'Elections By Ballot Paper The Rule' : Lawyer Seeks To Intervene In Supreme Court Plea On EVM-VVPAT

Suggesting that voting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections should be conducted through ballot papers, Advocate Mehmood Pracha has approached the Supreme Court and prayed that he be permitted to intervene in the matter pending before the Court regarding Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) verification. rein.Pracha states in the application that he...

Delhi HC Refuses To Entertain PIL To Remove Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Says Personal Interest Subordinate To National Interest But It's His Call

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking removal of Arvind Kejriwal, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the liquor policy case, from the post of Chief Minister of Delhi.“At times, personal interest has to be subordinate to national interest. But that is his (Kejriwal's) personal opinion. If he does not want to...

Supreme Court Upholds Amravati MP Navneet Rana's Scheduled Caste Certificate, Sets Aside Bombay HC Judgment

In a major relief to Amravati MP Navneet Kaur Rana, who won 2019 Lok Sabha elections from a constituency reserved for Scheduled Castes, the Supreme Court on Thursday (April 4) reversed the judgment of the Bombay High Court which set aside her Scheduled Caste certificate.While pronouncing the verdict, the Bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Sanjay Karol said that the Scrutiny Committee...

MV Act | Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging 6 Months Limitation To File Motor Accident Compensation Claims

The Supreme Court (on April 01) issued a notice in a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 166 (3), which was added through the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019. As per this provision, a claim for compensation on account of a motor vehicle accident must be filed before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal within six months from the date of...

Can States Levy Tax Only On Alcohol Fit For Human Consumption? Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench Considers [Day 2 ]

The 9-Judge Constitution Bench on Wednesday continued its second day of hearing the issue of whether industrial alcohol be considered as 'intoxicating liquor' under the law-making powers of the state legislature. The court dwelled into deeper nuances of the state and union list entries concerning alcohol. The focal point of discussion revolved around the interpretation and interplay between...

Malegaon Blast Case| 'Pragya Thakur's Absence Hampering Trial': Court Asks NIA To Verify Her Medical Condition

A Special NIA Court in Mumbai has directed the National Investigation Agency to verify the health condition of BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, the prime accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case, in light of her continued absence from trial citing medical reasons. Special Judge AK Lahoti observed that Thakur's continued absence is hampering the trial proceedings. “The presence of accused no.1...

Supreme Court Confirms Interim Bail Of SHUATS VC Dr Rajendra Bihari Lal; Dismisses Recall Application By State Of UP

The Supreme Court on Monday (April 1) dismissed an application filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh to recall the interim bail granted to the Vice Chancellor of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), Dr Rajendra Bihari Lal, a case over alleged forceful religious conversion.The Court also confirmed the interim bail granted to the SHUATS VC on March 4,...

Delhi High Court Reserves Verdict On Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Challenging ED Arrest In Liquor Policy Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved verdict on the plea moved by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam case.Kejriwal is currently in judicial custody. He was arrested on the night of March 21. On March 22, the trial court remanded him to six days of ED custody,...

ED Requests Supreme Court To Remove Bansuri Swaraj's Name From List Of Appearances For ED In Sanjay Singh's Bail Order

The Directorate of Enforcement told the Supreme Court today that Advocate Bansuri Swaraj's appearance (on behalf the agency) has inadvertently crept into the order passed yesterday granting bail to Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh in the Delhi Liquor Policy case.The matter was mentioned by ED counsel Zoheb Hossain before a Bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who was sitting in a Special Bench...

NCP Rift : Supreme Court Asks Ajit Pawar Group If Their Election Posters Have Added Disclaimer Regarding 'Clock' Symbol

In the dispute relating to the rift in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Sharad Pawar group has approached the Supreme Court alleging that the Ajit Pawar group (which is now officially recognized as the NCP by the Election Commission of India) has not complied with the Court direction to publish disclaimers in all their advertisements that the use of 'clock' symbol by them is a...

ILI Patna & Bihar Judicial Academy Host Talk On Stress Management At Patna High Court

The Indian Law Institute (ILI) Patna Chapter, in collaboration with the Bihar Judicial Academy under the aegis of the Patna High Court, organized a 'Talk' focusing on "Stress Management" on March 30, 2024.The event held at the Centenary Hall of the New Building of the Patna High Court, marks the second 'Talk' conducted under the ILI Patna Chapter, following the inaugural session held on...

Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT Tally After 2 Weeks

On a mentioning by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, the Supreme Court today said that the matter pertaining to Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) data cross-checking against voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) records will be taken up after 2 weeks.The matter was mentioned before Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who is heading a Special Bench today alongwith Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Bela M...