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LIVE NOW- LiveLaw Academy Judicial Service Exam Preparation Lecture Series: "Electronic Evidence Under BSA" By Justice Abraham Mathew
LiveLaw Academy Welcomes You to Judicial Service Exam Preparation Lecture Series on 'Electronic Evidence Under BSA' The lecture will be delievered by Justice (Retd.) K Abraham Mathew, Former Judge, High Court of Kerala And Former Director of Kerala Judicial Academy]Date: 25 November, 2024 (Monday)Time: 7:00 PMWatch Live on LiveLaw Academy YouTube Channel-...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Deletion Of Duplicate Voter Names In Electoral Rolls
The Supreme Court on Monday (November 25) refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking the deletion of duplicate voter names appearing on electoral rolls. The PIL addresses the issue of duplicity of voter names on electoral rolls. The petitioner sought the direction to the Union of India and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to delete the multiplicity of names appearing in...
Socialism Means Commitment To Be A Welfare State; 'Socialist' In Preamble Doesn't Mandate Any Specific Economic Policy : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the word 'Socialism' used in the Preamble of Our Constitution cannot be interpreted as restricting it to a mere economic ideology adopted by the elected government of the past. The Court observed that instead of limiting the meaning of socialism to the choice of economic policies brought in by a democratically elected government, Socialism should be understood...
Preamble's Original Tenets Reflect Secular Ethos; Secularism Part Of Constitution's Basic Structure : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (November 25), while dismissing the challenge to the insertion of the terms 'Secular' and 'Socialist' in the Preamble, observed that the Constitution's Preamble in its original form also reflected secular ethos even before the passing of the 42nd Amendment in 1976 which inserted these words. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay...
Delhi Air Pollution| Supreme Court Directs CAQM To Prosecute Authorities Who Failed To Enforce Ban On Truck Entry
The Supreme Court today (November 25) came down heavily on authorities for not enforcing the ban on entry of trucks and light commercial vehicles to Delhi, a measure which was imposed by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) as part of its GRAP-IV measures to address severe air pollution.The Court directed the CAQM to initiate prosecution in terms of Section 14 of the CAQM Act...
Delhi Air Pollution - Supreme Court Directs CAQM To Consider Allowing Physical Classes In Schools/Colleges
The Supreme Court on Monday (November 25) directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to consider relaxing the restrictions on physical classes of schools, colleges and educational institutions in Delhi-NCR, which were imposed last week due to severe air pollution.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih directed the CAQM to consider relaxation...
'Senior WB Police Officers Competent, No Need For CBI' : Supreme Court Constitutes SIT To Probe Custodial Torture Allegations By RG Kar Protestors
The Supreme Court today constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the allegations of custodial torture of 2 women arrested amid protests that took place in West Bengal after the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder incident.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan was dealing with State of West Bengal's challenge to a Calcutta High Court order which directed CBI probe into...
'No Legitimate Cause' : Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Inclusion Of Words 'Socialist' & 'Secular' In Constitution's Preamble
The Supreme Court today (November 25) dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the inclusion of the words "socialist" and "secular" in the Preamble to the Constitution as per the 42nd Amendment passed in 1976.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar observed that there was no "legitimate cause or justification for challenging this...
Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Jagannadha Rao Passes Away
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Mamidana Jagannadha Rao passed away. He was a judge of the Supreme Court from 21, 1997 to December 1, 2000.He was born on December 2, 1935 and got enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Hyderabad on July 25, 1960. He was made an Additional Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on September 29, 1982. He became a permanent Judge two months later and...
'Sensitive Matter' : Union Seeks More Time On Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition; Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing By 4 Weeks
The Supreme Court today (November 25) adjourned by four weeks the petition filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, Babbar Khalsa terrorist, seeking commutation of the death sentence awarded to him in the Punjab CM Beant Singh assassination case. He is seeking commutation on the ground of delay in considering the mercy petition filed by him.A bench comprising Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice Prashant...