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Defamation Case Against 'The Wire' : No Dossier Calling University 'Den Of Organised Sex Racket' Received, JNU Tells Supreme Court
In relation to the defamation case filed by Professor Amrita Singh against 'The Wire', the Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) informed the Supreme Court on Friday (October 6) that it has not received any dossier which was allegedly prepared by Professor Singh describing the University as a "den of organised sex racket".Ex-JNU Professor Singh has filed a criminal defamation case over a...
NewsClick Arrests: Delhi High Court Seeks Delhi Police's Response On Founder Prabir Purkayastha’s Plea, Says Something Amiss In Remand Order
The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of the Delhi Police on the plea filed by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha challenging his arrest in the UAPA case registered following allegations of the portal receiving money for pro-China propaganda.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela also sought Delhi Police’s response on a similar plea moved by news portal’s Human Resources head Amit...
NewsClick Case : Live Updates From Delhi High Court- Prabir Purkayastha Plea Against Arrest In UAPA Case
NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR Head Move Delhi High Court head Amit Chakravarty have moved the Delhi High Court challenging their arrest in the UAPA case registered against them following allegations of the portal receiving money for pro-China propaganda.The High Court agreed to hear the petition today itself after Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned it this morning for...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh On Plea Challenging Chief Ministers Announcing 'Election Freebies'
The Supreme Court on Friday (October 6) issued notice on a writ petition challenging the cash assistance offers announced by the Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan as 'election freebies'.The bench issued notice to the Union of India, States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and the Election Commission of India and posted the matter after four weeks. A bench led by Chief Justice of...
'We Can't Stop Govt From Taking A Decision' : Supreme Court Refuses To Restrain Bihar Govt From Acting On Caste-Survey Data
The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of a batch of pleas challenging the constitutionality of the caste-based survey conducted by the Bihar government till January 2024. Notably, the court refused to pass any order of stay or status quo to restrain the State from acting on the caste survey data."We cannot stop state government or any government from taking a decision," a bench...
Will Constitute 7-Judge Bench Soon To Hear Money Bills Issue, Says CJI DY Chandrachud
Today, the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud orally remarked that he would soon be constituting a seven-judge bench to hear the constitutional issue regarding money bills. The remark was made when Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy, appearing before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra raised the issue and stated–"This is about the money...
Parliamentary Or State Law Wouldn't Apply To Scheduled V Area Only If The Governor Notifies So: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently upheld the power of Municipal Councils to levy terminal tax within the limits of Scheduled Areas, dismissing an appeal brought by a coal mining company challenging the imposition of such taxes in Madhya Pradesh. The Court emphasized that Paragraph 5(1) of the Fifth Schedule grants the Governor the power to direct either that the parliamentary or state laws would...
NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR Head Move Delhi High Court Challenging Arrest In UAPA Case, Hearing Today
NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakravarty have moved the Delhi High Court challenging their arrest in the UAPA case registered against them following allegations of the portal receiving money for pro-China propaganda. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula by...
BREAKING| In A Historic First, Supreme Court Appoints Sign Language Interpreter For Deaf Lawyer
The Supreme Court on Friday appointed a sign language interpreter for deaf lawyer Sarah Sunny. Historically, the Supreme Court has never appointed an interpreter at its own expense."We have an interpreter today for Sarah. In fact, we are thinking that for the constitution bench hearings we will have an interpreter so that everyone can follow", Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said....
SC/ST/OBC Reservation Will Be Given In Temporary Appointments Which Last For 45 Days Or More : Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Central Government has informed the Supreme Court that reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes will be given in temporary appointments which are to last for 45 days or more. It further said that instructions have been issued to all Ministries and Departments to strictly implement this reservation in temporary posts.Responding to a writ petition...
Details Of Agreements Between UIDAI And External Organizations Handling Its Grievance Redressal Mechanism Can Be Given Under RTI Act: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has ruled that details of the agreements entered into between the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) with external organisations engaged in handling the grievance redressal mechanism of the statutory body can be provided under the Right to Information Act, 2005.Justice Subramonium Prasad added that the details pertaining to non-disclosure agreements entered...