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'Peace Process Ongoing' : Supreme Court Adjourns PIL Alleging Killing Of Innocents During Chhattisgarh Anti-Naxal Operations
In a public interest litigation accusing security forces in Chhattisgarh of killing 15 innocent Adivasis at Sukma (in 2018), the Supreme Court today noted that attempts at peace are being made in the area and the Court's intervention at this point might unnecessarily come in the way of the same.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih briefly heard the matter and adjourned it to July,...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain TN Govt Plea To Transfer TASMAC-ED Matter From Madras High Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8) refused to entertain the petitions filed by the State of Tamil Nadu and the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) seeking to transfer from the Madras High Court the petitions filed by them against the searches of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the TASMAC offices.When the matter was taken, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna expressed the...
After Split Verdict, Supreme Court Rejects Rajasthan Civil Judge Candidates' Plea To Submit Caste Certificates Beyond Cut-Off Date
After a split verdict in the matter, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court today dismissed appeals filed by certain candidates to the post of Civil Judge, who were denied appointment by Rajasthan High Court on the ground that they submitted category certificates beyond the cut-off date.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and AG Masih delivered the decision, upholding...
WB SSC Scam | Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta HC Direction For CBI Investigation Into Govt Decision For Supernumerary Posts
The Supreme Court today (April 8) set aside the Calcutta High Court's direction for CBI investigation into the supernumerary posts created by the West Bengal Government during the pending challenge to the 2016 WB SSC Appointments in the High Court. Notably, the Apex Court on April 3 had upheld the decision of the Calcutta High Court, which invalidated nearly 25000 teaching and non-teaching...
"Pocket Veto Impermissible" : Supreme Court Lays Down Timelines For Governor's Actions On Bills Under Article 200
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8) set time limits for the decisions by the Governors under Article 200 of the Constitution on the bills sent to them by the State Legislative Assemblies.The Court made it clear that the Constitution does not permit the Governor to exercise "absolute veto" or "pocket veto" by not taking any action on the bills...
'Moral Policing Not Court's Function': Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Imposing Costs For Tweets Against Jain Priest
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8) set aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that imposed cost of Rs. 10 Lakhs each on musician Vishal Dadlani and activist Tehseen Poonawala for allegedly insulting Jain Saint Tarun Sagar on Twitter, despite quashing the FIR registered against them.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed that the High Court should not have...
Delhi Court Orders Medha Patkar's Release On Probation In Defamation Case By LG VK Saxena, Reduces Fine
A Delhi Court on Tuesday directed that Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar be released on probation of one year in the criminal defamation case lodged against her by Vinai Kumar Saxena in 2001.VK Saxena is presently Delhi's Lieutenant Governor. Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh of Saket Courts passed the order taking into consideration Patkar's old age, that she was...
Coal Block Allocation Scam: Delhi Court Discharges Ex-Minister of State Santosh Bagrodia, Ex-MP Vijay Darda & Others
A Delhi Court on Monday discharged the former Minister of State (Coal) Santosh Bagrodia, former MP Vijay Darda and others in relation to the Coal Block Allocation scam.The allegations in the case were regarding certain irregularities in the Bander Coal Block allocation. The prosecution's case was that a company, M/s AMR Iron & Steel Pvt. Ltd, misrepresented its application to the Ministry...
Supreme Court Sets Aside TN Governor's Decision To Reserve 10 Bills For President's Assent; Says He Acted Without Bona Fides
The Supreme Court today (April 8) held that the action of the Tamil Nadu Governor Dr RN Ravi withholding assent for 10 bills, the oldest of them pending since January 2020, and reserving them to the President after they were re-enacted by the State Legislature is "illegal and erroneous" in law and liable to be set aside.Any consequential steps which might have been taken by the President on...
Supreme Court's Judgment In Tamil Nadu Govt's Plea Against TN Governor Over Delay In Assenting Bills - LIVE UPDATES
The Supreme Court will pronounce judgment today on the petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Government against TN Governor RN Ravi for withholding assent on bills passed by the Assembly.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan will pronounce the verdict.Follow this page for live...
