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Centre Makes Rules To Allow Aadhaar-Electoral Roll Linking
The Union Ministry of Law and Justice has notified rules for allowing existing voters to use their Aadhaar number to authenticate the entry in the electoral roll.The Registration of Electors (Amendment) Rules, 2022, made by the Central Government in exercise of powers under Section 28 of the Representation of the People Act, after consulting the Election Commission of India, has a...
500 Supreme Court Judgments of 2022 (Citations 101 - 200)
See Also: 500 Supreme Court Judgments of 2022 [Citations 1 to 100] Rent Control Laws - Jurisdiction of civil courts are excluded from landlord-tenant disputes when they are specifically covered by the provisions of the State Rent Acts, which are given an overriding effect over other laws. (Para 20) Subhash Chander v. Bharat Petroleum Corporation, 2022 LiveLaw (SC)...
BREAKING| Delhi Court Denies Bail To GNCTD Minister Satyendar Jain In PMLA Case
A Delhi Court on Saturday denied bail to Satyendar Jain, a cabinet minister of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, in connection with a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate.Special Judge Geetanjali Goel dismissed the bail plea moved by Jain after reserving orders on the same earlier this week.In the 81 pages order, the Judge observed that as...
Agnipath Protests : PIL In Supreme Court Seeks SIT Probe Into Mass Violence & Damages To Public Properties
A Public Interst Litigation (PIL) petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the setting up of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to enquire into mass violence and damage to public properties, including that of railways, during the widespread protests against the Centre's "Agnipath" recruitment scheme for armed forces.The PIL has been filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari. The petitioner...
Orissa Chit Fund Scam: Supreme Court Issues Notice In Bail Plea Of Accused Mohd Arif
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in plea seeking bail filed by Mohammad Arif, an accused in the Fine Indisales chit fund scam case. A bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Hima Kohli has tagged the matter with another bail plea filed by disabled actor Mohd Naseer who's also an accused in the same case. The accused in the case have been charged for...
CLAT 2022 Amid Agnipath Protests : Consortium Of NLUs Likely To Hold Review Meeting Today
UPDATE At 8.45 PM, June 18 : No Postponement Of CLAT 2022 Exam Due To Agnipath Protests : NLU ConsortiumThe Executive Committee of the Consortium of National Law Universities is likely to hold a meeting today to review the situation regarding the holding of the Common Law Admission Test tomorrow (June 19) amid the "Agnipath" protests, sources informed LiveLaw.According to persons privy to...
Centre Appoints Justice RP Desai As Chairperson Of Press Council Of India
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai appointed as Chairperson of Press Council of India.In excercise of powers under Section 5(2) and 6(1) of the Press Council of India Act 1978, the Central Government today notified the appointment of Justice Desai as the PCI Chairperson. The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a notification in this regard today....
Supreme Court Adjourns Jharkhand Govt's Plea Challenging Maintainability Of PIL Seeking Probe Against CM Hemant Soren
The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the petition filed by the Jharkhand Government's plea assailing the High Court's order accepting the maintainability of a PIL seeking independent probe against Chief Minister Hemant Soren for alleged money laundering through shell companies.A vacation bench comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and Hima Kohli adjourned the case on the request of Senior...
BREAKING| Bombay High Court Refuses Temporary Release Of Nawab Malik & Anil Deshmukh For MLC Elections
The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to allow temporary release of Maharashtra's Minority Development Minister Nawab Malik and former state Home Minister - Anil Deshmukh – to vote in the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) elections, on Monday – June 20. Justice NJ Jamadar passed the order on an interim application in Deshmukh's bail plea and a fresh petition filed...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea To Stay Ban On Use Of Purse Seine Nets For Fishing In Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in the application seeking interim stay on the order dated February 17, 2022 passed by the Tamil Nadu Government on banning the use of purse seine nets for fishing. Directing the counsel to serve the copy of the IA on the counsel for the respondents, the vacation bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Vikram Nath in their order said,...
Court Fees Act - Market Value Does Not Become Decisive Of Valuation Merely Because Litigation Involves Immovable Property: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, held that the nature of relief claimed in a plaint is decisive of the valuation of the suit. Market value does not become decisive of suit valuation merely because immovable property is the subject-matter of litigation. The Apex Court further stated that it is trite law that a suit for mandatory and prohibitory injunction is not required to be valued at...
'Don't Have Special Powers Like SC U/Art 142': Madras HC Refuses Premature Release Of Convicts Nalini & Ravichandran In Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case
The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by S. Nalini and RP Ravichandran, convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case, seeking premature release. The bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice N Mala observed that the High Court did not have special powers that the Supreme Court has under Article 142 of the Constitution. Thus, it cannot order their...