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BREAKING | Sambhal Masjid Row: Allahabad High Court Upholds Trial Court's Survey Order, Says Hindu Plaintiffs' Suit 'Not Barred'
The Allahabad High Court today rejected Mosque Committee's plea against the trial court's order passed on November 19 directing an Advocate Commissioner to survey the mosque in a suit which claimed that the mosque was built after destroying a temple.With this, a bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal has upheld the trial court's survey order. It also added that the Hindu Plaintiffs is prima...
Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Bale Shah Peer Dargah Demolition
The Supreme Court today (May 19) ordered status quo on the Maharashtra Government's demolition order against constructions at Bale Shah Peer Darga, Uttan. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih was hearing a challenge to the order of the Bombay High Court, which refused to interfere in the demolition orders as it found that 'no urgency is made out'. The bench granted stay of 4 weeks...
India Not A 'Dharamshala', Can't Host Refugees From All Over : Supreme Court Rejects Sri Lankan Tamil's Plea
India is not a "dharamshala" that can entertain refugees from all over the world, the Supreme Court orally observed, while refusing to interfere with the detention of a Sri Lankan Tamil national."Is India to host refugees from all over the world? We are struggling with 140 crore. This is not a Dharmshala that we can entertain foreign nationals from all over," Justice Dipankar Datta, the...
Kerala Court Grants Bail To Lawyer Accused Of Assaulting Junior Lady Advocate
A Court in Kerala on Monday (May 19) granted bail to Advocate Beyline Das, accused of assaulting his female junior.Judicial First Class Magistrate Court XII, Smt. Susan Sonnet passed the order observing that no custody application is filed by the police and no recovery is needed in the case. The learned Magistrate observed that the accused did not have any antecedents and that only one of...
1,157 Lawyers In Kerala Have Not Passed AIBE, Unfit To Practice: State Bar Council's Preliminary List Reveals
Kerala Bar Council has recently published the list of advocates enrolled between 2010 and 2015 who have not passed All India Bar Examination. 1157 advocates are named in the list.As per the All-India Bar Examination Rules, 2010, all advocates who have passed LLB after 2010 are required to pass the AIBE within 2 years of enrollment to continue their practice. The BCI has directed all the State...
Ashoka University Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad Approaches Supreme Court Against Arrest Over Post On 'Operation Sindoor'
Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was arrested by the Haryana Police over a Facebook post on 'Operation Sindoor', has approached the Supreme Court for relief.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the petition before Chief Justice of India BR Gavai today for urgent listing."Mylords, a professor at Ashoka University has been proceeded against for an entirely patriotic...
"Justice Abhay Oka Was My Senior At Bombay HC, Grateful For His Support During My Elevation": CJI BR Gavai
While speaking at a felicitation event organised by the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa, Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai recalled the support he received from Justice Abhay Oka during his elevation to the Supreme Court.Notably, Justice Gavai had been elevated to the Supreme Court under the SC/ST quota by bypassing Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Dharmadhikari, who were seniors to him on...
CJI BR Gavai Expresses Displeasure Over Absence Of Maharashtra Chief Secretary, DGP During State Visit
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Sunday expressed displeasure 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.He was attending a ceremony organised by the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa at Mumbai to felicitate his recent appointment as the Chief Justice of India.CJI Gavai, while saying that he...
Constitution Alone Is Supreme, Legislature, Executive And Judiciary Have to Work Together for the Constitution: CJI Gavai
Amid claims being made that about the 'supremacy' of the Parliament over Judiciary, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Gavai on Sunday cleared the air over the said controversy and made it clear that 'Constitution of India' alone is supreme. The CJI said, "On being asked about the issue of who is Supreme, whether Judiciary or Executive or the Parliament? I can say that the Constitution of...
NRI Fees Can't Be Limited Only To Subsidise Education Of BPL Students In Self-Financing Colleges: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that fees collected from NRI (Non-Resident Indian) students can be utilized for diverse purposes and such students cannot insist on utilization of their fees only for subsidizing fees of students belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) category."the fees collected from NRI students can be utilized for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to ...
J&K Legal Services Authority Reschedules 2nd National Lok Adalat Over Prevailing Tensions In Area
The Jammu and Kashmir Legal Services Authority (JKLSA) has announced that the 2nd National Lok Adalat of 2025, which was earlier postponed due to the prevailing situation in the Union Territory, will now be held on Saturday, May 31, 2025.The development comes following an improvement in the overall situation across the UT, which is now deemed conducive for organizing the Lok Adalat....