West Bengal's Suit Against CBI FIRs : Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing To November 16

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned to November 16 the hearing in the Original Suit filed by the State of West Bengal under Article 131 of the Constitution of India, 1950 alleging that CBI is going ahead with investigation in cases of post-poll violence without securing the per-requisite sanction from the State under the law. The bench of Justices LN Rao and BR Gavai noted that the...

Cataloguing Of Captive Elephants In State Completed: Forest Dept. Informs Madras High Court

The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) on Thursday informed the Madras High Court that the Forest Department has prepared a catalogue of captive elephants in the State. On the last date of hearing, the Court had ordered that a catalogue of all captive elephants in the State must be made containing video-recordings of all such elephants, together with complete profile of each...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Uttar Pradesh Govt's Challenge To Karnataka HC Order Quashing Police Summons To Twitter India Head

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a petition filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which quashed the notice issued by the UP Police to the then Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari in the FIR registered over the videos posted in Twitter showing the assault of a Muslim man in Ghaziabad.A bench comprising the Chief Justice...

Take Prompt Action Against Unauthorized Hoardings, Ads Of Politicians At Public Places & In Govt. Projects: Karnataka High Court Tells State

The Karnataka High Court recently directed the State government to take prompt action for removal of unauthorized advertisements, hoardings, display boards of political functionaries and political leaders and also to remove photographs of political persons in respect of government projects. A division bench of then Acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin...

Supreme Court Stays Kerala HC Order Allowing Trial Court Enquiry Against ED Officials Over Alleged Fabrication Of Evidence In Gold Smuggling Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Kerala High Court order allowing the trial court to inquire if the ED investigating officers tried to fabricate evidence in the gold smuggling case.The bench of Justices A. M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and C. T. Ravikumar was hearing ED's SLP against the April order of a Single Judge of the Kerala High Court where, while quashing the two...

J&K&L HC Denies Bail To POCSO Accused On Alleged Crime Of Abetment To Suicide & Sexual Assault On Promise To Marry

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed the bail application of an accused charged with abetment of suicide and sexual assault on a minor girl. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani refused to consider the general contention made by the accused-petitioner that there is no direct evidence connecting him with the commission of the alleged offence. In rejecting the said contention, it relied...

Reservation In Promotions : Supreme Court Continues Hearing States On Criteria For Adequacy Of Representation [Hearing Day 4]

The Supreme Court on Thursday continued hearing the petitions relating to reservation in promotions. Centre and States had urged the Supreme Court to settle the confusion regarding the norms for reservation in promotions saying that several appointments have been stalled due to ambiguities. A Bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna and B.R.Gavai is hearing the...

Only Scrutiny Committee Empowered To Withdraw Community Certificates: Kerala High Court Quashes Tahsildar's Order

The Kerala High Court has recently ruled that Tahsildars are not empowered to withdraw or suspend a community certificate issued under the Kerala (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificate Act, 1996 merely because it is the authority empowered to issue such certificate.Justice T.R Ravi established that only the Scrutiny Committee constituted under the...

'Cricket Has Gone Somewhere Else & Politics Has Taken Precedence': Supreme Court On Hyderabad Cricket Association Dispute

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its disapproval towards the functioning of the Hyderabad Cricket Association, headed by former Indian Cricket Team Captain Mohd Azharuddin and the row over appointment of a former Supreme Court Judge as the ombudsman While listing the matter for further hearing on Wednesday(October 27), a Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice...

How To Become A Good Lawyer: 10 Tips From Senior Advocate Fali Nariman

Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman on Thursday shared his wealth of knowledge on the topic "Becoming an Advocate" at the inaugural lecture of the online lecture series organised by Indian Law Institute, Kerala in association with LiveLaw.Through this lecture, the senior advocate extended important tips on the art of courtroom advocacy that would help young lawyers and law students to...

Plea Before Kerala High Court Assails Part II Of IT Rules, 2021, Says It Exceeds The Bounds Of Delegated Legislation

A petition has been filed in the Kerala High Court challenging certain provisions of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.When the plea came before Justice P.V Kunhikrishnan, the Centre submitted that it was taking steps to file a petition before the Supreme Court in this regard. Accordingly, the matter was directed to be posted when...

'No Contact With Aryan Khan or Arbaaz in Last One Year' : Alleged 'Supplier' Tells Court

Aachit Kumar (22), accused of being Aryan Khan and Arbaaz Merchant's 'supplier' said he hasn't even interacted with them in over a year and knew Khan only socially. "I was from an IB school, I have a certain study circle, we may have met socially. But do they have anything to show I even interacted with Arbaaz or Aryan in the last one year?" Kumar's counsel questioned....