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Kerala Court Directs Police To Submit Case Diary In Anticipatory Bail Plea Of CPM Leader Accused Of Abetting ADM's Suicide
The Principal Sessions Court, Thalassery on Monday (October 21) directed the police to submit the case diary for hearing the anticipatory bail plea moved by CPM Member and former Kannur district Panchayath President PP Divya who is accused of abetting the suicide of Additional District Magistrate Naveen Babu.During the hearing, the Sessions court directed the police to submit the case diary...
Secularism Held To Be Always Part Of Constitution, Says Supreme Court While Hearing Plea Against Amendment To Preamble
Secularism has always been held to be a part of the basic structure of the Constitution, orally said the Supreme Court, while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the inclusion of the words "socialist" and "secular" in the Preamble to the Constitution as per the 42nd Amendment.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar was hearing the matter."There are a number of judgments...
Supreme Court Restrains Union & States From Acting On NCPCR Letter To Close Madrassas Not Compliant With RTE Act
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 21) restrained the Union Government and the States from acting upon the communications issued by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to withdraw the recognition of Madrassas which are not compliant with the Right to Education Act 2009 and to conduct an inspection of all Madrassas.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Replace Term 'Hindutva' With 'Bharatiya Samvidhanatva'(Indian Constitutionalism)
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 21) refused to entertain a plea seeking to replace the term 'Hindutva' with Bharatiya Samvidhanatva (or Indian Constitution)."No sir, we will not entertain this," Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud told the petitioner-in-person Dr SN Kundra.When the petitioner sought to make submissions, CJI told him, "this is a complete abuse of the process."The...
Banks Can Claim Tax Deductions For Broken Period Interest On HTM Securities If Held As Trading Assets: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 16) held that banks can claim tax deductions for broken period interest on held to maturity (HTM) government securities if they are held as trading asset. “Therefore, on facts, if it is found that HTM Security is held as an investment, the benefit of broken period interest will not be available. The position will be otherwise if it is held...
Prayed To God To Find A Solution To Ayodhya-Babri Masjid Dispute : CJI DY Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud recently said that the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid dispute was a case which was difficult to adjudicate and he had to pray to God to find a solution.CJI was addressing a gathering at Kanhersar village in Khed taluka."Very often we have cases but we don't arrive at a solution. Something similar happened during the Ayodhya (Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute)...
Bahraich Violence | 'No Reason To Say UP Govt Won't Follow SC's Order On Demolitions': Allahabad HC Grants 15 Days To Accused To Respond To PwD Notices
In an extraordinary Sunday sitting, the Allahabad High Court today heard a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea moved by the Association For Protection of Civil Rights (through its Vice President, UP East, Sayed Mehfuzur Rehman) challenging the Uttar Pradesh Government's proposed action to demolish properties belonging to the accused in the Bahraich violence case. Hearing the matter...
Plea Filed In Supreme Court Seeking Urgent Relief Against Demolitions Proposed Following Bahraich Violence
Three persons alleged to be related to the incident of violence that took place at Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh on 13.10.2024 have approached the Supreme Court seeking urgent relief against demolition action proposed to be taken against their houses today ie on 20.10.2024.The development comes in the form of an intervention application filed in the "bulldozer matter", during the hearing of which...
Trust Deficit In Judiciary Might Push People To Vigilantism & Mob Justice, Which Will Erode Rule Of Law : Justice BR Gavai
"A trust deficit in the judiciary threatens the very foundation of our institution," emphasized Supreme Court Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai while addressing a gathering on Saturday (October 19) at the Annual Conference for Judicial Officers in Gujarat on the theme of 'Institutional Perspective-Self Evaluation and Self Evolution'.Emphasizing that Courts need to continuously nurture...
Supreme Court Stays HC Judgment Which Refused To Quash Case Against Person For Calling Congress President Kharge 'Ayogya'
The Supreme on Friday (October 18) stayed the operation of the Karnataka High Court judgment which allowed investigation against a person accused of calling the President of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Mallikarjun Kharge as 'Ayogya'. The bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Pankaj Mithal passed the interim order while issuing notice on the petitioner's special leave petiton.The...
Supreme Court Affirms Uttarakhand HC Judgment On Regularisation Of UNPL Workers
The Supreme Court recently upheld the 2018 judgment passed by the Uttarakhand High Court which directed that the Uttarakhand Purva Sainik Kalyan Nigam Limited (UPNL) workers are employees of the State.On November 12, 2018, the High Court passed several directions including regularisation of the UPNL employees, who have served for 10 years or more, in a phased manner within 1 year as per...