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Communist Party Of India Approaches Supreme Court Against Madras HC Direction For Removal Of Flagpoles From Public Lands
The Communist Party of India has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court's direction for the removal of permanent flag poles of political parties from public places of Tamil Nadu.A bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi on Monday observed that petition be considered by a bench led by Justice Vikram Nath which had heard a connected petition...
'Mockery Of System' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Petitioner Who Filed Petition Seeking His Appointment As High Court Judge
Terming it a 'mockery of the system', the Supreme Court today declined to entertain a petition seeking directions to appoint the petitioner as a Telangana High Court Judge. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing a writ petition filed by GV Sarvan Kumar seeking directions to appoint him as the judge of the Telangana High Court. The CJI, disinclined to entertain...
Manipur Audio Tapes Tampered, Can't Say If Voice Matches With Ex-CM Biren Singh : NFSL To Supreme Court
The National Forensic Science Laboratory (NFSL), Gandhinagar, has informed the Supreme Court that the audio exhibits in the case relating to recordings allegedly implicating former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in the ethnic violence which took place in 2023 were tampered with and not scientifically fit for voice comparison, and therefore, no opinion on similarity or dissimilarity of...
Umar Khalid & Others' Bail Hearing In Delhi Riots UAPA Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear today the bail petitions of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider and Shifa Ur Rehman in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. The Delhi police has opposed the grant of bail, saying petitioners are playing "victim card" after deliberately delaying the trial. A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria is hearing...
Delhi Court Restrains Rampur Restaurant from Using 'Karim's Food', Awards Rs 2 Lakh to City Chain
A commercial court in Delhi recently restrained a Rampur-based restaurant from using the name “Karim's Food”, holding that it was deceptively similar to the iconic Mughlai restaurant chain Karim's in Delhi. The court also awarded Rs 2 lakh as punitive damages to the Delhi-based restaurant group, which has been serving Mughlai cuisine for over a century. In an order passed on October...
High Court Launches Online Complaint System 'SheBox', Accessibility Initiatives To Mark Kerala Piravi Day
On the occasion of Kerala Piravi Day and the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Kerala High Court, the high court's IT directorate has launched a series of major initiatives with an aim to make justice more accessible to all.Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar launched a Legal Glossary containing around 6,375 legal terms prepared by the High Court with the objective of bringing about...
'Mere Refusal To Marry Won't Amount To Instigation Under S.107 IPC': Supreme Court Quashes Abetment Of Suicide Case
The Supreme Court has held that mere refusal to marry, even if true, by itself would not amount to “instigation” as contemplated under Section 107 of the Indian Penal Code, while quashing an FIR registered against a man accused of abetting the suicide of a woman who allegedly took her life after he backed out of their proposed marriage.A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice...
Justice Surya Kant: Key Judgments And Notable Cases Handled By The Incoming Chief Justice Of India
After CJI BR Gavai demits office on November 23, Justice Surya Kant will take over as the 53rd Chief Justice of India. The judge will hold the office till February 9, 2027, on which date he is due to retire.For the unversed, Justice Kant hails from Hisar, Haryana and he would be the first person from the state to hold the CJI office. He was a designated senior advocate at the Punjab and...
Recent Important Supreme Court Judgments On Cheque Dishonour Under S 138 Negotiable Instruments Act
The Supreme Court has delivered certain crucial judgments on the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (“NI Act”), ranging from issues clarifying the jurisdiction of filing of the cheque dishonor complaints to explaining when the cause of action arises for filing a complaint. The Court has also issued directives for the speedy trial of the NI Act cases. Moreover, holding that the cheque...
NCLT Rejects Sterling Biotech's Plea To Reclaim Pune Land From Sterling Healthcare
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai on Friday rejected an application filed by Sterling Biotech Ltd (SBL) seeking possession of an industrial plot in Pune leased to Sterling Healthcare Ltd (SHL), which is currently under insolvency proceedings.The dispute related to a 29-year lease executed in 2008 for land located at Village Urse in Pune district. A coram comprising...