Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing For Plea Against Conferring MS Subbulakshmi Award To TM Krishna

The Supreme Court today (December 13) refused to urgently hear today itself a plea challenging the Madras High Court order which has allowed the conferment of the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi MS Subbulakshmi Award to musician TM Krishna The Sangita Kalanidhi MS Subbulakshmi Award was instituted by the Hindu group to honour the Late singer and Bharat Ratna MS Subbulakshmi as a yearly accolade...

Shambhu Border Blockade : Supreme Court Raises Concerns About Health Of Fasting Protester; Committee To Persuade Farmers To Shift/Suspend Protest

In the matter related to farmers' protest at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana, the High Power Committee constituted by the Supreme Court agreed to persuade the farmers to temporarily shift the protest venue and clear the National Highway for smooth traffic or temporarily suspend their agitation.Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta and Punjab Advocate General Gurminder Singh...

BREAKING| Impeachment Motion Moved In Rajya Sabha Against Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav Over VHP-Event Speech

A motion to impeach Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, Judge of the Allahabad High Court, was submitted to the Secretary General of Rajya Sabha today. The motion was signed by 55 Rajya Sabha MPs, which is beyond the limit of 50 MPs required to move an impeachment motion.A delegation led by Kapil Sibal submitted the impeachment motion. The delegation included MPs Vivek Tankha, Digvijaya Singh,...

Partha Chatterjee's Bail : Supreme Court Sets Deadline For His Custody In ED Case As Feb 1, 2025; Expedites Trial

The Supreme Court on Friday (December 13) directed that former West Bengal Education Minister and MLA Partha Chatterjee can be released on bail on or before February 1, 2025, in the money laundering case arising out of a recruitment scam.The Court directed the trial court to decide on framing of charges before the commencement of winter vacations or before December 31, 2024, whichever is...

Atul Subhash Suicide : PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Reform Of Domestic Violence & Dowry Laws To Prevent Harassment Of Innocent Husbands

In the wake of the suicide of a man named Atul Subhash allegedly due to harassment by his wife through matrimonial cases, a PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to ensure that husband and his family members are not harassed in cases filed under domestic violence and dowry laws.The Public Interest Litigation filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari seeks directions to the Union...

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Year-Round Ban On Firecrackers Required Not Just To Curb Air Pollution But Also To Curb Noise Pollution: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 12) directed Delhi government and NCR states to decide on a complete year-round ban on firecrackers, including manufacture, storage, sale, distribution, and use.A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih emphasized that the ban was necessary to curb both air and noise pollution. It ordered states to place their decisions on...

Muzaffarnagar School Slapping | No Quality Education If Students Aren't Taught Values Of Equality, Secularism & Fraternity: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 12) underscored the significance of inculcating constitutional values such as equality, secularism, and fraternity in students while dealing with a PIL filed by activist Tushar Gandhi concerning the 2023 Muzaffarnagar student slapping incident.“The state cannot ignore the fact that ultimate object of rendering quality education is to ensure that...

Hema Committee Report : How Can Witnesses Say They Won't Cooperate With Investigation? Supreme Court Asks

The Supreme Court today (December 12) heard in brief petitions challenging the Kerala High Court's October 14 direction to the police to register FIRs on statements made by women actors to the Justice Hema Committee regarding the abuses they faced in the Malayalam cinema industry.During the hearing, the Court orally asked how can the victims/witnesses say that they would not cooperate with...

MBBS : Supreme Court Allows Disabled-OBC Student's Admission To Medical College In Rajasthan

After having summoned the Director General of Health Services's presence after the Respondents failed to appear in a case relating to the admission of an OBC student with a benchmark disability in medical college, the Supreme Court today allowed the petitioner to be admitted to Government Medical College, Sirohi, Rajasthan.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Vishwanathan had recorded yesterday...

Civil Courts Can't Run A Race With Supreme Court, There Is A Judgment Upholding Places Of Worship Act : SC

While passing a significant order halting fresh suits and survey orders against religious places, the Supreme Court on Thursday (December 12) orally said that the civil courts "were running a race" by passing orders ignoring the Supreme Court's 5-judge judgment in the Ayodhya case which upheld the Places of Worship(Special Provisions) Act, 1991.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India...

Mere Harassment Not Abetment Of Suicide : Supreme Court Discharges Husband In Wife's Suicide Case

Mere harassment is not sufficient to hold an accused guilty of abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, held the Supreme Court while discharging a husband in a case related to the suicide of his wife."Mere allegations of harassment are not enough unless the accused's actions were so compelling that the victim perceived no alternative but to take their own life.Such...