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Srinagar Court Orders Arrest Of Jitendra Tyagi For Non-Appearance In Case Over Making Derogatory Remarks Against Islam, Prophet Mohammad
A Srinagar court has ordered the arrest of Jitender Tyagi in a case involving making derogatory remarks against Islam and Prophet Mohammad. The order was passed after the accused failed to appear before the court despite several notices issued to him in this regard. The Senior Superintendent of the Police (SSP) was directed to secure his arrest.The court of the Judicial Magistrate,...
Supreme Court Seeks Reports From High Courts On Pendency Of Criminal Appeals
The Supreme Court recently directed all High Courts to submit detailed reports on the pendency of criminal appeals, seeking comprehensive data on cases pending before Single Judges and Division Benches, including a bifurcation based on the bail status of the accused.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed this order in a suo moto petition on policy strategy for grant of...
'Anti-Lawyer': Bar Council Of West Bengal Resolves To Abstain From Judicial Work Over Advocates (Amendment) Bill On 24th Feb
The Bar Council of West Bengal in a press release dated 21st February 2025, resolved to abstain from all judicial work on Monday, 24th February in protest against the draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025.“…Council is surprised after going through the draft of the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in which the Central Government attempted to curtail the right and privilege of the...
Supreme Court Asks CBI To Probe How Man Travelled To USA Despite Depositing Passport With Court
The Supreme Court today(February 21) directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate how a man, facing contempt proceedings, managed to escape to the USA despite his Indian passport being deposited with the Court.The issue arose out of a child custody battle between a husband and a wife, and contempt proceedings were initiated against the man after he failed to bring the...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain NewsClick's Writ Petition Against Tax Demands, Gives One Week Interim Protection To Approach HC
The Supreme Court today (February 21) granted a week's interim protection to PPK Newsclick Studio Pvt Ltd, the company running the news portal NewsClick, in relation to tax recovery demands. The Court while dismissing the Article 32 petition file by the company, granted it liberty to approach the High Court.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan was...
'Only Parliament Can Change SC List' : Supreme Court Dismisses PIL To Add Are-Katika Community In Scheduled Castes Category
Saying that only the Parliament has the power to do so, the Supreme Court today refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking inclusion of the Are-Katika (Khatik) community in the Scheduled Castes (SC) category all across India.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih heard the matter and dismissed the petition as withdrawn. The bench told the petitioner that the Courts do not...
Supreme Court Directs Union To File Affidavits On Establishment And Functioning Of Central Mental Health Authority
The Supreme Court recently asked the Union Government to file a detailed affidavit indicating the establishment and functioning of the Central Mental Health Authority, State Mental Health Authority and Mental Health Review Board under the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.The order was passed in a writ petition filed under Article 32, seeking certain directions with respect to the persons...
'One For Your Kitchen, One For The Society' : CJI Sanjiv Khanna Tells Newly Qualified AoRs To Contribute Towards Social Work
Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, today (February 21) congratulated the 356 newly qualified Advocates-on-Record (AOR) and spotlighted the significant role AORs play in giving back to society in the form of pro-bono or legal aid work.The applications for induction of the newly qualified AoRs were listed before a bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV...
First SCAORA Cricket Premier League Match From February 23 At Delhi's Arun Jaitely Stadium
The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association has organized its 1st SCAORA Cricket Premier League–a 20 overs white ball tournament, with the inaugural match scheduled on February 23. The first match on Sunday will be played between a team comprising of the sitting Supreme Court Judges and High Court Judges–CJI XI against SCAORA XI (consisting of AORs, Senior Advocates and also the...
'Essentially A Conviction Order' : Supreme Court Judge Raises Concerns About Delhi HC's Long Orders In Anticipatory Bail Applications
While dealing with a bail matter, Justice Surya Kant of the Supreme Court today expressed strong disapproval of Delhi High Court orders disposing of anticipatory bail pleas running into 30-40 pages. The same are practically "conviction orders" giving the Trial Court reasons to convict, the judge said."What's happening in Delhi HC is something disgusting. High Court writing 30-40 pages...
