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'Nationalism Wasn't Sole Preserve of Men' : Justice Nagarathna Highlights Women's Role In Constituent Assembly
Justice BV Nagarathna of the Supreme Court recently highlighted the pivotal role played by women in the framing of the Constitution of India, focusing on the contributions of the fifteen women members of the Constituent Assembly in shaping an inclusive and transformative Constitution.Justice Nagarathna emphasized that the Indian women's constitutional imagination was not limited to...
'Delay Due To Confusion Created By HC Registry' : Supreme Court Affirms Permission Given To File Written Statement After 17 Years
The Supreme Court recently refused to interfere with the decision of the Calcutta High Court to allow a defendant in a civil suit to file a written statement after a delay of 17 years.The Court noted that the delay was a "direct result of the confusion created by the Registry of the High Court", as the case status on the official website erroneously showed in the year 2000 that the suit had...
Motor Accident Claims | Supreme Court To Examine If Appeal Pre-Deposit Conditions Can Be Higher Than Limit Prescribed Under MV Act
The Supreme Court is set to consider the legal issue whether the Courts could demand a deposit amount beyond the statutory limit for entertaining appeals against claims awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol was hearing a challenge to the order of the Delhi High Court which imposed a condition of 50% of the compensation award as a...
Foreign Judgment Violative Of Indian Law Not Binding On Indian Courts : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court in a recent order has held that a foreign judgment that goes against Indian law is not conclusive between parties involved and not binding on the Indian Courts. The bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a challenge against the order of the Gujarat High Court which dismissed the petitioner's writ of Habeas Corpus seeking repatriation of the minor daughter...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To ED In Abbas Ansari's Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case
The Supreme Court today (August 14) issued notice in the special leave petition filed by Abbas Ansari, MLA from Mau from Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, against the order of the Allahabad High Court denying bail to him in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 case.On May 9, the Allahabad High Court denied bail to Abbas, categorically noting that it could not persuade itself to form a...
Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association For Abstaining From Court Work
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 14) issued a notice to the Secretary of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, asking for an explanation as to why contempt action should not be initiated for lawyers abstaining from work in July 2024.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih while dealing with an appeal noted that the impugned order passed by the High...
BREAKING | Court Of Arbitration For Sport Dismisses Vinesh Phogat's Plea For Joint-Silver Medal At Paris Olympics
In a breaking development, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed a plea by wrestler Vinesh Phogat challenging her disqualification at the Paris Olympics 2024, and seeking a joint-silver medal after she was disqualified from competing in the final for being 100 grams over the permissible weight in her sub-50 kg category.The CAS had registered her plea, and while a verdict...
No Assertion In ED Complaint That Scheduled Offences Generated Proceeds Of Crime : Supreme Court Grants Bail In PMLA Case
The Supreme Court recently granted bail in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after noting that the prosecution complaint did not have any assertion that the scheduled offence generated proceeds of crime directly or indirectly..“Prima facie, there must be factual assertions in the complaints to show that the offences which are named as scheduled offences on the basis...
Supreme Court Says Telangana Governor's MLC Nominations Will Be Subject To Outcome Of BRS Leaders' Petition
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 14) issued notice on a petition filed by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders Dasoju Sravan Kumar and Kurra Satyanarayana seeking to prevent the Telangana Governor from nominating members of the State Legislative Council.While the Court declined to pass an order of status quo on the nomination of Member of Legislative Council (MLC), it clarified that...
INI CET 2024 : Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Declaration Of INI CET Seat Allotment Results In Plea Challenging AIIMS Quota
The Supreme Court today (August 14) refused to stay the declaration of final seat allotment results of the Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI CET) 2024 exam.The plea for stay was raised in a petition challenging the 'Institutional Preference' Quota exceeding 50% given to graduates from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the...
Can Online Portals Publish Advocates' Advertisements? Supreme Court Seeks Response Of Bar Council Of India
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 14) sought the response of the Bar Council of India on whether online portals can be allowed to publish advertisements of advocates.A bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti was hearing a petition filed by 'JustDial', an online portal listing local services, challenging the recent judgment passed by the Madras High Court directing the...