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Supreme Court Refuses To Stay HC Order Quashing TN Govt Decision To Use Temple Funds For Marriage Halls' Construction
The Supreme Court recently refused to stay the Madras High Court judgment which quashed a state government order granting permission for construction of marriage halls by utilizing funds of 5 different temples.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the matter and issued notice on the petition challenging the High Court order. The Court will be considering whether construction...
Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Karnataka Govt Inviting Booker Prize Winner Banu Mushtaq For Dasara Festival
A petition has been filed against the Karnataka High Court's judgment which approved the decision of the State Government to invite Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq as the Chief Guest for Dasara festival celebration inauguration at the Chamundi temple, Mysuru.Advocate Sughosh Subramanyam, the counsel for the petitioner HS Gourav, mentioning the matter before the Chief Justice of India for...
Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe Into Advocate's Degree After University Denies Its Authenticity
The Supreme Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to verify the authenticity of an advocate's B.Com degree, after the concerned university declared the certificate to be 'forged and not issued by it. A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing the appeal against the Bar Council of India's Disciplinary Committee decision, where the question was...
Delhi Riots: Court Convicts Six For Rioting, Vandalism & Setting Shop On Fire
A Delhi Court has recently convicted six for rioting, vandalism and being part of an unlawful assembly which set on fire articles in a shop during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh of Karkardooma Courts convicted Hariom Gupta, Basant Kumar Mishra, Gorakh Nath, Rohit Gautam, Kapil Pandey and Bheem Sain. All six have been convicted for the offences...
Judges Who Say Judgment Was Delivered With “Divine Or Bovine Intervention” Violate Constitutional Oath : Justice Nariman
Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, former judge of the Supreme Court, said that those judges that say they sought divine intervention while pronouncing a certain judgment are actually violating the oath to the Constitution. "Whether divine or bovine intervention, or any other kind of intervention, if a judge delivers a judgment, he is violating his oath to the Constitution. You are only to live...
Law Schools Must Cultivate In Every Student Deep Respect For Constitutional Ideals : CJI BR Gavai
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai today said that legal education is much more than producing professionals for the bar and the bench. It must also produce citizens who are committed to the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity. "In my view, legal education is not merely about producing professionals for the bar and the bench. It is about cultivating citizens who are committed to the...
Judicial Officers File Contempt Plea Alleging Denial Of Vehicle Loan; Supreme Court Issues Notice To Delhi Chief Secretary
The Supreme Court recently issued notice on a contempt petition alleging non-compliance with the Court's order which accepted the recommendations of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC) with regard to conveyance/transport allowance of judicial officers and directed state governments to implement the same.A bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran, Atul S...
Supreme Court Suspends Sentence Of Catholic Priest Convicted For Rape Of Minor Girl
The Supreme Court today suspended the life sentence of Father Edwin Pigarez, a priest of the Roman Catholic church, who was convicted for raping a minor girl. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran, while suspending the appellant's sentence, granted bail during the pendency of his appeals against the order of conviction by the High Court. In February 2024, the Kerala High...