Ex-Haryana Minister Moves Supreme Court For Verification And Checking Of EVMs Used In Haryana Polls

Former Haryana Cabinet Minister and 5-time MLA Karan Singh Dalal has approached the Supreme Court seeking verification and checking of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the recent Haryana Assembly Elections. The petition filed by Dalal, alongwith Lakhan Kumar Singla (a candidate in the Haryana polls), seeks directions to the Election Commission of India to lay down a...

Judges Should Not Go To Facebook At All, Can't Comment On Judgments : Justice BV Nagarathna

"There is no place for flamboyance amongst judges," Justice Nagarathna said.

Preventive Detention A Harsh Measure, Permissible Only When 'Public Order' Disturbed : Supreme Court

In the judgment, the Court explained the difference between "public order" and "law and order".

WB Teacher Recruitment Scam | Will See If Entire Selection Be Cancelled Or Identify Wrong Appointments, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (December 12) adjourned to next Thursday the batch of petitions challenging the Calcutta High Court's order which set aside the appointments in over 24,000 teaching and non-teaching posts in government schools.The bench of CJI Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was scheduled to hear the matter concerning the appointments made by the West Bengal School Selection Commission...

Delhi Air Pollution | Supreme Court Directs GRAP Stage-II With Certain GRAP-III Measures In Delhi

The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 12) directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to continue the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage-II restrictions in Delhi along with certain measures from GRAP III such as water sprinkling, mechanized road sweeping, enhancing public transport and restricting entry of interstate buses.A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and...

[LIVE NOW] Justice V. Ramkumar To Deliver Lecture On 'Charge, Discharge, And Framing Of Charges' For Judicial Aspirants

LiveLaw Academy is organisinga a Lecture For Judicial Aspirants on 'Charge, Discharge And Framing of Charges'The lecture will be delievered By Justice V Ramkumar (Former Judge, High Court of Kerala; Patron And Chief Mentor, LiveLaw Academy)Date: Decemebr 12th, 2024Live on Youtube at 5 PMClick the link to join:...

'No Stay On Bar Association Elections', Supreme Court Reiterates; Asks DHCBA To Resolve Issue Of Women Reservation Amicably By Next Week

Hearing the pleas seeking reservation for women lawyers in Delhi Bar bodies, the Supreme Court today reiterated that no stay has been imposed on the elections of Bar Associations across the country (High Court or District). In the context of Delhi High Court Bar Association, the Court asked DHCBA President Mohit Mathur to see that the issue of women reservation is resolved "immediately...

Delhi Court Acquits Former Coal Secretary, 4 Others In 2012 Coal Block Allocation Corruption Case

A Delhi Court on Wednesday (December 11) acquitted former Coal Secretary Harish Chandra Gupta along with two other former officials of the Union Ministry of Coal (MoC)–KS Kropha and KC Samria of all charges in connection with the 2012 coal block allocation corruption case. The Court also acquitted the Managing Director of M/s Navabharat Power Pvt. Ltd (NPPL) Y. Harish Chandra Prasad and...

Supreme Court Stops Registration Of New Suits Against Places Of Worship, Bars Passing Of Final/Survey Orders In Pending Suits

The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 12) ordered that no further suits can be registered in the country against places of worship till further orders from the Supreme Court. The Court also ordered that in pending suits (such as those concerning Gyanvapi mosque, Mathura Shahi Idgah, Sambhal Jama Masjid etc.), the Courts should not pass effective interim or final orders, including orders...

Supreme Court To Hear Plea By CCI Seeking To Transfer Amazon, Flipkart Cases

The Supreme Court will soon consider the plea filed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) seeking the transfer of writ petitions filed challenging the probe against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart.Attorney General for India (AG), R Venkatramani today mentioned before the bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna for hearing the transfer pleas before December 17 as then the Karnataka High...

Challenge To Places Of Worship Act : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

A Special Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan will hear at 3.30 PM today a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.The Act prohibits the conversion of the religious character of places of worship from what they were as on August...

'You Have So Many Panel Counsels, But No Appearance For Union Of India On Many Occasions' : Supreme Court To Centre

Expressing displeasure at the frequent lack of appearance of the Union in different matters, the Supreme Court today (December 12) inquired why the Union Government has not appointed specific counsels for different benches despite having so many panel lawyers.This oral observation was made by a bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and KV Viswanathan while hearing a matter pertaining to the admission of...