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Supreme Court Issues Notice To Union On Punjab Govt's Plea Against Governor Reserving Bills For President's Assent
The Supreme Court today (July 29) issued notice to the Union Government in the writ petition by the State of Punjab challenging the action of the Governor in reserving two Bills for the President's assent. The bills in issue are the Sikh Gurudwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Punjab Police (Amendment) Bill, 2023. The State seeks a declaration of "deemed assent" for these Bills due to...
Supreme Court Stays Trial Against SP Leader Azam Khan & Son In Fake PAN, Forgery Cases Of 2019
The Supreme Court today(July 29) issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government in two Special Leave Petitions filed by Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mohd Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan against two different orders of the Allahabad High Court refusing to quash two 2019 case, wherein the allegations are that he forged documents for obtaining Passport and Pan Card, respectively. A...
Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand HC Order Asking If ADM Who Can't Speak English Was Fit To Be Electoral Officer
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 28) stayed the direction of the Uttarakhand High Court, which ordered an inquiry as to whether an Additional District Magistrate who is able to understand English but not speak it would be suitable for holding the office of Election Registration Officer (ERO). The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran was hearing the challenge to the...
Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Litigant & Advocates For Scandalous Remarks Against HC Judge In Transfer Petition
Taking a stern view over 'scurrilous and scandalous' remarks against a sitting Telangana High Court Judge Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya in a transfer petition, the Supreme Court today issued show cause notices to the petitioner, the AOR and lawyers who agreed to file the petition. The Court observed that it cannot permit litigants and lawyers to malign the image of sitting judges while...
'Nepotism Also Form Of Corruption': Delhi Court Frames Charges Against Amanatullah Khan In Waqf Board Appointments Case
A Delhi Court has framed corruption charges against Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan and 10 others in a case registered by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into the alleged illegal appointments in Delhi Waqf Board recruitment during his chairmanship.“Promoting the interest of near & dear ones, nepotism, as revealed from the facts of this case, is also a form...
'In Matters Of Personal Liberty, Courts Should Be Sensitive' : Supreme Court Criticises P&H HC For 2-Year Delay In Bail Hearing
The Supreme Court recently criticized the Punjab & Haryana High Court for delaying the hearing of a bail petition for nearly two years.The bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the case where the accused was aggrieved by the non-listing of hi bail plea before the High Court, as his plea was last listed in August, 2023, and since then the case was keeping adjourned...
Summons To Lawyers Only After Magistrate's Approval; Fees Shouldn't Be Presumed As Crime Proceeds : Bar Bodies To Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 29) heard the suo motu case "In Re : Summoning Advocates Who Give Legal Opinion or Represent Parties During Investigation of Cases and Related Issues", which was initiated after the instances of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) issuing summons to two senior lawyers.After a brief hearing of the concerns raised by various bar bodies, a bench comprising...
'Restricts Access To Info, Favours Potentially Corrupt Officials': Justice AP Shah Writes To AG Urging Roll Back Of Amendments To RTI Act
Former Delhi High Court judge Justice Ajit Prakash Shah has written an open letter to the Attorney General of India R. Venkataramani, expressing "concern" over the legislative changes made to RTI Act through the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, remarking that these changes threaten to dismantle the Act's purpose of democratic accountability and citizen empowerment. "It has come to...
Bihar SIR | 'If There's Mass Exclusion, We'll Step In' : Supreme Court To Commence Hearing On August 12
Responding to the apprehensions that 65 lakh voters are going to be excluded from the draft list to be published by the Election Commission of India in the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, the Supreme Court on Tuesday orally said that if there is any mass exclusion, then the Court will step in.A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi listed the...
Supreme Court To Commence Hearing Of Presidential Reference On Bills' Timelines From August 19
The Supreme Court today(July 29) fixed August 19 as the date on which hearings will commence on the Presidential Reference made by President Droupadi Murmu concerning the powers of the Governor and the President under Articles 200(assent to Bills) and 201(bills reserved for consideration) of the Constitution.The Court also agreed to grant one hour first to the States of Kerala and Tamil Nadu...
Vadodara Boat Capsize | Supreme Court Directs Disbursal Of ₹1.2 Crore Compensation, Stays HC Order Holding Contractor Fully Liable
The Supreme Court on Monday directed that the compensation amount of over ₹1.2 crore, deposited by M/s Kotia Projects, the contractor firm operating at Harni Lake in Vadodara, be disbursed to the families of the twelve children and two teachers who died in a boat capsize incident at the lake on January 18, 2024.“Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submitted that the sum of...