Desilting Of Yamuna Riverbed : Supreme Court Summons UP Jal Nigam Official To Explain Non-Compliance With Directions

Dealing with the MC Mehta case pertaining to environmental issues in the Taj Trapezium Zone, the Supreme Court today summoned Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam's topmost official - its Managing Director - to answer non-compliance with the Court's directions of November, 2024 relating inter-alia to taking of interim measures.The concerned Managing Director (an IAS officer) has been asked to appear on...

Supreme Court Imposes Cost On States For Failure To Report Compliance With Order Directing Implementation Of POSH Act

The Supreme Court today (February 11) imposed Rs.5,000 as a cost on the States for failing to comply with the December 3, 2024 order in which comprehensive directions were passed for the effective compliance of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act).The order particularly emphasised "decentralising" the POSH Act to take on...

1-Year LL.M. | Supreme Court Asks BCI To Hold Stakeholder Meeting On Concerns About 1-Year Teaching Requirement To Accept 1-Yr LL.M

In the pleas challenging Bar Council of India's decision(later rescinded) to scrap one-year LL.M. programme and derecognize foreign LL.M. degrees, the Supreme Court today suggested that a meeting of all stakeholders be convened to work towards resolution of issues - including the requirement of 1 year teaching experience for 1-year LL.M. degree holders in order for their LL.M. to...

Trial Of Engineer Rashid MP Can Continue In Special NIA Court Instead Of MP/MLA Court : Supreme Court Clarifies

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 11) clarified that trial of Engineer Rashid MP can proceed before the Special NIA Court instead of the Special Court for MPs/MLAs.The clarification was made in the case where directions were issued for setting up Special Courts for the trials of Members of Parliament/Members of the Legislative Assembly (MPs/MLAs).The bench of Justice Dipankar Datta...

Kerala Court Acquits Malayalam Actor Shine Tom Chacko In 2015 NDPS Case

A Kerala Court has acquitted Malayalam film actor Shine Tom Chacko and six others in an NDPS Case of 2015.The order was issued by the First Additional District and Sessions Judge of Ernakulam.As per the allegations, the actor and others were caught by the police in a search conducted in an apartment in Kadavanthara based on secret information that a smoke party was taking place. The...

Don't Delete Data On EVMs Pending Verifications, Reduce Cost For Seeking Verification: Supreme Court Tells ECI

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 11) sought the reply of the Election Commission to an application filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) seeking directions to the ECI to allow verification of the burnt memory and Symbol Loading Units of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).The Court also told the ECI to not erase or reload the data in the EVMs while carrying out...

Supreme Court Seeks Data From High Courts On Pendency Of Commercial Disputes & Available Commercial Court Infrastructure

In a matter pertaining to implementation of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, the Supreme Court today called on High Courts across the country to furnish data on pendency of commercial disputes and the infrastructure available for dealing with the same.A bench of Justices KV Viswanathan and N Kotiswar Singh was dealing with a petition seeking directions for time-bound implementation of...

Decide SP Leader Md Abdullah Azam Khan's Appeal Treating Him As Juvenile On Date Of Offence : Supreme Court To Sessions Court

The Supreme Court today(February 11) passed an interim order directing the Sessions Court to decide the criminal appeal, filed by Samajwadi Party leader Mohammed Abdullah Azam Khan against the trial court's order convicting him for an offence under Section 353 IPC (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging his duty), within 6 months. The Court added that Abdullah...

'Directions Issued Against Mob Violence Binding On All Authorities' : Supreme Court Disposes Of PIL To Curb Cow Vigilantism

Stating that directions already issued against lynching and mob violence, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 11) disposed of a PIL which raised the issue of cow vigilantism and mob attacks.The Court stated that the directions issued in its 2018 Tehseen Poonawalla judgment are binding on all authorities and that it was not feasible for it to monitor compliance by all States/Union...

Lawyer Challenges Uttarakhand Civil Code In High Court; Says Provisions Are Discriminatory Towards Muslim, LGBTQ Communities

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Uttarakhand High Court challenging the recently implemented 'Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand 2024', in particular provisions covering marriage and divorce and live-in relationships, claiming that it violates the fundamental rights of citizens. Notably, on January 27 the Uttarakhand Government rolled out the Uniform Civil Code, almost a year...

Should Commercial Suit Be Rejected Under O VII R 11 CPC For Not Following Pre-Institution Mediation? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court will examine the question whether a commercial suit should be rejected at the threshold for not following the pre-institution mediation as per Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act.While issuing notice in a Special Leave Petition, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar observed :"The question that requires consideration by...

Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Direction To Deploy Security Guards At All ATMs As Banks Say It's Impractical

Accepting the argument raised by various banks that it was not practical to deploy security guards at all ATMs round the clock, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 11) set aside the direction issued by the Gauhati High Court in December 2013 for the security of ATMs.The High Court had directed, inter alia, that security guards should be placed round the clock at all ATMs and that only...