J&K Will Come Under NHRC; All Other Statutory Commissions Restored There: Union Tells Supreme Court

The Union today (July 9) informed the Supreme Court that apart from the Human Rights Commission, 6 major statutory commissions have been appointed in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh. Now that J&K was a Union Territory, it would come under the jurisdiction of the National Human Rights Commission, the Union said.The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices...

Delhi LG's Secretariat Has No Record Of LG's Visit To CAPFIMS : DDA VC Tells Supreme Court In Tree Felling Contempt Case

In the contempt case over the illegal felling of trees in Delhi's ridge forest, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Vice Chairman Subhasish Panda has informed the Supreme Court that the office of Lieutenant Governor (LG) has no records of the visit to the LG to the CAPFIMS (Central Armed Police Form Institute Of Medical Science), New Delhi on February 3, 2024. It may be noted that the...

Media Organizations Raise Concerns About Self-Declaration Form Mandated For Advertisements; Supreme Court Asks Centre To Discuss

In the context of a direction issued earlier in the Patanjali misleading ads case putting restraints on advertising agencies, the Supreme Court today clarified that its intention is not to cause harassment to anybody. Rather, the focus is on particular sectors and aspects, and if anything has been misinterpreted, the same would be clarified.The observation came from a bench of Justices Hima...

Dara Singh, Convict In Graham Staines Murder Case, Moves Supreme Court Seeking Remission Of Life Sentence

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 9) issued notice to the State of Odisha on a petition filed by Dara Singh seeking remission of the life sentence awarded to him for the murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons in 1999.A bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti issued notice on the writ petition filed by Singh, who said that he has served more than 24...

'BNSS Removed Discriminatory Provision' : Supreme Court Closes Challenge To CrPC Section Which Says Only Male Family Members Can Accept Summons

The Supreme Court on Tuesday(July 9) closed a petition challenging a gender discriminatory provision in the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 taking note of the fact that the statute's replacement, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita(BNSS) 2023, has removed the provision.The petition challenged Section 64 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on the ground that the said section discriminated...

'You Should Think 100 Times Before Filing Such Petitions': Supreme Court Refuses To Recall Rs 1 Lakh Cost Imposed On Serial Litigant

The Supreme Court today (on July 09) refused to recall the cost of rupees one lakh imposed on Lucknow-based lawyer Ashok Pandey for filing the petition that challenged the restoration of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership. The Division Bench of Justices B.R Gavai and KV Viswanathan reprimanded the petitioner for filing such petitions and said, “You should think...

Disturbing That ED Hasn't Completed Investigation Even After 5 Years : Supreme Court On Chhattisgarh NAN Scam Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it is disturbing that the Directorate of Enforcement has not completed the investigation in the 2015 Nagrik Apurti Nigam (NAN) scam case concerning corruption in the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Chhattisgarh.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih granted two weeks' time to the ED to file an affidavit to show that...

Delhi Court Takes Cognizance Of ED's Chargesheet Against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, AAP In Liquor Policy Case

A Delhi Court on Tuesday took cognizance of the supplementary chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party in the alleged liquor policy scam.Special judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts took cognizance of the seventh supplementary prosecution complaint filed against the Chief Minister and AAP in the money...

Indian Medical Association President Says Public Apology Has Been Published For Remarks Against Supreme Court

During the hearing of the case filed by Indian Medical Association (IMA) against Patanjali Ayurved over the publication of misleading medical advertisements, the Supreme Court today was informed that an apology on behalf of the Association's President, for his controversial remarks regarding the Patanjali hearing, has been sent to media and published in IMA's monthly journal as well...

'Padho Bhai!' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Reduce AIBE Cut-Off Marks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 9) dismissed a petition which sought to lower the cut-off for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE).A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud observed that the lowering of the cut-off would affect the quality of lawyers who are admitted to the bar."They have put a cut off of 45 for the general category and 40 for SC/ST. What kind of lawyer will...

'Services Act Creating Problems' : Delhi Govt Requests Supreme Court To Urgently Hear Challenge To Central Law

The Delhi Government today (July 9) requested the Supreme Court for an early hearing of its petition challenging the law taking away "services" from the control of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. Senior Advocate Dr AM Singhvi appearing for the Delhi Government stressed the need for an urgent hearing as the law was creating hinderances on the State's administration at...

Marriage Equality Petitioners Urge Supreme Court To Allow Open Court Hearing Of Review Petitions

Petitioners seeking a review of the 'Marriage Equality' decision requested the Supreme Court to have an open court hearing of the petition. Senior Advocate NK Kaul appearing on behalf of one of the review petitioners requested the CJI DY Chandrachud on the possibility of having the review petition hearing in open court instead of in chambers since the matter involves large public...