Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Poet In Case Over Poem Titled 'Ram'

In anticipatory bail plea of a man accused of hurting religious sentiments and creating communal discord through his poem on Hindu God Shri Ram and Goddess Sita, the Supreme Court today issued notice.The Court also granted him interim relief by directing that he shall not be arrested on the condition that he shall cooperate with the investigation.The order was passed by a Bench of Justices...

Retired HC Judges Can't Be Discriminated Regarding Pension Based On Whether They're Elevated From Service Or Bar : Supreme Court

In an important judgment, the Supreme Court on Friday (March 15) held there cannot be any discrimination between the retired High Court judges, depending on their source of elevation (whether from the bar or the District Judiciary), while computing their pensionary benefits.The Court held that held that the pensionary entitlement of a retired High Court judge, who is elevated from the...

Senior Advocate Ranji Thomas Resigns From SCBA's Executive Committee, Says It 'Failed To Adhere To Basic Democratic Principles'

In a recent turn of events amid the ongoing conflicts between the Supreme Court Bar Association's President and its Executive Committee, senior advocate Ranji Thomas submitted resignation from the executive committee on March 15th. One of the main reasons mentioned in the letter is that the President and Secretary took various decisions, like writing letters to the Chief Justice of...

Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Refuses To Stay Summons Issued To CM Arvind Kejriwal By Magisterial Court

A Delhi Court on Friday refused to stay two orders of a magisterial court summoning Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the complaints moved by Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging non compliance of the summons issued to him by the agency in the alleged liquor policy scam.Special CBI Judge Rakesh Syal of Rouse Avenue Courts rejected the interim stay request of Kejriwal in his...

'Disclosure Affects Corporate Donors' : SCBA President Adish Aggarwala Writes To CJI Seeking Suo Motu Review Of Electoral Bonds Verdict

After writing to President Droupadi Murmu asking for a presidential reference against the recent electoral bonds verdict and for its implementation to be withheld, Senior Advocate Dr Adish C Aggarwala, the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), has now penned a letter to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud.In his letter written on the letterhead of All India Bar Association (AIBA),...

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots : Supreme Court Calls CBI's Response On Ex-Congress Councilor Balwan Khokhar's Furlough Plea

In a furlough application filed by former Congress Councillor Balwan Khokhar, one of the convicts in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, the Supreme Court today called for a response from Central Bureau of Investigation.Asking the CBI counsel to file reply, the Bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Sanjay Karol listed the matter after 2 weeks. Justice Maheshwari said, "maybe we can refer it to...

'Normally We Don't Stay A Legislation' : Supreme Court Posts Pleas To Stay Election Commissioners Act On March 21

The Supreme Court on Friday (March 15) decided to postpone the hearing on pleas to stay the new law that removes the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel appointing election commissioners. Stating that the interlocutory applications are not on record, the court posted the matter to March 21.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Datta, and Augustine George Masih heard...

NEET-MDS : Supreme Court Refuses To Postpone NEET-MDS 2024 Exam, Centre Says Internship Cut-Off Date Extended To June 30

The Union Government on Friday (March 15) informed the Supreme Court that it has extended the internship cut-off date for the NEET MDS exam from March 31, 2024 to June 30, 2024.Taking note of this submission made by the Union, the Court closed an application filed by the NEET MDS aspirants seeking to reschedule the NEET MDS 2024 which is due on March 18, 2024, and to direct extension of...

Supreme Court To Hear Pleas For Staying Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024 On March 19

The Supreme Court on Friday (March 15) agreed to hear a batch of pleas for staying the freshly-notified Citizenship Amendment Rules on Tuesday, March 19.Several petitioner, including the Indian Union Muslim League, moved the apex court after the union government notified the rules, by filing interlocutory stay applications in their pending writ petitions. The Citizenship Amendment Rules...

Supreme Court Says State Bank Of India Has To Disclose Electoral Bond Numbers, Issues Notice To SBI

The Supreme Court on Friday (March 15) categorically stated that the State Bank of India (SBI) has to disclose electoral bonds numbers as well, in addition to the details it has already disclosed regarding the purchase and redemption of the bonds.In the latest development in the court-mandated disclosure process concerning electoral bonds details, a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud,...

'No Case Made Out' : Supreme Court Rejects Manish Sisodia's Curative Petitions Seeking Bail In Delhi Liquor Policy Scam Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 13) dismissed the curative petitions filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia seeking bail in the Delhi liquor policy scam case.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai and SVN Bhatti dismissed the curative petitions observing that no case is made out."In...

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