Kerala Court Grants Bail To CPM Leader Accused Of Abetting ADM's Suicide

A Kerala Court on Friday has granted bail to CPM Member and former Kannur district Panchayath President PP Divya, accused of abetting the suicide of Additional District Magistrate Naveen Babu.The Thalassery Sessions Court granted the bail today. As per prosecution allegations, ADM Naveen Babu committed suicide due to public humiliation from Divya during his farewell function. It is alleged...

Supreme Court Makes Interim Protection Granted To Telangana BSP Leader Vatti Janaiah Yadav Against Arrest Absolute

The Supreme Court on November 5 made the interim protection granted to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Vatti Janaiah Yadav against arrest, in connection with the 2023 FIR pertaining to forcibly taking away fish weighing 5 tonnes from the pond, absolute. While Yadav had approached the Court seeking protection from arrest alleging that alleged criminal prosecution by the then Bharat...

After Supreme Court Rap, Centre Doubles Penalties For Stubble Burning; Farmers To Pay Up To Rs. 30,000 For Violations

The Central Government has issued an amendment to the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (Imposition, Collection, and Utilization of Environmental Compensation for Stubble Burning) Rules, 2023.This amendment, notified on November 6, 2024, by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, doubles the rates of environmental compensation...

'No Political Appointments' : Supreme Court Decries Poor Functioning Of NCLTs/NCLAT, Says Members Often Lack Domain Knowledge

The Court flagged the growing tendency on the party of Tribunal members to ignore its orders.

Former SC Judge, Justice Rohinton Nariman To Deliver 10th Justice V R Krishna Iyer Memorial Law Lecture At Kochi [December 07]

Former Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Rohinton Nariman will deliver the 10th Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer Memorial Law Lecture on the topic-Economic Criterion and Sub-Classification of Scheduled Castes:- Has reservation eclipsed merit altogether?The Sarada Krishna Satgamaya Foundation for Law and Justice is organizing the lecture and it will be held on December 07, 2024 (Saturday) at 4.45 PM...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Kapil Sibal Over Statement Issued As SCBA President On RG Kar Rape-Murder

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain an application filed by Senior Advocate Dr Adish C Aggarwala (former Supreme Court Bar Association President) assailing the issuance of a statement by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, as the current SCBA President, in connection with the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan dismissed...

BREAKING| Supreme Court To Pronounce Its Judgment Tomorrow On Aligarh Muslim University's Minority Status

The Supreme Court will tomorrow (November 8) pronounce its decision on the issue of granting minority status to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).The Constitution Bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Surya Kant, JB Pardiwala, Dipankar Datta, Manoj Misra and SC Sharma was hearing a reference arising out of the 2006 verdict of the Allahabad High Court which held...

'Law Common For Everyone' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea Of Christian Nuns & Priests Against TDS Application To Their Salaries

The Supreme Court today (November 7) dismissed a batch of 93 appeals challenging the application of the Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on the salaries given to nuns and priests of the Catholic Church who are working as teachers in aided institutions.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the challenge to the judgment of Madras High Court which held that Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) must be applied with respect to the the...

CJI DY Chandrachud Inaugurates National Judicial Museum & Archive At Supreme Court

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today (November 7) inaugurated the National Judicial Museum and Archive. The National Judicial Museum exhibits a detailed history of the Supreme Court of India, the ancient justice system and the historical developments as well an interactive AI Lawyer from the new age technology. Other sitting judges also attended the event. Notably, the Supreme Court...

'Candidates Have Won Elections In India Even From Jail ': Supreme Court To PMLA Accused Seeking Interim Bail To Contest Jharkhand Assembly Elections

While hearing the plea of one Subhash Prasad Yadav, seeking interim/provisional bail in a money laundering case for the purpose of contesting Jharkhand Assembly elections, the Supreme Court today remarked that in India, even jailed candidates have gotten elected."Candidates in the last (assembly) election had won even from jail", said Justice Dipankar Datta, while Justice Surya Kant pointed...

2008 Malegaon Blast | Special Court Issues Bailable Warrant Against Pragya Singh Thakur For 'Continuous' Non-Appearance In Court

A special court on Tuesday (Nov 5) issued a bailable warrant against right-wing extremist Pragya Singh Thakur, the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, for not appearing before the court since June this year.Special Judge AK Lahoti emphasised that the case at present is at the stage of final arguments and thus Thakur's presence is necessary. The judge refused to accept the...

No Right To Be Appointed Merely Because Of Placement In Select List; But State Must Justify Non-Filling Of Vacancies: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a candidate placed in the select list gets no indefeasible right to be appointed even if vacancies are available. However, the State has to justify its decision not to fill up the vacancy, the Court added."A candidate placed in the select list gets no indefeasible right to be appointed even if vacancies are available...But there is a caveat. The State or...