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'Adherence To Protocol Is Fundamental' : Vice President Reminds Bureaucracy After CJI BR Gavai's Discontent Over Protocol Lapse
Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankar voiced support for Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai, after the latter expressed displeasure over the protocol lapse by the Maharashtra Government officials during his state visit.Yesterday, CJI Gavai said that the Maharashtra Chief Secretary, DGP or Mumbai Police Commissioner didn't meet him on his first visit to his home state as the CJI. Referring to...
Supreme Court To Deliver Judgment Tomorrow On Minimum Practice Requirement For Judicial Service Entry
The Supreme Court will pronounce judgment tomorrow on the question whether the minimum practice requirement should be reinstated as an eligibility condition for applying to entry-level posts in judicial service.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justice AG Masih and Justice K Vinod Chandran will pronounce the verdict in the All India Judges Association case.Initially, there was...
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of Self-Style Faith-Healer Gulzar Peer In Budgam Rape Case
The Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, also known as Gulzar Peer, in a rape case dating back to 2013.The case originated from FIR dated 2013 registered at Budgam district, alleging offences under Section 376 and 109 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC). The trial had drawn public and media attention due to the sensitive nature of the allegations and the profile of...
'Muslim Minority's Apprehensions Genuine' : Kerala Govt Approaches Supreme Court Opposing Waqf Amendment Act 2025
The State of Kerala has sought intervention in the batch of cases involving challenge to the constitutionality of the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025.The State contends that the 2025 amendment deviated from the scope of the parent Act ie the Waqf Act, 1995. It further states that its Muslim population, having waqf properties, has "genuine apprehension" that the amendment would affect their...
Supreme Court Relaxes Restrictions On Adjournment Letters After SCAORA Request To CJI BR Gavai
The Supreme Court on Monday (May 19) issued a circular modifying its earlier restrictions on the circulation of adjournment letters. It is significant to note that the relaxation came after the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association made a request before Chief Justice of India BR Gavai last week.In modification of its earlier circular issued on February 14, 2024, the new circular...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging BCI's Fee Structure For All India Bar Exam
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a public interest litigation challenging the fees and other incidental charges of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE).A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan passed the order after the petitioner informed that pursuant to the Court's order in an earlier round of litigation, a representation was made to the Bar Council of India but no reply...
PIL In Supreme Court Challenges Notification Of Jamshedpur As 'Industrial Township'; Seeks Constitution Of Municipal Corporation
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a public interest litigation challenging Jharkhand government's 2023 notification which declared Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) as an 'Industrial Township' and seeking constitution of a Municipal Corporation for the city. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order, tagging the PIL with another similar case pending since 2018.In...
Telangana Domicile Quota In MBBS Seats : Supreme Court To Hear On June 2
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on June 2, the challenge to the Telangana Domicile Quota Rule for MBBS Admissions. The bench led by CJI BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih was hearing a batch of pleas challenging the order of the Telangana High Court, which held that a permanent resident need not be required to study or reside in Telangana for 4 continuous years to get the benefit of...
Supreme Court Stays Trial Against BJP MLC CT Ravi Over Comments Against Congress Member In Legislative Council
The Supreme Court today (May 19) stayed the trial proceedings against CT Ravi, Karnataka's Member of Legislative Council, who was facing criminal charges for his speech delivered on the floor of the Council last year. The bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal was hearing a challenge to the Karnataka High Court's order, which refused to quash a case registered against...
Boxing Federation Of India Elections: Supreme Court Relegates Ex-Sports Minister Anurag Thakur & Others To Delhi HC
With consent of the parties, the Supreme Court today consolidated before the Delhi High Court cases pertaining to elections of the Boxing Federation of India."We have discussed the matter in open Court. Parties agree that Delhi High Court can be the appropriate forum to agitate all issues. We dispose of case numbers [...] pending before Himachal Pradesh High Court with liberty to the...
'Shocking That Multinational Companies Filed This' : Supreme Court Rejects Vodafone, Airtel & Tata Petitions Against AGR Dues
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed petitions filed by Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Tata Telecom seeking waiver of interest, penalty, and interest on penalty components on their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues.A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan dismissed the petitions as "misconceived".At the outset, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, for Vodafone Idea,...