Breaking: Qutub Minar Row: Delhi Court Dismisses Plea Claiming Right Over Entire South Delhi

In connection with the appeals seeking restoration of alleged temples in Delhi's Qutub Minar complex, a Delhi Court on Tuesday dismissed an intervention application filed by one Kunwar Mahendra Dhwaj Prasad Singh seeking right over the territories running between the river Yamuna and Ganga from Agra to Meerut, Aligarh, Bullandshahr and Gurgaon.Additional District Judge Dinesh Kumar passed...

Justice Lokur Bats For Transparency In Collegium Decisions, Criticises Former CJI Gogoi For A 'Made Up' Story In His Memoir

Justice (retd.) Madan Lokur, a former judge of the Supreme Court, in an address at a public meeting in Bhubaneswar last week said the apex court and high court collegiums should publicly disclose the factors taken into consideration for recommending a person's elevation to the bench.The retired judge was speaking about 'Transparency and Accountability in the Judiciary' on September 18, 2022 at...

Hijab Case-School Students Not Part of Regimented Forces Requiring Strict Disciplinary Measures: Dushyant Dave To Supreme Court

The Petitioners' side today concluded arguments in the ongoing case before Supreme Court against Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on wearing hijab by Muslim students in educational institutions.A bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia heard the Petitioners for eight days. Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave closed the arguments today.Dave argued that the Karnataka...

Shortage of Life-Saving HIV Drugs In India | Supreme Court seeks Centre's Response

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli recently issued notice on a plea filed by the Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS, a registered society, against shortage of antiretroviral drugs in the country.The bench noted the petitioner's submission that the tender for 2021-22, which was due in August 2021, was issued in December 2021 but same did...

Right To Life In Jeopardy Because Of AYUSH 'Doctors' Practising Modern Medicine: SC Issues Notice On Plea By Association Of Medical Consultants

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India on Monday issued notice on a writ petition filed by the Association of Medical Consultants, Mumbai challenging the constitutionality of specific provisions of the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020 and the National Commission for Homeopathy Act, 2020 as well the 2020 amendment to Regulation 10(9) of the...

Must Acknowledge Court Masters' Exemplary Devotion To Duties: Supreme Court Justice Indira Banerjee

Justice Indira Banerjee of the Supreme Court on Monday took a moment to thank and appreciate her court masters for their "exemplary devotion to duties". Justice Banerjee will retire from the apex court on September 23. After a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Banerjee pronounced its judgement on a petition moved by Trimurti Fragrances, she said the court masters were...

Supreme Court Upholds Validity Of Haryana Sikh Gurudwara (Management) Act 2014

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the validity of the Haryana Sikh Gurudwara (Management) Act 2014 and dismissed the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Act.A bench comprising Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Vikram Nath delivered the judgment in a writ petition filed in 2014 by a man named Harbhajan Singh, a member of Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee(SGPC). In...

Hijab Ban- Supreme Court Hearing- DAY-8 Live Updates

Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear a batch of petitions challenging the ban on wearing Hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka.A batch of 23 petitions is listed before the bench. Some of them are writ petitions filed directly before the Supreme Court seeking the right to wear hijab for Muslim girl students. Some others are special...

POCSO Act: Supreme Court Directs SLSAs To Form Scheme For Empanelment Of Paralegals In Police Station

The Supreme Court of India on Monday directed the State Legal Services Authorities to form a scheme for empanelment of paralegals in police station for dealing with POCSO offences, using the Delhi State Legal Services Authority's scheme as a model, within three months. A Bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and MM Sundresh further directed that the respective State governments as well as...

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Assembly: SC Issues Notice on Plea to Implement S.26 of 2014 Reorganisation Act and Increase No. of Seats

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India on Friday issued notice on a writ petition seeking the implementation of Section 26 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. This Section provides that the number of seats in the legislatures of the successor states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana would be increased from 175 and 119 to 225 and 153 respectively. It has also been contended...

Supreme Court Considers Appointing Neutral Person To Manage Day-to-day Affairs Of Indian Olympic Association

In a plea challenging order of the Delhi High Court directing to handover affairs of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to a Committee of Administrators (CoA), the Supreme Court, on Monday, asked the Union Ministry Youth Affairs and Sports to discuss with the Director of Olympic Solidarity and NOC Relations, International Olympic Committee and revert to the Apex Court, primarily, on...

Supreme Court Seeks Status Report From Union On Appointment Of Ad-Hoc Judges In High Courts

The Supreme Court has sought a status report from the Union Government regarding the appointment of ad-hoc judges in High Courts under Article 224A of the Constitution.Article 224A enables a Chief Justice of a High Court, with the previous consent of the President, to request a former High Court judge to "sit and act as a judge" of the High Court to hear cases. The provision has been invoked...