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Supreme Court Stays HC Order Appointing Commissioner To Inspect Shahi Eidgah Masjid In Krishna Janmabhoomi Dispute
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 16) stayed the implementation of the Allahabad High Court order appointing a Commissioner to inspect the Shahi Eidgah mosque at Mathura in the Krishna Janmabhoomi case.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta passed the interim order while issuing notice on a special leave petition filed by the mosque committee gainst a December 14...
Supreme Court To Interview Lawyers For Senior Designation After 5 Years; Over 200 Advocates Shortlisted
A committee led by the Chief Justice of India will interview today over 200 lawyers who have applied for senior designation. Out of 282 applications, 200 applications have been shortlisted.Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud announced this morning that his bench will rise today early as he has to hold interviews for senior designation. The last time the Supreme Court conferred...
If All Judges Are Equal, Why Should Certain Kind Of Cases Go To A Particular Judge? Justice Madan B Lokur
Former Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur recently shared his insights on important ongoing issues at the Bhopal Literature and Art Festival. Justice Lokur spoke about the recent Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 (Act), Collegium system, delay by Central Government in appointing judges, and...
Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea To Cancel Bail Of Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case
In a recent development, Justices Vikram Nath and Satish Chandra Sharma of the Supreme Court issued notice in a plea challenging grant of bail to an accused in journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder case.The petition, moved by Lankesh's younger sister Kavita Lankesh, seeks cancellation of the bail granted to Mohan Nayak, who is alleged to have been a part of the conspiracy to murder.Lankesh, who...
Uddhav Sena Moves Supreme Court Challenging Maharashtra Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Eknath Shinde Group
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Maharashtra Speaker to recognize Eknath Shinde group as the real Shiv Sena and refusing to disqualify the members of Shinde faction for defection as per the tenth schedule of the Constitution.It was on January 10 that Speaker Rahul Narwekar pronounced the verdict rejecting the petitions...
Breaking | Shinde Faction Approaches Bombay High Court Challenging Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Uddhav Thackeray Faction MLAs
The faction of Shiv Sena led by CM Eknath Shinde has approached the Bombay High Court challenging Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar's refusal to disqualify 14 MLAs of the Uddhav Thackeray faction.Last week, Narwekar declared that the Eknath Shinde-led faction was the real Shiv Sena when the party split on June 22, 2022. However, he dismissed petitions filed by both...
New Criminal Laws Are Continuation Of Colonial Logic, Expand Police Powers : Professor Anup Surendranath
Professor Anup Surendranath of National Law University Delhi, in a recent interview with Livelaw, discussing the three new criminal laws, said that a tremendous opportunity for truly transforming our criminal justice system has been missed. He opined that these laws are certainly a continuation of a colonial logic where the State wants as much power to control the people it is...
Use Of Audio-Video Electronic Means For Investigation & Trial According To BNSS
The Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) which seeks to replace the existing Code of Criminal Procedure, has made certain changes by adding provisions relating to the recording of evidence through 'audio-visual' means. The new law has emphasized the significance of audio-video technology to aid the police in crime scene investigation. The new law defines the “audio-visual...
Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment Tomorrow On Chandrababu Naidu's Plea To Quash FIR In Skill Development Scam Case
The Supreme Court will pronounce judgment tomorrow on the petition filed by former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desom Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu seeking to quash the FIR registered against him by the AP Crime Investigation Department in connection with the skill development scam case.A bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi, which reserved the judgment...
When Maintainability Of Suit Is Questioned, Court Should Prima Facie Decide Jurisdiction Before Granting Interim Relief : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that if the maintainability of a civil suit is questioned and the grant of interim relief is opposed on that ground, then the trial court, before deciding to grant the interim releif, must at least make a prima facie satisfaction regarding the maintainability of the suit. "Where interim relief is claimed in a suit before a civil court and the party to be affected...