Allegations Against MediaOne Vague, Supreme Court Says After Seeing MHA Files; Reserves Judgment [Read Full Courtroom Exchange]

To follow sealed cover procedure, State must show that there are tangible grounds to invoke national security, the Court said.

Supreme Court Admits Plea Seeking To Declare National Minority Commission Act And National Minority Commission As Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court on Thursday admitted a petition seeking to declare the National Minority Commission Act, 1992 And the National Minority Commission, 1992 as unconstitutional. A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay Shreeniwas Oka told the Attorney General. "AG, we have admitted the matter. This can't be decided at pre-admission stage. Let pleadings, documents, everything...

Appeal Chance Is Lost When Case Is Transferred From Magistrate To Sessions Court, Says Supreme Court While Hearing Karti Chidambaram's Plea

The Supreme Court on Thursday heard an appeal against Madras High Court's judgement dismissing the petitions filed by Congress MP Karti Chidambaram and his wife Srinidhi to quash two criminal complaints under the Income Tax Act and the trial proceedings in the Special Courts for MPs/MLAs. The matter was heard by a bench comprising CJI UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi. At the outset,...

Indian Olympic Association : Supreme Court Accepts Proposal To Hold Elections On December 10

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, permitted the amendment to the Constitution of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as proposed by retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice L. Nageswara Rao to be circulated to the members on 3rd November, 2022 so that it can be put to vote in the General Body Meeting of IOA to be held on 10th November, 2022. The Apex Court also accepted Justice Rao's proposal...

Mere Non- Supply Of Documents Not A Ground To Set Aside Disciplinary Proceedings If It Did Not Cause Any Prejudice To Delinquent Employee : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that mere non-supply of documents to deliquent employee cannot be a ground to set aside disciplinary proceedings."Mere non-supply of the documents which may not have resulted any prejudice caused to the employee, the order passed by the disciplinary authority cannot be set aside", the bench of Justices MR Shah and Krishna Murari observed.In this case, the High Court...

Attorney General Agrees To Discuss With Ministry Officials Issue Of Setting Up Lawyers Chambers In Land Allotted By Centre To Supreme Court

Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi adjourned a petition seeking directions to the Ministry of Urban Development to convert land measuring 1.33 acres, that was allotted to the Supreme Court, into chamber blocks for lawyers. The matter is now listed for 21st November 2022. At the outset, Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for Supreme Court...

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots : Supreme Court Takes On Record SIT Report

The Supreme Court on Thursday took on record the summarised report filed by a Court-constituted Special Investigation Team in relation to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases.A bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and PS Narasimha adjourned the hearing of a plea seeking probe into the 1984 riots after two weeks, to peruse the report.Senior Advocate HS Phoolka, appearing for the Petitioner S....

Petition To Set Aside Arbitral Award Lies Before A High Court Only When It Possesses Original Civil Jurisdiction : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a petition to set aside arbitration award is maintainable before a High Court only when it possesses original civil jurisdiction.In this case, a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act was filed before the concerned District Court. This petition was held to be not maintainable, on the ground that the order of appointment of...

Delay In Listing Case : Registry Submits Report Naming Certain Officials For Lapse; Supreme Court Asks Them To Give Explanation

Supreme Court bench comprising CJI UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi directed registry officials responsible for not listing a mater which had been 'ready' for one and a half years to file an explanation for the same by November 5 2022.The issue arose on 01.11.2022, when the bench led by CJI Lalit came across a matter which had long remained pending in the Supreme Court despite it being...

No Communication From Vijay Mallya, Lawyer Tells Supreme Court

Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya's lawyer requested the Supreme Court on Thursday to relieve him from representing Mallya in a case as he is not receiving any communications from the liquor baron who is at present residing in the United Kingdom."I want to be discharged from this matter. I am not receiving any instructions from this man", Advocate EC Agarwala told a bench comprising Justices...

NEW SERIES- Questions And Answers For Judicial Service Examinations- By Justice V. Ramkumar [2]- Investigation By Police-II

A1. INVESTIGATION BY THE POLICE – Part IIQ.6 Is it not necessary that the FIR should be given by an eye-witness? Ans. No. FIR need not be given by an eye-witness. (Vide para 21 of Hem Raj v. State of Punjab (2003) 12 SCC 241 = AIR 2003 SC 4259 – N. Santhosh Hegde, B. P. Singh - JJ; Para 20 of CBI v. Tapan Kumar Singh (2003) 6 SCC 175 = AIR 2003 SC 4140 - N. Santhosh Hegde, B....

Live-Streaming : Trying To Have A National Infrastructure Which HCs Can Also Use, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it is trying to set up a national platform for live-streaming, which can be used by the High Courts as well.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli said this orally while hearing a petition filed by Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara seeking a uniform platform for live-streaming.The bench told the petitioner that the Court is trying to...