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...

Supreme Court Requests Patna HC To Hear Petition Seeking OBC Reservation In Bihar Municipal Body Polls By Sep 23

In a plea pertaining to the OBC reservation in the upcoming municipal body polls in Bihar, the Supreme Court, on Monday, allowed the parties to mention the matter before the Patna High Court, where it is pending adjudication, for an early listing. "Since High Court is seized of the matter...it is our considered view that the HC takes the petition on an early date…We permit...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On NIA's Plea Challenging Fresh FIR By Chhattisgarh Police To Probe Larger Conspiracy Allegations In 2013 Maoist Attack On Congress Leaders

The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice in appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenging a fresh FIR registered, in 2020, by the Chhattisgarh police to probe the allegations of larger political conspiracy in the Maoist attack that had killed senior Congress leaders in Bastar in 2013. "This is an important issue, we will issue notice."The Bench comprising...

Courts Today- A Daily Round Up Of Important Legal Developments-19.9.22

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Is Same Day Sentencing In Death Penalty Cases Proper? Supreme Court Refers Issue To Larger Bench

The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a 5-judge bench the issue relating to hearing the accused before imposing the death penalty on him. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia noted that there were conflicting judgments regarding the grant of hearing to an accused before imposing death sentence on him. The court noted that in...

Supreme Court Calls For Status Report From Union, Internet Intermediaries On Steps Against Child Pornography

The Supreme Court today directed the Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati to furnish status report of the Government and the internet intermediaries to the Court within a period of six months, in the matter regarding the issues pertaining to child sexual abuse, child pornography and rape/ gangrape videos.The bench of Justice B. R. Gavai and Justice C. T. Ravikumar heard the matter...

"Did You Draft This Petition With Any Sense Of Responsibility?": Supreme Court Pulls Up NGO Alleging West Bengal Poll Manipulation

The Supreme Court of India on Monday stopped short of imposing costs while dismissing a petition which sought to direct the Governor of the West Bengal to submit report to President under Art 356(1) in connection to the alleged manipulation of 2021 state elections. The petition also sought an NIA probe into the incident. During the hearing, the Bench of Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index (Citation 756 - 776) Part 3 [September 12, 2022 – September 18, 2022]

Administrative Law - The decision of the State in its executive power cannot be contradictory to the express provision of the statutory Rules, but where the statute and Rules are silent, the State Government, in exercise of its executive power, is competent to supplement the rules. The executive power of the State is to supplement and not supplant. Director of Teacher's Training...