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Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Deliver Judgment Tomorrow On Courts' Powers To Modify Arbitral Awards Under S.34/37 Arbitration Act
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will deliver judgment tomorrow on the question whether Courts can modify arbitral awards while exercising appellate powers under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Concilaition Act, 1996.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justices BR Gavai,Sanjay Kumar, AG Masih and KV Viswanathan had reserved the judgment on the matter...
President Appoints Justice BR Gavai As Next Chief Justice Of India;Second Dalit To Be CJI
The President of India has appointed Justice BR Gavai as the next Chief Justice of India with effect from May 14, 2025.The incumbent Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, will retire on May 13. "In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Judge of the Supreme Court of India as the Chief Justice of...
Supreme Court Directs CBI To Conduct Preliminary Enquiries Into NCR's 'Builder-Banks Nexus'; Probe To Start With Supertech Ltd
Following grievances raised by homebuyers/borrowers, the Supreme Court today directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct preliminary enquiries into an "unholy" nexus of builders and banks in the National Capital Region.To recap, this is the matter where the Court earlier hinted at a CBI probe, noting that certain real estate companies, and banks which sanctioned loans to them...
Supreme Court Asks Sambhal Masjid Committee's Response To UP Govt's Status Report On Well
The Uttar Pradesh Government today (April 29) told the Supreme Court that the well, which is claimed to be used by the Sambhal Jama Masjid, was situated outside the mosque near a police chowki. The Court has granted two weeks to the Sambhal Mosque Committee to file its reply on the submission made by the U.P. Government. The bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay...
NLUJAA Hosts Amiquiz Curiae Student Edition Quiz
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, hosted the AmiQuiz Curiae – Student Edition on 22nd April 2025, a landmark inter-collegiate quiz competition celebrating 75 years of the Indian Constitution. The event spotlighted themes of law, politics, history, and culture, drawing enthusiastic participation from institutions across Assam.The quiz was generously supported by an...
Can Multiple FIRs Arise Out Of Single Speech? Supreme Court Asks In Sharjeel Imam's Plea
While considering the plea by former JNU student Sharjeel Imam to club multiple FIRs against him, the Supreme Court today (April 29) pondered on whether multiple cases can arise out of a single speech published online. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the plea by Sharjeel Imam seeking the clubbing FIRs for the alleged offences of sedition and under the...
Supreme Court Refuses To Quash FIRs Against TN Thowheed Jamath Members Over Objectionable Speech; Allows Clubbing Of Cases
The Supreme Court recently refused to quash the FIRs filed against two members of the Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath over allegations of making objectionable statements and threatening judges following the Karnataka High Court's verdict in the hijab case.A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta observed :"At the outset, we must note that the language used by the petitioners...
Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Fresh Writ Petitions Against Waqf Amendment Act, Allows Petitioners To Intervene In Ongoing Matter
The Supreme Court today (April 29) refused to entertain any further fresh writ petition challenging the Waqf Amendment Act 2025. The Court, however, granted liberty to the petitioners to withdraw the pleas and file fresh contentions as impleaders/intervenors in the ongoing hearing of the main case. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a batch of around 11...
'Nothing Wrong In Country Using Spyware For Security; Question Is Against Whom It's Used: Supreme Court In Pegasus Case
There is nothing inherently wrong with a country possessing spyware for security purposes; the real concern lies in against whom it is used, the Supreme Court observed orally on Tuesday (April 29) during the hearing of the Pegasus spyware matter.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh was considering a batch of writ petitions filed in 2021 seeking an independent probe into...
Jammu Bar Association Writes To Lt Governor To Address Long-Standing Vacancy Of Advocate General's Post
Raising serious concerns, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bar Association (Jammu) has written to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha over the continued vacancy in the office of the Advocate General, a key legal post lying vacant for over six months now.In its letter, the Bar Association pointed out that the absence of an Advocate General is hampering the government's ability to represent...