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Supreme Court Adjourns Pleas Challenging Provisions Of PMLA For January 25
The Supreme Court today adjourned the batch of petitions concerned with the interpretation of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for January 25, 2022.Since the batch of pleas were listed for January 11, 2022 Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal today mentioned the matter before the bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar for adjourning the matter for 4-6 weeks. "The problem is that there is a...
'No Tampering At NTA Office' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Alleging Discrepancies In NEET-UG Scores
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition filed by 6 students alleging tampering of their NEET-UG OMR scorecards by the National Testing Agency. The petitioners had approached the Court alleging that there was a huge variance in their marks computed on the basis of the answer keys and the final results.A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna dismissed the...
Temporary Shift Of Residence By Itself Not A Valid Ground For Transfer Of Cases: Kerala High Court
While considering a series of transfer petitions moved by a woman, the Kerala High Court ruled that shifting from permanent residence to a temporary residence by itself is not a ground to transfer cases pending within the jurisdiction of the permanent residence of both parties.Justice A. Badharudheen dismissed the transfer petitions observing that allowing such pleas would result in cases...
Activities of Private Detectives Remain Unregulated, Violates Article 21: PIL Filed In Delhi High Court
A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking the regulation of activities of private detectives and their agencies. The petition highlights that the work of the private detectives, investigators, and their agencies remains outside the purview of any existing statutory framework.The matter was listed today before the Division Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti...
SC Advocates Get Anonymous Calls Threatening Judges To Not Hear Case On PM Modi Security Lapse
In a highly curious development, several Supreme Court lawyers received anonymous calls on Monday threatening the Supreme Court to not hear the case related to the security lapse which occurred during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Punjab visit on January 5.The caller, who claimed to be the General Counsel of 'Sikhs for Justice' from USA, said that SFJ is responsible for blocking PM Modi...
'Publicity Stunt' : Supreme Court Dismisses PIL For Action Against China For COVID Spread As 'Biological Weapon'
On Monday, the Supreme Court dismissed a Writ Petition filed by a lawyer enrolled with the Karnataka Bar Council seeking the Apex Court's intervention to direct the Centre to take action against People's Republic of China for spreading COVID-19 as a biological weapon. The Petitioner-in-person had also sought the Court's indulgence in passing directions to make certain addendums to...
Uttarakhand High Court Disposes PIL Against Use of Mandi Site For Assembly Elections; Orders DM To Decide Matter In 10 Days
The Uttarakhand High Court recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation seeking a direction to the State not to acquire or take over the Naveen Mandi Sthal (marketplace) for upcoming Assembly Elections. The plea also sought directions to ensure that no interference is caused in the mandi area's sale and purchase of agricultural produces. Filed through Advocate Prabha Naithani, it was...
Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings: Karnataka High Court Directs State To Provide Requisite Infra At Subordinate Courts
The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the State government to expeditiously consider and resolve the infrastructure requirements at district courts in Karnataka, for effective implementation of the Live streaming rules of judicial proceedings. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said,"So far as the implementation of Live...
PM Security Lapse : Supreme Court To Constitute Probe Committee Headed By Retired Judge; Expresses Displeasure At Centre's Show-Cause Notices To Punjab Officials
The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will constitute an independent committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate the security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Punjab visit on January 5.The Court asked both the Central Government and the Punjab Government to put on hold the enquiries by the Committees constituted by them in the meanwhile. A bench comprising...
'Being An Advocate, Should Not Have Filed A Frivolous PIL': Uttarakhand HC On Dismissing PIL On UGC Funds Mismanagement
While dismissing public interest litigation, the Uttarakhand High Court has held that being an advocate, the petitioner should not have filed a frivolous PIL on the mismanagement of UGC funds without pointing any specific instances. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice S.K. Mishra and Justice Alok Kumar allowed the petitioner to withdraw the PIL without any liberty to file any...
Private Medical Colleges Collecting Annual Fees In Advance Before Completion Of Current Academic Year 'Profiteering' : Kerala High Court
While restraining private medical colleges in the State from collecting fees for any academic year other than the one currently being taught, the Kerala High Court has held that collecting annual fees from students for the next year in advance when the previous year's studies have not been completed by an institution would amount to "profiteering".A Division Bench of Justice A.K....