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'Approach High Court' : Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal Of Petition Challenging "Love Jihad" Ordinance Of UP
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the withdrawal of a writ petition challenging the controversial Uttar Pradesh Ordinance on Unlawful Religious Conversions - commonly known as the 'love jihad' ordinance - with liberty to approach the High Court.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde observed that the Supreme Court was not inclined to deal with the matter when the High Court...
'We Are Sure Govt Is Enquiring': Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Pleas Seeking Probe Into Tractor Rally Violence
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a batch of petitions which sought enquiry into the violence during farmers' tractor rally held in the national capital on the Republic Day. The Court allowed the petitioners to withdraw the plea with liberty to approach the appropriate Government Minstry. The Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, presiding the bench, orally observed that...
Group Of 140 Lawyers Writes To CJI Seeking Suo Motu Cognizance Against Suspension of Internet Services in Parts of Delhi-NCR, Amidst Farmers Protests.
A group of 140 lawyers have written to the Chief Justice of India against suspension of internet services in parts of Delhi-NCR, during the ongoing farmers protests. Delete A group of 140 lawyers submits a letter petition before the Chief Justice of India again the internet shutdown imposed in parts of Delhi-NCR during the ongoing farmers protests.#FarmersProtests...
Former Principal Secretary of Kerala CM Sivasankar Gets Bail In Dollar Smuggling case
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Economic Offences) has granted Bail to Former Principal Secretary of Kerala Chief Minister M Sivasankar Gets Bail In Dollar Smuggling case.On January 25, the Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to M Sivasankar in the money laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate in relation to the gold smuggling case.A single bench of Justice Ashok...
Future Retail v Amazon: Future Moves Delhi High Court Against Interim Order For Status Quo On Stake Sale To Reliance
Future Retail Ltd has today filed an appeal against an order by the Single Judge bench of Justice Midha passed yesterday directing maintenance of status quo, on its Rs. 25,000 cr retail stake sale deal with Reliance. The appeal was brought up in an urgent mentioning today before the bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh and will be heard tomorrow.The appeal which was...
IBC-Writ Jurisdiction Can Be Invoked Despite Availability Of Alternative Remedy If Allegation Pertains To Lack Of Jurisdiction Of NCLT: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a writ petition Article 226 of the Constitution, challenging the jurisdiction of NCLT in a matter, is maintainable despite existence of an alternate remedy in form of appeal before NCLAT. "Although a wrongful exercise of available jurisdiction would not be sufficient to invoke the High Court's jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution,...
Rajya Sabha Chairman Asks 3 AAP MPs To Withdraw From House Amid Discussion On Farmers Protests
Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu imposed Rule 255 against three Aam Aadmi Party MPs on Wednesday. Under Rule 255, the Chairman may direct any member, whose conduct in his opinion is "grossly disorderly", to immediately withdraw from the House. Such member is expected to forthwith absent himself during the remainder of the day's meeting. Delete Rule 255 of #Rajyasabha :When the...
Cannot Act As An Appellate Authority Over A Decision Taken At Highest Level In The Government: Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court has on Tuesday observed that it cannot sit as an Appellate Authority over a decision taken at the highest level in the Government. While observing this, the Court refused to interfere with the Delhi government's decision whereby it refused to grant study leave to the petitioner, to pursue Postgrad in Paediatrics from PGI Chandigarh. A single Bench of Justice V....
Ph.D Mandatory For Associate Professor Post(Re-designated as Assistant Professor) In Technical Institutions As Per AICTE Regulations After March 5, 2010: Supreme Court
Upholding a Kerala High Court judgment, the Supreme Court has held that Ph.D is mandatory for the post of Associate Professor(Re-designated as Assistant Professor) after 5.3.2010 as per the AICTE Regulations. A bench comprising of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy dismissed the special leave petitions filed against a division bench judgment of the Kerala...
Breaking: Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai Move Supreme Court Against Multiple FIRs For Tweets On Sikh Youth's Death During Farmer Protests
Congress Leader and Member of Parliament Dr Shashi Tharoor and Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai have approached Supreme Court against multiple FIRs registered in different states for allegedly sharing unverified news about the death of a protestor during the farmers' tractor rally on 26th January.Journalists Mrinal Pande, Zafar Agha, Paresh Nath and Anant Nath have also approached the Supreme...
As Costs, Donate To Environmental Organization : Karnataka High Court To NHAI Over Objectionable Affidavit
The Karnataka High Court has suggested to the National Highway Authority to donate a substantial amount to any organisation working in the field of Environment, for it to consider the application made by the authority seeking to withdraw the objectionable affidavit filed by it earlier, in which it said that the Environment Protection Act 1986, has been passed by the Parliament, at...