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'Mockery Of Voter' : Supreme Court Questions ECI Using 'Legislative Majority' Test Under Symbols Order, Says It Can Encourage Defections
While hearing the case related to the rift in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 19) questioned the rationale of the Election Commission of India (ECI) giving official recognition to the Ajit Pawar faction solely based on the test of "legislative majority".The Court expressed a concern that this approach could encourage defections.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan was hearing the Special Leave Petition filed by the Sharad Pawar group...
PMLA | Supreme Court Posts Pleas Seeking Reconsideration Of Vijay Madanlal Judgment To July
The Supreme Court today posted to July 2024 the pleas calling for reconsideration of the judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India, which upheld constitutional validity of various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).Till such time, the Special Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh and Bela M Trivedi has permitted petitioners/appellants to file bail applications before appropriate forums, which shall be dealt with in accordance with law, uninfluenced by...
Supreme Court Asks ECI To Reserve 'Trumpet' Symbol For NCP(Sharad Pawar); Directs NCP To Declare That 'Clock' Symbol Is Sub Judice
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 19) directed that the Ajit Pawar faction should make a public declaration that the use of the 'clock' symbol by it for the ensuing Lok Sabha and the Maharashtra Assembly Elections is sub-judice and subject to the outcome of the challenge made by the Sharad Pawar group to the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) recognizing Ajit Pawar faction as the real Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)."The respondents(NCP-Ajit Pawar) are directed to issue a...
CAA Challenge: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Union On Pleas To Stay Citizenship Amendment Act & Rules, Posts On April 9
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 19) issued notice to the union government on a batch of applications seeking to stay the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024. Seeking the Union's response, the court posted the matter on April 9.A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra adjourned today's hearing on Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's request. The law officer sought time to respond to the petitions and the applications....
Default Bail: The Infirmities Noted In Section 187 Of The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
C O N T E N T S Sl. Order. I N N E R T I T L E S Para No. 1 COMPARATIVE TABLE SHOWING SECTION 167 Cr.P.C AND SECTION 187 OF BNSS 2 MY COMMENTS ON SECTION 187 OF BNSS 1 to 6 3 The change from the “nearest judicial ...
Delhi Excise Policy Case : BRS Leader K Kavitha Withdraws From Supreme Court Her Plea Against ED Summons Of 2023
The Supreme Court today permitted withdrawal of the plea by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former Telangana CM's daughter K. Kavitha challenging ED summons in relation to the Delhi Excise Policy case.The plea was dismissed as withdrawn by a bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal, with liberty to petitioner-Kavitha to pursue appropriate remedies in accordance with law.During the hearing, Sr Adv Vikram Chaudhri, appearing for Kavitha, urged that the writ had become...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Orders Personal Appearance Of Patanjali MD & Baba Ramdev In Contempt Case Over Misleading Medical Ads
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ( March 19) directed the personal appearance of Patanjali's Managing Director Acharya Balakrishna and Baba Ramdev (Co-founder of Patanjali). The Bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah was hearing a case wherein it previously issued a Contempt notice to Patanjali Ayurved and its MD for continuing to publish misleading advertisements regarding medicinal cures. The contempt notice was issued noting that Patanjali continued misleading...
AAP Leader Satyendar Jain Prima Facie Guilty Of Money Laundering, ED Collected Sufficient Materials: Supreme Court
In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday (March 18) observed that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain, along with his aides Ankush Jain and Vaibhav Jain, are prima facie guilty of the alleged offences of money laundering.“Having regard to the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the opinion that the appellants have miserably failed to satisfy us that there are reasonable grounds for believing that they are not guilty of the alleged offences. On...
Plea To Stay Citizenship Amendment Act : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
The Supreme Court will hear today applications to stay the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and the Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024.A bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the matter. 237 writ petitions challenging the CAA, filed in 2019, have been listed before the bench. They were last listed before the Court on October 31, 2022.On March 11, the Union Government notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024 to implement the CAA and notified...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To Litigant Taken Into Custody For Not Depositing Cost & Contemptous Remarks, Frames Contempt Charges
The Supreme Court today (March 18) granted bail to Upendra Nath Dalai, the man against whom contempt proceedings are going on for non-payment of cost imposed by the Court as well as for making contemptuous remarks against the Court. In addition to the civil contempt charges, the bench proceeded to initiate charges of criminal contempt as well. The Bench of Justice CT Ravikumar and Justice Rajesh Bindal had in January this year issued non-bailable warrant against Dalai after he failed...
Centre Notifies Transfer Of Madhya Pradesh HC Judge Justice Sujoy Paul To Telangana High Court
The Central government has notified the transfer of Justice Sujoy Paul, Judge High Court of Madhya Pradesh to the Telangana High Court."In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Sujoy Paul, Judge, High Court of Madhya Pradesh, as Judge of Telangana High Court and to direct him to assume charge his office in the Telangana High Court" the...
Centre Notifies Transfer of Kerala HC Judge Justice Anu Sivaraman To Karnataka High Court
The Central Government today notified the transfer of Kerala High Court Judge, Justice Anu Sivaraman to Karnataka High Court as recommended by the Supreme Court collegium. "In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Smt. Justice Anu Sivaraman, Judge, High Court of Kerala, as a Judge of Karnataka High Court and to direct her to assume charge of...