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Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Reserves Order On Manish Sisodia’s Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case
A Delhi Court on Tuesday reserved its decision on the bail plea moved by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in a money laundering case connected to implementation of the national capital's excise policy of 2021-22.Special judge MK Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Courts will pronounce the order on April 26 at 4 PM.The court earlier heard advocate Zoheb Hossain,...
Same Sex Marriage Hearing | Gender Not A Concept Of What Your Genitals Are, It Is Far More Complex: CJI DY Chandrachud Orally Remarks In Marriage Equality Case
The Supreme Court, while hearing the batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriage in India, orally discussed the ambit of gender and whether it expanded beyond the biological sex of a person. The discussion before the bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Ravindra Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli, and Justice PS Narasimha began upon Dr AM...
Service Of Notice Must Be Properly Established For Demolition Orders: Special Tribunal Grants Relief To Wife Of Jammu & Kashmir's Ex-Deputy CM
The Jammu and Kashmir Special Tribunal on Monday overturned a demolition notice issued by the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) to Mamta Singh, wife of former deputy chief minister Dr Nirmal Kumar Singh. The notice had directed her to demolish their bungalow at Ban in Nagrota area of Jammu district, which the JDA described as an “illegal construction raised in violation of Section 7(3) of...
Supreme Court Adjourns Plea Against Karnataka Govt Scrapping 4% Muslim Quota, Interim Order For 'No Admissions, Appointments' Extended Till April 25
The Supreme Court today adjourned hearing of a plea challenging Karnataka Government's Order (GO) scraping off the nearly three-decade-old 4% OBC reservation provided to Muslims under Category 2B.A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna will now hear the matter on next Tuesday.The undertaking given by the Karnataka government last week that no admissions or appointments would be made...
UAPA | Supreme Court Confirms Gauhati HC Order Setting Aside Discharge Of Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi, Grants Bail
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday confirmed "in all aspects" the Gauhati High Court’s decision to set aside trial court's order discharging activist-turned-politician Akhil Gogoi in connection with offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. A bench of Justices V. Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal however granted bail to the Assamese legislative assembly...
Justice Tarlok Chauhan Appointed As Acting Chief Justice Of Himachal Pradesh High Court; Centre Fails To Notify Justice Sabina’s Appointment As CJ
The Union government on Tuesday notified the appointment of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan as the acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court with effect from April 20. Justice Chauhan is the senior-most puisne judge of the high court."In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint, Shri Justice Tarlok Singh...
‘Same-Sex Marriage Against Indian Concept Of Marriage’: Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti Opposes Marriage Equality Pleas In Supreme Court
Ahead of a constitution bench starting to hear a batch of petitions seeking the recognition of same-sex marriage, the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti has opposed the pleas before the Supreme Court. In an intervention application, the organisation, which, it claims, represents 127 Hindu sects and works towards the welfare and the upliftment of Hinduism and ‘Vedic culture’,...
Would Defeat The Purpose Of E-Filing If ITATs Insist On Filing Of Appeals In Physical Mode Too: Supreme Court
In a matter seeking to streamline integration of all stages in government revenue litigation through technology, the Supreme Court directed the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal to ensure that appeals were filed only in e-filing mode and not the physical mode. The matter was listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. In pursuance of...
Vandalism During Odisha Lawyers' Strike : Supreme Court Grants Last Opportunity To 33 Lawyers To File Affidavits In Contempt Proceedings
In contempt proceedings against lawyers who had indulged in vandalism in court premises during their strike demanding formation of new benches of the Orissa High Court, the Supreme Court, on Monday, granted last opportunity to the lawyers who have not filed their affidavits to do so within a period of three weeks.A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice Aravind Kumar was apprised that...
Appellate Electricity Tribunal Cannot Casually Render Findings of Coercion Without Proper Pleading, Proof Or Probe: Supreme Court
Last week, the Supreme Court pulled up the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) for ‘casually’ rendering findings of coercion, or fraud, without proper pleadings or proof, or without probing into evidence. A three-judge bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, and MM Sundresh was hearing a set of appeals preferred by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited under...
Can Nagaland Breach Constitutional Mandate For 33% Women Reservation In Local Bodies By Repealing Its Municipal Act? Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Views
The Supreme Court, on Monday, asked the Centre to place on record its stand regarding whether the constitutional scheme of one-third reservation for women in municipal and town council elections can be violated by the Nagaland Government by repealing the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001. It asked the Union Government to file its stand within a period of two weeks. “We would like ASG to assist...