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Electoral Bonds Case : Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Hear Tomorrow ECI's Plea For Return Of Sealed Cover Boxes
The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court which decided the Electoral Bonds case will sit tomorrow at 10.30 AM to hear an application filed by the Election Commission of India.On March 11, while directing the State Bank of India to disclose the electoral bonds data to the ECI by March 12, the Supreme Court had also directed the ECI to upload the information regarding political parties'...
Election Commission Uploads Electoral Bonds Data On Website As Per Supreme Court's Direction
The Election Commission of India has uploaded on its website the data supplied by the State Bank of India regarding electoral bonds.The Election Commission of India has today uploaded the data on electoral bonds on its website as received from SBI on an "as is where is basis", the ECI said in a press release.The data as retrieved from SBI can be accessed at this URL...
Is Royalty On Mining Leases Tax? What Are States' Powers To Tax Mineral Rights? Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench Reserves Judgment
The Supreme Court 9 judge constitution bench on Thursday (March 14) reserved its judgment on the issue of whether royalties on mining leases be considered as tax and whether the States have the power to levy royalty/tax on mineral rights. The 8 days long hearing deliberated upon the multifaceted taxation matter of mineral-bearing lands. The key reference question involved in the present matter...
'One Nation, One Election' Panel Recommends Cutting Short State Assemblies' Term To Synchronize With Lok Sabha Term
The High-Level Committee (HLC) appointed by the Central Government has submitted its report on "one nation, one election," advocating for simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and local bodies. Headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, the committee submitted its extensive 18,626-page report to President Droupadi Murmu. Established in September of the...
Supreme Court Invites Fresh Applications For Senior Designation
The Supreme Court has invited applications from Advocates/Advocates-on-Record as well as Former Chief Justices/Judges of High Courts for designation as Senior Advocates in terms of the 2023 guidelines available on the Court website.As per the notification of March 14, Advocates/AoRs whose cases have been deferred by the Full Court may apply afresh online, irrespective of the 1-year...
Tamil Nadu Govt Files Criminal Defamation Case Against K Annamalai & Edappadi Palaniswami For Statements Linking CM Stalin To Drug Peddling In State
The Tamil Nadu government has filed two criminal defamation cases in the Principal District and Sessions Court at Chennai against BJP State head K Annamalai and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswamy for their speeches linking Chief Minister MK Stalin to the rampant drug peddling in the State. Both Annamali and Palaniswami had made statements alleging that the Chief Minister...
Supreme Court Asks States To Inform Steps Taken To Regularise Special Teachers Working On Contractual Basis
In a matter pertaining to special teachers being engaged on contract basis without security of tenure, the Supreme Court has called for affidavits from all States in the country specifying the number of such teachers working under them on contractual basis, who are Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI)-trained and eligible to be appointed.The Bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Rajesh Bindal...
Whether MMDR Act Excludes State's Power To Tax Mineral Rights? Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench Hears Arguments [Day 7]
On the 7th day of its hearing, the Supreme Court 9 Judge Constitution Bench dwelled into the interplay between the nature of limitations imposed under Entry 50 List II (State's Powers on taxes on mineral rights); Powers of the Union over regulation and development of mines and minerals and the residuary powers given to the Union under Entry 97 List I. Senior Advocate Dr AM Singhvi urged the...
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Moves Sessions Court Against Magisterial Court Orders Summoning Him In ED's Complaints
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the sessions court challenging the orders of a magisterial court summoning him in the complaints moved by Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging non compliance of the summons issued to him by the agency in the alleged liquor policy scam.The matter will be heard today by Special CBI Judge Rakesh Syal of Rouse Avenue Courts. Kejriwal has challenged...
Farmers Protest | Haryana Govt Approaches Supreme Court Against High Court Directing Judicial Inquiry Into Death Of Protesting Farmer
The Haryana government has filed a Special Leave Petition challenging the High Court's order of a judicial inquiry into the death of a protesting farmer, Shubhkaran Singh, who lost his life on February 21 on the Punjab-Haryana border. According to the case details available on the Supreme Court's website, the instant appeal was filed on March 11. However, it is still on the defect list....
Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Receives President's Approval
In a crucial development, the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2024 has been granted assent by President of India Droupadi Murmu.It may be recalled that in 2022, a committee was formed by Pushkar Singh Dhami-led Uttarakhand Government to prepare a draft of the UCC. This committee consisted of a five-member panel headed by retired Supreme Court Judge Ranjana Prakash Desai and...