Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Sambhal Mosque Committee's Plea Against Survey Order

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on the plea filed by the Sambhal Jama Masjid Committee challenging the Allahabad High Court's order which upheld the trial court's order to appoint an advocate commissioner to survey the mosque in a suit filed by Hindu plaintiffs.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe heard arguments from Senior Advocate Huzefa...

Supreme Court Refers Plea To Increase State Bar Councils' Strength To Attorney General

The petitioner sought the increase of the Bar Councils' strength so that women's representation can be accommodated without displacing any candidate.

Supreme Court Protects Advocate From GST Dept Action Over Office Seizure Till Sept 28

The Supreme Court today (25 September) adjourned till Monday the hearing of the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Advocate Puneet Batra challenging the Delhi High Court's judgment which upheld the search and seizure conducted by the GST Department (Goods and Services Tax Department) at the office of his cabin and law firm, Bass Legal LLP.A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice...

Delhi Court Seeks Fresh Action Taken Report On Plea Alleging Electoral Roll Irregularities By ECI Officials

A Delhi Court yesterday directed the Delhi Police to file a fresh action taken report on a plea seeking registration of FIR against officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI) over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and misuse of public funds.Judicial Magistrate First Class Kautuk Bhardwaj of Patiala House Courts passed the order while dealing with a plea filed by lawyer...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Hindi As Official Language Of Apex Court

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking directions to make Hindi the official language of the Supreme Court.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing the plea.During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner submitted that the Union could be directed to constitute a commission to make recommendations regarding the...

Women Wrestlers Move Delhi Court Against Acquittal Of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh In Sexual Harassment Case

Four women wrestlers have moved a Delhi Court challenging the acquittal of BJP leader and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Singh in a sexual harassment case. The wrestlers, in their appeal, have also challenged the acquittal of co accused Vinod Tomar in the case.The matter will be heard tomorrow by Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts.The...

Supreme Court Upholds HC Judgment That 'Dua' For Electoral Victory Doesn't Constitute Soliciting Votes On Religious Grounds

The Court refused to interfere with the win of an AIMIM candidate in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections.

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Prosecution Of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, SIT Inquiry Into SIR Voter Deletions

The petitioner also seeks the reversal of the decisions taken by the CEC allegedly without the concurrence of two Election Commissioners.

Supreme Court Asks Rajasthan District Judge To Approach HC Chief Justice Over Lack Of Facilities

The Supreme Court on Friday heard a plea filed by Rajasthan District Judge Dinesh Gupta (posted as the Presiding Officer of a Labour Court-cum-Industrial Tribunal) who is due to retire in four days, raising grievances over the lack of basic facilities at his court.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana took up the matter.Appearing...

NALSAR Students Screen Documentary On Umar Khalid To Express Solidarity

A group of students at the NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, organised a screening of a documentary on jailed activist Umar Khalid on the university campus on Wednesday evening.The documentary, "Prisoner No. 626710 is Present", directed by filmmaker Lalit Vachani, was screened as a mark of expressing solidarity with the prisoner, one of the organisers said. Students themselves sourced...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Tarun Tejpal's Plea Against Rape Sentence

The Supreme Court today(September 24) issued notice to the State of Goa on the petition filed by Tehelka Magazine's former editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal challenging the Bombay High Court's judgment sentencing him to ten years' imprisonment for the rape of a colleague in 2013.A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Prasanna B Varale heard the matter.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal for...

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Centre's Plea Seeking Prospective Application For Judgment On OBC-Creamy Layer

The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 24) reserved judgment on an application filed by the Union Government seeking clarification regarding the implementation of its March 11 judgment holding that the creamy layer status of an Other Backward Class (OBC) candidate cannot be determined solely on the basis of the parents' salary income, and that the category of posts held by them has also to...