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CJI DY Chandrachud Explains Why Satyendar Jain's Bail Plea Was Listed Before Justice Bela Trivedi's Bench
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday (December 14) clarified the bail application of Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain was assigned to a bench led by Justice Bela Trivedi since Justice AS Bopanna was not available due to health reasons.Just this morning, Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi raised an objection regarding the listing of Jain's petition, saying that the...
Belagavi Woman Assault| 'Modern World Is Of 'Dushasana', No Krishna Came To Help Her': Karnataka HC Slams State Govt, Seeks CP's Presence
Hearing the suo moto case concerning a woman who was allegedly beaten up and paraded naked after her son eloped with a girl and later tied her to an electricity pole in Belgavi, the Karnataka High Court today came down heavily on the state police over its failure to prevent the incident.Essentially, the girl's engagement was scheduled for December 11, however, she eloped with a boy...
BREAKING | Krishna Janmabhumi Dispute: Allahabad HC Allows Plea To Appoint Commission To Inspect Mathura's Shahi Idagh Mosque
In a significant order likely to affect the fate of the prayers in the pending suits before the Allahabad High Court concerning Mathura's Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute, the HC, on Tuesday, ALLOWED a plea seeking the appointment of a court commissioner to inspect the Idgah Mosque. A bench of Justice Mayank Kumar Jain passed this order on an Order 26 Rule 9...
Senior Advocate AM Singhvi Objects To Listing Of AAP Leader Satyendar Jain's Bail Plea Before Bench Led By Justice Bela Trivedi
Update : CJI DY Chandrachud Explains Why Satyendar Jain's Bail Plea Was Listed Before Justice Bela Trivedi's BenchSenior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Thursday (December 14) raised an objection before the Chief Justice of India regarding the listing of the bail petition of Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain before a bench led by Justice Bela Trivedi. "This case was listed before...
Supreme Court Shocked At Advocate Telling High Court That He Won't Argue Before Particular Bench, Issues Contempt Notice
The Supreme Court (on December 01), while hearing a criminal appeal, expressed its shock at the conduct of an advocate for refusing to argue before the High Court. The matter concerns the conviction of the accused persons/ appellants under several provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Against this conviction, the appellants moved the Allahabad High Court. Therein, the Court had granted...
Parliament Passes Bill Proposing To Establish Central Tribal University In Telangana
On the tenth day of the winter session, the Indian parliament's upper house unanimously passed the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023, on Wednesday (December 13), marking a crucial step forward in the establishment of a proposed central tribal university in Telangana.The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023, passed by the Lok Sabha last week, seeks to amend the...
Non Stamping Of An Agreement A Curable Defect, Only Makes A Document Inadmissible & Not Void: Supreme Court
On December 13, the Supreme Court ruled that arbitration clauses in unstamped or inadequately stamped agreements were enforceable. In doing so, the Court overruled the judgment rendered by a 5-judge bench in April this year in M/s. N.N. Global Mercantile Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s. Indo Unique Flame Ltd. And Ors which had by a 3:2 majority held that unstamped arbitration agreements are not...
Gain Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Scam : Supreme Court Transfers Cases To CBI; Trials Shifted To Delhi CBI Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday(December 12) transferred the cases relating to the “GainBitcoin Ponzi Scheme” to the Central Bureau of Investigation and transferred the trial of the cases to the CBI Court, Rouse Avenue, New Delhi.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra passed the order disposing of a batch of writ...
New Criminal Procedure Bill Ignores Parliamentary Panel's Concerns About Allowing Police Custody Beyond First 15 Days Of Remand
The revised Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill (BNSS) introduced in the Lok Sabha by the union government in the ongoing winter session of the Parliament has overlooked the concerns of a parliamentary standing committee over a provision allowing police custody beyond the initial fifteen days of remand. The BNSS, originally introduced during the monsoon session, seeks to replace the Code...
Delhi Air Pollution | 'Ensure Next Winter Is Better, Farm Fires Must Stop' : Supreme Court Issues Directions To Punjab, Haryana & Delhi
The Supreme Court, today (on December 13), passed a slew of directions while hearing a batch of pleas raising concerns over the deteriorating air quality in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR). The Court reiterated that stubble burnings must be stopped and better air quality must be ensured for the next winter.Pertinently, the States of Punjab and Haryana are required to comply with...