After Withdrawing SLP With Liberty To File Review In HC, Is Subsequent SLP Against HC Order Maintainable? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, referred the issue - whether liberty granted by the Supreme Court to approach the High Court in review, automatically places the said matter in the escalation matrix, and makes the remedy of Special Leave Petition available again - to a larger Bench. A Division Bench comprising Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Sanjay Karol referred the matter to a larger...

Delhi Court Summons Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot In Criminal Defamation Case By Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

A Delhi Court on Thursday issued summons to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in a criminal defamation case filed by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in relation to the alleged Sanjeevani scam. ACMM Harjeet Singh Jaspal of Rouse Avenue Courts has asked Gehlot to appear on August 07. The court was hearing a complaint case moved by Shekhawat alleging defamation by Gehlot. Shekhawat...

PCPNDT Act : Supreme Court Issues Notice To States, Seeks Response On Steps Taken For Enforcement

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday issued notice and sought responses from states in a plea filed by Advocate Shobha Gupta seeking to direct appropriate authorities to take proper legal action for violation of the provisions of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 and related rules. The PCPNDT Act was enacted with the intent to prohibit prenatal...

'Specify Steps Taken To End Caste Discrimination In Campuses' : Supreme Court To UGC In Plea By Mothers Of Rohit Vemula & Payal Tadvi

Terming it a ‘very sensitive matter’ the Supreme Court on Thursday sought the UGCs’ response in a PIL filed by the mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, for guidelines for creating an enabling environment for students belonging to SC/ ST communities in institutions of higher education.The matter was before a division bench of Justice AS Bopanna and Justice MM Sundresh.“Ultimately...

1996 Lajpat Nagar Bomb Blast Case : Supreme Court Sentences Four Convicts To Life Imprisonment Without Remission

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday upheld the conviction of two accused in the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case and sentenced them to life imprisonment without remission. The convictions of two other former death row convicts who were discharged by the Delhi High Court were also restored and they were awarded life sentences extending to the rest of their natural lives. A bench...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Internet Shutdown In Manipur, Allows Petitioners To Approach High Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday, refused to entertain a petition challenging the ongoing internet ban imposed in Manipur since May 3, 2023 in response to reported incidents of violence in the State. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra remarked that the High Court of Manipur was already seized of the matter and thus, the Supreme Court could...

Supreme Court To Hear On July 10 Delhi Govt's Challenge Against Centre's Ordinance Giving Overriding Powers To LG Over Services

The Supreme Court has agreed to list on July 10, 2023, the plea filed by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) challenging the ordinance brought by the Central Government recently to take away the powers of the GNCTD to control civil servants serving it. The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra...

Should Trial In PMLA Cases Be Halted Till Trial In Scheduled Offence Is Over ? Supreme Court Mulls Clarifying 'Vijay Madanlal Choudhary'

Should the trial in a money laundering case be halted till the trial in the predicate offence is complete? The Supreme Court is set to examine this issue in an appeal arising out of a Telangana High Court judgment which directed to pause the money laundering case till the completion of the trial in the scheduled offence.The Court on Wednesday considered whether the three judge bench decision...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur As Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium (SCC) comprising the CJI D Y Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday recommended the name of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, Judge, Bombay High Court for appointment as the Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court. The Office of the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court fell vacant on May 19, upon the elevation of...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL To Bring Back Tusker 'Arikomban' To Its Natural Habitat In Kerala After Relocating Human Settlements

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking the relocation of the elephant 'Arikomban’ back to its natural habitat in Chinnakkanal in Kerala after the tusker was translocated to Periyar Tiger Reserve with the fixation of a radio collar on it, on April 29, due to its habit of invading human settlement areas. After translocation to Periyar...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice Siddharth Mridul As Chief Justice of Manipur High Court

The Supreme Court collegium comprising of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna has proposed the appointment of Delhi High Court judge, Justice Justice Siddharth Mridul, as Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court."Having regard to all relevant factors, the Collegium is of the considered view that Mr Justice Siddharth Mridul is fit and...

NGT Chairperson Justice A.K. Goel To Retire On Thursday: A Look Back At Key NGT Initiatives, Decisions Under His Tenure

Justice A.K. Goel, who served as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati and Orissa High Court, was elevated to the position of a Judge in the Supreme Court in 2014. Thereafter, he assumed the role of Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on July 6, 2018. As he concludes his tenure, Justice A.K. Goel is scheduled to retire tomorrow.The NGT has played a pivotal role in upholding...