Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Pleas For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification

The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 18) reserved judgment on a batch of petitions seeking 100% verification of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) data with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit trail (VVPAT).After a day-long hearing today, which was preceded by a half-day hearing on April 16, the Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta reserved the verdict on the petitions filed by...

No Mismatch Between Votes Polled & Votes Counted In 2019 Lok Sabha Elections : ECI Tells Supreme Court

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has responded to the 2019 news report of 'The Quint' regarding alleged discrepancies between votes polled and votes counted in the previous 2019 General Lok Sabha Elections. As per the report, there was a mismatch between the votes polled and counted votes in 373 constituencies. In the EVM-VVPAT case in the Supreme Court, the petitioners had cited...

Arvind Kejriwal Eating Mangoes & Sweets In Jail To Increase Sugar Level, Wants To Create Ground For Bail: ED To Delhi Court

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday told a Delhi Court that while Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is claiming that his sugar levels are high, he is having mangoes, sweets and tea with sugar in jail. Zoheb Hossain, special counsel for ED, told Special Judge Kaveri Baweja that Kejriwal wants to create increase in the sugar levels as a ground for bail in the money laundering case. The...

Supreme Court Asks ECI To Check Allegation That BJP Got Extra Votes In EVMs During Mock Polls In Kerala

The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 18) asked the Election Commission of India to look into an allegation that during a mock poll in Kerala, extra votes were recorded in favour of the BJP in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta passed this oral direction when a report regarding the EVM issue was brought to its attention during...

BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh Seeks Further Probe In Sexual Harassment Case, Delhi Court Defers Order On Framing Of Charges

A Delhi Court on Thursday deferred order on framing of charges against BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh in the sexual harassment case filed by the women wrestlers.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Priyanka Rajpoot of Rouse Avenue Courts deferred the order after Singh moved an application for making further submissions on framing of...

IDR Act Represents Union's Intention To Exclusively Occupy The Field Of Industrial Alcohol : SG Tells Supreme Court [DAY 5]

The Supreme Court's 9-judge Constitution bench on Tuesday (April 16) resumed its 5th day of hearing the issue of interpretation of 'Intoxicating Liquor'. The underlying issue is whether 'intoxicating liquor' over which the States have power, includes 'industrial alcohol'. The Solicitor General (SG) Mr Tushar Mehta contended that the the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951(IDR...

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 2]

The Supreme Court will continue hearing today petitions seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT verification.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the matter. For a recap of the previous hearing (April 16), this report can be read.Follow this page for live...

'5 Year Duration For LL.B Course Unreasonable' : Plea In Supreme Court For 3-Year Law Degree Course After 12th Standard

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed in the Supreme Court seeks directions to have a 3-year law degree course after school. Presently, the LL.B course which the students can join after their 12th standard has a duration of 5 years. Three-year law degree course is available only for graduates.Contending that the 5-year duration for the LL.B course is "unreasonable and irrational",...

Will Completely Overhaul Commercial & Civil Justice Systems, Bring UCC : BJP In Election Manifesto

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made a promise in its election manifesto to initiate reforms in the Civil Procedure.“We will completely overhaul the commercial and civil justice systems, on the lines of criminal justice reforms. This revamp will aim to streamline procedures, enhance the efficiency of legal processes and reforms. This revamp will aim to streamline procedures, enhance...

Supreme Court Seeks Explanation From 2 NCDRC Members For Issuing Non-Bailable Warrants Ignoring SC's Interim Protection

The Supreme Court has issued notice to two members of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) seeking explanation from them for issuing non-bailable warrants against the directors of a company, ignoring a previous interim order of the Supreme Court.The Court noted that on March 1, it had passed an interim order directing that no coercive steps should be taken against...

BCI Raises Concerns About Rise In Low Quality Law Colleges, Appeals To Universities To Grant NOCs Only After Proper Evaluation

Raising concerns about the increasing number of low-quality law colleges in India, the Bar Council of India has written to all university Vice Chancellors urging them to conduct thorough inspections before granting No Objection Certificates(NOCs) for new legal education centres.The BCI noted that while they play a regulatory role, universities and government bodies must also be actively...

West Bengal Governor Agrees Before Supreme Court To Appoint 6 University VCs Recommended By State Government

The West Bengal Governor has agreed to fill up six vacancies of Vice Chancellors by appointing candidates out of the list recommended by the West Bengal Government. Attorney General for India R Venkataramani informed the Supreme Court about the decision of the Governor (Chancellor of the Universities) on Tuesday (April 16).Taking note of the AG's statement, the bench comprising Justices...