Supreme Court To Hear ECI's Appeal Against HC Order Setting Aside Disqualification Of MP Minister Narottam Mishra On October 11

The Supreme Court, on Monday(September 18), heard the appeal pertaining to the disqualification of Madhya Pradesh’s Home Minister Narottam Mishra. The appeal was filed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) challenging the Delhi High Court’s 2018 decision which had set aside ECI’s order, passed in 2017, disqualifying Narottam Mishra. The Bench comprising, Justices Abhay S. Oka...

Adani-Hindenburg Case | Petitioner Questions Impartiality Of 3 Members Of Expert Committee Formed By Supreme Court, Seeks Constitution Of New Committee

In yet another development in the Adani-Hindenburg matter, the petitioner seeking a Court monitored investigation against the Adani group companies has filed a new affidavit in the Supreme Court, raising apprehensions against the Expert Committee constituted by the Supreme Court. The affidavit filed by petitioner Anamika Jaiswal has alleged that three out of the six members of the committee...

Union Cabinet Approves Women's Reservation Bill : Reports

The Union Cabinet has approved the tabling of women's reservation bill, posted Union Minister Prahlad Patel in X(formerly Twitter). However, after the publication of this report, it was noticed that the Minister has deleted the said post from social media.Several other media houses have reported quoting anonymous government sources that the cabinet has approved the bill. Though further details...

Muzaffarnagar Slapping Case: UP Police Converts NCR Into FIR Against Teacher, Adds JJ Act’s Provision Concerning ‘Child Cruelty’

In the Muzaffarnagar student slapping case, the Uttar Pradesh Police has added Section 75 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act in the FIR lodged against the woman school teacher who asked other students to slap a Muslim student, a video of which became viral on social media last month. It may be noted that in this case, after a preliminary probe, the FIR was...

Supreme Court Adjourns TN Anti-Corruption Agency's Plea For Fresh Probe Against Ex-CM Edappadi Palaniswami In Highway Tender Scam Case

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a plea filed by Tamil Nadu Director of Vigilance and Corruption (DVAC) challenging a Madras High Court order ruling out a fresh inquiry ordered by the state government against former chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami in connection with an alleged highway tender scam. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi was hearing...

People Remaining Behind Bars As Undertrials A Disturbing Trend : Supreme Court Judge Justice SK Kaul

Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Supreme Court judge and Executive Chairperson of the the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), expressed concerns about the situation of undertrial prisoners."We could not have a scenario where we perceive that the only punishment that can be delivered is keeping people at the undertrial stage irrespective of whether the prosecution has the ability to get...

Bar Council Of India's International Lawyers’ Conference 2023 [23rd -24th September]

The Bar Council of India is Organizing an International Lawyers’ Conference 2023 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.Date: 23rd and 24th September, 2023Theme: ‘Emerging challenges in Justice Delivery System’The Bar Council of India’s International Lawyers’ Conference 2023 is a collaborative event with the Law Society of England and Wales, the Bar Council of England and Wales, and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association. The International Lawyers’ Conference is a mega event which aims to pave the way for...

Supreme Court Stays Karnataka HC Judgment Setting Aside Election Of JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna

The Supreme Court on Monday, as an interim direction, stayed the judgement of the Karnataka High Court which set aside the election of Janata Dal (Secular) Prajwal Revanna as a Member of Parliament from Hassan Parliamentary constituency in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, for filing a false election affidavit. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra...

Supreme Court Seeks CBI’s Response to TMC Leader Anubrata Mondal’s Bail Plea in Cattle Smuggling Case

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Anubrata Mondal’s bail application in connection with an alleged cross-border cattle smuggling scam, and sought the response of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to his prayer. Mondal, who is currently lodged in Delhi’s Tihar jail, was arrested in August last year by the central agency. A bench...

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence | Supreme Court Disbands SIT, Relieves Retired Judge Appointed To Supervise Probe

The Supreme Court on Monday disbanded a special investigation team (SIT) constituted by it to probe into the October 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence that claimed the lives of eight individuals, including four protesting farmers who were allegedly mowed down by a vehicle in the convoy of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son, Ashish Mishra. The court also relieved...

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Withdraws Pleas Challenging ED Summonses After Supreme Court Asks Him To Approach HC

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren agreed to withdraw his writ petition against summonses by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case, after the Supreme Court on Monday expressed its disinclination to entertain the matter. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi was hearing a plea filed by the minister seeking the quashing of the...

Most Arbitrators Are Men,This Is Indicative of Our Unconscious Gender Bias: CJI DY Chandrachud

Speaking at the inaugural session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) South Asia Conference, 2023, Chief Justice of D Y Chandrachud, highlighted the issue of skewed gender composition in various International arbitral tribunals and institutions.“I am pleased to note that various International arbitral tribunals and institutions have curated regionally...