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...

Supreme Court 7 Judges Bench Hearing-Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status Case[DAY-6]-WATCH LIVE

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'Learn Some Law, Don't File These Kind Of Petitions' : Supreme Court Rebukes Lawyer For Filing 'Misconceived' PIL

Refusing to entertain a PIL seeking directions to State Governments to set up 'Courts Special Cells' to ensure compliance with Court Orders, the Supreme Court today admonished the lawyer to be aware of the existing nuances of law before filing such petitions.CJI rebuked the petitioner, “ You are back again? Last time I told you not to file such PILs….somebody will impose costs of on you....

Ram Mandir Prana Pratishta | 252 Out of 288 Applications For Ceremonies Allowed : Tamil Nadu Govt Tells Supreme Court

After the Tamil Nadu government assured the Supreme Court last week that there was no ban on live screening of the Ram Mandir pran pratistha or other religious ceremonies to mark the occasion, it informed the court on Monday (January 29) that out of 288 applications for various ceremonies and processions, 252 were granted. Only in 36 areas, such permission was not granted by the state...

Centre's 2011 Caste Census Report Unhelpful To Identify Socially & Educationally Backward Classes : Kerala Govt Tells Supreme Court

This week, the Kerala government has denied wilful non-compliance with the Supreme Court's order to conduct a socio-economic study to revise the reservation list for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) in the state.This counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the State of Kerala by its chief secretary is in response to a contempt petition initiated by the Minority Indians Planning...

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea Alleging Allotment Of Contracts To Arunachal CM's Family

The Supreme Court today (January 29) agreed to issue notice in a PIL seeking directions for SIT probe into the alleged irregular allotment of public contracts to the companies owned by relatives of the incumbent chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Mr Pema Khandu. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was apprised of the previous pending SLP in...

Supreme Court Seeks Armed Forces' Response Over Failure To Compensate Veteran Who Got HIV After Blood Transfusion At Military Hospital

In a contempt case filed by an ex-Air Force officer, the Supreme Court today called for responses of the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force as to why he had not been paid the court-ordered sum of Rs.1.6 crores in compensation for medical negligence at a military hospital that resulted in his contracting HIV.The Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta, while issuing notice, declined...