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Bihar Assembly Elections : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain RJD Candidate Shweta Suman's Plea Against Rejection Of Nomination
The Supreme Court yesterday refused to entertain the plea by RJD (reserved category) candidate Sweta Suman challenging her rejection of nomination for the Bihar State Assembly elections.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing the challenge to the Patna High Court order. The Patna High Court on November 4 refused to entertain the writ petition filed by Suman. The...
Supreme Court Directs Trial Courts To Pass Orders For Victim Compensation In Criminal Cases To Ensure Timely Disbursal
In a significant step to strengthen the victim compensation framework, the Supreme Court has directed all Special and Sessions Courts across the country to issue appropriate directions for the payment of victim compensation in eligible cases. The Court observed that the absence of such directions from trial courts has become a major impediment to victims receiving compensation under...
Free Legal Aid Cannot Be Poor Legal Aid : Justice Vikram Nath
Justice Vikram Nath of the Supreme Court recently reiterated that the quality of legal aid for the poor cannot itself be poor. He said that if legal aid is only rendered in form but not in spirit, it may follow the procedure, but then it fails the Constitution and therefore, the true idea of justice itself. This is because an essential facet of Articles 21 and 39A of the Constitution is meant...
NCLT Delhi Sanctions Maruti Suzuki's Merger With Suzuki Motor Gujarat
The Principal Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal on Thursday approved the merger of Maruti Suzuki India Limited with its wholly owned subsidiary, Suzuki Motor Gujarat Private Limited. The coram, comprising President Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar and Technical Member Ravindra Chaturvedi, noted that there was no impediment to approving the scheme, given the positions taken by the...
Lucknow Court Acquits Samajwadi Party Leader Azam Khan In RSS-BJP Defamation Case
A Magistrate Court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district on Friday acquitted senior Samajwadi Party leader and former MP Azam Khan in a case related to the alleged misuse of a government letterhead and stamp to malign the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division)/ACJM Alok Verma granted relief to Khan, observing that...
Supreme Court Constitutes Committee Headed By Former Allahabad HC Judge To Resolve 20-Year Old Stalled Housing Project In Greater Noida
The Supreme Court has directed the constitution of a one-member committee headed by Justice Pankaj Naqvi (Retd.), former Judge of the Allahabad High Court, to conduct an independent inquiry into the long-pending housing dispute involving the Shiv Kala Charms Project in Greater Noida. The case, pending for nearly two decades, involves hundreds of defrauded homebuyers who had invested in...
NCLT Mumbai Rejects Financial Creditor's Plea To Revise Vote On Reliance Broadcast Resolution Plan
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai on Thursday rejected an application by Authum Investment and Infrastructure Limited (which acquired the claim from Reliance Commercial Finance Limited) to revise its vote from No to Yes on the approved resolution plan for Reliance Broadcast Network Limited.A coram of Judicial Member Mohan Prasad Tiwari and Technical Member Charanjeet...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking One-Third Reservation For Women In State Bar Councils
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea filed by advocate Shehla Chaudhary seeking reservation of one-third of seats for women in all State Bar Councils across India, including at least one office-bearer post on a rotational basis.“In the Constitution of India, the principle of gender equality has been enshrined in its preamble, fundamental rights, fundamental duties and...
