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Supreme Court To Hear Plea Seeking Guidelines For Seizure Of Electronic Devices On November 2
The Supreme Court on Friday(October 13) agreed to hear a Writ Petition seeking guidelines for the seizure of personal electronic devices by investigating agencies on November 2, 2023.The matter was mentioned by Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan before the Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia, and she requested for an early hearing.“I will not take more than 10 minutes,...
Abortion Plea : Supreme Court Asks AIIMS To Examine If Medicines Taken By Petitioner For Post-Partum Psychosis Affected Foetus
In the ongoing petition for medical termination of the pregnancy of a married woman who is 26 weeks pregnant, Supreme Court on Friday doubted the authenticity of the post partum psychosis precription provided by the petitioner to the court. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra granted liberty to AIIMS to conduct an independent evaluation of...
Breaking | Delhi High Court Upholds Trial Court Order Which Remanded NewsClick Founder Prabir Puryakastha, HR Head To 7 Days' Police Custody
The Delhi High Court today dismissed the pleas filed by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakraborty challenging the trial court order remanding them to seven days of police custody in the UAPA case registered following allegations of the portal receiving money for pro-China propaganda.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela upheld their 7 days of police remand. The duo...
In Shiv Sena Dispute, Supreme Court Sternly Warns Maharashtra Speaker: Decide Disqualification Petitions Soon, Don't Disregard Orders
The Supreme Court on Friday (October 13) criticised the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for laying down a long schedule for hearing the disqualification petitions filed by the Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde factions of Shiv Sena against each other under the anti-defection law enshrined in the tenth schedule of the Constitution.Hearing a writ petition filed by the Sunil...
Sterling Witness Should Be Of High Quality Whose Version Is Unassailable: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that the evidence of an eye-witness should be of very sterling quality and caliber and it should not only instill confidence in the court to accept the same but it should also be a version of such nature that can be accepted at its face value.The Court relied on Rai Sandeep @ Deepu alias Deepu V. State (NCT of Delhi) (2012) 8 SCC 21 which held: “the...
Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Darwinian Theory Of Evolution
The Supreme Court on Friday (October 13) dismissed a PIL challenging the Darwinian theory of evolution and Einstien's equation (E=MC²)A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia observed in the order :“The petitioner wants to prove that Darwinian theory of evolution and Einstein's equation are wrong and he wants a platform for the said purpose. If that is his...
Recruitment Process -Last Date To Fulfil Eligibility Criteria Is Last Date To Submit Applications, In The Absence Of Any Specific Rule: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court emphasized that where there is an absence of any specific rule or prescription, the last day for fulfilling eligibility is the last date of submission of the application. The Court made the observation while refusing the benefit of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) reservation to candidates of Civil Service Examination 2022 who did not upload the income and asset certificate...
Chandrababu Naidu's Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 4]
The Supreme Court will hear today the petitions filed by former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.A bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi will hear the petition filed by Naidu seeking to quash the FIR in relation to the skill development scam case. He is in custody in the case since his arrest on September 10.He has also filed another special leave...
Supreme Court Agrees To List Curative Petition Against Maratha Quota Verdict
The Supreme Court on Friday (October 13) said that it will list the curative petition against the Maratha quota verdict in the due course.Senior Advocate Maninder Singh, appearing for the State of Maharashta, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud for urgent listing. "We are processing the curative petition, we will list it," CJI DY Chandrachud said. Singh was...
AAP MP Sanjay Singh Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Arrest, ED Remand In Liquor Policy Case
Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Friday moved the Delhi High Court challenging his arrest by and remand to the Enforcement Directorate in the money laundering case related to the liquor policy scam.Singh’s lawyer mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula, which was allowed for today. The counsel said...
Chandrababu Naidu Moves Supreme Court After Andhra Pradesh High Court Denies Him Anticipatory Bail in AP FiberNet Scam Case
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has approached the Supreme Court against an order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court denying him anticipatory bail in the state FiberNet scam in the state.A bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela Trivedi will hear this matter today. The bench will also hear his petition to quash the FIR in the skill development scam case at 2...
I See A Great Future In Legal Profession In This Country: Justice Aniruddha Bose
Justice Aniruddha Bose, on October 13, delivered the lecture “Justice Delivery System & Role of Lawyers”. To begin with the topic, Justice Bose stated that lawyers contribute to the great judgments but somehow the judges who write them get the name. He went on to say that at least, in our system, lot of reliance is placed on lawyers by the judges for arriving at a decision.“We call...