Stray Dog Issue | Supreme Court Lists Matter For Final Hearing On February 28

On Wednesday (January 10), the Supreme Court listed the matter concerning curbing stray dog attacks in the country for a final hearing on February 28, 2024. A Division Bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Sudhanshu Dhulia also recorded that pleadings may be exchanged, if any, a week before the above-mentioned date. In the meantime, the parties were allowed to file their...

Sessions Judge Moves Supreme Court To Expunge Adverse Remarks Of High Court Over Directions Against Delhi Police

In a judicial officer's plea seeking expunging of remarks made against him by a Delhi High Court judge, the Supreme Court has sought the High Court's response through the Registrar General."Let the Delhi High Court through the Registrar General to be impleaded as a party respondent in this appeal. Cause title may be amended for this purpose and notice be served upon the Registrar General of...

BREAKING | Eknath Shinde Faction Is The Real Shiv Sena, Uddhav Thackeray Had No Power To Remove Him: Maharashtra Speaker

The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar today held that Eknath Shinde led faction was the real Shiv Sena when the rival faction emerged within the party on June 22, 2022. He has refused to disqualify any member from both the factions, led by Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray.Both the factions had filed 34 petitions against each other before the speaker in 2022, seeking...

Supreme Court Begins Hearing Pleas To Ban Cultivation Of GM Mustard

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 9) began hearing afresh a batch of petitions challenging the central government's decision to commercially cultivate genetically modified (GM) mustard.Multiple petitioners have challenged this move in the top court. Non-governmental organisation Gene Campaign has filed an interim application in its ongoing public interest litigation (PIL),...

Man Remanded To Police Custody In Gujarat Violating Supreme Court Order : SC Issues Contempt Notice To Cops, Magistrate

The Court said that it was gross contempt and blatant illegal custody violating the interim anticipatory bail order.

Judicial Service Not Equal To Other Govt Services; Judicial Officers' Service Conditions Must Be Uniform Across Country : Supreme Court

Observing that judicial service cannot be equated with the service of other officers of the Government, the Supreme Court rejected the argument that the pay and allowances of judicial officers and other government officers should be equivalent.The Court made this observation in the judgment passed in the All India Judges Association case directing the States to implement the recommendations...

Supreme Court Adjourns Umar Khalid's Bail Hearing On Joint Request By Both Sides; Posts To January 24

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 10) adjourned the hearing of the petition filed by former JNU scholar Umar Khalid seeking bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, Khalid's lawyer, requested for adjournment as he is engaged in a Constitution Bench hearing today.The Delhi police also sought time citing the unavailability of Additional Solicitor General...

Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 2]

A 7-judge bench of the Supreme Court is hearing today the case relating to the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Surya Kant, JB Pardiwala, Dipankar Datta, Manoj Misra and Satish Chandra Sharma will hear the issue.The bench, among other things, will consider whether minority status can be...

SUPREME COURT LIVE- ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY MINORITY STATUS CASE- 7 JUDGES BENCH- [VIDEO] [DAY-2]

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If Judicial Service Has To Attract Talent, Working Conditions Must Offer Security & Dignity : Supreme Court

While issuing directions for the implementation of the recommendations of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission, the Supreme Court emphasised the obligation of the State to provide dignified working conditions for judicial officers.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, in the judgment passed in the All India Judges Association...

Aligarh Muslim University Case | Historic Antecedents Of Institute Must Be Seen To Assess Minority Status, AMU Tells Supreme Court [Day 1]

The Supreme Court's Constitution Bench of 7 judges headed by the Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud on Tuesday (January 9) began the hearing of a batch of connected matters on the issue of minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). The Bench comprising the CJI and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Surya Kant, JB Pardiwala, Dipankar Datta, Manoj Misra and SC Sharma is dealing with...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointments Of A Judicial Officer & 2 Advocates As Madhya Pradesh High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Ramkumar Choubey, Judicial Officer, for appointment as Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court .The collegium also recommended the names of S/Shri (i) Deepak Khot and (ii) Pavan Kumar Dwivedi@ Pavan Dwivedi, Advocates, for appointment as Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.The collegium comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud,...