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'Need Effective Practical Steps Against Hate Speech': Supreme Court Seeks Responses From States On Appointment Of Nodal Officers
The Supreme Court on Friday advocated for 'practical and effective' steps to deal with the problem of hate speech so that its earlier decisions are followed both in letter and in spirit. Accordingly, it sought responses from the state government on the status of their compliance with the Tehseen Poonawalla guideline requiring the establishment of district-level nodal officers.A bench of...
BREAKING | Gyanvapi-Kashi Title Dispute: Days After Reserving Verdict, A Different Bench Of Allahabad HC To Hear Matter On August 28
In a significant development, a different bench of Allahabad High Court will hear the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque land title dispute cases. This comes exactly a month after a different bench (comprising Justice Prakash Padia), which had been hearing the matter since August 2021, concluded the hearing and reserved the orders in the matter on July 25.As per the HC's Casuelist of August 28,...
Supreme Court Pulls Up Ladakh Admin For Not Notifying 'Plough' Election Symbol For JKNC For LAHDC-Kargil
The Supreme Court on Friday expressed displeasure at the Ladakh administration for not notifying the allotment of 'plough' symbol for the J&K National Conference for the upcoming Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council elections, despite the direction passed by the J&K&L High Court.“It's unfair, your arbitrariness. We’ll set aside the election schedule if need be"s,...
Adani-Hindenburg Row | ‘Probe into Non-Compliance with Minimum Public Shareholding Requirements Still Underway’: SEBI Tells Supreme Court
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has informed the Supreme Court that out of the 24 investigations in the Adani-Hindenburg matter, 22 have attained finality, while the remaining two are currently underway. In an affidavit, the market regulator has stated – “Out of the 24 investigations, 22 are final in nature and two are interim in nature. As on date, the said...
'Can We Issue Directions To Pakistan?' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea Regarding Indian Fisherman Arrested In Pakistan
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia heard a public interest litigation pertaining to petition seeking revival of a joint judicial committee between India and Pakistan to resolve disputes between the two countries concerning fishermen who are arrested while violating territorial waters. At the commencement of the hearing, Justice...
Cauvery River | 'We Don't Possess Expertise' : Supreme Court Seeks CWMA Report On TN-Karnataka Dispute
The Supreme Court on Friday, while hearing a plea by the State of Tamil Nadu seeking a direction to the State of Karnataka to release 24,000 cusec of Cauvery river water, directed the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to submit its report on this issue, by next Friday. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati informed the Top Court that the meeting of the Cauvery Water...
Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Gujarat University's Defamation Case Against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal; Leaves Matter For HC Decision
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the trial in the criminal defamation case filed by the Gujarat University against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the remarks made by him in connection with the academic degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The Court noted that Kejriwal's petition seeking stay of the trial was pending before the Gujarat High Court and is posted on August...
Raising 'Fascist BJP' Slogan Doesn't Constitute Any Offence: Madras High Court
Raising 'Fascist BJP Down' slogan is not an offence, the Madras High Court observed while quashing the FIR lodged against Lois Sofia, arrested for raising slogans against the BJP government on board a flight in the presence of former Tamil Nadu BJP president and current Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Tamilisai Soundararajan. Justice P Dhanabal of the...
Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail Granted To Ex-Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain On Medical Grounds In ED Case Till September 1st
The Supreme Court on Friday extended the interim bail granted on medical grounds to Satyendar Jain - Aam Aadmi Party leader and former cabinet minister in the Delhi government - in a money laundering case till September 1st. Jain was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in May 2022, but was granted interim bail on medical grounds. A bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and MM...
Demolitions Near Krishna Janmabhoomi | Supreme Court Refuses To Extend Status Quo Order Against Railways
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to extend the status quo order it had granted on 16th August with respect to a demolition drive being carried out by railway authorities in a settlement in the backyard of Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura.A bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Bela M Trivedi was informed by Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta that the Railways had completed...
'Against Constitution' : Madras Bar Association Objects To Hindi Names For Bills Replacing IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act
The Madras Bar Association has passed a resolution raising objection against the renaming of IPC, Indian Evidence Act and CrPC in Hindi. The Association has taken objection to the names "Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill", "Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill", "Bharatiya Sakshya Bill", for the Bills which seek to replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian...
Manipur Violence : Supreme Court Transfers CBI Cases To Assam For Pre-Trial Steps
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a slew of directions to transfer the sexual violence cases related to Manipur ethnic violence, which have been transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), to Assam, "bearing in mind the overall environment in Manipur, and the need for ensuring a fair process of criminal justice administration".The Court asked the Chief Justice of the Gauhati...