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Litigant Punished For Contempt Claims He Has Sought Prosecution Of Justice Oka; Supreme Court Responds, 'We Won't Be Deterred'
The Supreme Court will hold hearing on September 23 on the sentence to be imposed on the Chairman of Suraz India Trust, Rajiv Dahiya, who was found guilty in 2021 for contempt of court.Curiously, the contemnor Dahiya, who was personally present before the bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih, stated that he has filed an application before the President seeking sanction...
'Such Blanket Stay On Infrastructural Projects Inappropriate' : Supreme Court Vacates HC's Embargo On Gaggal Airport Expansion
The Supreme Court has vacated the Himachal Pradesh High Court's direction for status quo on the ongoing Gaggal (Kangra) Airport expansion project. In the order, passed on March 7 and uploaded on the Supreme Court's website yesterday, the bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud criticised the High Court for imposing a blanket stay."The interim direction of the High Court dated...
Motor Accident Claims | Supreme Court To Examine Whether Victim Can Seek Compensation Under Both Sections 166 & 163A MV Act
The Supreme Court is set to examine whether a victim can file for compensation under both Section 166 and Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.Section 166 permits the claimant to seek compensation based on proving fault or negligence of the driver of the offending vehicle, while Section 163A allows for no-fault liability, meaning the claimant is not required to prove any wrongful...
AIBE : Plea In Supreme Court Against BCI Notification Barring Final Year Law Students From All India Bar Examination
A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the recent notification of Bar Council of India (BCI) regarding eligibility for the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE) which prohibits final year (final semester) law students from registering for and appearing in the upcoming AIBE-XIX scheduled for November 24, 2024. The plea is filed 9 final year law students of the 3-year...
Whether Charitable Trust Is Consumer Under Consumer Protection Act? Supreme Court To Examine On September 18
The Supreme Court will hear on September 18 the issue of whether a charitable trust can maintain an action and claim compensation under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 as a 'consumer'.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Augustine George Masih directed the parties to file compilation of decisions they are going to rely upon while addressing the Court on...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Of 84-Year-Old Self-Styled Godman Seeking Review Of Life Sentence For Wife's Murder
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a review petition filed by Swami Shraddhanand alias Murali Manohar Mishra, seeking reconsideration of a judgment which imposed on him a life sentence (without remission) for the murder of his wife Shakereh Khaleeli (granddaughter of Dewan of Mysore, Sir Mirza Ismail).The 84-yr-old self-styled godman has been in jail since about 30 years and claims that...
Haldwani Evictions | Supreme Court Gives 2 Months To Uttarakhand To Come Up With Rehabilitation Scheme For Persons To Be Evicted
The Supreme Court today gave 2 months' time to State of Uttarakhand to come up with a rehabilitation scheme for persons sought to be evicted by Railway authorities in Haldwani.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing an application filed by the Union of India/Railways seeking modification of the order staying the eviction of nearly 50,000 people,...
Madrasas Unsuitable For Proper Education, Have Arbitrary Mode Of Working : NCPCR Tells Supreme Court
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has filed written submissions in the Supreme Court expressing concerns about the quality of education imparted through Madrasas.The NCPCR filed its statement in the case challenging the Allahabad High Court's decision striking down the 'Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004'. In April, the Supreme Court had stayed the...
Rejection Of Remission Must Be Immediately Conveyed To Prisoners To Enable Them To Seek Legal Aid : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on September 10 heard the suo moto plea instituted to issue a comprehensive policy strategy for the grant of bail to prisoners. The Court while taking notice of the list of States that were asked for compliance reports, issued further directions for States that are yet to comply with the orders. It also noted that the rejection of the remission application must be...
Supreme Court Criticises P&H High Court & Punjab Govt For Not Reinstating Judicial Officer Whose Dismissal Was Set Aside By SC
The Supreme Court recently expressed disapproval of the refusal of the Punjab & Haryana High Court and the State of Punjab to reinstate a judicial officer whose dismissal from service was set aside by the Supreme Court in 2022.In 2022, the Supreme Court had set aside the order passed by the Punjab Government in 2009 (based on a recommendation of the Full Court of the P&H HC)...
Chhattisgarh High Court CJ Ramesh Sinha Launches RTI Online Web Portal Dedicated To HC, District Judiciary
In a significant stride towards increased transparency and accountability, Justice Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice of the High Court of Chhattisgarh launched the RTI Online Web Portal dedicated to the Right to Information (RTI) for the High Court of Chhattisgarh and District Judiciary of the state. The web portal was launched last week to mark a new era in citizen empowerment through...
Judgment On Govt Employees' Entitlement To Increment Earned A Day Before Retirement : Supreme Court Clarifies Date Of Application
The Supreme Court has passed an interim order making certain important clarifications regarding the application of its judgment in the case The Director (Admn and HR) KPTCL & Others vs CP Mundinamani and others which held that government employees are entitled to the increment which they earned on the previous day of their retirement.The judgment was delivered by two-judge bench on April...