Supreme Court Issues Notice In Bail Plea Of Azam Khan & Son In Stolen Machine Case

The Supreme Court yesterday (December 16) issued notices in Special Leave Petitions filed by Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan, former member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Rampur and his son Mohammed Abdullah Azam Khan, former member of the Legislative Assembly from Suar constituency challenging January 29 order of the Allahabad High Court refusing to grant them bail in...

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Congress MLA Chanda Singh Gaur Moves Supreme Court Against HC's Refusal To Dismiss Election Petition Filed By BJP MP Rahul Singh Lodhi

Congress MLA Chanda Singh Gaur has approached the Supreme Court challenging Madhya Pradesh High Court's rejection of her plea under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC to dismiss an election petition filed by BJP MP Rahul Singh Lodhi.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, before whom the case was listed today, has posted it to January, 2025. The order was passed after briefly hearing Senior...

Supreme Court Warns Delhi Government Of Contempt Action For Not Implementing Solid Waste Management Rules, Summons Chief Secretary

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 16) while hearing the ongoing MC Mehta case concerning environmental issues in the National Capital Region (NCR) pulled up the Delhi Government for the lack of compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in the city.A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Manmohan noted that Delhi government had failed to comply with its order directing...

'Race, Religion, Caste & Language Human Constructs' : Supreme Court Says Caste No Bar For Appointment Of Non-Hereditary Temple Trustee

The Supreme Court recently reiterated the principle that the selection to positions of non-hereditary trustee of temples cannot be caste-based. The bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Aravind Kumar was hearing a challenge against the Kerala High Court order which set aside previous appointments of non-hereditary trustees in Devaswoms/Temples, which are controlled institutions under...

Supreme Court Expresses Concerns About Expanding Drug Trade, Urges Youth To Resist Peer Pressure & Stop Emulating Addicts

The Supreme Court today (December 16) held that the National Investigation Agency while investigating a scheduled offence can also investigate a non-scheduled offence or a person involved in a non-scheduled offence provided there is a nexus with the scheduled offence. In the judgment, the Court made certain observations on the ripple effect of illicit drug trade and drug abuse. It held that...

Supreme Court Indicates Transfer Of Amazon, Flipkart Sellers' Petitions Against CCI Probe To Karnataka HC; Stays HC Proceedings Until Jan 6

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 16) indicated that it may transfer writ petitions filed in various High Courts by Amazon and Flipkart-associated sellers against Competition Commission of India's (CCI) probe into alleged anti-competitive practices to the Karnataka High Court.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Manmohan issued notice returnable on January 6 and stayed the proceedings...

Mere Delay In FIR Registration No Ground To Reject Motor Accident Claim; But Delay Can Become Relevant Depending On Evidence : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that although the delay in lodging an FIR would not be a ground to reject a Motor Accident Compensation claim, it gains relevance in cases where other evidence does not support the claimant's allegations.The bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah was hearing the appeal filed by the New India Assurance Co. Ltd. against the Madras High...

'After Taking Money, Client Isn't Told If Case Filed Or Not' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Senior Advocate, Laments 'Sorry State'

The Supreme Court today highlighted a sorry state of affairs that a Senior Advocate is indulging in suppression of facts in pleas filed before the Court.The Court was dealing with a remission related plea in which the petitioner, represented by Senior Advocate Rishi Malhotra, simultaneously approached the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court seeking identical reliefs and failed to disclose...

Supreme Court Displeased That Woman Advocate Engaged Male Lawyer To Argue Plea For Female Reservation In Bar Council

While hearing a plea seeking 33% reservation for women lawyers in Gujarat's Bar Council, the Supreme Court today called out the petitioner, a lady advocate, for engaging a male advocate to argue the case.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan expressed disappointment over the petitioner's engaging of a male advocate, when her plea was for reservation for women lawyers.The exchange...

TM Krishna Shall Not Be Recognized As Recipient Of Sangita Kalanidhi MS Subbulakshmi Award : Supreme Court's Interim Order

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 16) passed an interim order that Carnatic musician TM Krishna should not be recognized as the recipient of the Sangita Kalanidhi MS Subbulakshmi award given by the Music Academy at Chennai yesterday.The Court's interim order also restrained TM Krishna from projecting himself as the recipient of the Sangita Kalanidhi award in the name of MS Subbulakshmi. ...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 9, 2024 To December 15, 2024

IndexCitationsKunhimuhammed @ Kunheethu v. State of Kerala 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 964National Highways Authority of India v. G Athipathi and Others, Civil Appeal No. 14100 of 2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 965Tej Bhan (D) Through Lr. & Ors. v. Ram Kishan (D) Through Lrs. & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 966Leela Agrawal v. Sarkar & Anr. 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 967Dara Lakshmi Narayana & Others v. State...