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CJI BR Gavai Urges Bar Associations To Follow SCBA Model Of Raising Group Insurance For Lawyers From CSR Funds
The Chief Justice of India, Justice BR Gavai, today (May 21) urged Bar Associations across the country to consider possible ways of providing financial assistance to young lawyers entering the profession. While speaking at a book release event by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), the CJI lauded the efforts of the SCBA in raising 50 crores for Group Mediclaim Health Insurance for...
Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Denial Of Chamber Allotment To Allahabad HC Advocate Convicted For Contempt
The Supreme Court on Monday (May 19) refused to interfere with the decision of the Allahabad High Court, which held that an advocate convicted of contempt cannot be eligible for allotment of a chamber under the High Court guidelines. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih was hearing a plea by an advocate who was denied a chamber allotment at the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High...
Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notices To Chief Secretaries Of Six States Over Non-Compliance With Orders On Retired Judges' Benefits
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 21) issued contempt notice to Chief Secretaries of six states over non-compliance with its directions concerning the entitlement of retired High Court Judges to medical facilities, domestic help, and telephone allowances. The notices have been issued for non-compliance with six directions, including parity of facilities with sitting Judges,...
Supreme Court Asks Committee To Identify Agama Temples In TN, Allows State To Appoint Priests In Non-Agama Temples
The Supreme Court has recently directed the Tamil Nadu government to fill up the vacancies of priests in 'Non-Agama' Temples within a period of 3 months. The bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal on May 14 directed the committee appointed by the Madras High Court to identify he number of Agama Temples as against the number of non-Agama Temples in the State of Tamil...
'If They Dare To Do Anything, We'll Pass Orders' : Supreme Court Warns Academicians For Protesting Against Ali Khan Mahmudabad's Arrest
During the hearing of the challenge to the arrest of Ashoka University Professor over Operation Sindoor remarks, the Supreme Court today (May 21) took a stern view on protests by students and academics condemning the arrest. The bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice NK Singh was hearing Professor Mahmudabad's plea challenging the Haryana Police FIR over his Facebook post on Operation...
'Waqf Not An Essential Practice Of Islam' : Centre Tells Supreme Court, Opposes Stay Of Waqf Amendment Act 2025
The Supreme Court today (May 21) heard for over three hours the arguments made by the Union Government opposing any interim stay of the Waqf Amendment Act 2025.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih heard the arguments.Union's argumentsSolicitor General of India Tushar Mehta started by saying that the Amendment Act was passed after detailed deliberations by...
'Can't Put Someone In Jail For Ideology; This Trend We Find' : Supreme Court Grants Bail To PFI Member In RSS Worker's Murder Case
The Supreme Court today granted bail to Abdul Sathar, then Secretary General of the Kerala unit of Popular Front of India (PFI), in the conspiracy case related to the murder of RSS worker Srinivasan in Palakkad, Kerala in September 2022.A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order while hearing Sathar's special leave petition against the denial of bail by the...
NHRC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad's Arrest, Seeks Report From Haryana DGP
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today took suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding the arrest and remand to custody of Ashoka University Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad in Haryana.In a press release issued just minutes back, the Commission has said that a gist of the allegations based on which he has been arrested discloses that, prima facie, his human rights and liberty...
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Ex-IAS Probationary Officer Puja Khedkar In Fake Certificate Case
The Supreme Court today (May 21) granted anticipatory bail to ex-IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, who has been accused of submitting fake OBC & PwD certificates in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination. The bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing an anticipatory bail plea filed by Khedkar. In January, the Court had granted her...
''First Approach President & PM' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea For FIR Against Justice Yashwant Varma Over Cash Row
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 21) dismissed a writ petition filed by a few advocates seeking registration of FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma pursuant to the in-house inquiry into the allegations of recovery of illicit cash currencies from his official residence.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the Chief Justice of India has already forwarded the report...
National Herald Case: Delhi Court To Hold Daily Hearing In ED's Money Laundering Complaint Against Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi
A Delhi Court will conduct day to day hearing from July 2-8 in the ED's money laundering complaint in the National Herald case allegedly involving Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. During the hearing on Wednesday, Special Judge (PC Act) Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Courts permitted a copy of the complaint to be give to the complainant and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy. As...