a settled position of law that when there are...

"Most Unfortunate": Madras High Court On Retired Judges Making Comments About Action Against Lawyer For Alleging Caste Bias By Judge

The Madras High Court on Monday said that it was “unfortunate” that some judges were making remarks against the action taken by the court, summoning an Advocate seeking an explanation for alleging caste bias on a judge of the bench. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice K Rajasekaran was hearing the case in which the court had summoned Advocate Vanchinathan to explain if...

'If Cash Is Found In Outhouse, Where Is Judge's Misbehaviour?' : Sibal For Justice Yashwant Varma In Supreme Court

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal today argued that the presence of cash in the outhouse of a sitting High Court judge does not mean there is "misconduct" or "proved incapacity", the grounds required to remove a judge from his office under Article 124 of the Indian Constitution. A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice AG Masih was hearing a writ petition filed by Justice Yashwant...

Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Remove Vijay Shah As Minister For Comments On Col Sofiya Qureshi; Asks SIT To Examine Alleged Incidents

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain Congress Leader Dr Jaya Thakur's plea seeking removal of BJP Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah from ministerial position over his 'sister of terrorists' remark on Colonel Sofiya Qureshi.The Court however asked the Special Investigation Team constituted in terms of its orders to look into the incidents highlighted by Thakur in her petition and submit...