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Review Sought Of Supreme Court Order Rejecting Plea To Confiscate Electoral Bond Donations
Today, a review petition has been filed by Advocate Dr. Khem Singh Bhati seeking a review of the Supreme Court's order dated August 2, 2024, whereby the plea to confiscate Rs.16,518 crores received by the political parties under the 2018 Electoral Bonds Scheme, which was held unconstitutional, was dismissed. The Supreme Court bench headed by former Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud,...
Tahir Hussain Bail | Supreme Court Judge Questions Delhi Police Over Delay In Trial Of Ankit Sharma Murder Case
During the hearing of interim bail plea of Tahir Hussain, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah of the Supreme Court today flagged the delay in the trial in the case related to the murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 Delhi riots. Though the chargesheet was filed in June 2020, the judge pointed out that not much progress has taken place in the trial with only less than five witnesses...
Farmers' Protest | 'Positive Developments' : Supreme Court On Dallewal Accepting Medical Aid & Farmers Agreeing For Talks With Union
Taking note of the fact that Punjab farmers' leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal (who had been on a hunger strike since November 26 last year) has agreed to take medical aid and that the protesting farmers have agreed to hold talks with the Union Government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 22) kept in abeyance the contempt proceedings initiated against Punjab Government officials over...
Supreme Court Adjourns Suo Motu Case On RG Kar Rape-Murder To January 29
The Supreme Court will hear the Suo Motu RG Kar Case on January 29. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan was hearing the suo motu case of the brutal rape and murder of a doctor in RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata that occurred on August 9. Considering the paucity of time, the CJI stated: " I got the list in the morning, I think there...
Supreme Court Delivers Split Verdict On Tahir Hussain's Plea Seeking Interim Bail For Delhi Elections
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday(January 21) pronounced a split verdict on the petition filed by Delhi riots case accused Tahir Hussain seeking interim bail to campaign for the Delhi Assembly elections.While Justice Pankaj Mithal dismissed the petition, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah allowed Hussain interim bail. In view of the divergence, the Registry was directed to place...
Senior Advocate Devang Vyas Resigns From Post Of Additional Solicitor General
Senior Advocate Devang Vyas on Wednesday resigned from the post of Additional Solicitor General (ASG) of both Bombay High Court as well as the Gujarat High Court.Confirming the development to Live Law, Vyas said, "I have resigned from both the seats. I have been an ASG for the last 12 years in Gujarat and nearly 2 years in Bombay. It's been a long run and thus, I have resigned as a...
Delhi Court Orders Seizure Of 'Offensive' MF Husain Paintings On Hindu Deities From Art Gallery
A Delhi Court has ordered seizure of two paintings of Indian painter MF Husain on Hindu deities from the Delhi Art Gallery after a complaint was lodged by a lawyer alleging that they were offensive in nature. JMFC Sahil Monga of Patiala House Courts allowed the application filed by complainant Amita Sachdeva under Section 94 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking a direction on...
'We Want Decent Burial & Amicable Settlement' : Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Christian Man's Plea To Bury Father In Chhattisgarh Village
The Supreme Court today(January 22) reserved the order in a Special Leave Petition challenging the High Court of Chattisgarh's order dated January 9, 2025, whereby, the Court rejected the petitioner's plea to bury his father, who was a Christian pastor, in the Chindwara village graveyard.During the hearing, the Supreme Court said that utmost importance must be given to the right of decent...
Krishna Janmabhoomi Case | Supreme Court Extends Stay On HC Order For Commission Inspection Of Shahi Idgah Mosque
The Supreme Court today (January 22) extended the interim stay on the order of the Allahabad High Court for the inspection of the Shahi Eidgah Mosque by a Court Commissioner.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna, Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan was considering the appeals filed by the Mosque Committee challenging the Allahabad High Court's order. The petitions are filed against the...
Baroda Cricket Association In Supreme Court Against Decree To Pay Rs 64 Lakhs To Senior Advocate As Fees
The Baroda Cricket Association has approached the Supreme Court challenging a decree asking it to pay over Rs 64 lakhs to Senior Advocate Srinivasan Ganesh towards professional fee.The Association is challenging the order passed by the Delhi High Court on August 22, 2024.On January 21, a bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan urged the parties to settle the matter....
Lack Of Territorial Jurisdiction No Ground To Transfer Complaint, Raise Objection Before Magistrate : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (January 21) dismissed a petition seeking transfer of various cheque dishonour complaints against the petitioner observing that the lack of territorial jurisdiction of court in which complaint is filed cannot be a ground to transfer the complaint to another court.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan dismissed a petition seeking transfer of 22...
