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Supreme Court Bars Union & States From Reducing Forest Land Unless Compensatory Land Provided
The Supreme Court yesterday restrained the Union and the States from taking any steps that would lead to reduction in "forest land" across the country, unless provision is made by them for compensatory land.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and K Vinod Chandran passed the order to the following effect: "Until further orders, no steps will be taken by the Union or any of the states which would lead...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On RTI Activist's Plea Challenging Amendment To Election Rules Restricting Public Disclosure Of Poll Records
The Supreme issued notice to the Union Government and the Election Commission of India in a petition challenging the amendments to the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 which seeks to restrict people's right to access election related records.The petition has been filed by Anjali Bhardwaj who is a transparency activist and has been working on issues of transparency and accountability for...
Delhi Court Directs India Today Group To Remove 'Defamatory' Videos On Congress Leader Nadeem Javed
A Delhi Court has directed India Today group to removal certain videos uploaded on their digital platforms including YouTube concerning Congress leader Nadeem Javed in the defamation suit filed by the latter.Civil Judge Vaibhav Pratap Singh of Patiala House Courts also refrained India Today Group from uploading the videos in question till the disposal of Javed's defamation suit. Javed filed...
Assault Of SC Lawyers At Gautam Budh Nagar Court : Supreme Court Warns President & Secretary Of Bar Association Over Non Appearance
In the suo motu case initiated following the assault on two members of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) at Gautam Budh Nagar District Court during a lawyers' strike, the Supreme Court today issued fresh notices to the President and Secretary of Jan Path Diwani Evam Faujdari Bar Association, Gautam Budh Nagar.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and K Vinod Chandran passed the order, taking...
A Momentous Verdict On Illegality Of Arrest And Bail
Those who feel called upon to deprive other persons of their personal liberty in the discharge of what they conceive to be their duty, must strictly and scrupulously observe the forms and rules of the law.1Article 22(2) of the Constitution of India embodies a rule which is very vital and fundamental for safeguarding the liberty of a person. It states that, every person who is arrested...
"Vague Complaint, Complete Assumptions": Supreme Court Affirms HC Order Quashing FIR Against BJP Leader Over Alleged Electoral Bonds Extortion
The Supreme Court today (February 3), while dismissing the plea challenging the discharge of ex-BJP Karnataka State President Naleen Kumar Kateel in a case alleging extortion through electoral bonds, remarked that the complaint was 'vague' and based on 'assumptions'The Court however clarified that the dismissal of the present plea would not bar anyone from showing material evidence which...
Delhi Air Pollution| Supreme Court Directs CAQM To Hold Meeting With 3 States On Proposed Action Plans To Tackle Stubble Burning
The Supreme Court today (February 3) directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to hold a meeting with the States of Punjab, Haryana and U.P on the proposed action plans for crop diversification, In-situ and Ex-situ management for crop residue and mass awareness and consultation programmes in an effort to tackle the issue of stubble burning by farmers. A bench of Justice Abhay...
Supreme Court Declines Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Plea To Stay Trial In 2015 Sacrilege Cases
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has moved the Supreme Court seeking vacation of stay imposed on the Punjab and Haryana High Court order which stopped the trial in the 2015 sacrilege cases.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and K Vinod Chandran heard the matter today, pursuant to an application filed by Ram Rahim (for vacation of stay) in Punjab government's plea challenging the High...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: January 27, 2025 To February 02, 2025
Nominal IndexCitationsHarshit Harish Jain & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 110Surendra G. Shankar & Anr v. Esque Finamark Pvt. Ltd & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 928 of 2025 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 111Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 112Ramesh Baghel v. State of Chhattisgarh and Ors., SLP(C) No. 1399/2025 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 113Maulvi Syed Shad Kazmi @...
Supreme Court Allows All Disabled Candidates To Take Scribe In Exams Without Meeting Benchmark Disabilities
The Supreme Court today(February 3) allowed a writ petition filed by a candidate suffering from Focal Hand Dystonia(a type of a writ's camp), seeking to avail the benefit of the scribe by relying on landmark Vikas Kumar v. UPSC (2021) in which it held that benchmark disability is not the precondition to obtaining a scribe. The Court has held that the facility of scribe and other...