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Supreme Court Is Not A Poly-Vocal Court, It Is A People Centric Court: CJI DY Chandrachud
The Chief Justice Of India D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday speaking at the felicitation ceremony of newly appointed Supreme Court judges Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice SV Bhatti, held by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) said that the 'Supreme Court is not a polyvocal court, rather it is a people-centric court'.Speaking of the diverse background from which Justice Bhuyyan and Justice...
TP Act | Transaction Can't Be Regarded As 'Mortgage By Conditional Sale' If Condition For Reconveyance Is Not Specified In Same Deed : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that under Section 58(c) of the Transfer of Property Act,1882 no transaction shall be deemed to be a mortgage unless the condition for reconveyance is contained in the document which purports to effect the sale.A division bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Rajesh Bindal made the observation while dealing with a case in which two documents were executed on...
GM Mustard Case | Centre Seeks Withdrawal Of Undertaking Given To Supreme Court Against Commercial Release Of Genetically Modified Mustard
The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that it has filed an application for the withdrawal of its oral undertaking given in November 2022 promising to maintain status quo on the commercial cultivation of genetically modified mustard. The undertaking was made before a bench headed by Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, who has since retired. Today, a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna...
Supreme Court Issues Guidelines For Filing Written Submissions Before Constitution Benches & Important Final Hearing Cases
The Supreme Court registry today(Aug 22) issued a circular detailing comprehensive guidelines to streamline the process of filing written submissions and compilations before constitution benches and important final hearing cases.The guidelines, laid out in a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), are set to provide a structured framework for filing soft copies of written submissions and...
Supreme Court Asks UP Police To Show Specific Role Of Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui In Conversion Racket Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the State of Uttar Pradesh to pin-point the specific role attributed to Islamic cleric Maulana Kaleem Siddique in the case over the alleged running of a mass conversion racket.The bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar was hearing a plea filed by the State against the Allahabad High Court’s decision to grant bail to Siddiqui, almost...
'Presumption Of Innocence A Human Right ; Life & Liberty Are Not Matters To Be Trifled With' : Supreme Court Acquits 1995 Murder Case Accused
The presumption of innocence is a human right, the Supreme Court observed while setting aside concurrent conviction in a 1995 murder case.The court observed that the presumption of innocence in favour of the accused and insistence on the Prosecution to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt are not empty formalities."When this Court is confronted with a situation where it has to ponder whether...
Bhima Koregaon | Does Jyoti Jagtap's Case Fit 'Formula' in Which Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira Were Granted Bail? Supreme Court Asks
Deciding the bail application of activist and Bhima Koregaon-accused Jyoti Jagtap would involve a determination of whether her case 'fits the formula' in which the bail pleas of co-accused Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira were decided, the Supreme Court orally observed on Tuesday, while adjourning Jagtap's bail hearing until September 21.A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar...
RSS Defamation Case: Rahul Gandhi Approaches Bombay High Court Against Order Allowing Transcripts Of His Speech To Be Exhibited As Evidence
Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi has approached the Bombay High Court against an order passed by the Magistrate court at Bhiwandi allowing transcripts of his alleged defamatory speech to be exhibited as ‘evidence’ in the ongoing defamation case filed by an Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) functionary. RSS worker Rajesh Kunte has accused Gandhi of defaming the RSS by making "false and...
Chennai Firm Moves Supreme Court Seeking Restoration Of Cheating Case Against Actor Rajinikanth's Wife Latha
A Chennai-based company has approached the Supreme Court seeking restoration of an alleged cheating case against actor Rajinikanth's wife Latha Rajinikanth.A bench comprising Justices MM Sundresh and JB Pardiwala agreed to post the special leave petition filed by M/s Ad Bureau Advertising Private Limited challenging the order of the Karnataka High Court, which had quashed the cheating case...
Supreme Court To Hear Azam Khan's Plea Against Direction To Give Voice Sample In 2007 Hate Speech Case Tomorrow
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear tomorrow a petition filed by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan challenging an order passed by a trial court in Uttar Pradesh directing him to give voice sample in a hate speech case.Khan approached the Supreme Court challenging the order passed by the Allahabad High Court on July 25 which refused to interfere with the trial court's order.Senior...