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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Provisions Of Dowry Prohibition Act
The Supreme Court today dismissed a public interest litigation challenging validity of Sections 2, 3, 4 and 8A of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 as "adverse to men".A bench of Justices BR Gavai and K Vinod Chandran passed the order.During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel pled that he was "concerned about the invalidity of laws". He further submitted that the impugned provisions...
Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Recall TN Governor RN Ravi For Walking Out Of Assembly
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 3) dismissed a writ petition seeking directions to recall Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi for walking out of the Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly without delivering the customary address.Petitioner in Person CR Jaya Sukin said " He (governor) has violated the entire constitution....he has insulted the people of the entire Tamil Nadu." He sought directions to...
Ahead Of CEC's Retirement On Feb 18, Supreme Court Lists Pleas Challenging Election Commissioners' Law For Hearing On Feb 12
On a mentioning of the pleas challenging constitutionality of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which removed the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel appointing Election Commissioners (ECs), the Supreme Court today listed the matter for hearing on February 12.Reportedly, urgency in the matter has arisen on account of the impending...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Appointment Of Chairperson Of Bihar Public Service Commission
The Supreme Court today(February 3) issued notice in a writ petition filed by Advocate and petitioner-in-person Brajesh Singh for declaring the appointment of Bihar Public Service Commission Chairperson, Parmar Ravi Manubhai, as "completely illegal" and "arbitrary" on grounds that the appointment has taken place defying the mandate of Article 316(Appointment and term of office of members) of...
Frivolous Complaints, Media Trials & Frequent Adjournments Affect Judiciary's Reliability: Justice Abhay S. Oka
Supreme Court Judge, Justice AS Oka recently expressed concerns over frivolous complaints and media trials of pending cases, which affect the reliability of the Judiciary.Speaking at the webinar organised by All India Lawyers Association for Justice (AILAJ) on Saturday (Febraury 1) on the topic "Towards a responsible and reliable judiciary in India", Justice Oka highlighted that such...
'Protection Was Not There On Date Of Offence': Supreme Court Questions Former Karnataka CM's HD Kumaraswamy's Plea
The Supreme Court today(February 3) briefly heard a Special Leave Petition filed against the Karnataka High Court's order refusing to quash a criminal case registered against former Chief Minister of Karnataka, H D Kumaraswamy, in which it is alleged that he denotified two different plots of land acquired by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), during his tenure as Chief Minister...
Mahakumbh Mela Stampede | Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Against UP Govt, Allows Petitioner To Approach High Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 3) refused to entertain a PIL seeking action against Uttar Pradesh state officials for the stampede which occurred at the Maha Kumbh Mela last week.The Court asked the petitioner, Advocate Vishal Tiwari, to approach the Allahabad High Court. "It is an unfortunate incident, something which is of concern. but go to the High Court. There is already a...
Supreme Court Seeks Forensic Report On Audio Tapes Alleging Manipur CM Biren Singh's Role In Ethnic Violence
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 3) sought the production of the report of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory on the examination of certain audio tapes which allegedly recorded the statements to Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh suggesting his involvement in the State's ethnic violence. The report has to be submitted in a sealed cover.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India...
Whether Teachers Appointed Prior To July 29, 2011 Must Pass TET To Be Considered For Promotion? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court is set to consider the question as to whether teachers appointed prior to July 29, 2011, having years of teaching experience, are required to qualify the Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) to be considered for promotion. The Court is also to examine whether, in case of minority institutions, there can be insistence by school education departments on teachers' passing of...
'Positive Example Of Out-of-Court Settlement' : Supreme Court Lauds Parties After Trademark Dispute Was Amicably Settled
In a trademark dispute that was resolved through out-of-court settlement, the Supreme Court expressed its hope for the constructive negotiation of such disputes without requiring several rounds of litigation.“We hope that this serves as a positive example of an out-of-court settlement, demonstrating how disputes can often be constructively negotiated without the need for sparring...
BRS MLAs' Defection To Congress | 'What Would Be A Reasonable Period To Decide Disqualification Pleas?' Supreme Court Asks Telangana Assembly
In a petition filed by Telangana MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy (BRS) pertaining to the defection of 3 MLAs from his party to the ruling Congress party, the Supreme Court recently asked the State Legislative Assembly as to what would be a "reasonable period" for deciding the disqualification pleas filed against the defecting MLAs.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih listed the matter on February...
CJI & HC Chief Justices Meet To Discuss Evening Courts, Ad Hoc Judges; Supreme Court Holds Conference On State Judiciary Issues
The Chief Justice of India, two senior Supreme Court judges, High Court Chief Justices, and senior High Court judges met to discuss filling vacancies in High Courts, appointing ad-hoc judges, and establishing Evening Courts.CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Supreme Court Judges Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant led the discussions with the High Court Chief Justices and Judges. It may be noted that...