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'India's Got Latent' Row | Supreme Court Issues Notice On YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani's Plea Against Multiple FIRs Over Obscenity Allegations
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 21) issued notice on YouTuber Ashish Chanchalani's plea against the multiple FIRs registered for the offence of obscenity over the remarks made during an episode of the "India's Got Latent" show.The petitioner seeks the clubbing of the FIRs registered in Guwahati and Mumbai and transfer to Mumbai.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh...
Kerala Paddy Land Act | No Exemption From Conversion Fee If Land Exceeds 25 Cents : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that exemption from conversion fee as per Section 27A of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land & Wetlands Act, 2008 will not apply to properties exceeding 25 cents.The Court set aside the judgment of the Kerala High Court which held that the conversion fee for a land, which has an extent of more than 25 cents, should be computed after reducing 25 cents.A...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Former West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee's Bail Plea In CBI Case Over 'Cash-for-Job Scam'
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by former West Bengal Education Minister and now MLA Partha Chatterjee seeking bail in the CBI case arising out of the state's cash-for-jobs scam.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order.Briefly put, the West Bengal cash-for-jobs scam involved allegations of illegal recruitment of Assistant Teachers under the...
Supreme Court Disapproves Of High Court Interdicting Insolvency Process Against Personal Guarantor At Threshold Stage In Writ Jurisdiction
The Supreme Court while deciding an appeal pertaining to insolvency proceedings initiated against a personal guarantor, observed that the High Court should not have prohibited such proceedings by holding that the guarantor's liability has been waived. “It is well-settled that when statutory tribunals are constituted to adjudicate and determine certain questions of law and fact, the High...
All India Judicial Service Need Of The Hour: Former CJI DY Chandrachud
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud has batted for the introduction of an All-India Judicial Service (AIJS), basing on the model of central civil services, for recruitment of judges to the district judiciary across the country. The Ex-CJI was attending a program hosted by Odisha Television Network (OTV) in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. While answering a...
'Mediation Cannot Be Forced Without Consent Of Both Parties' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta HC's Mediation Reference In Contempt Matter
The Supreme Court recently expressed surprise at the Calcutta High Court 'directing' parties to mediation without the consent of both the parties, that too in a contempt proceeding. It emphasized that mediation is only permissible when both parties consent to resolving the dispute through that process. The bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih was hearing a petition arising out of...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To NCRB On Collection Of Caste-Data Of Prisoners
The Supreme Court on February 18 issued notice to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) to implead it as a party in the ongoing suo moto proceedings to monitor the direction of compliance of the October 4, 2024, Sukanya Shantha judgment.It was submitted by Senior Advocate Dr S. Muralidhar that in the judgment, the Court passed specific direction (para XX, 231, no. (iv) of judgment)...
Planning To Change SEIAA & DEIAA Process For Grant Of Environmental Clearance : Union Tells Supreme Court
The Union of India today (February 20) informed the Supreme Court that it would propose key changes in the District Environment Impact Assessment Authorities (DEIAA) and State Environment Impact Assessment Authorities (SEIAA), which grant environmental clearances.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan was hearing a civil appeal against an order of...
Supreme Court Directs Registry To Consider SCAORA's Suggestion For Regular Open Houses To Address Case Filing Issues
The Supreme Court today (February 20) directed the Registry to take action on the Supreme Court Advocates'-On-Record Association's (SCAORA) suggestion to hold regular Open House sessions to discuss process adopted by the Registry regarding verifying newly filed cases.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih made these observations in a judgment establishing guidelines...
Vehicle Insurance Condition That Claim Will Be Accepted Only If Accident Occurs Within Premises Of Insured Is Absurd : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently (on February 12) observed that an insurance policy condition that the insurer would not be liable if the vehicle is used in any place other than the insured's premises is absurd. Given that the insured vehicle was a crane, the Court expressed its disappointment and said that cranes are always used at construction sites, and neither party pointed out...