Judges Not Following Guidelines On Maintenance: Supreme Court Directs To Circulate 'Rajnesh v. Neha' Judgment To All Judicial Officers

The Supreme Court on Monday (06.11.2023) observed that the detailed guidelines issued by it in Rajnesh v. Neha and Another, (2021) 2 SCC 32 regarding the payment of maintenance in matrimonial matters is not being followed in many cases. Accordingly, the Apex Court has issued a direction for a copy of the judgment containing guidelines for expeditious disposal of cases involving grant...

Lawyers' Elevation As Judges Shouldn't Be Opposed Merely Because They Have Some Political Connections: Supreme Court Tells Centre

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7), while hearing a plea seeking contempt action against the central government for 'sitting over' collegium recommendations in violation of the timeline prescribed by the court, orally said that the elevation of lawyers ought not to be resisted only on grounds of their political affiliation. Unless the candidate has a "deep-rooted political aspect...

Examination Of Person Who Recorded Dying Declaration Essential: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently laid down all the questions to be asked, the considerations to be kept in mind while deciding the weightage to be awarded to a dying declaration. The Court recognized the inherent value of a dying declaration but found several glaring issues that cast doubt on the reliability of the declaration used as evidence in this particular case.It observed “In the case at...

Delhi Court Grants Divorce To Singer Honey Singh, His Wife

A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted divorce to Bollywood Singer and Actor Honey Singh and his wife. Principal Judge (Family Court) Paramjit Singh granted the decree of divorce to the parties after a settlement agreement was arrived between them to put an end to all the disputes, including a domestic violence case filed against the singer by his wife. Singh’s wife withdrew the domestic...

NEET-PG : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea By Pvt Medical Colleges For Stray Round For Seats Unfilled In Counselling 2023-24

The Supreme Court on Monday (06.11.2023), issued notice in an application moved by the Tamil Nadu Self Financing Medical Colleges Association (TNSFMCA) seeking Stray Counselling Round for filling up vacancies of Post Graduate Medical Seats in Tamil Nadu.A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra while issuing notice observed that the issue would...

Patna District Legal Services Authority Organises Legal Services Camp; Provides Essential Services To Hundreds In Patna

The District Legal Services Authority, Patna, successfully organised a legal services camp on 04.11.2023 at Bankipur Girls High School, Patna, where a total of 700 people gathered to avail various essential services. The camp, inaugurated by Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, Justice Patna High Court cum Executive Chairman State Legal Services Authority, witnessed the active participation...

Supreme Court Questions Effectiveness Of Delhi's 'Odd-Even' Scheme In Controlling Pollution

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7) questioned the effectiveness of the Delhi Government's "odd-even" scheme in controlling air pollution, while terming it as “optics”. Under this scheme, vehicles with license plate numbers ending in an even digit are allowed to operate on even dates, while those ending in odd digits can ply on odd dates.The Court, while noting the submission of...

Directions Regulating Firecrackers Apply To All States In Country, Not Just Delhi : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (07.11.2023) clarified that its earlier directions against the use of barium and banned chemicals in firecrackers are applicable across the country, binding all states and not just the Delhi-National Capital Region.The Court made this clarification while hearing an application seeking directions to the State of Rajasthan to comply with the Apex Court's...

Bar Council Of Gujarat Suspends Advocate Allegedly Involved In Records Tampering

In a strict response to the tampering of High Court records, the Bar Council of Gujarat has suspended Advocate Dharmesh Jivanial Gurjar upon finding a prima facie case of misconduct against him.This action comes in the wake of the High Court’s order dated 26/10/2023 and 01/11/2023, where the case involving Gurjar was referred to the State Bar Council for immediate disciplinary action due...

Delhi Air Pollution : Stop Stubble Burning Forthwith, Supreme Court Directs Punjab, Haryana, UP & Rajasthan

In the wake of the worsening air quality in Delhi-National Capital Region, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7) sternly directed the Governments of Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana to take immediate steps to stop stubble burning by farmers in the State, which the Court said was one of the major contributors to air pollution.The Court made the local State House Officer, under the...

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Assam NRC | Supreme Court Defers Hearings On Challenge To Section 6A Citizenship Act To December 5, 2023

The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing in the batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, to December 5, 2023. Originally, these petitions were scheduled to be heard on November 7, 2023 (tomorrow) before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud along with Justices AS Bopanna, MM Sundresh, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra.The...