Supreme Court To Hear Plea On Vacant Post Of Deputy Speaker In Lok Sabha

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a PIL seeking the election of the Deputy Speaker for Lok Sabha and State legislatures of five states on MondaySenior Advocate Vibha Dutta Makhija appearing for petitioners stressed the need for the Union to furnish a status on Deputy Speakers, especially for the issue of election to the position of Deputy Speaker in the Lok Sabha. She highlighted the...

Haryana Govt Approaches Supreme Court Against High Court's Order To Unblock Shambhu Border

In an important development, the State of Haryana has approached the Supreme Court against the order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court directing it to unblock the Shambhu Border. In its July 10 order, the High Court had observed that the above-mentioned border is a “lifeline” for citizens' movement between Punjab and Haryana and to Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir, and...

Supreme Court Dismisses Petition To Review Judgment Which Refused SIT/CBI Probe In Adani-Hindenburg Matter

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking review of its January 3 verdict which rejected a plea to direct a court-monitored investigation by a Special Investigation Team or the Central Bureau of Investigation into allegations in the Hindenburg Research report against the Adani group companies regarding violations of stock market regulations. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India D...

Supreme Court Considers Forming Committee to Streamline SCBA Reform Suggestions

In a case where the Supreme Court had ordered the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to solicit suggestions from the bar on the required reforms, the Court suggested that it might constitute a Committee. This Committee would concentrate on these suggestions and help the Court streamline them. During today's hearing, the Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan said that...

Mukhtar Ansari Death | 'His Food Was Poisoned And Medical Treatment Withheld': Son Tells Supreme Court, Seeks Enquiry

Late gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari's son Umar Ansari alleged before the Supreme Court today that his father was poisoned in jail and died due to withholding of requisite medical treatment.The matter was before a bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti which, on hearing Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal (for Umar Ansari), issued notice on an application seeking modification of the...

NEET-UG 2024| Supreme Court Issues Notice On Pleas Filed By NTA To Transfer Petitions From HC To SC

The Supreme Court today (July 15) issued notice in the transfer petitions filed by the National Testing Agency (NTA) concerning NEET-UG 2024 cases pending before the Rajasthan High CourtBefore the High Court, a batch of writ petitions was filed challenging the NEET examination. However, the NTA moved to the Top Court seeking the transfer of the petitions to the already pending batch of...

Bhima Koregaon Case: Supreme Court Adjourns Jyoti Jagtap's Plea To August 7

While adjourning to August 7 a plea filed by activist and Bhima Koregaon case accused Jyoti Jagtap challenging denial of regular bail by Bombay High Court, the Supreme Court today expressed that it was not inclined to grant interim bail to her.The matter was before a bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Aravind Kumar, which was informed by Senior Advocate Mihir Desai (appearing for Jagtap) that...

4 Acres Land In Bandra Kurla To Be Handed Over For New Bombay HC Building By Sep 10 : Maharashtra Govt Tells Supreme Court

The State of Maharashtra today (July 15) informed the Supreme Court that a land parcel of 4.39 acres in Bandra Kurla will be vacated and handed over by September 10 to the Bombay High Court for the building of a new High Court Structure The special bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice BR Gavai and Justice JB Pardiwala, was hearing a suo moto petition regarding the heritage building...

Supreme Court Dismisses Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar's Plea To Quash CBI's Disproportionate Assets Case

The Supreme Court today (July 15) dismissed Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's petition challenging a High Court order, whereby his plea to quash the Central Bureau of Investigation's disproportionate assets (DA) case against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) was rejected.A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma heard the matter.Senior...

Will Take A Call On Hearing Money Bill Issue Soon : CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday (July 15) agreed to take a call on hearing the "money bill" issue soon. This was after Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the matter, which is referred to a 7-judge bench, for urgent hearing.Sibal said that the matter is already there in the list of scheduled Constitution Bench hearings and requested for priority. CJI said that he will take...

Following Madras HC Order, Bar Council Of TN & Puducherry Issues Circular Mandating Stipend For Junior Lawyers

Following an order from the Madras High Court asking all Advocates and Senior Advocates to pay a stipend of Rs 15k-20k to junior lawyers, the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has issued a circular intimating the order to all the lawyers and for implementing the same. “ln view of the order passed by the Hon'ble High Court of Madras in W.p. No. 1797612019 dated 12.06.2024,...

In A First, Chhattisgarh HC Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha Virtually Monitors National Lok Adalat Across 23 Districts

On Saturday, the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court, Justice Ramesh Sinha, virtually connected with all 23 districts from the High Court to oversee the progress of this year's second National Lok Adalat. The Lok Adalat held this time was unique in the sense that it was closely supervised by Chief Justice Sinha, who is also the Patron-in-Chief of the Chhattisgarh State Legal...