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'No Chief Information Commissioner In CIC', Petitioners Flag Unfilled Vacancies, Supreme Court Hearing On Oct 27
The Supreme Court will hear on October 27 the PIL assailing non-fulfilment of vacancies in Information Commissions set up under the Right to Information Act.The matter was mentioned today before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi by Advocate Prashant Bhushan (for petitioners). Bhushan informed the Court that the post of Chief Information Commissioner is currently unfilled and...
Supreme Court Sends Tenant To Tihar Jail For Not Vacating Premises, Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Fine On Aged Co-Tenant
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 26) held two tenants guilty of contempt for willfully disobeying its order to vacate rented premises in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and imposed civil imprisonment on one of them along with monetary penalties.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi sentenced one contemnor to three months' civil imprisonment and directed that he be taken...
AIBE-XX To Be Held On November 30, 2025: Bar Council Of India Announces Schedule
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has notified that the All India Bar Examination-XX (AIBE-XX) will be conducted on November 30, 2025. The notification, issued on September 26, 2025, provides the detailed schedule for registration and other key dates.According to the BCI, online registration and payment for the exam will begin on September 29, 2025. The registration window will close on October...
Supreme Court Stays Coercive Action Against Kerala IT Company Owner In Case Alleging Sexual Exploitation Of Employee
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the arrest of Venu Gopalakrishnan, owner of an IT company at Infopark, Kerala, in connection with a rape and sexual harassment case filed by a female employee.A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan, considering his petition against the Kerala High Court's denial of anticipatory bail, issued notice to the State and the complainant....
Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking Ban On Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'
The Supreme Court today dismissed a public interest litigation seeking ban on Indian-British novelist Salman Rushdie's book “The Satanic Verses”.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order on a PIL claiming that the book was blasphemous and violative of Article 19(2) of the Constitution.The bench orally remarked that by way of the writ petition, the petitioners...
Supreme Court Dismisses Telangana Govt's Plea Against Quashing Of 2015 Cash-for-Vote Scam Case Against One Accused
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 26) upheld the quashing of charges against Jerusalem Mathai, one of the accused in the 2015 Telangana cash-for-votes scam.The bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Telangana in 2016 against the High Court's judgment, which quashed the case under the Prevention...
Committee Of Creditors Continues To Exist Till Resolution Plan Is Implemented Or Liquidation Order Is Passed : Supreme Court
In the JSW Steel matter, the Supreme Court held that the Committee of Creditors (CoC) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) does not become functus officio merely upon the approval of a resolution plan by the Adjudicating Authority. The Court held that the CoC continues to have a role until the resolution plan is fully implemented or an order of liquidation is passed.A...
Supreme Court Poses 12 Queries To Rajasthan Govt Over Lack Of Functioning CCTVs In Police Stations & Non-Preservation Of Footage
In a suo motu case concerning lack of functional CCTV cameras in police stations, the Supreme Court today called for the Rajasthan government's response on 12 questions including whether regular audits are carried out to ensure the functioning of CCTVs.The Court further asked the government to state the period for which CCTV footage of police stations is preserved. It also questioned...
Supreme Court Relaxes UP MLA Abbas Ansari's Bail Conditions In Gangsters Act Case; Allows Him To Travel Outside UP
Relaxing his bail conditions in the Gangsters Act case, the Supreme Court today allowed UP MLA Abbas Ansari to travel outside the State of Uttar Pradesh without prior permission from the Trial Court.The Court said that when Ansari wishes to travel outside the state, he must furnish particulars about the place of visit, alongwith contact details, to the Investigating Officer. On the bail...