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'No Hanky-Panky In SCBA President Election, Only Bona Fide Counting Error' : Supreme Court; Adish Aggarwala Withdraws Complaint
The Supreme Court on Monday orally observed that there appeared to be “no hanky-panky” in the conduct of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections for the post of President and that the discrepancy in vote count seemed to be a bona fide error.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan was hearing applications challenging the SCBA election results. Senior Advocates Dr...
S. 239 CrPC | Discharge Must Be Based On Prosecution's Materials, Not On Defence Materials : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently set aside an order discharging the accused under Section 239 Cr.P.C., noting that the discharge was based on materials submitted by the defense instead of relying on the prosecution's evidence. Holding that it is impermissible under the law to rely on the defence materials at the stage of deciding the plea for discharge under Section 239 Cr.P.C., the bench...
SCBA Elections 2025 Results' Challenge : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is hearing the petitions challenging the election results of the Supreme Court Bar Association, the voting for which was held on May 20.A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice KV Viswanathan is hearing the matter.Follow this page for live...
Bangalore Palace Acquisition : Supreme Court Asks If It Can Hear Plea Against TDR Direction Of Another Bench; Places Matter Before CJI
A 2-Judge bench of the Supreme Court today placed before CJI BR Gavai Karnataka government's challenge to a direction for release of Transferable Development Rights (TDR) certificates related to Bangalore Palace Grounds acquisition in favor of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family's heirs.For context, while dealing with a batch of contempt petitions on May 22, the Supreme Court had directed...
MBBS Stipend | Supreme Court To Hear In July Plea Challenging Non-Payment Of Stipends To Medical Interns
The Supreme Court will hear in July the plea challenging the non-payment of stipends to doctors undergoing their MBBS internships.The counsel for the petitioners mentioned the matter before the bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih for urgent hearing saying that the students were not getting any stipend at all. "The stipend of medical students is not being given; that matter was to be...
"She Is No Criminal": Bombay High Court Slams State, Engineering Institute Over Arrest Of Student For Post On 'Operation Sindoor'
While hearing a petition filed by a 19-year-old engineering student, who was arrested for making an allegedly objectionable post on 'Operation Sindoor' on social media, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday (May 27) remarked that the student has to be released adding that she had already faced the consequences after being rusticated by college. The court further asked the student's counsel to move...
'Casual Attitude': Court Raps Delhi Police For Inadequate Probe In 2020 FIR Against BJP Leader Kapil Mishra Over 'Communal Tweets'
A Delhi Court yesterday rapped the Delhi Police for inadequate investigation against BJP Minister Kapil Mishra in relation to an FIR filed against him in 2020 over his tweets that the AAP and Congress parties had created a “mini Pakistan” at Shaheen Bagh and that the then Assembly polls would be a contest between “India and Pakistan”.ACJM Vaibhav Chaurasia of Rouse Avenue Courts...
Supreme Court Flags Delay In Trial Of UAPA, MCOCA Cases; Says Additional Courts Needed To Exclusively Handle Special Act Offences
The Supreme Court recently emphasised the need to have dedicated courts to deal with trial of special cases under laws like the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA).The Court made this observation after noticing the delay in "hundreds of cases" under such special statutes. "The most effective recourse [to address delay in...
Woman Judge Approaches Supreme Court Against Rejection Of Child Care Leave
A plea is filed by a lady Additional District Judge before the Supreme Court, challenging the rejection of her childcare leave.The counsel for the judicial officer mentioned before the bench led by CJI BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih that she was a single parent and had sought a childcare leave from June - December as she was transferred to another place. "She had sought child care leave...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Union & States On Petition Challenging Waqf Act 1995
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 27) issued notice to the Union and the State Governments on a writ petition challenging the provisions of the Waqf Act 1995 and tagged it with an earlier petition challenging the 1995 Act.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih was hearing the petition filed by one Nikhil Upadhyay challenging the 1995 Act.When...