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Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Former SP MLA Kishore Samrite Who Was Sentenced To 5 Yrs Imprisonment For Attacking SDM, Burning His Vehicle
The Supreme Court yesterday granted interim bail to former Samajwadi Party MLA Kishore Samrite, who was convicted and sentenced to 5 yrs' imprisonment for attacking a Sub-Divisional Magistrate and setting fire to his vehicle.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order in Samrite's appeal against a Madhya Pradesh High Court judgment, which partly modified the order...
'We Need Green Spaces For Our Children' : Supreme Court Rejects CIDCO Plea To Shift Sports Complex From Navi Mumbai
The Supreme Court today (November 4) dismissed the petition filed by CIDCO (City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra) against the Bombay High Court's order quashing the shifting of 20 acres of Sports Complex from Navi Mumbai to Raigad for commercial constructions.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the challenge to the order...
Absolutely Nothing Wrong In Prime Minister Visiting My Home For Private Event : CJI DY Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday (November 4) said that there was absolutely nothing wrong in the Prime Minister visiting his home for a private religious ceremony.The outgoing Chief Justice of India, due to retire on November 10, was speaking at a discussion hosted by The Indian Express. Vandita Mishra, the Opinion Editor of The Indian Express, sought the CJI's views on two...
ED Moves Supreme Court Against Madras HC Order Restraining Probe Under PMLA Into Alleged Illegal Sand Mining
The Enforcement Directorate has approached the Supreme Court against a Madras High Court judgment which restrained it from carrying out investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against private contractors in connection with alleged illegal sand mining.The matter was listed today before a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar which, without issuing notice at...
Couldn't Appoint Women Judges To Supreme Court As There Was No One Senior Enough For Elevation : CJI DY Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday (November 4) revealed that the Collegium under him could not appoint a woman judge to the Supreme Court as there was no one holding a seniority position among the High Court judges for elevation.The outgoing CJI, in his last working week, was talking at a discussion hosted by the Indian Express. Vandita Mishra, the Opinion Editor of the...
Can Private Property Be Redistributed As 'Material Resources Of Community' As Per Article 39(b)?Supreme Court To Deliver Verdict Tomorrow
The Supreme Court Constitution Bench will tomorrow (November 5) deliver its judgment on the issue of whether private resources form part of the 'material resource of the community' under Article 39(b) of the Constitution.The 9-judge bench which considered the issue comprises Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Hrishikesh Roy, B.V. Nagarathna, Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.B. Pardiwala,...
Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment Tomorrow On Validity Of UP Madarsa Education Act
The Supreme Court will tomorrow pronounce its decision on the challenge to Allahabad High Court's judgement which held the 'Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004' to be constitutionally invalid. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandracuhd, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard the challenge to Allahabad High Court's March 22 judgment striking down the 'Uttar...
'Public Service Commission Must Not Resort To Falsehoods' : Supreme Court Slams KPSC's Inconsistency On LDC Post Qualification
The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) for its inconsistent stances which led to prolonged litigation impacting the hopes and aspirations of nearly twelve hundred candidates who appeared for the recruitment exam for the Lower Division Clerk (LDC) post in the Kerala Water Authority. The bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Sanjay...
“Even Basic Amenities Are Lacking” : Supreme Court Directs Assam Government To Provide All Facilities In Transit Camp Within One Month
The Supreme Court today (November 4) criticized the Assam government over the poor conditions at the Matia Transit Camp, which houses foreign nationals in Goalpara, Assam, and directed it to provide all facilities within one month.“To say the least, the condition of the transit camp is far from being satisfactory. Even basic amenities are lacking, as can be seen from the detailed...
HC Judges Elevated From Service & Governed By NPS To Get Lesser Pension & PF Than Judges From Bar : Patna HC Judges Tell Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (November 4) was informed that those High Court judges elevated from the district judiciary under the New Pension Scheme were to get less pension and provident fund benefits compared to their colleagues who are elevated from the bar. The bench comprising the Chief Justice, DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the batch of matters relating...
Government Entity Can't Be Given Differential Treatment While Staying Operation Of Arbitral Award : Supreme Court
Recently, the Supreme Court disapproved of a High Court's decision to exempt a government entity from depositing other amounts in addition to the arbitral award amount as a condition precedent for seeking a stay on the enforcement of the award just because the government entity was not a flight risk.The bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud,Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra...