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'Somebody Goes To Registry & Manipulates, We Won't Tolerate' : Supreme Court After Bail Plea Was Listed Before Posting Date
The Supreme Court today (September 20) sought an explanation from its Registry for listing a bail plea in a money laundering case today even though it was supposed to be listed on October 14, according to a previous court order.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal raised concerns over manipulation in the listing process.Justice Abhay Oka remarked, “Somebody goes to...
Appointments Of High Court Chief Justices Likely To Happen Soon : CJI DY Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday said that appointments of Chief Justices of High Courts as per the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendations are likely to happen very soon. Saying so, the bench led by CJI adjourned the hearing of petitions seeking directions to the Union Government to act expeditiously on Collegium recommendations.As soon as the matter was taken, CJI told...
Supreme Court Allows All Final Year Law Students To Appear In All India Bar Exam 2024
The Supreme Court has allowed final-year law students to appear in the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) which is scheduled to take place on November 24.The Court passed this interim order while hearing a petition challenging the decision to the Bar Council of India to exclude final year law students from registering for AIBE. The petitioners submitted that the BCI's decision was contrary to...
Supreme Court's Official YouTube Channel Hacked
The official YouTube channel of the Supreme Court, which was used to live-stream the Court proceedings, has been hacked. Today morning, the official link to the channel, after the hack, displayed the name "Ripple" and showed videos relating to cryptocurrency of US-company Ripple Labs.Now, the channel's link has been disabled.The Supreme Court's Registry has taken note of the breach and is...
Tell Us Why Candidates Reiterated By Collegium Aren't Appointed As Judges : Supreme Court Asks Attorney General
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 20) asked the Attorney General for India to give a tabulated chart of the candidates whose names have been reiterated by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment as judges and give the reasons for not clearing those appointments.As per the judgment in the Second Judges Case, Collegium reiterations are binding on the Union Government. However,...
'Fraud Committed On Court' : Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe Into 'Fake' Petition Filed Without Petitioner's Knowledge
The Supreme Court today ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to carry out a probe into a case where the petitioner denied filing any special leave petition and claimed ignorance of advocates who represented him.Notably, the order impugned in the SLP had put an end to criminal proceedings against the only witness in the 2002 Nitish Katara Murder case. However, as informed by...
'Unfortunate' : Supreme Court Slams CBI For Making 'Scandalous Allegations' Against All Courts In West Bengal
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 20) castigated the Central Bureau of Investigation for making "scandalous allegations" against the Courts in West Bengal while seeking transfer of the trial of the post-poll violence cases out of the State.Following the strong criticism by the bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal, Additional Solicitor General of India SV Raju chose...
Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Controversial Remarks Of Karnataka HC Judge, Seeks Report
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 20) took suo motu cognizance of the video clips containing the controversial comments made by a judge of Karnataka High Court during hearings.A 5-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrahud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant and Hrishikesh Roy assembled today morning and passed an order seeking a report from the Karnataka...
Can Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Determine Tariffs For Ground & Cargo Handling Services At Airports? Supreme Court To Decide
The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 19) heard the challenge to the decision of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal which ruled that Ground Handling Services and Cargo Handling Services would not be considered as 'Aeronautical Services' and cannot be subject to the tariff determined by Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA).The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud...
Where Language Is Clear And Unambiguous, Document Should Be Interpreted Literally : Supreme Court
Dealing with a property dispute, the Supreme Court recently held that where the language used in an instrument/document is clear and unambiguous, only that clear expression of words is to be considered for the interpretation of the instrument, not the surrounding circumstances."It is a cardinal principle of interpretation that where the language employed in the instrument is clear...
Contempt Plea In Supreme Court Against RBI Over Banks Allegedly Charging Interest-on-Interest For COVID Moratorium Period
A contempt petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in relation to the RBI's circular on the refund of the interest on interest charged by the Banks during the COVID loan moratorium period.The petitioners contend that the RBI's circular issued on April 7, 2021 is not fully in accordance with the Supreme Court's judgment delivered on March...