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Bihar Caste Survey | Plea In Supreme Court Against Inclusion of Transgender Identities Under Caste Lists Withdrawn In View of Govt's Clarification
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition against the Bihar government including ‘hijra’, ‘kinnar’, ‘kothi’, and ‘transgender’ as an item in the caste list, while conducting its caste-based survey in August, in view of a clarification issued later by the government allowing non-binary persons to disclose their gender identities in a separate column. The court...
Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgement In Same-Sex Marriage Case Tomorrow
The Supreme Court is set to deliver its judgment on the batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for queer marriages in India tomorrow (17.10.2023). A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice S Ravindra Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PS Narasimha had started hearing the matter on April 18 and reserved judgement in the matter on May...
Supreme Court Releases Report With Recommendations For Better Accessibility For Persons With Disabilities, Senior Citizens And Women
The Supreme Court Committee on Accessibility chaired by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, on Monday released its Audit Report on the physical and functional access of the Supreme Court to persons with disabilities. The Committee that was set up by Chief Justice Chandrachud on 28th November 2022, released its report today (16.10.2023) making several recommendations geared towards removing barriers...
Thinking Of Making AAP An Accused In Delhi Liquor Scam Case, ED Tells Supreme Court
In a major development in the Delhi liquor policy scam case, Additional Solicitor General of India SV Raju told the Supreme Court that the Directorate of Enforcement is contemplating making the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) an accused in the money laundering case and invoking Section 70 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to probe the aspect of vicarious liability."We are...
AFT Chandigarh Bar Association Objects To Attorney General's 'Racket On Disability Pension Cases' Comment
The Armed Forces Tribunal Chandigarh Bench Bar Association has taken objection to the remark made by the Attorney General for India before the Supreme Court that there was a racket running on disability pension cases. Attorney General R Venkataramani made the statement last Friday while defending the transfer of a judicial member of the AFT Chandigarh bench to another bench.In a press...
'No Immediate Threat To Mother's Life; No Foetal Abnormality' : Supreme Court Rejects Married Woman's Plea To Abort 26-Week Pregnancy
The Supreme Court today (16.10.2023) rejected the plea of a married woman to abort her third pregnancy which has crossed 26-week on the ground that she was suffering from post partum psychosis after her previous delivery in September 2022. The order was passed by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra.Noticing that the pregnancy had crossed 24...
Manish Sisodia Bail Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court In Delhi Liquor Policy Scam Case
The SupremeCourt is hearing AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s bail applications in the #CBI and #ED cases in connection with the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti is hearing the matter. Follow this page for live-updates....
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Rajya Sabha Secretariat On AAP Leader Raghav Chadha's Plea Challenging Suspension From House
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 16) issued notice on a writ petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha challenging his suspension from the Rajya Sabha on August 11 during the monsoon session.A bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra issued notice to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat and posted the matter to October 30. The bench...
"Is This A Market?" : CJI DY Chandrachud Asks Lawyer To Surrender Mobile Phone For Taking Call In Court
In a surprising turn of events at the Supreme Court today, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud took swift action during a court proceeding when he confiscated the mobile phone of a person who was engaged in a phone conversation inside Courtroom 1. Miffed by the lack of decorum exhibited by the lawyer, the CJI asked the lawyer to be careful in the future.The incident unfolded as the proceedings...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar On CBI's Plea In Disproportionate Assets Case
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging Karnataka High Court's decision to stay an investigation against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in a disproportionate assets case. But the court refused to ex-parte stay the impugned order despite the central agency's fervent appeals.A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela...
Supreme Court Gives Relief To Person With Colour Blindness, Asks TANGEDCO To Appoint Him As Assistant Engineer
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 16) granted relief to a person with 'colour blindness' by directing the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) to appoint him as an Assistant Engineer (Electrical) at an appropriate grade of pay. The person had appealed to the Supreme Court after TANGDECO denied him appointment in the post of Assistant Engineer (Electrical)...
Supreme Court Seeks UP Police Response To Pawan Khera's Plea To Quash FIR Over 'Gautam Das' Remark Against PM Modi
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Uttar Pradesh government's response to a plea by Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera for quashing of criminal proceedings against him over an alleged remark about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra was hearing a special leave petition against an order of the Allahabad High Court refusing to quash the...