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Supreme Court Allows Scribe For 100 Percent Blind Law Graduate To Attend CLAT-PG Exam
The Supreme Court on November 25 allowed a 100 percent blind law student to avail the assistance of a scribe, as appointed by the Consortium of the National Law Universities, to appear for the Common Law Entrance Test (CLAT)- Postgraduate exam 2024-25 scheduled on December 1. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan heard a writ petition filed by three petitioners advocating for...
Supreme Court Allows NIA's Plea To Transfer 8 Criminal Cases From Manipur To Assam
The Supreme Court today (November 26) allowed the transfer petition filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for the transfer of 8 criminal cases pending before the NIA, Special Court in the district Imphal, State of Manipur, to the NIA Special Court, Guwahati, Assam. A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan allowed the NIA's transfer petition taking into consideration...
Constitution Helped India's Transformation As A Mature &Vibrant Democracy : CJI Sanjiv Khanna
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna said that it was the Constitution which helped the transformation of India as a mature and vibrant democracy, which is today a self-assured nation and a geo-political leader."India since independence has had a transformative journey from a nation - suffering the aftermath horrors of the partition, widespread illiteracy, poverty and hunger, lack of a...
Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Kuldip Singh, Known As 'Green Judge', Passes Away
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Kuldip Singh, 92, passed away in Chandigarh yesterday evening.He served as a judge of the Supreme Court for eight years from 14.12.1988 to 21.12.1996. He was known for his contributions to the field of environmental law, earning him the moniker 'the green judge'. For long, he presided over the bench which handled the MC Mehta case in which several orders...
Gujarat Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Journalist Mahesh Langa In Cheating FIR, Says Dispute Over Non Payment Of Money Is Civil In Nature
A Sessions Court in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Monday (November 25) granted anticipatory bail to Journalist and Senior Assistant Editor at 'The Hindu' newspaper Mahesh Langa in a cheating FIR registered against him on a complaint filed by an individual running an advertising agency. The court granted the bail after noting that as per the contents of the FIR, the dispute between the parties was for...
'If You Win, EVMs Aren't Tampered; When You Lose, They Are Tampered' : Supreme Court Dismisses PIL To Use Paper Ballots For Voting
The Supreme Court today (November 26) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed by evangelist Dr. K.A. Paul seeking physical ballot voting in India. Other prayers included issuing directions to the Election Commission to disqualify candidates for at least 5 years if found guilty of distributing money liquor and other inducements during elections. Appearing as petitioner-in-person, Dr. Paul...
CJI Sanjiv Khanna Rules Out Going Back To Old System Of Adjournment Letters' Circulation
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday (November 26) made it clear that the old system of seeking adjournments by circulation of letters will not be reinstated.Speaking at the Constitution Day Function organized by the Supreme Court Bar Association, CJI Khanna highlighted that at one point, there were nearly one thousand adjournment letters which were circulated on daily basis....
ED Counsels Shall Be Sensitized Through Special Programme: Delhi Court Told After Counsel's 'Offensive' Conduct
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) yesterday told a Delhi Court that the counsels appearing for the probe agency shall be sensitized, regarding making false submissions and their conduct, through a special programme. Special Judge Jitendra Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts was hearing the money laundering case involving Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and other accused...
Supreme Court Calls For Tree Census And Vigil Mechanism To Prevent Illegal Tree Felling In Taj Trapezium Zone
The Supreme Court recently emphasized the need for a tree census and a mechanism to prevent unauthorized tree felling in the environmentally sensitive Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ).A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih issued notice returnable on November 29, 2024 in a plea seeking formation of a separate committee to conduct a thorough investigation of illegal felling...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL To Include Legal Education & Self-Defense Training In School Curriculum
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking integration of legal education and self-defense training in school curriculum.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan passed the order. The matter is next tentatively listed on January 1.The PIL, filed by Advocate Geeta Rani, impleads all states/UTs and the Union as party-respondents. Referring to National...
DUSU Elections : Supreme Court To Hear Plea To Disqualify Candidates Who Violated Lyngdoh Committee's Recommendations
The Supreme Court today (November 25) issued a notice in a Special Leave Petition (C) against the Delhi High Court's order dated November 11 which refused to disqualify candidates who allegedly violated the Lyngdoh committee recommendations in the Delhi University Students' Union Elections.In the November 11 order, the High Court in a public interest litigation issued a direction to...