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Family Law: All India Annual Digest 2024
SUPREME COURT CustodyCustody of minor children – Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) – It is challenged that the Minor Children have been influenced against the Respondent and the preference indicated by the Minor Children ought not to be considered representative of their true emotions. Held, courts ought not to prematurely and without identification of individual instances of...
Life Convict Swami Shraddhanand Moves Supreme Court For Early Decision On His Mercy Petition
Swami Shraddhanand alias Murali Manohar Mishra, the 85-yr-old self-styled godman who has been in jail since about 30 years following conviction for the murder of his wife Shakereh Khaleeli (granddaughter of Dewan of Mysore, Sir Mirza Ismail), has moved the Supreme Court seeking expeditious decision on his mercy petition.The matter was listed yesterday before a bench of Justices BR Gavai and...
Chandigarh Mayor Seeks Mayoral Elections By 'Show Of Hands', Cites Last Year Fiasco; Supreme Court Considers Appointing Independent Observer
Chandigarh Mayor Kuldeep Kumar (Aam Aadmi Party) has approached the Supreme Court praying that the Chandigarh Mayoral Elections scheduled for January 30 be held by 'show of hands' instead of 'secret ballot' to ensure fairness in the process.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh heard the matter today and called for the response of the UT administration on the appointment of...
Supreme Court Disposes Of 2009 PIL Against Mayawati Statues, Asks All Parties To Follow ECI Directions On Use Of Public Funds
The Supreme Court on January 15 disposed of a 2009 Public Interest Litigation which was filed against the construction of statues of Former UP Chief Minister Mayawati, her mentor Kanshi Ram and elephants - her party Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)'s symbol - at parks in Lucknow and Noida with taxpayers' money when she was chief minister between 2007 and 2012.A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna...
Saif Ali Khan Attack: Mumbai Court Extends Accused's Police Custody Till January 29
A Court in Mumbai's Bandra area, on Friday (January 24) extended till January 29, the custody of Shariful Islam Shehzad, an alleged Bangladeshi citizen, who is stated to have attacked and injured actor Saif Ali Khan on January 16 after he was caught trespassing the actor's Bandra residence.The Mumbai Police's team, which is investigating the case, furnished a detailed report spelling out...
Supreme Court Reserves Treasurer Post For Women In Bengaluru Advocates' Association; Suggests 30% Women Reservation In General Council
As an interim measure, for the purposes of Bengaluru Advocates' Association elections scheduled for February 2, 2025, the Supreme Court today directed that the post of Treasurer be exclusively earmarked for women candidates. It further said that the High-Powered Committee and the Chief Returning Officer may consider desirability of reserving atleast 30% of other Governing Council posts for...
Fake Lawyers' Issue : Supreme Court Says Verification Of Advocates Must Be Expedited, Seeks BCI Report In 8 Weeks
The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 24) expressed serious concern over the delays in the verification of advocates' law degrees and enrolment by the Bar Councils.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan was hearing a transfer petition by the BCI. The CJI, referring to the long pending degree verification procedure opined : "It is a very serious thing....
'Badly Drafted Petition' : Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Challenging TDS System Of Income Tax Act
The Supreme Court today (January 24) refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation challenging the provisions of the Income Tax Act which impose an obligation on private employers to deduct tax at source (TDS) on the salaries paid by them.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said that the petition filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay was...
Delhi Court Accepts CBI's Closure Report In Loan Conspiracy Case Involving NDTV Founders Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy
A Delhi Court on Thursday (January 23) accepted the closure report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a case involving allegations of criminal conspiracy against TV news channel NDTV's founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy with ICICI Bank officials over a loan advancement. Special Judge (PC Act), Shailender Malik of Rouse Avenue Courts accepted the CBI's report that the Roys...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of 5 Judges To High Courts Of Rajasthan, Allahabad And Bombay
The Central Government has notified the appointment of 5 judges to Rajasthan High Court, Allahabad High Court and Bombay High Court. Three judicial officers, Chandra Shekhar Sharma, Pramil Kumar Mathur and Chandra Prakash Shrimali have been appointed as judges of Rajasthan High Court.Advocate Praveen Kumar Giri has been elevated as the judge of Allahabad High Court and Advocate Pravin...