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BREAKING| Gujarat High Court To Pronounce Order Tomorrow On Rahul Gandhi's Plea To Suspend Conviction In Defamation Case
The Gujarat High Court will pronounce order tomorrow in Rahul Gandhi's plea to stay the conviction in the criminal defamation case in 'Modi Surname' case. The conviction in the case resulted in his disqualification as a Member of Parliament.Justice Hemant Prachchhak reserved order on the stay application on May 2. The criminal defamation case was filed over a remark made by Gandhi during the...
Supreme Court Directs West Bengal Sessions Court To Decide Cricketer Mohammad Shami Domestic Violence Case In One Month
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed a West Bengal Sessions Court to dispose of pleas concerning warrant issued against cricketer Mohammad Shami in a cruelty and assault case filed by his wife Hasin Jahan in 2018. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing a plea filed by Hasin Jahan against the Calcutta High Court's dismissal of...
Centre Appoints Justice Sheo Kumar Singh As Acting Chairperson of National Green Tribunal
The Central Government has appointed Justice Sheo Kumar Singh-I, Judicial Member of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), to act as the Chairperson of the NGT until the date on which a new Chairperson is appointed.The Acting Chairperson is appointed in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the NGT Act, 2010 read with clause (a) of rule 7 of the Tribunal (Conditions of Service)...
Supreme Court Adjourns J&K National Panthers Party's Plea For Elections In J&K, Asks Parties To Wait Till Article 370 Pleas Are Taken
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned a plea filed by the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) seeking for the conduction of elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra stated that the matter would be listed after directions are passed in the batch of petitions challenging...
“Compensation Awarded For Damage To Environment”: Supreme Court Directs Purvankara Limited To Deposit 5.5 Crores To Tamil Nadu PCB
The Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M. Trivedi heard an appeal against NGT, Chennai bench judgment which had directed a Chennai-based private builder company to pay 5.5 crores for violation of environmental laws. The Apex court observed that “Compensation is awarded for non-compliance as well as damage to the environment”. It directed Purvankara projects...
Supreme Court Launches 'Neutral Citation System' In Phased Manner
The Supreme Court has decided to launch and implement the Neutral Citation System- a uniform, reliable, and secure methodology for identifying and citing judgments and orders of Supreme Court in a phased manner with effect from July 6, 2023.A brain child of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, the system of neutral citations is meant to ensure a uniform pattern of citing all decisions of...
Plea Against Misuse Of Women Reservation In Panchayats By Husbands : Supreme Court Allows Petitioner To Make Representation To Ministry
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, refused to entertain a plea which alleged that women reservation in Panchayats was being misused as husbands were running the village panchayats through proxies after their wives win from reserved seats .Article 243D(3) envisages reservation of not less than ⅓ seats in the Panchayat for women. The petition filed through Advocate-on-Record, Swati Jindal,...
'Don't Misunderstand Gentlemanly Demeanour; Be Careful About Statements Made In Court' : CJI DY Chandrachud Reprimands Lawyer
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud expressed great displeasure when a lawyer kept on arguing a matter, despite the bench making it clear that the petition cannot be entertained.The bench comprising CJI, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Manoj Misra was dealing with a PIL seeking welfare of the rogue tusker 'Arikomban', which was translocated from Kerala forest in view of its threat to...
After Withdrawing SLP With Liberty To File Review In HC, Is Subsequent SLP Against HC Order Maintainable? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, referred the issue - whether liberty granted by the Supreme Court to approach the High Court in review, automatically places the said matter in the escalation matrix, and makes the remedy of Special Leave Petition available again - to a larger Bench. A Division Bench comprising Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Sanjay Karol referred the matter to a larger...
PCPNDT Act : Supreme Court Issues Notice To States, Seeks Response On Steps Taken For Enforcement
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday issued notice and sought responses from states in a plea filed by Advocate Shobha Gupta seeking to direct appropriate authorities to take proper legal action for violation of the provisions of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 and related rules. The PCPNDT Act was enacted with the intent to prohibit prenatal...
'Specify Steps Taken To End Caste Discrimination In Campuses' : Supreme Court To UGC In Plea By Mothers Of Rohit Vemula & Payal Tadvi
Terming it a ‘very sensitive matter’ the Supreme Court on Thursday sought the UGCs’ response in a PIL filed by the mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, for guidelines for creating an enabling environment for students belonging to SC/ ST communities in institutions of higher education.The matter was before a division bench of Justice AS Bopanna and Justice MM Sundresh.“Ultimately...
1996 Lajpat Nagar Bomb Blast Case : Supreme Court Sentences Four Convicts To Life Imprisonment Without Remission
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday upheld the conviction of two accused in the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case and sentenced them to life imprisonment without remission. The convictions of two other former death row convicts who were discharged by the Delhi High Court were also restored and they were awarded life sentences extending to the rest of their natural lives. A bench...