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Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Petitioner & Advocates For Alleging That HC Judge Presurrised To Withdraw Petition
In a criminal appeal where the petitioners/ accused persons argued that they were “pressurized” by the Single-Judge Bench of the Rajasthan High Court to withdraw their Section 482 Cr.P.C petition, the Supreme Court (on March 15) issued show cause notice for proceedings under the Contempt of Court Act. The Division bench of Justices B.R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta termed these averments as “contemptuous.” “It is stated that the petitioners having no other option was forced to withdraw ...
How Much Enrollment Fee Can State Bar Councils Charge? Supreme Court To Decide After Holi Recess
The Supreme Court on Monday (March 18) informed the petitioners seeking to challenge the enrolment fee charged by State Bar Councils that it would consider the issue after the Holi recess and deliver a judgment addressing the same. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is seized on the present matter along with similar other petitions challenging the different enrolment fees being charged by different state bar councils as...
BREAKING | Allahabad HC Dismisses Jauhar University's Plea Challenging UP Govt's Decision Of Cancelling Land Lease
The Allahabad High Court today DISMISSED the challenge made to the cancellation of the lease of Maulana Mohamad Ali Jauhar University's land in the state's Rampur District. The writ petition of the Univeristy Trust had challenged the Uttar Pradesh government's move to seize the land by voiding the lease deed associated with the University.The state Government cancelled a 3.24-acre land lease to Maulana Mohammed Ali Jauhar Trust, led by former UP minister Azam Khan, citing lease condition...
'Publicity Oriented' : Supreme Court Snubs SCBA President's Letter Seeking Suo Motu Review Of Electoral Bonds Verdict
The Supreme Court on Monday (March 18) firmly dismissed a request made by Senior Advocate Dr Adish C Aggarwala, the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), seeking a suo motu review of the constitution bench's February 15 judgment on electoral bonds.During today's hearing, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, expressed clear disapproval, labelling Aggarwala's letter as 'publicity-oriented' and categorically stating that the request would not be entertained.Dr Aggarwala today attempted to...
Supreme Court Stays Orissa HC Order Nullifying 2019 Election Of Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim
In a matter where the Orissa High Court recently (on March 04) nullified the election of Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim from Barabati Constituency in Cuttack, the Supreme Court has not only issued notice but also stayed the operation of this decision. While doing so, the bench of Justices Surya Kant and K. V. Viswanathan also stated that Moquim would not be entitled to vote; however, he shall be permitted to participate in the assembly proceedings. Mohammed Moquim contested the Odisha...
Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Disqualification Of Rebel Congress MLAs From HP Assembly; Issues Notice On Challenge
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 12) issued notice on a plea by six rebel MLAs of the Congress party challenging their disqualification from the Himachal Pradesh state assembly. However, the court clarified that their disqualification will not be stayed. At the same time, it agreed to examine the question of whether the recently announced fresh by-polls should be suspended.These MLAs had rebelled against their own government led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu by cross-voting during...
Supreme Court Dismisses Article 32 Petition By Christian Michel Challenging Custody In AgustaWestland Chopper Case
The Supreme Court on Monday (March 18) refused to interfere in a Petition under Article 32 filed by British Arms Counsultant Mr Christian James Michel in a plea to seek bail. The court observed that the doctrine of speciality plea as raised by the accused in the Augusta Westland Chopper Scam had been sufficiently dealt with in the previous order of the court declining his bail application under S 436A CrPC. Mr Michel has been accused of money laundering, collusion, fraud,...
Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petition In HC Challenging Validity Of Shariat Act & Polygamy In Muslim Personal Law
The Supreme Court (on March 18) transferred to itself the pending PIL before the Allahabad High Court challenging the validity of the Muslim Personal (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, and seeking a declaration that Section 494 IPC (Punishment for bigamy) is ultra vires to the Constitution of India. In March last year, the High Court Bench of Justices Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Subhash Vidyarthi issued a notice to the Attorney General for India while hearing the PIL filed by the Hindu...
Supreme Court Refuses To Direct Disclosure Of Information Of Electoral Bonds Sold Between March 1, 2018 & April 12, 2019
The Supreme Court on Monday (March 18) refused to direct the disclosure of electoral bond details from the first date of their issuance, i.e., March 1, 2018.Presently, the Supreme Court has only directed the State Bank of India (SBI) to disclose information relating to bonds sold since the court's interim order on April 12, 2019 until the date on which it declared the scheme unconstitutional on February 15. By this interim order, a bench headed by former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had directed...
TN Govt Moves Supreme Court Against Governor's Refusal To Appoint Ponmudi As Minister, Seeks Urgent Hearing
The Tamil Nadu Government on Monday (March 18) approached the Supreme Court over the refusal of Governor RN Ravi to re-induct MLA K Ponmudi as a Minister in the State Government. The State has filed an interlocutory application in the earlier writ petition filed by it against the Governor over delay in assenting to bills. The State seeks a stay of the Governor's decision taken on March 17 to refuse the appointment of Ponmudi as a Minister. Further, the State seeks a direction to the...
Supreme Court Dismisses Adani Power's Plea Seeking Rs. 1376.35 Crores Late Payment Surcharge From JVVNL, Imposes Rs 50K Cost
The Supreme Court on Monday (March 18) dismissed a Miscellaneous Application filed by Adani Power Ltd seeking payment of Rs. 1376.35 crores as an outstanding Late Payment Surcharge (LPS) from Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) after modifying a 2020 judgment.The Bench Comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar held that the filing of a miscellaneous application is not the proper legal recourse adopted by the Applicant/Adani Power to claim LPS."The miscellaneous application is...