Will Share FIRs & Documents Related To Sand Mining Cases With ED : TN Govt Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 7) adjourned the ED's plea against Madras HC's order staying ED summons to District Collectors of Vellore, Trichy, Thanjavur and Ariyalur, to August 27, 2024. The summons were issued to the collectors in connection with alleged illegal sand mining-money laundering cases. The matter was adjourned by the Bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and...

'You Can't Round Up People For All This' : Supreme Court Questions MP Govt Over Arrest Of School Principals Over 'Illegal' Fee Hike

The Supreme Court today (on August 08), heard the bail pleas filed by principals of various schools and officer bearers of the Schools' Managing Committee (including a Bishop) in Jabalpur who were arrested for allegedly raising the fees and selling the books with different ISBN numbers.During the hearing, Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra, submitted, on behalf of one of the petitioners, that...

Judicial Officers From Odisha Take Training On 'Artificial Intelligence & Law' From South Asian University

A group of Judicial Officers from the State of Odisha recently took virtual training on the subject of 'Artificial Intelligence & Law' imparted by Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University, New Delhi.Twenty Judicial Officers-cum-Master Trainers, ten from the cadre of District Judge and ten from the cadre of Civil Judge (Senior Division), were nominated and sponsored by the...

Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 Sent To Joint Parliamentary Committee: Proposed Changes Explained

Today in the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament, the Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in Lok Sabha. It proposes to bring approximately 40 amendments to the existing Waqf Act, 1995 (as amended in 2013).After an intense debate, the house referred the Bill to a Joint Parliamentary Committee for wider scrutiny, after the Minister agreed...

'Some Retire From District Judiciary With A Monthly Pension Of Only Rs.15K' : Supreme Court Expresses Concerns To Union

The Supreme Court today (August 8) flagged concerns over the issue of meagre retirement pensions given to the District Judges.The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the All India Judges Association Case relating to the implementation of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission. Attorney General for India R Venkataramani requested for...

Blacklisting Of An Entity Amounts To 'Civil Death', Must Be Justifiable And Proportionate: Supreme Court

While setting aside a blacklisting order passed by Kolkata Municipal Corporation against a commercial entity, the Supreme Court recently observed that blacklisting orders are a "drastic remedy" and as such, they ought to be justifiable as well as proportionate."All these reasons fall far short of rendering the conduct of the appellant in the present case, so abhorrent as to justify the...

Ad-Hoc Appointment As Lecturer Cannot Be Considered For Eligibility Of Senior Pay Scale Under CAS: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah has held that services rendered in an ad-hoc appointment as Lecturer before being appointed as Assistant Professor on a regular basis cannot be counted for determining the eligibility for the grant of the senior pay scale under the 'Career Advancement Scheme' (CAS).As per the CAS notified on July 22, 1988 by the...

Cooperation With Investigation Doesn't Mean Accused Should Confess To Crime : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that cooperation with the investigation does not mean that the accused must confess to the investigating officer."We are of the firm opinion that non-cooperation by the accused is one matter and the accused refusing to confess to the crime is another. There would be no obligation upon the accused that on being interrogated, he must confess to the crime and...

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Petition To Postpone NEET-PG 2024 Exam

The Supreme Court on Thursday (August 8) agreed to hear tomorrow a petition seeking to postpone the NEET-PG 2024 examination, which is scheduled for August 11, 2024.Advocate Anas Tanwir mentioned the petition before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud this morning seeking an urgent hearing. In response, CJI said that the matter will be heard tomorrow.The petitioners stated that many...

"India Facing Huge Diabetes Problem": PIL In Supreme Court For Warning Labels On Packaged Foods Regarding Sugar & Fat Levels

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed before the Supreme Court seeks judicial intervention to direct the Union of India, as well as States and Union Territories, to mandate the implementation of Front-of-Package Warning Labels (FOPL) on packaged foods.“That it is very prominent to consider that the Front of Package Labelling serves as a powerful tool in empowering consumers to make...

'We Aren't Going To Control Trial Court': Supreme Court In Ramakrishna Raju's Plea Against YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

While hearing Telegu Desam Party MLA Raghu Ramakrishna Raju's plea for transfer of case pending against ex-Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Supreme Court today expressed that it has already passed directions for expedition of trial and will not dictate the trial Court any further with regard to any discharge application or otherwise.The matter was before a bench of...

Constitution Is A Powerful Tool To Address Social Inequalities: CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday said that the Constitution of India is a powerful tool to curb disparities within the society. He highlighted the recent Supreme Court decision against high enrolment fees in state bars and the special Lok Adalat conducted last week as illustrations of such disparities.The Supreme Court held that such fees for young law graduates, which...