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Pakistani National Stated To Be Residing In Goa Since 2016 On Long Term Visa Approaches Supreme Court
A Pakistani national stated to be residing in Goa on long term visa since 2016 has approached the Supreme Court.The matter was mentioned today before a bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Satish Chandra Sharma.During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner referred to the notification issued by the Union government after the Pahalgam terror attack, as per which visas issued to Pakistani...
Supreme Court Asks Bombay HC Chief Justice To Look Into Pendency Of Landlord-Tenant Disputes
The Supreme Court has called on the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court to look into the pendency of landlord-tenant disputes across different courts and take appropriate action for timely disposal if many cases of inordinate delay are found.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Manoj Misra recently ordered,"we request the learned Chief Justice, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, to take up...
Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Panel Formed To Decide Schedule For Tiruchendur Temple Consecration
The Supreme Court today (June 4) declined to interfere in a plea challenging the order of the Madras High Court, which constituted a committee to decide the schedule for Kumbhabhishekam (consecration ceremony) for Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Tiruchendur.The Court however, granted liberty to file a review petition against the impugned order. The bench of Justice PK Mishra and Justice...
Supreme Court Grants Relief To CAPF Aspirant Rejected Twice Citing Visual Disability, Asks Authority To Observe Him During Probation
The Supreme Court recently directed the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) to consider a candidate for recruitment as Assistant Commandant after he was rejected twice due to defective vision. The Court examined the expert medical reports from AIIMs, which held that he did not suffer from any visual defects/ glaucoma in both eyes and can be considered a fit candidate. The bench of Justice...
How Dare You File This? Supreme Court Slams Murder Convict Over Second Plea Seeking Extension Of Time To Surrender
The Supreme Court today (June 4) took a stern view of a 'glaring' case where the petitioner sought an extension of time to surrender to jail authorities despite a previous order of the Court that dealt with the same issue filed by him earlier.The bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice SVN Bhatti was hearing an application seeking extension of time by 3 weeks to surrender in a...
Kerala Bar Council Sends Show Cause Notice To Advocate Who Made Reel Of His Enrollment With Visuals Of HC Judge's Official Car
The Kerala Bar Council sent a notice to a newly enrolled advocate Fayiz Muthuvatoor for allegedly publishing a reel on his Instagram page showing his enrollment.The short video accompanied by background music starts with the visuals of the official car of a High Court Judge clearly showing the Indian Flag affixed on the car, Ashoka Chakra and the board having words ' Judge High Court of...
Supreme Court Rejects Delhi Waqf Board's Claim Over A Property In Shahdara, Notes Existence Of Gurudwara At Site
The Supreme Court today declined to entertain Delhi Waqf Board's claim over a property in Shahdara as "waqf property", noting that a Gurudwara exists at the site.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Satish Chandra Sharma heard the matter.The Court was dealing with the Waqf Board's challenge to a Delhi High Court order of 2010, whereby appeal of the respondent was allowed and the Waqf Board's...
UP Court Orders Action Against Cops Who Allegedly Subjected Accused To Custodial Violence, Had Him Bitten By Dog
An ACJM court in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district on Monday directed action against certain UP Police officials who allegedly subjected an accused to custodial violence and had him bitten by a dog. Terming the alleged acts of violence to be "a very serious matter", Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Amir Sohail directed the Senior Superintendent of police, Bareilly, to get the...
SCAORA Acting Beyond Mandate By Addressing General Bar Issues Like Biometric Entry For Lawyers: SCBA President Writes To CJI
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Vikas Singh has written to CJI BR Gavai, addressing the issue of overstepping of mandate by the Supreme Court AOR Association (SCAORA) The letter states that the intention behind the concerns raised by SCBA is to ensure that there remains a 'unified voice within the bar' when it comes to issues relating to Supreme Court lawyers "Sir, I am...
