AMU Minority Status Case | Article 30 Not A Mere Enabling Provision, It's An Obligation On State, Says Supreme Court [Hearing Day 4]

The 7 Judges Constitution Bench led by the Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud continued its hearing on the issue of granting minority status to Aligarh Muslim University under Article 30. On the 4th day of arguments, the CJI verbally observed that it is now a well-settled proposition that merely seeking financial aid from the state will not deprive a denominational institution of...

Pennaiyar River Dispute : Supreme Court Directs Constitution Of New Negotiation Committee In Case Between Tamil Nadu & Karnataka

In a dispute between the States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over sharing of Pennaiyar river water resources, the Supreme Court today directed that a new Negotiation Committee be constituted to re-explore the possibility of settlement by negotiations between the States.The Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra ordered that the Committee submit its report over the outcome...

Kerala Court Orders Investigation On YouTuber's Complaint Against Film Director Over Alleged Casteist Abuse After Movie Review

The Aluva Magistrate Court recently ordered an investigation into the complaint filed by YouTuber Unnikrishnan. who runs the popular movie review channel 'Unni's Vlog Cinephile', against a movie director for alleged caste abuse.The complainant alleges that after he reviewed the movie "Raasta", its director Anish Anwar called him and hurled casteist abuses at him and issued threats.The...

Supreme Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrant In Contempt Case Against Litigant For Not Depositing Rs 1 Lakh Cost

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 23) issued a non-bailable warrant against one Upendra Nath Dalai for his repetitive failure to appear before the court in the suo-moto contempt proceedings initiated against him. The contempt proceeding was initiated by the Supreme Court last year when Dalai failed to deposit the cost of Rs 1 lakh Rupees that was imposed on him for filing a public...

Supreme Court Grants Leave In Nagaland's Petition Against Kerala's Regulations On Lotteries From Other States

The Supreme Court today granted leave in a Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Nagaland challenging Kerala High Court's order which upheld the power of the State Government to regulate lotteries from other states."Leave granted. Hearing be expedited", said the Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra.During the hearing, it was observed that the matter would...

Supreme Court Pulls Up Registry For Not Listing Adani Power Case Despite Judicial Order

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 23) pulled up its Registry for not listing a matter related to Adani Power Rajasthan Ltd despite a judicial order to post it today.During the oral mentioning round this morning, a bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and PV Sanjay Kumar asked Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave (who was present before the bench to mention another matter) about the Adani...

MBBS : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Foreign Medical Graduates' Plea Seeking Payment Of Stipend

In a writ petition filed by the foreign medical graduates (FMGs) challenging non-payment of stipend to them, the Supreme Court issued notice today (on January 23). The plea filed by the students, who are currently undergoing internship at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College, Vidisha, was placed before Justices B.R. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta. The petition is tagged...

'What Authority You Have To Tie People To Poles & Beat Them?' : Supreme Court To Gujarat Police Officers Involved In Kheda Flogging

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 23) stayed the contempt proceedings against four police officers who were sentenced to 14 days of imprisonment by the Gujarat High Court in October last year for their involvement in the public flogging of Muslim men in Gujarat's Kheda.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta today admitted the statutory appeal preferred by police officers A V Parmar,...

Supreme Court Seeks Report From Certain States/UTs On Implementation Of Persons With Disabilities Act

The Supreme Court, in a writ petition pertaining to the implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, has directed the States/UTs who have not filed compliance affidavits to file the same within eight weeks. The matter was placed before the Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra. These States and UTs are Andaman and Nicobar Islands,...

Consumer Commission Appointments | Will Convene Meeting Of State Secretaries & Others: Attorney General Tells Supreme Court

In course of hearing of a public interest litigation challenging inaction of governments in appointing President, Members and Staff of District and State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commissions across the country, Attorney General R Venkataramani told the Supreme Court yesterday that a meeting of all State Secretaries (and others) was sought to be planned by the Union to address all aspects of...

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Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 4]

The Supreme Court will continue hearing the case concerning the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University.A 7-judge Constitution Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Surya Kant, Justice JB Pardiwala, Justice Dipankar Datta, Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma will hear the matter.The reports of the hearings from...