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Malayalam Film Director Approaches Supreme Court Alleging Nepotism In Grant Of 2022 Kerala State Awards
Malayalam Cine Director Lijeesh M.J has approached the Supreme Court against the order of a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court dismissing his plea seeking to set aside the declaration of Kerala State Awards For Malayalam Films & Writings On Cinema 2022. The Division Bench had upheld the order of dismissal by a single bench of the High Court that had found the plea to be 'frivolous'....
Bilkis Bano Case | ‘Can He Be Allowed to Practise Law?', Supreme Court Asks On Being Told About One Convict Working As Lawyer
Law is supposed to be a noble profession, Supreme Court judge Ujjal Bhuyan orally observed on Thursday. This remark came on the heels of the counsel for one of Bilkis Bano’s rapists informing the court that he is now practising as a motor vehicle accident claims lawyer in Gujarat. Not only this, the judge also posed a critical query about the effect of conviction on an...
Cheque Case Against Firm's Partner Can Be Quashed Only On Strong Evidence That He Didn't Have Any Concern With Issuing Cheque : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a cheque case against a partner of the firm cannot be quashed under Section 482 CrPC unless there is unimpeachable and incontrovertible evidence that he/she did not have any concern with the issuance of cheques.The High Court had quashed the summoning order against a partner of the firm taking into account the materials which indicated that on the dates when...
Article 370 Case : Summary Of Petitioners' Arguments Before Supreme Court
After an exhaustive span of nine days dedicated to hearings, the petitioners have drawn the curtains on their arguments in the batch of pleas challenging the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370. The Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and composed of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and...
Supreme Court Affirms Bail Granted To Former Andaman Chief Secretary Jitendra Narain In Port Blair Gang Rape Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to cancel the bail of Jitendra Narain, former chief secretary of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar, who, along with other top government officials, has been accused by a 21-year-old of gang-raping her. This verdict was delivered by a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah after hearing a batch of pleas for the cancellation...
Article 370 Case Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 10]
The Supreme Court will continue hearing the cases challenging the dilution of Article 370 of the Constitution which resulted in the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.Today is the tenth day of hearing before a Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice SK Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant.The petitioners'...
Once Appointment Is Declared Illegal & Void Ab Initio, One Cannot Legally Continue In Service & Claim Salary: Supreme Court
In a case pertaining to an Assistant teacher claiming the release of her unpaid salary from 2001 onwards, the Supreme Court recently held that once the appointment has been declared illegal and void ab initio by the Director of elementary education in Assam in 2001, continuing in service becomes untenable in the absence of challenge to the cancellation order.The Court held that the failure...
Article 370 | 'Integration' Not A Measure Of How Much Control Centre Has : Nitya Ramakrishnan To Supreme Court [Day 9]
On the ninth day of the Constitution Bench hearing in the pleas challenging dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370, the petitioner counsels concluded their arguments. The Supreme Court Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant, witnessed arguments raised by Senior...
High Court Cannot Admit Regular Second Appeal Without Framing Substantial Questions Of Law : Supreme Court
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, while hearing an appeal, re-iterated the established position of law related to Section 100 of the CPC. The Court observed that the provision clearly indicates that first appellate court is the final court on questions of facts but only if there is any substantial question of law, a second appeal could be considered and raised by the High Court and...
Article 370 Case | "If They're Allowed To Do This, Heavens Know What Else They'll Do" : Gopal Sankaranarayanan Warns Against Potential Mischief [Day 9]
"If they're allowed to do this, heaven knows what else they would do!," exclaimed Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan today on the ninth day of Constitution Bench hearing in the pleas challenging dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370. Sankaranarayanan, while concluding the arguments for petitioners, used certain "extreme examples" to argue that upholding...
Kerala Paddy Land Act | Supreme Court Stays HC Order That Directed State To Refund Fees Remitted By Owner For Conversion
The Supreme Court recently stayed the order of the Kerala High Court that directed the state of Kerala to refund the fee imposed on a land owner, for conversion of less than 25 cents of paddy land, under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Rules, 2008. A division bench of the Kerala High Court in its order dated 13th October 2022 had held that merely because landowners had...