Supreme Court Adjourns Sahara's Plea To Sell Assets To Adani Properties Ltd As Union Seeks Time To Respond

The Central Government on Monday sought more time to respond to the applications filed by Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd seeking permission to sell its 88 properties, including Amby Valley in Maharashtra and Sahara Seher in Lucknow, to Adani Properties Pvt Ltd.Accepting the request for four weeks' time made by Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, the bench comprising Chief Justice...

Accessibility Facilities For Visually Impaired Candidates In AIBE, CLAT Expected Soon, Supreme Court Told

The Supreme Court was recently informed that its directions to provide facilities for visually impaired students, including the use of JAWS (Job Access With Speech) screen reader, and permission to use customised keyboards and mouse to answer questions on a Word document on the computer, with the additional option of using a scribe as per government guidelines, for the All India Bar...

Habeas Corpus Writ Can't Be Issued To Release Accused Taken Into Custody After Dismissal Of Bail Pleas : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court termed as "shocking" an order passed by the MP High Court to release an accused in custody, exercising habeas corpus jurisdiction.

Sins Of Accused Can't Be Visited On Family Members : Supreme Court

While rejecting the undertaking offered by the brother of an accused, the Supreme Court observed in a recent order that the sins of an accused cannot be visited on the family members.A bench comprising Justice Manmohan and Justice NV Anjaria made this observation while setting aside the bail granted to a person accused of possessing 731.075 kilograms of ganja worth about ₹2.91 crore.Before...

Concerning Increase In Drug Abuse Among India's Youth : Supreme Court Sounds Warning

Drug trafficking and addiction have become pervasive, the Court said.

'Show Us Any Single Judicial Complex Constructed' : Supreme Court Slams Punjab Govt For Poor Investment On Judicial Infrastructure

The Court lamented that the Punjab Government was not investing enough for judicial infrastructure.

Tamil Nadu Moves Supreme Court Against President Withholding Assent To NEET Exemption Bill

The State of Tamil Nadu has approached the Supreme Court challenging the President of India's decision to withhold assent to the Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Medical Degree Courses Bill, 2021. The Bill seeks to exempt the State from the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and restore admissions based on Class XII marks with a scientific system of normalization. The...

Court Slams Delhi Police For 'Callous And Shaky' Probe In Murder Case, Acquits Three Men

A Delhi Court has acquitted three men in a murder case, while rapping the Delhi Police for conducting the investigation in a casual and callous manner. Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar of Saket Courts said that investigation had left number of unsolved loose ends and that the “casual and shaky” probe added misery to the “fragile case” of the prosecution.The judge acquitted ...

Supreme Court To Decide Validity Of J&K Policy Denying Remission To Terror-Offence Convicts

The Supreme Court will consider the validity the rule in Jammu and Kashmir which bars remission for terror convicts.The Court decided to har a life convict's petition challenging Rule 54(1) of the Jammu & Kashmir Jail Manual, 2000 and Para 20.10(Chapter XX titled Commutation and Remission of Sentence) of J&K Prison Manual 2022, which disallows premature release to those convicted...

High Courts Must Function Like Emergency Wards Of Hospitals With Swift & Precise Response: Justice Surya Kant

High Courts can be "vital engines for legal development and social reforms", Justice Kant said.

Aadhaar Used Only As Proof Of Identity, Not Proof Of Citizenship For Electoral Roll Inclusion : Election Commission Tells Supreme Court

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has reiterated before the Supreme Court that Aadhaar card is being used only to verify the identity of applicants seeking inclusion in electoral rolls, and not as proof of citizenship. The ECI made this statement in its reply filed to an interlocutory application moved by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, who is seeking a direction against the use of Aadhaar as...

Bar Council Of India Rules On Foreign Nationals' Enrolment & Practice Published In Official Gazette

The rules allow a foreigner who obtained law degree from an Indian university to practice only in non-litigious areas.