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Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Calcutta HC Direction Transferring Ram Navami Violence Cases To NIA
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the order passed by the Calcutta High Court to transfer the investigation in the cases related to Ram Navami violence to the National Investigation Agency. Expressing disinclination to stay the order, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice KV Viswanathan posted the petition filed by the State of...
BREAKING: Allahabad High Court Upholds Acquittal Of MoS Ajay Mishra 'Teni' In A 23 Year Old Murder Case
The Allahabad High Court today upheld the acquittal of Union Minister of State for Home, Ajay Mishra Teni in a 23 year old Prabhat Gupta Murder Case..With this, the bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Om Prakash Shukla dismissed UP Govt's appeal against his acquittal order passed by Trial Court in 2004.It may be noted that this case dates back to the year 2000 when a rising...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Puts On Hold Scientific Investigation Of 'Shivalinga' Claimed To Be Found In Gyanvapi Mosque
The Supreme Court on Friday directed to put on hold the scientific investigation of a structure inside the Varanasi Gyanvapi mosque which the Hindu plaintiffs claim to be a 'Shivalinga' and the Mosque committee claims to a fountain. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice KV Viswanathan passed the order in a special leave petition filed...
Anand Mohan's Premature Release : Supreme Court Directs Bihar Govt To Produce Original Records Relating To Remission
The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed the Bihar Government to produce original records of documents which led to the granting remission to former Bihar MP Anand Mohan, convicted in the case for the mob lynching of Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah in 1994.“State Counsel is directed to produce original records which led to the grant of remission to Respondnet No. 4...
Electricity Dues Of Previous Occupier Can Be Recovered From Subsequent Occupier Of Premises : Supreme Court
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that electricity dues of the previous owner of a property can be recovered from the subsequent owner or an auction purchaser."A condition enabling the distribution licensee to insist on the clearance of the arrears of electricity dues of the previous consumer before resuming electricity supply to the premises is valid and permissible under...
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra & KV Viswanathan Take Oath As Supreme Court Judges
Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan were sworn-in as Supreme Court judges today.The Supreme Court collegium had recommended their elevation on May 16 and the Central Government has notified their appointments within two days. With their appointment, the Supreme Court is back to its full strength of 34 judges. With the...
Supreme Court Taken Aback By Calcutta HC Bench Adjourning A Case 40 Times In 3 Years, Asks CJ To Re-assign Matter To Another Bench
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, asked the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court to assign a matter pending before a Division Bench of the High Court, which had been adjourned about 40 times over a span of 3 years to a new Bench. The concerned matter involves the litigation pertaining to the board of La Martiniere School, Kolkata. A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and...
Jallikattu Law Can't Be Termed Arbitrary Merely Because Bulls Lack Natural Ability To Run Like Horses : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, upheld the practice of Jallikattu and other similar bullock cart races. It also held that the State Amendment Act enacted by Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka Legislatures and the Rules thereunder, regulating bovine sports, are valid legislations. In view of the same, it directed the District Magistrates and other competent authorities to act in...
Kiren Rijiju : Law Minister Who Crossed The Line Too Far With Rhetoric Against Judiciary
Kiren Rijiju spent nearly two years as union law minister, of which almost six contentious months was spent at loggerheads with the judiciary over a number of issues – ranging from the selection of judges to the problem of pendency. In this time, he has been a tireless advocate for enlarging the role of the executive in judicial appointments, becoming somewhat of a messiah to...
Jallikattu Case : Supreme Court Refuses To Extend Fundamental Rights To Animals
On Thursday, while upholding the laws allowing the practice of Jallikattu and other similar bullock cart races, the Supreme Court observed that there is no precedent to show that the Constitution of India recognises fundamental rights for animals. It noted that the 2014judgment in Animal Welfare Board of India v. A. Nagaraja And Ors., which banned jallikattu, also does not lay down that...
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra & Senior Adv KV Viswanathan To Be Sworn-In As Supreme Court Judges Tomorrow
Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan will be sworn-in as Supreme Court judges tomorrow. The Supreme Court collegium had recommended their elevation on May 16 and the Central Government has notified their appointments within two days. With their appointment, the Supreme Court will be back to its full strength of 34 judges.With the...
Narendra Dabholkar's Murder : Daughter Approaches Supreme Court Against Bombay HC's Refusal To Continue Monitoring Of CBI Probe
‘The Supreme Court on Thursday heard the plea challenging the Bombay High Court's refusal to continue monitoring the murder probe of anti-superstition crusader Narendra Dabholkar.A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Ahsanuddin Amanullah has asked the petitioner to serve a copy of the petition and the Bombay High Court’s order to the CBI. During the brief hearing, Senior Advocate...