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Supreme Court Monthly Round-up: November 2024
IndexCitationsManish Kumar Rai v. Union of India & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 849Pintu Madanmohan Mondal v. State of West Bengal & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 850Union of India v. Ganpati Dealcom Pvt Ltd | R.P.(C) No. 359/2023 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 851International Seaport Dredging Pvt Ltd v. Kamarajar Port Limited, Civil Appeal No 12097 of 2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 852Anoop M. and others v....
Beyond Gyanvapi, Mathura & Sambhal : A Look At Cases Pending Against Masjids/Dargahs
Legal disputes over religious places of worship deepen communal polarization, as shown by the recent survey order against a 16th-century mosque in Sambhal, which triggered violence killing four persons.Even so, almost a dozen of such cases are pending before different courts in India, disputing the character of religious places, despite the protection offered by the Places of Worship...
Protest Peacefully, Don't Cause Inconvenience To Public: Supreme Court While Closing Habeas Petition Against Custody Of Farmers' Leader
The Supreme Court yesterday disposed of a habeas corpus petition alleging illegal custody of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal by Punjab police, noting that he has been released and joined the farmers' protest.As per allegations, Dallewal was to begin a fast-unto-death on November 26 in support of farmers' demands. But he was forcibly removed from the protest site on Khanuari border and...
Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Validity Of BNS & BNSS Provisions On December 18
The Supreme Court today (December 2) directed that the writ petitions challenging provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) will now be comprehensively heard on December 18. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing two writ petitions filed by the Mannargudi Bar Association and Azad Singh Kataria, a retired BSF Commandant.The first petition challenges...
Supreme Court Directs States/UTs To File Report On Suggestions Given By Petitioner For Effective Implementation Of Domestic Violence Act
The Supreme Court today (November 2) directed the States and Union Territories to file a status report in response to the suggestions filed by the petitioner 'We The Women of India', a non-governmental organisation, for the effective implementation of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA).A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and NK Singh passed the order after...
Enrol Today! LiveLaw Academy's Judicial Service Examinations Preparation Course
ABOUT LIVELAW ACADEMYWith a vision to empower people by creating avenues for expanding their legal knowledge, the founders of LiveLaw, India's leading Legal News Portal, started LiveLaw Academy in 2021. The aim of LiveLaw Academy is to foster learning in both the core and niche areas of law. To make legal education accessible, we design specialised courses suitable for law students, lawyers and non-lawyers, which are taught by former Judges, Senior Advocates, subject experts and academicians....
'They Have To Be Given A Chance' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging SC/ST Reservations In Punjab's Gram Panchayat Posts
The Supreme Court on Monday (December 2) dismissed the challenge to the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes in Gram Panchayat elections in village in Ferozepur, Punjab.The bench of CJI Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a plea challenging the two circulars issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Ferozepur through which the seat of the sarpanch of the village as three wards...
Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha Inaugurates Civil Court In Arang
On Monday, the Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha virtually inaugurated the newly established Court for District and Additional Sessions Judge Court at Narayanpur, Civil District Kondagaon. This marks a significant step towards enhancing the judicial infrastructure in the region. Addressing the event, the Chief Justice expressed immense joy and pride, stating...
'Don't Dig Up Ghosts, Be Sensitive About Judiciary': Supreme Court In PIL Against Ex-Andhra CM Jagan Over Remarks On Justice Ramana
While hearing a PIL filed against ex-Andhra Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy over his allegations of impropriety against former Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, the Supreme Court today remarked that people should be sensitive atleast towards the judiciary.The matter was listed before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, which disposed of an interlocutory application on account...
Sanjauli Mosque Row: Shimla Court Rejects Appeal Against Order To Demolish Masjid's 'Illegal' Storeys
A court in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district last week dismissed a civil appeal filed by Nazakat Ali Hashmi challenging the October 5 order of the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, to demolish three storeys of the Sanjauli Mosque for being constructed in violation of the provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1994, and the Building Bye-laws...
'Bar Not Consulted' : SCAORA Requests CJI Sanjiv Khanna To Remove Glass Panels In Corridors, Relocate National Judicial Museum
The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) on December 2, wrote to the Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna requesting for the removal of the glass panels installed in the corridors and relocation of the National Judicial Museum and Archive to a lower security zone area. These infrastructural changes were introduced during the term of the previous CJI, Justice...