Delhi Stray Dog Matter Shifted To 3-Judge Bench Of Supreme Court; Hearing Tomorrow

The suo motu case taken on the stray dog issue, in which a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on August 11 passed directions to relocate the stray dogs in Delhi-NCR to dog shelters, has now been shifted to a 3-judge bench.A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice NV Anjaria will hear the matter tomorrow.The directions to remove the stray dogs were passed by...

Delhi Court Acquits Ex-DCW Head Swati Maliwal, Another In 2016 Case For Allegedly Revealing Identity Of Minor Rape Victim

A Delhi Court on Wednesday (August 13) acquitted former Delhi Commission For Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal in a 2016 FIR for allegedly revealing identity of a minor rape victim. Maliwal was booked along with Bhupendra Singh (PRO of DCW) under Section 74 of Juvenile Justice Act. It was alleged that as the then DCW Chairperson Maliwal had issued a notice to concerned SHO mentioning victim's...

Supreme Court Seeks Union's Response On Challenge To Amendment Allowing Executive Magistrates To Validate Delayed Birth/Death Certificates

The Supreme Court, on August 12, issued a notice in a matter relating to the power to decide on the delayed registration of births and deaths after one year. Through a 2023 amendment under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, the power to issue the delayed registration of births and deaths after one year has been shifted from a Judicial Magistrate to an Executive Magistrate.Before...

Will Take Up West Bengal Voter Roll Revision Issue Later, Says Supreme Court In Bihar SIR Matter

During the hearing of the Bihar SIR matter, the Supreme Court today said that it is not going to take up the issue regarding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal for the time being."Bengal can wait, nothing is happening right now", a bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said.Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, who was appearing for...

Bihar SIR| Supreme Court Refers To S.21(3) RP Act; Asks If ECI Doesn't Have Residual Power For Special Intensive Revision

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 13) asked the petitioners challenging the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's electoral rolls whether the ECI does not have the residual power to conduct such an exercise in a manner it deemed fit.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi in this context referred to Section 21(3) of the Representation of the...

'Stray Dogs Being Picked Even Though SC Order Is Yet To Be Uploaded' : Advocate Tells CJI BR Gavai

In the wake of the Supreme Court direction on relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, an urgent mentioning was made today evening regarding the picking up of the community dogs by authorities even before the official court order is uploaded. AOR Garima Sharma apprised the bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran that while the order of August 11 is yet to be uploaded on the official...

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea Seeking Restoration Of Statehood To Jammu & Kashmir

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear tomorrow (August 14) the issue of the restoration of statehood of Jammu & Kashmir. The matter is listed before the bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran. The bench will be hearing the application seeking directions to the Union Government to restore the statehood of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.The application has been filed as...

Rahul Gandhi Files Application Apprehending 'Personal Harm, Political Influence' In Savarkar Defamation Case

In a development in the ongoing criminal defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his comments on right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar, a Special MP/MLA Court in Pune on Wednesday took on record a pursis filed by his advocate, highlighting the apprehension to Gandhi's safety, especially after he "exposed" the alleged "vote theft".The lawyer Milind Pawar, has in the...

Kancha Gachibowli | Considering New Proposal For IT Site Balancing Environment Interests : Telangana Govt Tells Supreme Court

During the hearing of the Kancha Gachibowli Deforestation case, the Telangana Government today informed the Supreme Court that it was planning to come up with a better proposal for its IT Site, keeping sustainable development in mind. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing the suo motu matter on the Telangana Government's felling of 1,000 trees in the Kancha...

Kerala Governor-Govt Deadlock : Supreme Court Says It'll Constitute Search Committee For University VC Appointments

Given the stalemate between the Kerala Government and the Kerala Governor regarding the appointment of University Vice Chancellors, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 13) said that it will constitute a Search Committee to shortlist the names for VC appointments in two State Universities - APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University and Digital University.A bench comprising Justice JB...

J&K Court Orders SIT Probe Into Alleged Illegal Sale Of Drugs, Pulls Up Police For 6-Month Delay In Filing FIR

The Principal Sessions Judge (Special Judge under NDPS Act), Udhampur, Virinder Singh Bhou, directed the SSP Udhampur and the SHO of Police Station Udhampur for constituting a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe serious allegations of illegal sale of psychotropic substances and tampering of patient records.The directions came after the complaint sought an investigation into...

SIT Flags Flaws In NOIDA's Functioning; Supreme Court Bars Projects In NOIDA Without Prior EIA & Green Bench Approval

After considering a Special Investigation Team (SIT) report which flagged various shortcomings in the functioning of NOIDA authority, the Supreme Court today passed a significant order directing registration of preliminary enquiries on the issue of exorbitant payment of land acquisition compensation and the alleged collusion between officers and land-owners.The Court also restrained...