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Bengaluru Municipal Corporation Elections : Supreme Court Extends Time For Delimitation & Ward Reservation
The Supreme Court today granted an extension to the Karnataka State for holding the elections of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).The State, which earlier told the Court that BBMP elections (which were last held in 2015) would be conducted by November, today sought time till December 15 for completing the ward reservation, etc.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and...
Delhi Court Discharges Former Coal Secretary, Others In Coal Block Allocation Case; Says Their Acts Weren't Against Public Interest
A Delhi Court has discharged former coal secretary and various other individuals in the case concerning allocation of the Fatehpur East Coal Block. Special Judge Dheeraj Mor of Rouse Avenue Courts discharged Harish Chandra Gupta, then Secretary of Union Ministry of Coal, as well as four other accused. Upon preliminary inquiry by CBI, the case was registered on the allegations of...
Delhi Air Pollution | 'Many Air Monitoring Stations Not Working,' Says Amicus; Supreme Court Seeks CAQM Report
In relation to the air pollution crisis faced in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court today directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to file an affidavit stating the steps taken to prevent the pollution from worsening further. The Court was also informed that various news reports have emerged flagging the non-functioning of air monitoring stations across the National Capital. A...
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...