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Limitation Period For Husband's Plea To Annul Child Marriage Starts From Age 18 Or 21? Supreme Court To Decide
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a petition raising the issue as to whether the age of 'majority' - for males - when computing limitation period for filing a petition seeking annulment of marriage under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), should be 18 years or 21 years.A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Ahsanuddin Amanullah passed the order, while dealing with...
Justice K Vinod Chandran Takes Oath As Supreme Court Judge
Justice K Vinod Chandran was sworn in as a Judge of the Supreme Court today. Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna administered the oath to Justice Vinod Chandran.It was on Tuesday (January 14) that the Central Government notified the appointment of Justice Vinod Chandran, who was the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, as a Supreme Court Judge, following a recommendation made by the...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Judicial Officers As Judges Of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh High Courts
The Supreme Court Collegium has passed two separate resolutions recommending the elevation of four judicial officers as Judges of the High Court of Telangana and two judicial officers as Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.Telangana High Court.The Collegium in its meeting held on 11th January, 2025 has approved the proposal for the appointment of the following Judicial Officers, as Judges...
West Bengal SSC Recruitment | HC Qaushed Appointments On Casual Enquiry, Without Forensic Reports : Appointees Tell Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (January 15) heard the arguments of the petitioners in the West Bengal Teachers SSC Recruitment Scam. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Calcutta High Court's order setting aside the appointments by the WB School Selection Commission to over 24,000 teaching and non-teaching posts in...
Duty Of Government & Local Authorities To Provide Basic Toilet & Sanitation Facilities Within Court Premises : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court (today on January 15), while issuing a set of directions for the construction of toilet facilities in Court premises across India, noted that the same would protect privacy and remove threats to ladies and transgender persons.The Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan, passed this order while deciding a writ petition filed by Rajeeb Kalita in 2023. The...
Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On PIL To Implement CNAP To Allow Mobile Phone Users Know Identity Of Callers
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 15) sought a response from Union in a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions to Telecom network operators to implement CNAP (Calling Name Presentation Service). The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued notice in the PIL considering the prevalence of the problem of cyber fraud. CNAP was introduced by the Telecom...
'Will Pull You Up' : Supreme Court Asks GST Department To Rectify Issues Over Fake Invoices, Asks How Genuine Purchasers Are Liable
The Supreme Court on Wednesday flagged a recurring problem in GST matters whereby genuine purchasers who paid Goods and Services Tax (GST) face issues because their suppliers raised fictitious bills to evade crediting the GST to the department.The Court orally wondered how could the purchaser be held liable for the incorrect GST registration of the suppliers when they have genuinely...
Supreme Court Closes Contempt Proceedings Against IMA President Accepting His Apology For Remarks Against Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 15) closed contempt proceedings against the Indian Medical Association (IMA) President, Dr. RV Asokan, over his remarks made in a media interview against the court's observations on unethical practices by IMA members.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan accepted an apology tendered by Dr. Asokan and concluded that no further action...
Supreme Court Dismisses Daughter's Plea Challenging Donation Of CPI(M) Leader MM Lawrence's Body To Medical College
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 15) dismissed a petition challenging the handing over of the mortal remains of late MM Lawrence, leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Kerala and former Lok Sabha MP, to a medical hospital for research.A bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice SVN Bhatti dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by Asha Lawrence, daughter of...
Supreme Court Suspends Life Sentence Of Anu Shanthi In Attingal Double Murder Case
The Supreme Court today suspended the life imprisonment sentence of Anu Shanthi, who was convicted for the murder of her mother-in-law and three-year-old daughter in the 2014 Attingal double murder case.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan suspended the sentence and granted bail till the pendency of her appeal against the conviction.“Leave has been granted. Considering...
