Supreme Court Dismisses Andhra Pradesh Plea Against Chandrababu Naidu's Anticipatory Bail In IRR Alignment 'Scam'

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 29) refused to entertain a petition filed by the State of Andhra Pradesh against the high court granting anticipatory bail to former Chief Minister and Telegu Desam Party (TDP) President N Chandrababu Naidu in the Inner Ring Road (IRR) alignment scam case.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta heard the state's special leave petition...

Caste Or Religion Of Parties Should Not Be Mentioned In Any Filings Before Courts : Supreme Court

In a significant development, the Supreme Court has passed a general order directing that the caste or religion of parties shall not be mentioned in the memo of parties of a petition/proceeding filed before the Courts. To ensure the immediate compliance of these directions, the Court also directed a copy of this order to be placed before the concerned Registrar. The same shall...

Existing Criteria For Identification Of Private Forests In Goa Valid, Require No Alteration: Supreme Court

In appeals filed for modification of the criteria for identification of private 'forests' in State of Goa, the Supreme Court recently ruled that the existing criteria are adequate and valid, and require no alteration. "...the issue relating to identification and demarcation of private forests in the State of Goa has attained finality on three criteria as indicated herein supra pertaining...

Krishna Janmabhoomi Case | No Commission Survey Of Shahi Eidgah Mosque Till April As Supreme Court Extends Stay

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 29) adjourned until April a batch of pleas pertaining to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute but extended the interim stay granted on a high court order appointing a commission to inspect the premises of the mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was hearing the special leave petitions filed...

Supreme Court Asks Tejashwi Yadav To File 'Clear & Simple' Statement On Withdrawing Remarks Against Gujaratis

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 29) granted a week time to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav to file a clear statement withdrawing the “Gujarati hi thag hai ho sakta hai (only Gujaratis can be cheats)" comment made by him last year.The Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan sought a simple and clear statement from Yadav after an objection was raised by the respondent(complainant) that...

'You're In A Position Of Dominance' : Supreme Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Former Kerala Govt Pleader Accused Of Raping Client

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 29) dismissed the petition filed by a former Government Pleader at the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a rape case.A bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by Advocate PG Manu challenging the judgment of the Kerala High Court refusing him anticipatory...

MCD Mayor Approaches Supreme Court To Allow Delhi Corporation To Exercise Functions Of Standing Committee

The Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to exercise the functions of its Standing Committee till the committee can be properly and legally constituted.It may be recalled that the Top Court had reserved its judgment on the issue of whether the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi can nominate aldermen (nominated...

NCP Rift : Supreme Court Extends Time For Maharashtra Speaker To Decide Disqualification Petitions Against Ajit Pawar Group Till Feb 15

The Supreme Court on Monday(January 29) extended the time for the Maharashtra Speaker to decide the disqualification petitions filed by the Sharad Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) against the Ajit Pawar faction.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra agreed to extend the time till February 15, 2024.On October 30,...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Case From Calcutta High Court Where Single Bench Defied Division Bench Stay On CBI Probe

A 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Monday(January 29) transferred to itself the case from the Calcutta High Court in which unusual developments took place after a single bench of the High Court defied a stay order passed by a division bench on CBI investigation.On January 26, the Supreme Court had taken suo motu cognizance of the matter, after an order was passed by Justice...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (22nd- 27th January, 2024)

With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest, dedicated to keeping our readers abreast of the most recent legal developments in the country's apex court. This digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the past week and also the...

Supreme Court Launches 'Digital Supreme Court Reports' For Judgments

The Supreme Court has launched 'Digital Supreme Court Reports', a digital version of the official law report of the Supreme Court judgments. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Digital SCR along with Digital Courts 2.0 and the new website of the Supreme Court on Sunday on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee Celebration of the Supreme Court.Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that...

Independence Of Individual Judges Vital For Independent Judiciary, Beyond Executive & Legislative Insulation: CJI DY Chandrachud

In the Ceremonial Bench proceedings held today (January 28) to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Supreme Court (beginning of 75th year since its inception), Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud notably remarked that insulation of judicial institutions by constitutional safeguards was not enough to ensure independence of judiciary from Legislature and/or Executive branches of...