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If Somebody Attempts To Remove Secularism From Constitution, It's Intended To Create Mischief : Justice KM Joseph
If anybody is attempting to remove the word Secularism from the Preamble to the Constitution, it would be a mischief, said former Supreme Court judge Justice KM Joseph. He further stated that India is a secular country under the Constitution even otherwise.Speaking at the Government Law College, Ernakulam, as part of a lecture series, Justice Joseph stated that the problems arise not...
Negotiable Instruments Act Half-Yearly Digest: January - June, 2025
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT S. 148 NIAct | Condition Imposing 20% Deposit Of Compensation Must Not Be Unjust Or Deprive Right To Appeal: Allahabad High Court Case Title: Rajesh Kumar Gupta v. State of U.P. and Another [APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 7574 of 2025] The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that while passing an order imposing the condition of depositing 20% of the...
Judiciary & Media Need To Be Independent To Avoid Criticism That They Are Close To Ruling Party: Justice Abhay Oka
To avoid the criticism that the media and the judiciary are now-a-days inclined towards the ruling party, both the pillars of the democracy need to be fearless and independent, said former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay Oka on Friday.The judge in his lecture at Mumbai Press Club on the topic "Holding the Government to Account: The Role of an Independent Judiciary and a Free Press" spoke...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 8, 2025
Links of today's Supreme Court reports :'Mother' Needn't Be Biological Mother : Supreme Court Urges IAF To Revisit Exclusion Of Stepmothers From Family PensionCan Voters Be Denied NOTA Option In Elections With Only One Candidate? Supreme Court Asks ECISupreme Court Dismisses CBI's Review Petition Against 'Ritu Chhabaria' Judgment That Incomplete Chargesheet Won't Defeat Default BailAfter...
We Must Do Our Duty To Keep Common Man's Faith Alive In Judiciary : Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia
In his farewell ceremony organized by the Supreme Court Bar Association, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia said today that it is common man's faith which has kept the judiciary alive and judges as well as advocates must do their duty to keep that faith."Common man's faith has kept judiciary alive. Lawyers were in the forefront of the freedom struggle. Lawyers must speak with courage, be fearless....
Supreme Court Requests SCLSC Chairman To Consider Plea Of SCLSC Permanent Employees For Pay-Parity With SC Registry Staff
The Supreme Court recently disposed of a writ petition where permanent employees of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee ("SCLSC") sought pay parity with other employees. The petition was disposed of with a request to the Chairman of the SCLSC, who is Justice Vikram Nath, to consider the representation of such employees and take an appropriate decision in this matter.Before a...
SG Requests Supreme Court To Sustain Observation In JSW-BPSL Judgment That NCLT Cannot Review ED's Actions
During the hearing of the Bhushan Power & Steel Insolvency matter, Solcitor General of India Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Committee of Creditors of BPSL, requested the Supreme Court to sustain the observations in the May 5 Judgment that NCLAT/NCLT has no jurisdiction to review the actions taken by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The bench of...
Supreme Court Stays NGT's Rs 50 Crore Penalty On Delhi Jal Board & MCD Over Yamuna River Pollution
The Supreme Court today (August 8) stayed the order of the National Green Tribunal, which imposed a fine of Rs. 50.44 crores on the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and Municipal Corporation of Delhi over failure to prevent sewage pollution of Delhi's stormwater drains and the Yamuna River.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K. Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria was hearing a challenge by the Delhi Jal...
Supreme Court Stays MP HC Order Setting Aside Declaration Of Saif Ali Khan, Siblings & Mother As Heirs Of Last Nawab Of Bhopal
The Supreme Court on Friday (August 8) today granted an interim stay on MP High Court's direction to remand a long-standing property dispute involving the private estate of actor Saif Ali Khan's ancestor and Bhopal's last ruler Nawab Hamidullah Khan back to the trial court for fresh adjudication.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Atul Chandurkar issued notice on the plea filed...
Dharmasthala Burials : Supreme Court Asks Trial Court To Decide Temple Family's Injunction Plea Against Media Houses Soon
The Supreme Court on Friday (August 8) directed the Bengaluru Civil Court to decide within two weeks from the next date of hearing an application filed by Harshendra Kumar D, the brother of the Dharmasthala Temple Dharmadhikari, seeking to restrain media houses from publishing defamatory content against the temple administration or the family in relation to the Dharmasthala burial...
'Colonial Sedition Law Brought Back' : Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Constitutionality Of Section 152 BNS
The Supreme Court today (August 8) agreed to consider the plea challenging the constitutional validity of S.152 BNS.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria issued notice in the petition and tagged it with a pending matter in which the same provision is under challenge.The writ petition is filed by SG Vombatkere (retired Major General, Indian Army), who...