Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status: Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 7]

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...

AMU Institution Of National Importance, Minority Status Will Exclude SC/ST/OBC Reservations : Centre Tells Supreme Court

In the case relating to the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), the Union Government submitted before the Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 30) that an institution of national importance must reflect that national structure.Stressing that AMU is an institution of national importance, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta requested the Court to analyse the issue from...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 7 Additional Judges As Permanent Judges In Calcutta, P&H, Kerala & Jharkhand High Courts

The Law Ministry on Tuesday notified the elevation of 7 additional judges as permanent judges in the Calcutta, Punjab Haryana, Kerala and Jharkhand High Courts.They are:Calcutta High Court Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay,Justice Rai Chattopadhyay, Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul), andJustice Raja Basu ChowdhuryThe Supreme Court collegium had recommended their names on January 18. Additionally,...

Prisons Reforms | Supreme Court Directs Constitution Of District Committees Across India To Report On Existing, Required Jail Infrastructure

In a public interest litigation (PIL) initiated to address the issue of overcrowding of prisons in India, the Supreme Court today directed States/Union Territories to constitute District-level Committees, which shall assess and report on available infrastructure in jails and give a decision on the number of additional jails required in terms of the Model Prison Manual, 2016.The Bench of...

Publish Review Committee Orders Relating To Internet Shutdowns In Jammu & Kashmir : Supreme Court To Centre

In a significant development on Tuesday, January 30, the Supreme Court called for the publication of review committee orders concerning internet shutdowns in Jammu and Kashmir.This observation was made by a bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sanjay Karol in response to an application filed by the Foundation for Media Professionals, pressing for compliance with the court's May 2020 judgment. In...

Supreme Court Extends Interim Protection From Arrest To SHUATS VC, Officials In UP Police FIR Over Alleged Forceful Religious Conversion

The Supreme Court (On January 30) extended the interim stay granted to the Vice Chancellor and other officials (present appellants) of the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Science (SHUATS) in a case pertaining to the alleged forceful religious conversion of a woman to Christianity. The Bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar also directed the State...

Taj Trapezium | Won't Allow Trees To Be Cut So Easily: Supreme Court Asks CEC To Examine If Tree Felling Is Necessary To Build Road

While issuing directions to Centrally Empowered Committee, the court said, "even if we are able to save 5,6,7,8,9 trees, it's a great success".

Can Hindu Law Principles Be Applied While Deciding Inheritance Rights Under Mohammedan Law? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court is set to examine whether the principles of Hindu law could be applied while adjudicating inheritance rights under the Mohammedan law. The bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Rajesh Bindal, while issuing notice in a partition matter, ordered: “The question of seminal importance, which is required to be decided in this case is whether the principles of Hindu law...

BJP Leader Ranjith Sreenivasan Murder : Kerala Court Gives Death Sentence To 14 PFI Members

A Court in Kerala awarded death sentence to 14 persons who were found guilty for the murder of BJP leader and lawyer Ranjith Sreenivasan in December 2021. It is for the first time in Kerala that so many persons have been sentenced to death in a single case.On January 20, Additional Sessions Court Mavelikara had found 15 persons, who are members of the Popular Front of India(PFI), guilty in...

S.138 NI Act | If Accused Is Disputing Signature On Cheque, Certified Copy Of Specimen Signature Can Be Procured From Bank: Supreme Court

In a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, if the accused is disputing the signature on the cheque, then the certified copies of the signatures from the bank could be summoned from the bank to compare the same with the signature appearing on the cheque.The Court explained that the indorsements on a cheque carry a presumption of genuineness as per Section 118(e) of...

Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status: Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 6]

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...

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