Delhi Air Pollution - Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

The Supreme Court will hear today the Delhi Air Pollution matter. A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih will hear the matter at 3.30 PM (MC Mehta v. Union of India).On Monday, the Court had observed that it would allow the relaxation of GRAP-4 restrictions only after seeing a consistent downward trend in the Air Quality Index (AQI). The Court had also...

[POSTPONED] Justice V. Ramkumar's Exclusive Lecture For Judicial Aspirants On "Charge, Discharge, And Framing Of Charges" By LiveLaw Academy

AnnouncementJustice V Ramkumar's Lecture we scheduled 8PM Today has been postponed due to that sad demise of Former District Judge Natarajan, a close friend of Justice V RamkumarLiveLaw Academy Presents Lecture For Judicial AspirantsTopic: "Charge, Discharge, and Framing of Charges" Speaker: Justice V. Ramkumar, Former Judge, Kerala High Court & Patron/Chief Mentor, LiveLaw AcademyDate...

'What Is Defamatory In Saying MLAs Were Ready To Switch Parties?' Supreme Court Rejects AIADMK MLA's Plea Against TN Speaker

While refusing to entertain AIADMK's Babu Murugavel's challenge to quashing of a defamation complaint against Tamil Nadu Speaker M Appavu, the Supreme Court today observed that imputation in respect of political leaders crossing-over from one party to another can't be said to be defamatory.A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti was dealing with Murugavel's challenge to a Madras...

Litigant Seeking To Condone Delay Must Explain Why Appeal Was Not Filed From First Day Within Limitation Period : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that when a litigant applies to condone the delay in the filing of an appeal, then they should also explain why the appeal was not filed within the limitation period itself. In other words, an explanation of the delay from the period when the limitation ended is not sufficient. They have to explain why the appeal was not filed before the expiry of the...

BREAKING| Plea In Supreme Court To Stay CLAT PG-2025 Results, Alleges Errors In Provisional Answer Key

Challenging the provisional answer key released for the recently held Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for PG admissions, a writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court.The petitioners, who appeared in the exam for LLM admissions in National Law Universities, allege various lapses in the conduct of the CLAT 2025 exam held by the Consortium of National Law Universities on December 1....

Justice Manmohan Takes Oath As Supreme Court Judge

Newly elevated Judge, Justice Manmohan, took oath as a Judge of the Supreme Court on Thursday (December 5).The oath was administered by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna in the first court in the presence of all judges.On December 3, the Central Government notified the appointment of Justice Manmohan, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, as a judge of the Supreme Court.It was on November...

Citizens Expect 'Spine, Spine & Spine' From Judges : Professor Upendra Baxi

On being asked by Justice Gautam Patel, former judge of the Bombay High Court, what are the three things that a citizen wants from a judge at any level from the Indian judiciary, legal scholar and Professor Upendra Baxi amusingly answered: "Spine, spine, [and] spine!"Professor Baxi was speaking at an event organised by The Leaflet 'Constitution Circa 2050' in which Justice Abhay S. Oka also...

Supreme Court Stays Criminal Trial In Case Where Allahabad HC Failed To Pronounce Decision After 14 Months Since Reserving Orders

The Supreme Court recently stayed criminal trial against an accused, taking into account his grievance that the High Court reserved judgment on his plea for quashing but did not deliver the same despite lapse of 14 months since the orders were reserved."We do not know the exact reason as to why the learned Judge of the High Court, despite lapse of 14 (fourteen) months since judgment was...

False Cow Slaughter Case | Gujarat Court Acquits Two, Orders Criminal Action Against Cops, 'Gau Rakshak'

A Sessions Court in Gujarat's Panchmahal district (Godhra) on Tuesday directed the lodging of a criminal complaint under Section 248 BNS Act (False charge of offence made with intent to injure) against three state police officials as well as two panch witnesses (one of them being a Gau Rakshak) for filing a 'false' Cow Slaughter case against two men accusing them of transporting cattle...

Supreme Court Awards Rs.5 Lakhs Honorarium To 83-Yr Old Ex-Constable Who Saved Lives By Killing Dacoit In 1986

The Supreme Court today awarded Rs.5 lakhs as honorarium to an 83-year-old retired Constable, who approached it seeking direction to UP authorities to act on his Gallantry Award recommendation. Reportedly, the retired cop saved members of public by killing a dacoit 38 years ago.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan was dealing with petitioner-Ram Autar's challenge to...

Former CJI D.Y. Chandrachud To Deliver Constitution Day Lecture At Kerala High Court

Former Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud to deliver Constitution day law lecture at the Kerala High Court Auditorium on December 06, 2024 (Friday) at 4.45 PM.The topic of the lecture: 'Fraternity under the Constitution-our quest for an inclusive society'. Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar will preside over the event. The event is organized by the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association....

Discussion On Constitution & Fundamental Rights Should Be Taken To Grassroots : Justice AS Oka

Supreme Court Judge, Justice Abhay S. Oka expressed the need to introduce and simplify constitutional concepts and increase awareness of fundamental rights to people at the grass root level. Speaking at an event organised by The Leaflet on December 4, Justice Oka opined that despite 75 years since the coming of the Constitution, intellectual conversions on fundamental rights and powers under...