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No Plan To Enact Law Mandating Judges In Higher Judiciary To Declare Their Assets : Union Law Minister
Yesterday, the Union Minister of Law & Justice in the Parliament informed that the Union Government is not contemplating enacting a law mandating the Judges of the higher judiciary to declare their assets/property returns. The Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal answered an unstarred question raised by Congress Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha i.e., “whether Government is contemplating to enact...
'Satyagraha In Front Of School Gate!' : Supreme Court Criticizes School Staff's Protest While Being Part Of Institution
The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 28), while hearing a former school employee's plea against dismissal for protesting alleged corruption in the school, orally remarked that employees cannot protest against their employer while remaining part of the institution.Justice Abhay Oka observed, “See the misconduct. You are agitating against your employer. See if you want to protest...
Muzaffarnagar Student Slapping Case | Authorities Not Acknowledging Problem Of Religious Discrimination: PIL Petitioner Tells Supreme Court
Senior Advocate Shadan Farasat told the Supreme Court on Thursday (November 28) that while Rule 5 of Uttar Pradesh RTE Rules, 2011 exists to protect children against religious discrimination in school, the authorities are not acknowledging the problem and addressing it.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih was hearing a PIL filed by activist Tushar Gandhi concerning...
Sambhal Jama Masjid Plea Against Survey Order : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
The Supreme Court will hear today a petition filed by the Sambhal Jama Masjid Committee challenging an order passed by a trial court for the survey of the mosque by an Advocate Commissioner in a suit which claimed that the mosque was built after destroying a pre-existing temple.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar will hear the matter...
FIR Registered Against 8 Advocates For Cheating & Forgery In Fake SLP Case : CBI Tells Supreme Court
In the case where the Supreme Court directed CBI probe into the filing of a fake petition before it, the agency recently informed that an FIR has been registered against 10 known persons (and those unknown). Out of the 10, 3 are advocates practising before the Supreme Court and 5 are practising before the Allahabad High Court.The matter was before a bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and...
Will Ask PMLA Accused Seeking Bail On Ground Of Delay In Trial To File Undertaking Against Seeking Adjournments: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 27) expressed that it will require persons accused of money laundering to file undertaking that they will not seek adjournments and delay trial before granting bail on the ground that trial is delayed.“So this is the course we want to adopt now if we are granting bail on the ground that the matter is not progressing. Interests will be balanced. Unless...
Sambhal Jama Masjid Committee Approaches Supreme Court Against Survey Order; CJI-Led Bench To Hear Tomorrow
The Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee has approached the Supreme Court challenging the order passed by a trial court for the commission survey of the mosque in a suit which alleged that it was built after destroying a temple.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar will hear the matter tomorrow.Last week, Civil Judge (Senior Division) of Sambhal passed...
'You've Slaughtered 6 People & CJM Is Granting You Bail! Never Heard Of' : Supreme Court Denies Relief To Convicts
The Supreme Court today (November 28) dismissed SLPs filed by four persons, challenging the order of the Allahabad High Court whereby their post-conviction bail was cancelled. They were convicted of murdering six persons but were subsequently granted interim bail by a Chief Judicial Magistrate.In a peculiar set of facts, the convicts were released on bail on March 11 based on compliance with...
S. 27 Evidence Act | Recovery Based On Statement By Accused Before Recording Of S.27 Disclosure Not Admissible : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that an alleged recovery of incriminating materials based on a statement given by the accused en route the police station before the recording of the statement under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act at the police station is not admissible.The Court set aside the conviction of an accused in a murder case after noting that the discovery of the incriminating...
Supreme Court Seeks 24/7 Monitoring Of Stubble Burning, Says State Officials Cannot Help Farmers Avoid Satellite Detection
The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 28) emphasized the need for a mechanism to monitor instances of stubble burning throughout the day, emphasising that the current satellite monitoring for only a few hours of the day is not sufficient.“What we propose to do is - we propose to hear exhaustively all the parties. Number one, that it is because of sowing dust is done belatedly, all...
