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Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Enquiry Into How BCI Chairman Issued Orders Against NALSAR Students
Two NALSAR University of Law alumni have approached the Supreme Court seeking an enquiry into the manner in which Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra issued letters directing the university to identify students involved in a campaign against the invitation to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to its convocation, and barring enrolment of students belonging to the 2026 graduating...
'Please Think Of Peace Now': Supreme Court Asks Kuki, Meitei Groups To Furnish Proposal To End Manipur Highway Blockades
In a plea seeking removal of blockade over National Highway 2 in Manipur, the Supreme Court today called on two organizations representing the Kuki and Meitei groups to furnish proposals for clearing of blockades across all highways in the state.Calling on the parties to "think of peace now" and not take the case as "adversarial litigation", the Court further impleaded the National...
Madras High Court Issues Circular For Singing Vande Mataram On Independence Day, Bar Body Raises Concern On Exclusion Of State Song
The Madras High Court has issued a circular for the playing of the National Song – Vande Mataram during the Independence Day celebration to be held at the Principal Bench of Madras High Court at Chennai, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court and the District Judiciary in the State. A circular issued by the Registrar General said that as per the advisory issued by the Government...
SCBA Urges Meghalaya Bar Associations To Withdraw Resolution Against Advocate General Amit Kumar
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has urged the High Court of Meghalaya Bar Association and the Shillong Bar Association to reconsider and withdraw their joint resolution against Meghalaya Advocate General Amit Kumar to expel him.In a resolution dated August 14, the SCBA said it had taken note of the joint resolution reportedly passed by the two Meghalaya-based bar associations...
Supreme Court Allows Declaration Of Delhi Bar Council Election Results, Directs To Preserve Records & CCTV Footage
The Supreme Court today allowed the Bar Council of Delhi election results to be declared with a caveat that the results will remain subject to outcome of the cases pending before Election Tribunals.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana referred all BCD election disputes to the Election Tribunals, including those which were constituted by the Court.The order...
Supreme Court Affirms Quashing Of FIR Against Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu & Ex-Minister Over Amaravati Land Pooling
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment which quashed the 2021 criminal case against Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and former minister Ponguru Narayana in connection with alleged irregularities in the land pooling scheme for Amaravati.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V...
Kerala High Court Advocates' Association To Convene Urgent Meeting To Discuss Attack On Lawyer's Family
The Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA) is convening an urgent General Body meeting on Friday (August 14) to discuss recent attack on advocate's family by the litigant's husband and another.The meeting would be held today at 1:05 p.m. at the Association Hall. The KHCAA has requested the presence of all members to participate in the discussion and show solidarity.The assault...
Supreme Court Quashes Hate Speech Case Against Rahul Gandhi Over Comments Against Savarkar Due To Absence Of UP Govt Sanction
The Supreme Court on Friday quashed a private criminal complaint pending in Uttar Pradesh against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition, accusing him of spreading communal disharmony by defaming right-wing ideologue VD Savarkar.A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu quashed the proceedings after noting that no sanction has been granted by the State...
Jantar Mantar Protest: Plea In Supreme Court Seeks SIT Probe Into Incidents Of Gender-Based Violence By Police Personnel, Vigilantes
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list on Tuesday a plea seeking a Special Investigation Team probe into incidents of targeted gender violence against participants and witnesses of the July 30 'Sansad Chalo' protest at Jantar Mantar, Delhi.Mentioning the matter before the Chief Justice of India, Advocate T Bhalla, for the petitioners, said there was an “urgency” in view of...
