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Mandsaur Farmer Protest Shooting| Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Tabling Of Jain Commission Report Before MP Assembly
The Supreme Court today (March 24) agreed to consider the challenge against the Madhya Pradesh High Court's refusal to direct the production of the Jain Commission Report regarding the 2017 Mandsaur protest shootings before the assemblyThe bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued notice in a plea challenging the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which dismissed...
HC Bar Association Announces Indefinite Strike Over SC Collegium Proposal To Move Justice Yashwant Varma To Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court Bar Association, aggrieved by the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendation to transfer Justice Yashwant Varma from Delhi HC to Allahabad HC, has announced an indefinite strike starting tomorrow. The Association has also requested the Central Government to intervene in this decision of the Supreme Court Collegium and have it immediately dismissed."In the General...
'For First Time, A CJI Put All Materials In Public' : Vice President Lauds CJI Sanijv Khanna For Steps In Justice Yashwant Varma Case
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman, Jagdeep Dhankhar, lauded Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna for publishing the reports related to the in-house procedure against Justice Yashwant Varma over the alleged discovery of cash at his official premises.Hailing the decision, Jagdeep Dhankhar alled this move "unprecedented" and a "step in the right direction"."Institutions like judiciary...
Supreme Court Reserves Treasurer Plus 30% EC/Councilor Posts For Women Lawyers In All Karnataka District Bar Associations
The Supreme Court today reserved the post of Treasurer and 30% of the Executive Committee/Governing Council posts for women lawyers across all district bar associations in the State of Karnataka.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order, after a prayer was made that the order reserving posts for women lawyers in the case of Advocates' Association Bengaluru may...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Maharashtra Officer In Contempt Plea Against House Demolition Over 'Anti-India' Slogans After Indo-Pak Match
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a contempt petition alleging the demolition of a Muslim man's house and shop in Maharashtra without prior notice, in violation of the Court's November 13 judgment in the bulldozer matter.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih passed the order, after hearing Advocate-on-Record Fauzia Shakil (for the petitioner). Notice has been issued to Santosh...
'Scrutinise All His Verdicts': Allahabad HC Bar Association Seeks Justice Yashwant Varma's Impeachment, ED/CBI Probe Against Him
The Allahabad High Court Bar Association passed a resolution earlier today seeking the impeachment of Justice Yashwant Varma over Cash-At-Residence Row. Association has specifically requested the CJI to immediately recommend to the government to draw impeachment proceedings against Justice Yashwant Varma Stating that the in-house inquiry initiated against Justice Varma is...
Supreme Court Dismisses Bharath Hindu Munnani's Plea For Protest Over Thiruparakundram Hill Row
The Supreme Court today(Monday) refused to entertain a Special Leave Petition filed by Bharath Hindu Munnani seeking permission for a protest procession at Thiruparakundram, Madurai.This SLP was filed against the order of the Madras High Court which had dismissed their plea for procession stating that the State could not permit any form of protest which disrupted the public peace and harmony....
SC Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Justice Yashwant Varma To Allahabad HC Amidst In-House Inquiry Over Cash Row
The Supreme Court Collegium officially recommended the transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma, who is facing an in-house inquiry over allegations of cash stash discovery from his official premises, from the Delhi High Court to the Allahabad High Court.Justice Varma originally belonged to the Allahabad High Court and was brought to Delhi in 2021.The official statement issued by the...
Supreme Court Dismisses Writ Petition Against Allahabad HC Ruling That Grabbing Breasts & Breaking Pyjama String Won't Constitute Attempt To Rape
The Supreme Court today dismissed a writ petition challenging the Allahabad High Court's order which held that grabbing the breasts of a minor girl, breaking the string of her pyjama and trying to drag her beneath a culvert would not come under the offence of rape or an attempt to rape.The writ petitiion was filed by a party, who is a stranger to the criminal proceedings. To challenge an order...
'Shocking That Houses Were Demolished Within 24 Hrs Of Notice' : Supreme Court Raps UP Govt; Says It Will Allow Reconstruction
In a notable development, the Supreme Court on Monday (March 24) stated that it would allow the reconstruction of the houses of a lawyer, a professor, and three others in Prayagraj, which were demolished by the Uttar Pradesh authorities without following due process of law.A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan expressed shock at the manner in which the houses...
Lakhimpur Kheri Case : Supreme Court Asks Witness To Approach Police With Complaint Of Intimidation
In the Lakhimpur Kheri killings case, the Supreme Court today granted liberty to a prosecution eye-witness, who was allegedly sought to be influenced against testifying, to file a complaint with the police authorities. The complaint shall be investigated "dispassionately and uninfluenced by the conclusions drawn earlier by the police in its status report", the Court said.At the same time,...