'Yellow Journalism' : Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To HC's Contempt Sentence Against Newspaper For Publishing Anonymous Letter Against Judges

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition filed by the editor and publisher of Patrika Daily Newspaper against a judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court holding them guilty of contempt of court for a report published in 2012 levelling allegations against judges.After the bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshhu Dhulia expressed disinclination to...

'Unfair' : Supreme Court On Allegation Of Bias Against Somasekhar Sundaresan Over Appearance For Adani Group

During the hearing of the Adani-Hindenburg matter, the Supreme Court on Friday (November 24) expressed disapproval of the allegations made by a petitioner against the impartiality of the members of the Expert Committee constituted by the Court.Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, the presiding judge of the bench, went to the extent of terming the allegations "unfair" and told Advocate...

'Read Judgment In Punjab Governor's Case : Supreme Court To Kerala Governor On State's Plea Against Delay In Assenting Bills

The Supreme Court on Friday asked Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to refer to the recent judgment passed in the case related to Punjab Governor's inaction on bills and adjourned the hearing of the petition filed by the State of Kerala till next Tuesday (November 28).When the matter was taken, Senior Advocate and former Attorney General for India KK Venugopal, appearing for the State of...

Adani Hindenburg : No Material To Doubt SEBI Probe & Impartiality Of Expert Committee Members, Says Supreme Court; Reserves Judgment

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 24) reserved its judgment in a batch of Public Interest Litigations (PILs) seeking a Court-monitored investigation into the allegations made by US-based short-selling firm Hindenburg Research against the Adani group of companies regarding violations of stock market regulations.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala...

Reconvening A Sitting Of Vidhan Sabha Which Isn't Prorogued Permissible In Law & Within Exclusive Domain Of Speaker: Supreme Court

In its judgement pertaining to the Punjab Government's plea challenging the Governor's inaction on four bills passed by the state legislature, which was decided by the Supreme Court on November 10 but uploaded on November 23, the Apex Court stated that reconvening a sitting of the Vidhan Sabha which had not been prorogued was permissible in law and is within the exclusive domain of...

Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Law Students Accused Of Injuring Two Advocates

The Supreme Court recently (on November 22) granted anticipatory bail to law students who were accused of injuring two advocates inside their chamber.Earlier, the students had filed the plea seeking anticipatory bail before the Hyderabad bench of Telangana High Court. However, the Court, after taking note of the fact that the accused persons had trespassed into the advocates’ office...

Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Hearing Of AAP Leader Satyendar Jain In Money Laundering Case Until December 4; Interim Bail To Continue

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 24) adjourned the hearing of Satyendar Jain's bail plea until Monday, December 4. However, it agreed to extend the interim bail granted earlier this year to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader until the next date of hearing. A bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and Bela M Trivedi is currently hearing the former Delhi government cabinet minister's special...

'Right To Contest Includes Right To Campaign' : Rajasthan High Court Quashes ED Summons To Congress Candidate Mewaram Jain

The Rajasthan High Court recently quashed the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Mewa Ram Jain, Congress’s candidate from Barner in the upcoming Legislative Election, holding it “not appropriate” in the circumstances.“The petitioner is a candidate contesting State Legislative Assembly Elections and in a democratic setup like ours, his right to contest in...

[Transitioning To Paperless Courts] Kerala Court Permits ED To Furnish Digital Copies Of 26,000 Page Documents To 55 Accused Persons

A Kerala Court on Tuesday permitted the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to furnish digital copies of documents having 26,000 pages to be furnished to 55 accused persons, instead of hard copies. The decision has been instrumental in enabling the ED to save around Rs. 17 lakhs of central exchequer, which was the expected expenditure it would have incurred in supplying hard copies of the...

Does Payment Of Pension To Judicial Officers Based On Contributory Pension Affect Financial Dignity? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court today (23.11.2023) noted that the issue of whether the payment of pensions to judicial officers purely on basis of contribution pension scheme would be consistent with norms of financial dignity did merit consideration. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra was passing an order in All India Judges Association v. Union of India,...

Title Of Immovable Property Can't Be Transferred Through Agreement To Sell Or General Power Of Attorney : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that no title could be transferred with respect to immovable properties on the basis of an Agreement to Sell or on the basis of a General Power of Attorney. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Rajesh Bindal observed as thus: “...no title could be transferred with respect to immovable properties on the basis of an unregistered Agreement to Sell or on...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan As Additional Judge At Bombay High Court

In a recent development, Advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan has been appointed to be an additional judge in Bombay High Court. The Collegium of Bombay High Court recommended the name of Advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan on 04 October 2021. On 16 February 2022, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the name of Somasekhar Sundaresan for appointment as a Judge of the Bombay High Court. On 25...