Supreme Court Agrees To Consider Plea Seeking Declaration That Shariat Law Won't Apply To Non-Believer Muslim

The Supreme Court on Monday (April 29) issued notice on a writ petition seeking a declaration that a person who was born a Muslim, but ceased to be believer, would not be governed by the Shariat law.The petition was filed by a Kerala-based woman named Safiya PM, who stated that she was not a believer and hence should be governed by the Indian Succession Act 1925 with respect to...

Pleas Of Arvind Kejriwal & Hemant Soren Against ED Arrest : Live Updates From Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear today the petitions filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal against their arrests by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Both these petitions are listed before the bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta.Soren has approached the Supreme Court citing the delay by the Jharkhand High Court in pronouncing...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (22nd April-27th April, 2024)

With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest, dedicated to keeping our readers abreast of the most recent legal developments in the country's apex court. This digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the past week and also the updates...

Should Compensation In Domestic Violence Cases Be Proportionate To Degree Of Offence Or Financial Status Of Offender? Supreme Court To Decide

The Supreme Court (on April 26) admitted a petition raising an important question of whether the compensation awarded to the victim of domestic violence should be commensurate with the degree of domestic violence suffered or the financial status of the guilty party. The matter was placed before Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra. In the present case, both parties...

Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Of Arvind Kejriwal & Hemant Soren Against ED Arrest On April 29

The Supreme Court will hear on Monday (April 29) the petitions filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal against their arrests by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Both these petitions are listed before the bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta.Soren has approached the Supreme Court citing the delay by the Jharkhand High Court...

Bihar State Legal Services Authority Holds Meeting To Implement Supreme Court Directives On Bail Orders, Electronic Record Transmission

In a concerted effort to align with the directives laid down by the Supreme Court of India, the Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA) orchestrated a comprehensive meeting on April 23, 2024. The meeting brought together all Jail Superintendents from Central, District, and Sub-Jails across the state. The primary objective was to ensure the resolute implementation of the court's...

Arrest A Classic Case Of Ruling Party Misusing ED To Crush Political Opponent, No Money Traced To AAP : Arvind Kejriwal To Supreme Court

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has told the Supreme Court that his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the liquor policy case is illegal and constitutes an “unprecedented assault” on the tenets of democracy based on “free and fair elections and federalism.”Kejriwal, who is presently in judicial custody, has told the Apex Court that the money laundering case is a...

Late Pralay Kumar Sinha Memorial Lecture Series Inaugurated At Jharkhand High Court

The Office of the Advocate General, Jharkhand High Court, inaugurated a lecture series in memory of the Late Pralay Kumar Sinha, a distinguished Senior Advocate on April 26, 2024.State Advocate General Rajeev Ranjan initiated the series, with esteemed High Court advocates and government representatives in attendance. The inaugural session of the 'Late Pralay Kumar Sinha Memorial Lecture...

Supreme Court Stays Construction Of 4 Dams In Haryana's Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary

The Supreme Court has stayed the construction of four dams in the Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary in Haryanain view of the report of the Wildlife Institute of India that their construction will adversely impact the wildlife population and the ecosystem.The WII found that the construction of four dams—Chikan Dam, Kansli Dam, Ambawali Dam, and Khillanwalla—in Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary,...

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Delhi Development Authority Vice Chairman For Felling Trees

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued contempt notice to the vice-chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for the felling of over 1,000 trees for the construction of an approach road between Chattarpur Road and SAARC University near Maidan Garhi here.A bench of justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta noted :"Prima facie, we find that the action of DDA of felling the trees for...

BSLSA Organizes 40-Hour Mediation Training Programme For Advocates Of Civil Courts At Bihar Judicial Academy

Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA) recently concluded a comprehensive training program aimed at promoting the amicable resolution of pending disputes in the Civil Courts of Bihar. Organized under the auspices of the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) of the Supreme Court of India and the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), the 40-hour Mediation Training...

[POCSO Act] Jabalpur Sessions Court Denies Bail To Businessman Accused Of Raping Minors Under Guise Of Spa Centre

An Additional Sessions Court in Jabalpur has refused to grant bail to a businessman accused of raping two minors on the pretext of running a spa establishment.Additional District & Sessions Judge Nisha Gupta opined that the relief should not be granted to the accused, considering the seriousness of the crime involved and the totality of facts and circumstances surrounding the...