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Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder: Calcutta High Court Bar Library Club Express Solidarity With Medical Practitioners, Condemns 'Barbaric' Incident
The Calcutta High Court Bar Library Club has passed a resolution condemning the brutal rape and murder of a 2nd year PG medical student on the campus of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, after she had completed her night duty, in the early hours of the morning.In a resolution signed by Ajoy Krishna Chatterjee, the Vice-President, the Bar Library Club stated:The horrific incident...
Can Online Portals Publish Advocates' Advertisements? Supreme Court Seeks Response Of Bar Council Of India
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 14) sought the response of the Bar Council of India on whether online portals can be allowed to publish advertisements of advocates.A bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti was hearing a petition filed by 'JustDial', an online portal listing local services, challenging the recent judgment passed by the Madras High Court directing the...
Senthil Balaji's Bail Plea : Supreme Court Seeks Clarification From ED On Predicate Offences
The Supreme Court today (August 14) sought clarification from the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on whether it intends to rely on all three predicate offences in the money laundering case against Senthil Balaji or exclude one of the cases that involves more than a thousand accused.The predicate offences are registered against Balaji under section 420 (cheating) and other relevant sections of...
NEET-SS : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Hold NEET-SS 2024 This Year, Asks NMC To Announce Exam Schedule In 30 Days
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 14) dismissed a petition challenging the decision of the National Medical Commission(NMC) to not hold the NEET- Super Speciality Exam (NEET-SS) 2024 this year.The petition was filed by thirteen doctors under Article 32 of the Constitution.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud,Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra observed that the data given by the...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Designates 39 Lawyers As Senior Advocates
The Supreme Court on Wednesday designated 39 advocates as senior advocates.They are :1. Mr. Abhimanyu Bhandari, Advocate2. Dr. (Ms.) Anindita Pujari, Advocate-on-Record3. Mr. Aniruddha Anant Joshi, Advocate4. Ms. Aparna Bhat T G, Advocate-on-Record5. Mr. Ashok Panigrahi, Advocate-on-Record6. Mr. B. Balaji, Advocate-on-Record7. Ms. Bansuri Swaraj, Advocate8. Mr. Davinder Pal Singh, Advocate9....
Uttrakhand High Court Achieves Zero Pendency In Death Reference Cases
Recently, the Uttarakhand High Court achieved the milestone of attaining zero pendency in Death Reference cases.At the beginning of this year, there were a total of 11 Death Reference Cases pending before the High Court. (The oldest of those cases was Reference No. 1 of 2018), and with the conscious efforts of the Bench and the Bar, the High Court has successfully disposed of all the...
'Sanatana Dharma' Row | Cases Should Go Outside Tamil Nadu, Says Supreme Court Issuing Notice On Udhayanidhi Stalin's Plea To Club Cases
The Supreme Court today issued notice on Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's plea for clubbing of criminal cases registered against him across multiple states over his controversial 'Sanatana Dharma' remarks.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar passed the order, expressing orally that the cases will have to go outside Tamil Nadu. "You can't be in State of Tamil Nadu, you...
'You've Crores To Waste On Freebies, But No Money To Compensate Person Whose Land Was Illegally Taken' : Supreme Court To Maharashtra Govt
Today (on August 14), the Supreme Court orally told the State of Maharashtra that while the State has money "to waste" on freebies, there is no money to compensate the person whose land the State had occupied illegally. "You have thousands of crores to waste on freebies from public exchequer, you do not have the money to give to the person whose land has been deprived without following...
Supreme Court Stays NCLAT Order Closing Insolvency Process Against Byju's, Asks BCCI To Deposit Rs.158 Crores In Separate Escrow Account
The Supreme Court today (August 14) stayed the NCLAT order which closed the insolvency proceedings initiated by the Board of Controllers of Cricket in India (BCCI) against ed-tech firm BYJU's over the dues of Rs. 158 Crores based on a settlement between the parties.The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the challenge to the...
Supreme Court Stays Action Against YouTuber Savukku Shankar In 16 TN Police FIRs
The Supreme Court today (August 14) stayed coercive proceedings against Youtuber Savukku Shankar in 16 FIRs filed against him over an interview given by him on a YouTube Channel. Shankar, an independent journalists and YouTuber was arrested on May 4, 2024, for allegedly making defamatory remarks against female police personnel during an interview with the YouTube channel RedPix 24x7 on April...
POSH Act | Supreme Court Considers Mandating States/UTs To Create Online Dashboards Giving Information Of Internal Committees
The Supreme Court on August 13), in a matter concerning the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act), indicated that it would direct all the States and Union Territoriess to prepare an online dashboard containing all the relevant information pertaining to the constitution and members of the...
'We Aren't Granting Interim Bail' : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea In CBI Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 14) issued notice on the petition filed by Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal seeking bail in the case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan also issued notice on another petition filed by Kejriwal...