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CBI Seeks Urgent Listing Of Plea Against Bail Granted To Lalu Prasad Yadav In Fodder Scam; Supreme Court To Hear On Aug 25
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list the appeals of the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the bail granted by the Jharkhand High Court to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in the Fodder Scam Cases on August 25th.Additional Solicitor General, SV Raju appearing for the CBI requested the bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and comprising of Justice Sanjay...
'Contempt Petition Can't Be Filed Against Registry For Not Listing Case On Date Specified By Court' : Supreme Court Dismisses Advocate's Plea
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a contempt petition filed by an Advocate on Record against the Secretary General and Registrar Judicial Administration of the Supreme Court for allegedly not listing a matter, despite direction of the Court to do so. The Apex Court expressed its strong displeasure and called it a ‘browbeating tactic’ and an abuse of the process of law.Deprecating...
Article 370 Continued To Operate Even After J&K Constituent Assembly Dissolution, Says Supreme Court During Hearing [Day 7 ]
On the seventh day of the Article 370 proceedings before the Supreme Court Constitution Bench, Senior Advocates Dushyant Dave, Shekhar Naphade and Dinesh Dwivedi put their arguments forth before the bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant. The proceedings witnessed a discussion between CJI DY Chandrachud and Senior Advocate Dave...
Maternity Benefits Must Be Granted Even If Period Of Benefit Overshoots Term Of Contractual Employment: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday(17 Aug) held that maternity benefits have to be granted even if the period of benefit overshoots the term of contractual employment. Maternity benefits can travel beyond the term of contractual employment. The court directed the employer to pay maternity benefits as would have been available in terms of Sections 5 and 8 of the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 and...
Doctors Need Not Disclose Minor Girl's Name In Report Under POCSO Act While Terminating Pregnancies From Consensual Relations : Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has observed that when a minor seeks to terminate a pregnancy arising out of a consensual sexual relationship, the registered medical practitioner may not insist on disclosure of the name of the minor for preparing a report under Section 19 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act as sometimes the minor and their guardian may not be interested...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Judicial Officer From Arunachal Pradesh As Gauhati High Court Judge
The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the appointment of Arunachal Pradesh judicial officer Budi Habung as a judge of the Gauhati High Court.In its resolution uploaded on the Supreme Court website, the Collegium comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices SK Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna noted that Habung is the senior most judicial officer in Arunachal Pradesh.The resolution noted that...
'Rahul Gandhi Is Sitting MP, Busy With Attending Parliament': Jharkhand HC While Exempting Personal Appearance In Modi Surname Defamation Case
The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday exempted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from personally appearing before a special Ranchi court that is hearing a defamation case related to the Modi surname remark he made before the Lok Sabha elections in 2019. Gandhi had earlier been directed by the Ranchi MP-MLA court to appear in person in the defamation case.Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, while...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Supreme Court Advocate & Judicial Officer As Judges Of Orissa High Court
The Collegium of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice SK Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna has recommended names of an advocate and a judicial officer for elevation to the Orissa High Court. The name of Advocate Sibo Sankar Mishra, who is currently an Advocate-on-Record for the State of Odisha in the Supreme Court, has been recommended. He is also a counsel...
Supreme Court Asks MP HC To Relook Case Of Judge Aspirant Whose Selection Was Cancelled Over 'False' Dog Bite Case
The Supreme Court recently asked the Madhya Pradesh High Court to have a relook the case of a judicial aspirant, whose name was deleted from the merit list of the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services Examination, 2019 (Examination) due to a "false" criminal complaint. The petitioner stated that High Court did not take into account her acquittal from the criminal case.A Division Bench...
Is There Any CAG Report On Implementation Of Manual Scavengers Act? Supreme Court Asks Centre
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar, resumed its hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the implementation of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 (Act).The details of the previous hearing can be seen here. At the outset, Centre, represented by Additional Solicitor General...
Bilkis Bano Case | Gujarat Govt Says Convicts Deserve Chance of Reformation; Supreme Court Asks, ‘Why Is Remission Policy Being Selectively Applied?’
The Supreme Court questioned why the policy for premature release was being applied selectively, during Thursday’s hearing in the challenge against the remission granted to Bilkis Bano’s rapists. This question was in response to the Gujarat government advocating for prisoners convicted of heinous crimes being given a chance of reformation by being prematurely released from jail,...