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Manipur Violence| Supreme Court Extends Tenure Of Justice Gita Mittal Committee Till July 31
The Supreme Court today (March 17) extended the tenure of Justice Gita Mittal Committee till July 31. The Committee is presently handling several humanitarian aspects of the ethnic violence in Manipur.The Court also clarified that the sexual violence cases being handled by the CBI which were transferred to Assam for pre-trial steps would undergo trial in Guwahati Courts itself. The bench of...
Supreme Court Seeks Report From Collector On Recovery Of Rs 1 Lakh Cost Imposed On Lawyer For Frivolous Petition
The Supreme Court today(Monday) sought a report from the Collector as to why the cost imposed on Lucknow-based lawyer for filing a frivolous petition, challenging the restoration of Nationalist Congress Party Leader Mohammed Faizal's Lok Sabha membership, not been recovered as arrears of land revenue.On October 20, 2023, the petitioner, Advocate Ashok Pandey, had filed a petition contending...
"Why Touchy About Comments On Court Proceedings?" Supreme Court On Delhi HC Order To Remove Wikipedia Page On ANI's Defamation Suit
The Supreme Court on Monday (March 17) issued notice on a petition filed by Wikimedia Foundation against an order passed by the Delhi High Court directing the removal of a Wikipedia page and discussions related to ongoing defamation proceedings initiated by news agency Asian News International (ANI) against Wikipedia.During the hearing, the bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice...
'We've To Trust Our Institutions': Supreme Court On Plea Seeking Independent Method To Appoint CAG; Issues Notice To Centre
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Union Government on a petition seeking an independent and neutral method to appoint the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).The PIL filed by Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) sought a direction that the CAG appointment be made by an independent committee comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition and the...
Supreme Court Sets Aside NGT Bar On Auroville Township Project, Says Development Equally Important As Environment Protection
The Supreme Court on Monday (March 17) set aside the order of the National Green Tribunal which barred the Auroville Foundation from developmental activities in their township in Puducherry.A bench comprising Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice Prasanna B Varale allowed the appeal filed by Auroville Foundation against the order passed by the NGT Southern Zone Bench in April 2022, which barred...
Supreme Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Former Gujarat IAS Officer Pradeep Sharma In 2023 Illegal Land Allotment Case
The Supreme Court today(Monday) rejected bail to retired IAS officer Pradeep Nirankarnath Sharma in connection to a 2023 illegal land allotment case lodged at Bhuj in Kutch.Sharma is accused of corruption and criminal breach of trust for alleged illegal allotment of government land for monetary benefits as the then-collector of Kutch district. The FIR against him was lodged in 2023 under...
Justice Joymalya Bagchi Takes Oath As Supreme Court Judge
Justice Joymalya Bagchi was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court on Monday. Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna administered the oath to Justice Bagchi at a full court ceremony held in the first court. On March 10, the Union approved the appointment of Calcutta High Court judge Mr Justice Joymalya Bagchi as a Judge of the Supreme Court.The Collegium recommended Justice Bagchi for...
National Lok Adalat At Jharkhand Disposes Over 18 Lakh Cases
On the instructions of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), the first National Lok Adalat of the year 2025 was organized by the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA).The virtual inauguration of the National Lok Adalat was done by Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad of Jharkhand High Court, also the Executive Chairman of Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority, from the...
Srinagar Court Summons Designers, ELLE Magazine In Complaint Over Gulmarg Fashion Show
A Srinagar court issued a notice to the organizers of the Gulmarg fashion show, which was perceived by many as offensive and obscene and had sparked a major controversy, even causing disruptions in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly's Budget session.The Special Mobile Magistrate, Srinagar Faizan Nazar has given an opportunity of hearing in a pre-cognizance notice to the accused on the...
Bengaluru Court Denies Bail To Ranya Rao In Gold Smuggling Case
A court in Bengaluru on Friday refused to grant bail to Kannada actor Ranya Rao, who has been arrested in connection with the gold smuggling case. Gold bars worth ₹12.56 crore were seized from Ranya at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. A subsequent search of her home had yielded gold jewellery worth ₹2.06 crore and Indian currency amounting to ₹2.67 crore. She had moved...