Gujarat Judges Whose Promotions Were Stayed Seek Urgent Hearing Before Supreme Court

The Gujarat judicial officers whose promotion as District Judges in the State of Gujarat was stayed last week approached the Supreme Court seeking for an early listing of their matter after the High Court of Gujarat reversed their promotions. Out of the 68 judicial officers who were to be promoted as District judges, the High Court ordered the reversal of 40 officers. In light of the...

Centre Appoints Ravneet Kaur As Chairperson Of Competition Commission Of India

The central government has appointed Ravneet Kaur, a 1998 Punjab cadre IAS officer, as the Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI).She is the first woman in India to be appointed to this position and will serve for a period of five years or until reaching the age of 65.Since the retirement of Ashok Kumar Gupta in October,2022 the position of CCI Chairperson has remained...

BREAKING | Collegium Recommends AP HC Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Sr Adv KV Viswanathan for Supreme Court Judgeship

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the names of Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan to be appointed as judges of the top court, in order to fill the vacancies left behind by now-retired judges Dinesh Maheshwari and MR Shah.The collegium headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has passed a resolution that...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Sukesh Chandrashekhar & Wife Seeking More Time For Meeting With Lawyers

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, refused to entertain a writ petition filed by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and wife Leena Paulose seeking extension in the visitation time allotted by jail authorities to meet family, friends and legal representatives.Noting that the accused persons were not in a position to seek such ‘privileges’ and make such ‘extraordinary demands’, a ...

4 Hindu Women Worshippers Move Application In Varanasi Court For ASI Survey Of Entire Gyanvapi Mosque Premises

In a significant development in the Kashi Vishvanath-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute cases, 4 Hindu women worshippers have moved an application before the Varanasi District Judge seeking a survey of the entire Gyanvapi mosque premises by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to find out as to whether the Mosque had been constructed over a pre-existing structure of the Hindu temple.The...

Supreme Court Allows ED Probe Against TN Minister V Senthil Balaji In Cash-for-Jobs Scam, Quashes HC Order For Fresh Investigation

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a batch of appeals against an order of the Madras High Court ordering a fresh enquiry into the cash-for-jobs scam, in which the Tamil Nadu minister and DMK MLA V Senthil Balaji, among others, has been accused of accepting bribes from job aspirants in exchange of appointments to the state transport corporation between 2011 and 2015. The top court also...

'Let Bombay High Court Hear' : Supreme Court Says On Nawab Malik's Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to July the petition filed by former Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik, who is in jail since February 23, 2022 following his arrest in a money laundering case by the Directorate of Enforcement.Malik approached the Supreme Court aggrieved with the Bombay High Court adjourning his bail application to June 6. Observing that the High Court cannot be bypassed,...

Vacation Benches Will Hear Fresh Admission Matters, Hybrid Hearings Possible : CJI DY Chandrachud

In the last week of Supreme Court's working before the summer vacations begin, CJI DY Chandrachud informed the lawyers that the vacation benches will be taking up fresh admission matters and hybrid hearings will be permitted before the vacation benches for the convenience of the parties.Making the announcement, the CJI said–"In case someone wants to go and argue from somewhere more...

Lovely Kandara ‘Fake Encounter’ | Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea by Slain Dalit Youth’s Mother for CBI Probe

The Supreme Court of India on Monday issued notice in a plea for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into an alleged fake encounter of a Dalit youth, Lovely Kandara, by the Jodhpur police. This special leave petition, which a division bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Rajesh Bindal has agreed to hear, was filed by Kandara’s mother against the Rajasthan High...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest April 2023

SUBJECT WISE INDEX Administrative Law Rules of Business - When the Cabinet constitutes a committee and the latter’s actions are validated by the Minister and the rest of the Council, then it cannot be claimed that Rules of Business have not been followed by the State Government in the course of its decision-making process. (Para 90) Rajasthan Industrial Development...

Adani Hindenburg Issue | Supreme Court Adjourns SEBI's Application Seeking Extension Of Time For Probe To July 10

The Supreme Court has adjourned to July 10 the application filed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) seeking six months more time to complete its probe into allegations made by US-based short seller firm Hindenburg Research against Adani group companies about stock price manipulations. Last week, while hearing the application, a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud,...

Multiplexes Stopped Screening "The Kerala Story" Due To Poor Audience Response, No 'Shadow Ban' : TN Govt Tells Supreme Court

In a plea filed by the makers of the controversial movie 'The Kerala Story' against the alleged 'shadow ban' of the movie in the State of Tamil Nadu, the state of Tamil Nadu has filed a counter affidavit refuting the claims of the makers and stating that they have made deliberate false statements implying that Tamil Nadu has prevented the public exhibition of the film. As per the affidavit,...