Latest News
Supreme Court Stays MP Administration's Decision To Deny Permission For Christian Prayer Meet
The Supreme Court (on April 10) issued notice in the matter challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order affirming the Indore administration's decision to cancel a Christian community prayer meeting scheduled for today. A three-judge Bench of Justices B.R. Gavai, Satish Chandra Sharma, and Sandeep Mehta prima-facie found such revocation unjustified and allowed the petitioner to hold...
Maharashtra National Law University At Aurangabad Implements Menstrual Leave Policy For Students
Maharashtra National Law University Aurangabad (MNLU Aurangabad) has taken a significant step towards promoting inclusivity by rolling out a new menstrual leave policy. The Executive Council of the university has approved (in-principle) this initiative proposed by The Executive Council of the Student Bar Council.The menstrual leave policy, a student-led initiative, aims to achieve gender...
Unfortunate That Coast Guard Doesn't Give Permanent Commission To Women Unlike Army, Navy & Air Force: Supreme Court
It was unfortunate that the Indian Coast Guard was opposing the grant of Permanent Commission for women officers despite the Army, Air Force and Navy inducting women on a permanent basis following Court directions, observed the Supreme Court.Expressing the intent to decide the issue, the Supreme Court transferred to itself the petition pending in the Delhi High Court.The bench led by CJI...
Supreme Court Stays MP High Court Order Debarring 10 Advocates For Holding Strike, Says Lawyers Must Show Some Responsibility
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 10) stayed the Madhya Pradesh High Court order which debarred 10 members of the Seoni District Bar Association from appearing in any court for a period of one month and contesting elections to the Bar Association or Bar Council of the state. The interim order of the Division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Vishal Mishra, came as...
Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petition Challenging BCI's Election Code Of Conduct Rules 2023 Before Karnataka High Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 8) transferred to itself a pending petition before the Karnataka High Court challenging the Bar Council Of India (BCI) Rules (for qualification/Disqualification and produce for election and code of conduct for the elections of S.B.C/B.C.I.) 2023 (Rules of 2023) on grounds that similar cases with identical issues of conducting free and fair state bar...
Supreme Court Stays Trial In PMLA Case Against Lottery Baron Santiago Martin, Seeks ED's Response
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 10) has admitted the plea of Santiago Martin, a giant in India's lottery industry, against the Special Court's order refusing to defer his trial in a money laundering case until the disposal of the predicate case registered by the CBI. The bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, while issuing notice, has also stayed the trial and has sought...
'Don't Involve Us In Political Thicket': Delhi High Court Dismisses Third Plea To Remove Arvind Kejriwal From CM Post, Says Will Impose Costs
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on former Aam Aadmi Party MLA Sandeep Kumar for filing a petition seeking removal of Arvind Kejriwal from the post of Chief Minister of Delhi. This is the third petition seeking such a relief. Earlier two pleas have been rejected.Kejriwal is presently in judicial custody in an ED case relating to the excise policy. Yesterday, the court...
Supreme Court Says Patanjali MD, Baba Ramdev Cited Non-Existing Flight Tickets To Avoid Personal Appearance; Rejects Second Apology
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 10) rejected the second affidavit of apology filed by Patanjali Ayurved and its Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna in the contempt case over the publication of misleading medical advertisements.The bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah refused to accept the apology affidavit filed by Patanjali co-founder Baba Ramdev as well, who...
Justice Aniruddha Bose To Head National Judicial Academy Post Retirement As Supreme Court Judge
The Supreme Court has appointed Justice Aniruddha Bose as the Director of The National Judicial Academy (NJAC), Bhopal. The Chief Justice, DY Chandrachud announced the decision of appointment during the ceremonial bench conducted honoring the retiring justice. Justice Bose, who is demitting office on April 10, will now be heading the NJAC, Bhopal. CJI, during the ceremonial bench proceedings...
Delhi HC Judgment Against Arvind Kejriwal Based On An Unrelied Document Suppressed From Him: Singhvi Tells Supreme Court
The Delhi High Court's judgment dismissing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi liquor policy case was based on an "unrelied document which was suppressed" from him, said Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi in the Supreme Court today.Mentioning the petition before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud...
Rs 8K Crore Relief To Delhi Metro : Supreme Court Allows DMRC's Curative Petition Against Arbitral Award In Favour Of DAMEPL
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 10) relieved the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) of a huge liability to the tune of Rs 8000 crores approximately by setting aside its 2021 judgment which upheld the arbitral award won by the Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL, Reliance Infrastructure subsidiary) against the DMRC.The arbitral award was passed in 2017 and the...