Plea To Identify Minorities At District Level: Supreme Court Grants Last Opportunity To States To File Response, Seeks Centre's Report

While hearing a batch of petitions pertaining to the district-wise identification of minorities, the Supreme Court on Friday (January 12) expressed its disapproval over certain state governments' failure to submit affidavits and responses despite previous reminders.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was hearing a clutch of public interest litigation (PIL) petitions seeking...

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Election Commissioners' Act Dropping CJI From Panel To Select CEC & ECs

The bench posted the matter to April 2024.

Sessions Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Rakhi Sawant Booked For Allegedly Circulating Her Estranged Husband's Sexually Explicit Video

A Dindoshi Court in Mumbai has rejected the anticipatory bail application of model-actress Rakhi Sawant in the case related to alleged possession and circulation of sexually explicit videos of herself with her estranged husband Adil Durrani.The court distinguished between section 67 and section 67A of the Information Technology Act. It held that section 67 deals with...

AMU Continued As Institution Of National Importance, Why Minority Status Important? Supreme Court Asks [Day 3]

During the hearing of the case concerning the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University, the Supreme Court on Thursday (January 12) asked if the 'minority tag' was important for the University, since it has been existing as an institute of national importance for over a hundred years.“Over the last 100 years, without the minority institution tag, it(AMU) has continued to be...

'Unscrupulous Litigants Shouldn't Be Allowed To Go Scot Free' : Supreme Court Imposes Rs 25 Lakhs Cost On Complainant

The Supreme Court (on January 11) came down heavily on a litigant for misusing the legal system by lodging false and frivolous complaint with non-disclosure of necessary facts. The Court slammed the respondent for forum shopping and for registering FIR against appellants despite the commercial nature of dispute. Condemning such intended acts of abuse of power, a Division Bench...

Long Period Of Incarceration Not Ground For Bail When Charges Are Under PMLA: Chennai Court Denies Bail To Minister Senthil Balaji

The Principal Sessions Court in Chennai has denied bail to Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. Balaji, who is currently serving as a Minister without portfolio, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on June 14 last year.Principal Sessions Judge S Alli dismissed Balaji's bail petition on Friday. The court noted...

NGT Can't Direct Govt To Exercise Rule Making Powers In A Particular Manner : Supreme Court Approves Shimla Development Plan

The Supreme Court in a recent decision approved the Shimla Development Plan, 2041 by holding that the development plan has been finalized after taking into consideration the reports of various expert committees and the studies undertaken with regard to various aspects including environmental and ecological aspects. Setting aside the finding of the National Green Tribunal (“NGT”),...

Israel Acting With 'Genocidal Intent' Against Gaza : South Africa Tells International Court Of Justice

The Republic of South Africa opened its arguments on Thursday (January 11) before the International Court of Justice seeking provisional measures under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide for the suspension of Israel's military operations in Gaza and that Israel take “all reasonable actions within their power to prevent genocide.” Senior...

'Exercised De Facto Control Of Companies Receiving Laundered Money': Enforcement Directorate Opposes AAP Leader Satyendar Jain's Bail Plea In Supreme Court

On the third day of Aam Aadmi Party leader and PMLA-accused Satyendar Jain's bail hearing, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) objected to the release of the former minister on bail by arguing that he exercised de facto control over the companies allegedly at the centre of a purported money-laundering racket.Additional Solicitor-General SV Raju, appearing for the ED, told the bench of...

Article 30 Not Intended To Ghettoise Minorities, Minority Institution Can Include Others In Administration: Supreme Court In AMU Case Hearing [Day 3]

While hearing the reference related to the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University, the Supreme Court on Thursday (January 11) orally remarked that the protection of a minority educational institution under Article 30(1) is not lost merely because the minority community involves others in the administration."The object of Article 30 is not to ghettoise the minorities. So if you let...

Supreme Court Seeks West Bengal's Response On Union Minister Nisith Pramanik's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Attempt-To-Murder Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 11) sought the response of the State of West Bengal to an anticipatory bail plea of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Nisith Pramanik in an attempt-to-murder case.The BJP Member of Parliament (MP), representing the Dinhata Lok Sabha constituency, approached the top court after a division bench of...

Supreme Court Extends Former Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik's Interim Bail By Six Months, ED Doesn't Object

The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 11) extended the interim bail granted last year to former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik by another six months. Malik was arrested on February 23, 2022 by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a money laundering case, but was released on interim bail in August last year. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal was hearing a special...