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Pahalgam Terror Attack : Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow A Family's Plea Against Deportation To Pakistan
The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a writ petition filed by 6 members of a family against their deportation to Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam Terror Attack.The matter was listed today before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh, but was not heard at the first call. Pursuant to a mentioning, Justice Kant told the petitioners' counsel to go through a Times of India...
Justice Sanjay Parihar & Justice Shahzad Azeem Take Oath As Judges Of J&K And Ladakh High Court
In a ceremony held today at the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Chief Justice Arun Palli administered the oath of office to Justice Sanjay Parihar and Justice Shahzad Azeem, who have been appointed as Judges of the High Court.With the elevation of Justice Parihar and Justice Azeem, both promoted from the Higher Judicial Service, the total strength of the High Court now stands at...
Caste Census : A Look Back At Supreme Court's 2021 Order Declining To Direct Disclosure Of 2011 SECC Report
In a significant policy shift, the Central Government on Wednesday announced that the upcoming national census will include a caste-based enumeration. The last time India's population was counted by caste was before independence, in 1931. In 2021, a Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) was carried out by the Union Government. However, its report was not published. In this context, it will...
Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To 3 More Accused In Chhattisgarh Coal Levy Scam Case
The Supreme Court today granted interim bail to 3 more accused in the Chhattisgarh Coal Levy scam case, namely Laxmikant Tiwari, Manish Upadhyay and Parekh Kurre.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order, adopting the reasons recorded in the earlier March 3 order whereby other accused in the case (including ex-civil servants Saumya Chaurasia and Ranu Sahu) were...
Article 142 Can Be Used To Modify Arbitral Awards, Holds Supreme Court; Justice Viswanathan Dissents
The Supreme Court in its recent decision has held that powers to do complete justice under Article 142 can be exercised to modify an arbitral award if it helps put prolonged litigation to an end. The majority opinion authored by CJI Sanjiv Khanna explained that power to do complete justice under Article 142 can be utilised cautiously to modify an award as long as it does not interfere in...
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Resigns From Gauhati HC Bar Association After Bar Body Opposes Move To Shift High Court Complex To Rangmahal
In a latest development, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday (April 30) resigned from the membership of Gauhati High Court Bar Association. The CM's resignation comes after Gauhati High Court Bar Association's (GHCBA) stand to oppose the proposal to shift the High Court from Guwahati to Rangmahal in the Kamrup (Rural) District on the Northern Bank of Brahmaputra river. In...
'Wholly Unwarranted' : Supreme Court Expunges P&H High Court's Adverse Comments Against Haryana Addl Advocate General
The Supreme Court recently expunged the adverse observations made by the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the Additional Advocate General of Haryana in a case where an undertrial prisoner died during the pendency of a bail application.A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma observed that the High Court's observations against the AAG were "were...
When Can Court Remand Arbitral Award To Tribunal Under S.34/37 Arbitration Act ? Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court Constitution Bench recently held that the powers of Courts to remand arbitral awards back to the Tribunal under S. 34(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 cannot be seen as a straight-jacket formula. The Court observed that an award should be remitted back only if there is a possibility to correct a defect in the award, but if the entire award suffers...
Mega Legal Awareness And Empowerment Camp Held In Narmada District Under NALSA Samvad Scheme 2025
The Gujarat State Legal Services Authority (GSLSA) and District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Narmada, organized a Mega Legal Awareness and Empowerment Camp focussing on NALSA (Protection and Enforcement of Tribal Rights) Scheme–now known as the NALSA Samvad Scheme 2025 on April 27. Several dignitaries attended the camp including Supreme Court Justice B.R. Gavai–NALSA's Executive...
No Prima Facie Case Against Rapper Vedan: Kerala Court Says While Granting Bail In Case Over “Leopard Tooth”
While granting bail to Malayalam rapper 'Vedan' in a case over the alleged possession of a leopard tooth, a Kerala Court observed that the materials presented by the Forest Department did not establish a strong prima facie case under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.Vedan, officially known as Hirandas V.M., was initially arrested by the Excise Department on April 29 in connection with the...
Supreme Court Directs States, UTs To Comply With Directions On Remission Policy And Procedures Withing Two Months
The Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories to submit affidavits within two months reporting compliance with its directions to adopt or implement an exhaustive policy on premature release, ensure automatic consideration of eligible convicts under such policy, impose reasonable conditions for remission, record reasons for grant or rejection, and not cancel remission...