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"Vague Complaint, Complete Assumptions": Supreme Court Affirms HC Order Quashing FIR Against BJP Leader Over Alleged Electoral Bonds Extortion
The Supreme Court today (February 3), while dismissing the plea challenging the discharge of ex-BJP Karnataka State President Naleen Kumar Kateel in a case alleging extortion through electoral bonds, remarked that the complaint was 'vague' and based on 'assumptions'The Court however clarified that the dismissal of the present plea would not bar anyone from showing material evidence which...
Delhi Air Pollution| Supreme Court Directs CAQM To Hold Meeting With 3 States On Proposed Action Plans To Tackle Stubble Burning
The Supreme Court today (February 3) directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to hold a meeting with the States of Punjab, Haryana and U.P on the proposed action plans for crop diversification, In-situ and Ex-situ management for crop residue and mass awareness and consultation programmes in an effort to tackle the issue of stubble burning by farmers. A bench of Justice Abhay...
Supreme Court Declines Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Plea To Stay Trial In 2015 Sacrilege Cases
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has moved the Supreme Court seeking vacation of stay imposed on the Punjab and Haryana High Court order which stopped the trial in the 2015 sacrilege cases.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and K Vinod Chandran heard the matter today, pursuant to an application filed by Ram Rahim (for vacation of stay) in Punjab government's plea challenging the High...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: January 27, 2025 To February 02, 2025
Nominal IndexCitationsHarshit Harish Jain & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 110Surendra G. Shankar & Anr v. Esque Finamark Pvt. Ltd & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 928 of 2025 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 111Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 112Ramesh Baghel v. State of Chhattisgarh and Ors., SLP(C) No. 1399/2025 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 113Maulvi Syed Shad Kazmi @...
Supreme Court Allows All Disabled Candidates To Take Scribe In Exams Without Meeting Benchmark Disabilities
The Supreme Court today(February 3) allowed a writ petition filed by a candidate suffering from Focal Hand Dystonia(a type of a writ's camp), seeking to avail the benefit of the scribe by relying on landmark Vikas Kumar v. UPSC (2021) in which it held that benchmark disability is not the precondition to obtaining a scribe. The Court has held that the facility of scribe and other...
Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Provisions Of Dowry Prohibition Act
The Supreme Court today dismissed a public interest litigation challenging validity of Sections 2, 3, 4 and 8A of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 as "adverse to men".A bench of Justices BR Gavai and K Vinod Chandran passed the order.During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel pled that he was "concerned about the invalidity of laws". He further submitted that the impugned provisions...
Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Recall TN Governor RN Ravi For Walking Out Of Assembly
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 3) dismissed a writ petition seeking directions to recall Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi for walking out of the Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly without delivering the customary address.Petitioner in Person CR Jaya Sukin said " He (governor) has violated the entire constitution....he has insulted the people of the entire Tamil Nadu." He sought directions to...
Ahead Of CEC's Retirement On Feb 18, Supreme Court Lists Pleas Challenging Election Commissioners' Law For Hearing On Feb 12
On a mentioning of the pleas challenging constitutionality of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which removed the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel appointing Election Commissioners (ECs), the Supreme Court today listed the matter for hearing on February 12.Reportedly, urgency in the matter has arisen on account of the impending...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Appointment Of Chairperson Of Bihar Public Service Commission
The Supreme Court today(February 3) issued notice in a writ petition filed by Advocate and petitioner-in-person Brajesh Singh for declaring the appointment of Bihar Public Service Commission Chairperson, Parmar Ravi Manubhai, as "completely illegal" and "arbitrary" on grounds that the appointment has taken place defying the mandate of Article 316(Appointment and term of office of members) of...
Frivolous Complaints, Media Trials & Frequent Adjournments Affect Judiciary's Reliability: Justice Abhay S. Oka
Supreme Court Judge, Justice AS Oka recently expressed concerns over frivolous complaints and media trials of pending cases, which affect the reliability of the Judiciary.Speaking at the webinar organised by All India Lawyers Association for Justice (AILAJ) on Saturday (Febraury 1) on the topic "Towards a responsible and reliable judiciary in India", Justice Oka highlighted that such...
'Protection Was Not There On Date Of Offence': Supreme Court Questions Former Karnataka CM's HD Kumaraswamy's Plea
The Supreme Court today(February 3) briefly heard a Special Leave Petition filed against the Karnataka High Court's order refusing to quash a criminal case registered against former Chief Minister of Karnataka, H D Kumaraswamy, in which it is alleged that he denotified two different plots of land acquired by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), during his tenure as Chief Minister...