Manipur Violence : Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing For Tribal Forum's Plea Seeking Directions To Protect Tribals; Lists On July 3

The Supreme Court vacation bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice MM Sundresh declined to urgently list the Interlocutory Application (IA) filed by the Manipur Tribal Forum in the vacations. The bench turned down a plea to hear the matter tomorrow or day after tomorrow and listed it on July 3.The matter was mentioned by Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves who highlighted the urgency of...

'Let Pilgrims Go Without Psychological Pressure': Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Plea Against Stay On Suspension Of Haj Group Organisers’ Registration

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain an appeal filed by the Union government against the Delhi High Court order which had stayed the suspension of registration of certain private Haj Group Organisers. The issue arose before a vacation bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice MM Sundresh. ASG Sanjay Jain, appearing for the Union, argued that if the private Haj operators, which...

Supreme Court Lists On June 21 ED's Plea Against Madras HC Order Allowing Shifting Of Arrested TN Minister Senthil Balaji To Private Hospital

Supreme Court has agreed to hear on June 21 a plea filed by Enforcement Directorate against a Madras High Court order which permitted transfer of arrested Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji to a private hospital.Balaji was arrested by the ED on June 13 in connection with Cash-for-job Scam which allegedly occurred during his tenure as the Transportation Minister under the AIADMK...

WB Panchayat Elections: Supreme Court Lists Tomorrow Plea Challenging Calcutta HC Order For Requisition Of Central Forces In All Districts

The Supreme Court vacation bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice MM Sundresh has agreed to list tomorrow an SLP challenging the Calcutta High Court's order directing the West Bengal State Election Commission to requisition central forces for all districts in West Bengal for the 2023 Panchayat Elections.The matter was mentioned by the Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora who argued that...

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Bar Council Members Dictating Syllabus For Law Courses Biggest Tragedy, They Don’t Know What Is Happening Beyond Litigation: Justice Muhamed Mustaque

Speaking at the launch of a mentoring initiative ‘Juris Trailblazers’, Justice Muhamed Mustaque of the Kerala High Court on Sunday said it is the "biggest tragedy" that Bar Council members are "dictating" syllabus for the law colleges.“Who is dictating our syllabus? The bar council members. This is the biggest tragedy we are facing in India. The miniscule people who get elected through...

Kerala Court Sentences Fake Antique Dealer Monson Mavunkal To Life Imprisonment For Raping Minor

A Kerala Court on Saturday sentenced the fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal to life imprisonment for sexual abuse of a minor girl and imposed a fine of Rs 5,25,000 on him.Additional District and Sessions Judge K. Soman said Mavunkal, who was found to have committed repeated rape on a minor girl, exploiting the financial position of her family and aborting her pregnancy at his residence, does...

Findings Relating To Title In A Simple Suit For Partition Cannot Bind Third Parties : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently upheld the decision of the Telangana High Court, upholding the title of successors of Ryot Cultivators over the “Paigah lands” in Hydernagar, Telangana.The bench comprising Justices V. Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal dismissed the claim of title raised by rival claimants/appellants, including M/s Trinity Infraventures Ltd, on the ground that the land was...

Post-Godhra Riots: 'Prominent Hindus Unnecessarily Faced Trial Due To Uproar Of Pseudo-Secular Media, Organisation': Court Acquits 35 Accused

A Sessions Court in Gujarat's Halol (Panchmahal District) on Monday acquitted all 35 surviving accused in four cases in connection with the 2022 post-Godhra riot cases. In these cases, 52 persons were initially charge-sheeted under various sections of the IPC and Bombay Police Act, out of these, 17 died during the pendency of the trial which went on for 20 long years.In its 36-page order,...

Kerala Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To 'Marunadan Malayali' Editor Shajan Skaria In Case By MLA Under SC/ST Act

A Kerala Court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Shajan Skariah, editor and publisher of YouTube Channel Marunadan Malayali, in the case against him for allegedly broadcasting a derogatory news item against MLA Sreenijin. The Special Court Judge for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Honey M. Varghese found the allegations levelled by...

Sec 197 CrPC - Sanction Required Even For Acts Done In Excess Of Official Duty : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that sanction for prosecution as per Section 197(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure is required even in cases where the official was acting in excess of his official duties.A bench comprising Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal held so while acquitting a person, who was formerly an Executive Director of the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), in...

Lucknow Gomti River Front Scam : Supreme Court Refuses To Grant Anticipatory Bail To Former Project Advisor

The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to entertain the plea challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court that rejected anticipatory bail to Badri Shrestha, a former advisor of Lucknow’s Gomti River Front project, who was accused of huge corruption and large-scale irregularities in implementing the project.Shrestha had filed an anticipatory bail before the Allahabad High Court which...