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'Don't Address Any Public Rally For One Year' : Supreme Court To Odisha MLA While Granting Bail In Road Rage Case
While granting bail to an Odisha MLA accused in a road rage case, the Supreme Court restrained him from addressing any public rally for an year.The bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Vikram Nath also restrained him from visiting his Constituency (Chilika) for a period of one year without taking permission from the District Collector.The allegation against MLA Prasant Kumar Jagdev is that he...
AIADMK Row: Supreme Court Asks Madras HC To Take Fresh Decision On OPS Plea Against General Council Meeting, Orders Status Quo
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Madras High Court to take a fresh decision on former Chief Minister O Paneerselvam(OPS)'s challenge to the general council meet of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) within 3 weeks.The Court also asked OPS and former Chief Minister EK Palaniswamy (EPS), who was elected as the interim general secretary of the AIADMK in its general...
Nagaland Local Body Polls: Supreme Court Directs State Election Commission To Complete Election Process By January, 2023
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Nagaland State Election Commission to complete the elections of the local bodies and declare the results by the end of January, 2023.Highlighting this, a Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh ordered,"We clearly put to them that the election process has to be completed and the results declared before the end of January,...
"No Repugnancy With Central Act" : Supreme Court Upholds Sections 4(7),4(8) & 15 Of Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Sections 4(7), 4(8) and 15 of Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976 and Section 8A of the Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Welfare Fund Act, 1985.Dismissing the appeals against the Kerala High Court judgment, the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Abhay S. Oka and CT Ravikumar observed that these provisions are in no way in conflict with the...
Parity Of High Court Judges' Pension : Supreme Court Constitutes Special Bench To Hear
The Supreme Court on Thursday constituted a special bench consisting Justice SK Kaul, Justice V Ramasubramanian and Justice SR Bhat to consider the issues related to the parity between pension drawn by High Court judges who are elevated from the bar and service. The bench was constituted by the bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli while...
"Come Up With Solutions" : Supreme Court Tells Lalit Modi & His Mother Bina Modi In Family Property Issue
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the case related to ongoing family dispute between businessman Lalit Modi, his mother Bina Modi and his siblings for August 1, 2022. The bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli asked the parties to come up with a solution to solve the dispute."Last time we appointed arbitrators but you could not...
A Relief For Which No Prayer Or Pleading Was Made Should Not Be Granted : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a relief for which no prayer or pleading was made should not be granted.If a Court considers or grants a relief for which no prayer or pleading was made depriving the respondent of an opportunity to oppose or resist such relief, it would lead to miscarriage of justice, the bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Krishna Murari observed.The court...
'FIFA Requires Democratically Elected AIFF To Oversee U-17 Women's World Cup' : Supreme Court To Look Into Election Issues On August 3
While hearing petitions pertaining to the constitution of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the Supreme Court on Thursday orally informed that it would look into the issues such as the electoral roll and the manner of elections of the All India body on August 3, 2022."This is because the FIFA requires a democratically elected body of AIFF to oversee the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup",...
Madras High Court Directs TN Govt To Include Photographs Of President & Prime Minister In All Advertisements Of Chess Olympiad 2022
On a plea seeking the inclusion of photographs of the Prime Minister and the President of India in the advertisements for the 44th Chess Olympiad organised by the Federation Internationale des Echecs [FIDE], the Madras High Court directed the State government to ensure that the pictures of the Prime Minister and the President are included in all the advertisements. The division bench of...
Supreme Court Declares AOR Exam Result
The Supreme Court on Thursday declared the results of the Supreme Court Advocate-on-Record (AoR) Examination which was conducted in December, 2021. 253 advocates have cleared the examination, whereas 94 advocates have been listed as eligible to re-appear.As per the notice dated July 28, issued by the Secretary & Registrar, Board of Examiners, the AOR exam, 2022 would be held on...
Mother Can Give Surname Of Second Husband To Child After Death Of Biological Father : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that a mother who remarries after the death of the biological father can decide the surname of the child and include it in her new family.The bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Krishna Murari set aside an Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment which directed a mother to change the surname of her child and also to show the name of her new husband in...