Supreme Court To Hear Plea For 100% EVM Votes-VVPAT Verification On April 16

The Supreme Court today clarified that the matter pertaining to Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) data cross-checking against voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) records will be heard next Tuesday (April 16).The petitions were listed today before a bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta. Since the bench was hearing another matter, Justice Khanna clarified before...

Regional Conference For Northern Zone Relating To Family Court Matters Concluded At Dehradun

Northern Zone Regional Conference of the Family Courts Committee, convened as per the directives of the Supreme Court of India, was organised by the Supreme Committee headed by Justice Hia Kohli and witnessed a successful organization on April 6th and 7th, 2024, at Dehradun. The two-day conference, marked by significant deliberations, addressed crucial directives aimed at enhancing...

Power Over Industrial Alcohol Reserved For Union, AG Tells Supreme Court [Day 3]

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench last week( on April 4) resumed its third day of hearing the issue relating to the State's power to regulate and levy tax on industrial alcohol. The underlying issue is whether 'intoxicating liquor' over which the States have power, includes 'industrial alcohol'. The Union in its opening arguments countered the earlier contention of the appellants that the...

Supreme Court Seeks Union's Response On Plea Seeking Free Supply Of Chargesheet To Complainants/Victims

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a petition seeking directions to authorities for free-of-cost supply of chargesheets/final reports to complainants/victims and issuance of notice at pre-trial stage.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta was hearing the petition, filed by a practicing lawyer, under Article 136 of the Constitution. The petition challenges a Delhi High Court...

[Malegaon Blast Case] Mumbai Court Directs Pragya Thakur To Appear 'Without Fail' From April 20 Onwards To Record Statement In Trial

A Special NIA Court in Mumbai today ordered BJP MP Pragya Thakur, prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon Blast case, to appear before the court without fail from April 20, 2024, onwards to record her statement in the ongoing trial.Special Judge AK Lahoti allowed her exemption from appearance only for today after NIA submitted a report verifying that her doctor had advised her to take...

Concerned With Trend Of HC Judges Keeping Judgment Reserved For Several Months After Hearing: CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice Of India, DY Chandrachud today (April 8) expressed serious concerns about High Court judges reserving judgments on matters for long periods after completing the hearing.CJI said that after he wrote to High Court Chief Justices seeking information about the details of cases where judgments have been reserved for over three months, several High Court judges released those matters...

'No Predicate Offence, No Proceeds Of Crime' : Supreme Court Quashes ED Complaint Related To Chhatisgarh Liquor Case

The Supreme Court on Monday (April 08) quashed the money laundering case in relation to the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam. The Court noted that the complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was based on an alleged conspiracy(Section 120B IPC) to commit an Income Tax Act offence, which is not a scheduled offence as per the Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA). Since there is...

Plea In Supreme Court To Allow Voters Displaced From Manipur To Vote In Lok Sabha Elections

Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea seeking voting facilities in the upcoming elections for eighteen thousand internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the light of the ongoing Manipur crisis. The counsel for the petitioner, Ms Hetvi Patel had mentioned before the bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud that 18000 internally displaced persons want to cast their votes in the General Elections...

Fake Encounter Case | Supreme Court Exempts Ex-Mumbai Cop Pradeep Sharma From Surrender Till Next Hearing Date, Admits Appeal Against Conviction

The Supreme Court on Monday (April 8) admitted the appeal filed by former Mumbai Police encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma challenging the recent Bombay High Court's order sentencing him to life imprisonment in a fake encounter killing case. The Court also issued notice to the State of Maharashtra on his plea. Apart from this, the Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar...

Judgment That B.Ed Graduates Can't Be Primary School Teachers Operates Prospectively From August 11, 2023 : Supreme Court Clarifies

The Court further clarified that only those candidates who were regularly appointed and where the advertisement specified BEd as a qualification will be protected.

Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking To Recognize Rights Of Inter-Sex Children, Curb Sex Reassignment Surgeries

The Supreme Court on Monday (April 8) issued a notice in Public Interest Litigation raising the need for central legislation recognising the rights of intersex children and persons. The PIL sought directions to curb sex-reassignment surgeries performed on inter-sex children before they attain the age of majority. An intersex individual is born with a combination of male and female...

Sharing Live Location As Bail Condition | Supreme Court Seeks Google LLC's Explanation On Working Of Google Maps PIN

In a case involving the question as to whether sharing of Google PIN with Investigating Officer as part of bail conditions violates a person's right to privacy, the Supreme Court today was informed that the appropriate authority to explain the working of Google PIN would be Google LLC, not Google India.On the last date, without impleading it as a respondent, the Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka...