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Supreme Court Says Its Permission Not Needed For High Courts To Transfer Presiding Officers Of Special MP/MLA Courts
The Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that its permission is not required for the High Courts to transfer Presiding officers of Special Courts dealing with cases pertaining to MPs/MLAs. The same was done by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra to ensure that the administrative work of the High Courts does not suffer.In August 2021, the...
Doesn't Appear That ECI Requires Authorisation Of Union Govt For Delimitation In 4 North Eastern States : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday, while hearing a petition seeking for delimitation in four north-eastern states of India, namely, Manipur, Assam, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh, orally observed that it seemed that the Election Commission of India did not require the authorisation of the Government of India to conduct the exercise of delimitation. The matter was listed before a...
Nullification Of Court Direction By Legislation Impermissible Without Altering Basis Of Judgment : Supreme Court In ED Director's Case
While holding the extensions given to the term of ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra, the Supreme Court reiterated that a legislative act to nullify a judgment, without taking away its basis, is an impermissible exercise.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath and Sanjay Karol noted that ignoring the direction given by the Supreme Court in the 2021 judgment in the case Common Cause...
'A Message To The Nation That Collegium Is Vibrant, Active & Committed' : CJI DY Chandrachud On Recent Appointments To Supreme Court
Speaking at the felicitation function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association in honour of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice K V Viswanathan who were recently appointed as judges of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said,“We must also accept the fact that the government is also a stakeholder in the process and these recommendations that have comes...
'Fair, Precise, Truly Done As Officer Of Court' : Supreme Court Appreciates Advocate Nizam Pasha For Suggestions To Mitigate Manipur Situation
The Supreme Court today, while hearing the batch of petitions pertaining to the ongoing violence in the State of Manipur, lauded Advocate Nizam Pasha for his valuable and "fair" suggestions aimed at mitigating the ongoing crisis. Yesterday, stating that the Court cannot take over the control of law and order from the elected government, the bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud...
Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Jyoti Jagtap's Bail Plea; Judgments On Pleas Of Vernon Gonsalves & Arun Ferreira Expected Next Week
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing in the bail plea of activist and Bhima Koregaon case accused Jyoti Jagtap, saying that the judgments on the bail applications of co-accused Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira are expected to be delivered next week. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar was hearing Jagtap’s petition challenging the Bombay High...
Ballistic Expert's Evidence Important In Cases Of Murder Caused By Firearms: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that, in cases where injuries are caused by firearms, the failure to examine Ballistic Expert would be a glaring defect when the prosecution case is based on circumstantial evidence.In this case, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, had upheld the conviction of the accused in a murder case. The conviction based on on the last seen theory and the...
Bilkis Bano Case | Supreme Court Bench Led By Justice BV Nagarathna To Hear Plea Challenging Remission Granted To Convicts On July 17
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to July 17, the hearing in a clutch of pleas against the premature release of the life convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, directing it to be listed for directions on that day. After the retirement of Supreme Court judge KM Joseph, a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Prashant Kumar Mishra will now be hearing the challenge against the decision...
Adani-Hindenburg | Supreme Court Enquires About Background Of Legislative Changes Made By SEBI In Regulatory Framework
In the Adani Hindenburg matter, the Supreme Court enquired about the background of the legislative changes introduced by SEBI in the regulatory framework. This was after Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for a petitioner seeking probe into the Hindenburg allegations, pointed out that as per the Expert Committee, SEBI's investigation will not reach anywhere owing to their own amendments...
Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail Granted To Ashish Mishra In Lakhimpur Kheri Violence Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the interim bail granted to Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son, Ashish Mishra in light of the ongoing trial in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.A division bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Dipankar Datta took note of the submissions of Sr. Adv Mukul Rohatgi that the trial in the case was going well. “Evidence is going on, several reports have...
'Protect Lives Of Citizens Of Manipur' : Supreme Court Seeks State Action On Certain Suggestions Made By Petitioners
In the batch of pleas concerning Manipur violence, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Manipur Government to act upon certain suggestions made by petitioners to mitigate the situation. Yesterday, stating that the Court cannot take over the control of law and order from the elected government, the bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud had called for "constructive...
Supreme Court Closes Suo Motu Case Against Allahabad HC Direction To Examine If Woman Who Alleged Rape On Marriage Promise Was 'Mangalik'
The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the matter in which it took suo motu cognizance of the order of the Allahabad High Court which directed the Head of Astrology Department, Lucknow University to determine if an alleged rape victim is a Mangali/Mangalik by examining her Kundali. The Apex Court disposed the matter on the submission of the counsel for the complainant and the state of Uttar...