Chandigarh Mayor Election : AAP Councillor Seeks Urgent Hearing Of Petition In Supreme Court For Stay

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday (February 2) agreed to consider a request for urgent listing of the petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Kuldeep Kumar challenging the Chandigarh Mayor election result.Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned the petition seeking urgent hearing. CJI asked Singhvi to send an email request and said that he will examine at...

BREAKING | Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Hemant Soren's Petition Against ED Arrest, Asks Him To Approach High Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (February 2) refused to entertain a writ petition filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister, Hemant Soren, challenging his arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in connection with an alleged land scam case.The court asked Soren to approach the Jharkhand High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution, adding that Soren was at liberty to seek expeditious...

Allahabad HC To Hear Today Gyanvapi Mosque Committee's Appeal Against Varanasi Court's Order Allowing 'Puja' In 'Vyas Tehkhana'

The Allahabad High Court will hear today an appeal moved by the Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Committee (which manages Gyanvpai mosque in Varanasi) challenging the Varanasi District Court's January 31 order allowing Hindus to perform prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque (Vyas Ji ka Tehkhana).The matter was mentioned yesterday before the Acting Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta...

Maharashtra Bar Associations Hold Peaceful Demonstrations Following Lawyer Couple's Murder In Ahmednagar, Seek Measures For Security Of Advocates

Several Bar Associations in Maharashtra have passed resolutions for peaceful demonstrations this week in response to the double murder of lawyer couple Advocates Rajaram Jaywant Adhav and Manisha Adhav in Rahuri, Ahmednagar last week.The Bombay City Civil & Sessions Court Bar Association has condemned the double murder and resolved to abstain from work today, February 2, 2024....

Hemant Soren's Plea Against ED Arrest : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

The Supreme Court will hear today former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's petition against his arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED).A special bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh and Bela Trivedi will hear the matter at 10.30 AM.Follow this page for live...

Shahjahanpur Rape Case 2011 | UP Court Acquits Former Union Minister Swami Chinmayanand As 'Victim' Turned Hostile

An MP/MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district on Thursday acquitted former Union Minister and BJP leader Chinmayanand in connection with a rape case lodged against him in the year 2011. The decision came after the court noted that the victim had turned hostile.The Addl. District & Sessions Judge Judge Ahasan Husain has also directed that a case be registered against the victim...

Article 30's Test Is Not That Minorities Must Administer The Institution Themselves : AMU Case Petitioners To Supreme Court [Day 8]

On the final day of hearings of the 7-judge Constitution Bench on the issue of granting minority status to the Aligarh Muslim University, the bench and petitioners dwelled to see whether the Amendment Act of 1981 restored the position of AMU as it was before 1951 or was amendment done “half-heartedly”. The 1981 Act amended Section 2(l) of the AMU Act to state that “University” means...

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Of Umar Khalid's Bail Application Till February 7

The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 1) adjourned the hearing of former JNU scholar and activist Umar Khalid's bail plea in connection with the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. The Bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal could not take up the matter and posted it to February 7.Notably, the hearing has been adjourned several times since notice was issued by the top court in...

Supreme Court Constitutes Special Bench To Hear Hemant Soren's Petition Against ED Arrest Tomorrow

A Special Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh and Bela M Trivedi will hear tomorrow at 10.30 AM the writ petition filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren challenging his arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED).Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal and Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi had mentioned Soren's petition before Chief Justice of India...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Enforcing No-Fault Divorces Granted by UAE Courts In India

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a Writ petition challenging the implementation of no-fault divorces granted by courts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The petition was placed before Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar. This divorce is granted in UAE under Article 7 of the Federal Decree-Law No. 41/2022 on Civil Personal Status. It reads as: “Divorce by unilateral will:...

Medical Admissions | Supreme Court Approves Centre's Scheme Allowing Resignation From NEET Seats On Joining INIs This Year

Penalties as high as Rs.50 lacs for resigning from medical seats can have the effect of driving away good candidates, the court remarked.

Supreme Court Reserves Judgement On Granting Minority Status To Aligarh Muslim University

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench of 7 Judges led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud today reserved its decision on the issue of granting minority status to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). The bench heard the arguments from both sides for 8 days.The Constitution Bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Surya Kant, JB Pardiwala, Dipankar Datta, Manoj Misra and...