Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta HC Order Allowing FIR Against Suvendhu Adhikari; Asks CJ To Take Fresh Decision

The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the July 20 order order of the Calcutta High Court which had allowed the registration of FIR against BJP MLA Adhikari for allegedly making provocative remarks during the recently held West Bengal Panchayat elections. The Court further requested the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court to decide the plea seeking FIR against the West Bengal Leader...

Delhi Court Summons Wrestler Bajrang Punia In Criminal Defamation Case Filed By Wrestling Coach

A Delhi Court yesterday summoned the wrestler Bajrang Punia in a criminal defamation case filed by wrestling coach Naresh Dahiya alleging that certain allegedly defamatory remarks were made against him in a press conference related to the protests connected to the sexual harassment allegations against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan. “I am of the prima facie view that all the ingredients...

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing In Karnataka Muslim OBC Quota Case By 4 Weeks

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of the petition challenging the Karnataka government’s order scrapping an almost three-decade-old four per cent reservation provided to Muslims in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category in the state. The Karnataka Government had scrapped the 4% reservation and distributed the same equally among the Veerashaiva-Lingayats and Vokkaligas at...

Delhi Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Congress Leader Jagdish Tyler In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case

A Delhi Court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The Central Bureau of Investigation had filed a supplementary chargesheet against Tyler in May on which cognizance was taken. “…the application filed by applicant/accused Jagdish Tytler under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is allowed and in the event of...

'Police Sensitisation Required': Supreme Court Calls For Enduring Solution To Hate Speeches

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a call to action to stakeholders to find an enduring solution to the problem of hate speech. Highlighting that the difficulty lay in implementing and executing the law on hate speech, Justice Sanjiv Khanna suggested appropriately sensitising the police forces to ensure that victims of hate speech could access meaningful remedies without having to come to...

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Appointment Of Arun Goel As Election Commissioner

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) challenging the appointment of Arun Goel as a member of the Election Commission of India. The division bench Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice SVN Bhatti noted that the Constitution Bench judgment that had recently directed reforms in the process of appointment of...

After Stalemate Between Delhi Govt & LG, Supreme Court Selects DERC Chairperson; Appoints Ex-Judge Jayant Nath

The Supreme Court on Friday appointed former Delhi High Court judge, Justice Jayant Nath as the Chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on a pro-tem basis. In the last hearing, the Supreme Court was informed that the Delhi Government and the Lieutenant Governor could not agree on a name for the appointment of Chairperson of the DERC. In view of this deadlock,...

Supreme Court Allows ASI Survey Of Gyanvapi Mosque Without Excavation Or Damage To Structure; Asks ASI To Follow "Non-Invasive" Process

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stop the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to carry out a survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque at Varanasi, except the 'wuzukhana' area where a 'shivling' was claimed to have been found last year. Taking on record an undertaking made on behalf of the ASI that no excavation will be done at the site and no damage will be caused to the structure, the Court...

First Chief Justice Of Chhattisgarh High Court Justice WA Shishak Passes Away

The first Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court Justice WA Shishak passed away at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal on Thursday.Justice Shishak was born at Shangshak village in Ukhrul district of the State of Manipur. He started practice at the Gauhati High Court in March, 1967 after obtaining his LL.B. from the Delhi University. Later, he shifted to Nagaland,...

Supreme Court Stays Conviction Of Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi In 'Modi-Thieves' Defamation Case Which Disqualified Him As MP

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the conviction of Congress leader and former Member of Parliament (MP) Rahul Gandhi in the criminal defamation case over the "why all thieves have Modi surname" remark. With the stay of his conviction, Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as MP also now remains in abeyance.The Court observed in the order as follows :"The sentence for an offence punishable...

Justice RB Deo Of Bombay High Court Resigns, Announces Resignation In Open Court

Justice Rohit Deo, the second seniormost judge at the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has resigned.Heading the division bench alongside Justice MW Chandwani, Justice Deo announced his resignation in open court at 12 pm today. According to lawyers present in court, Justice Deo said the lawyers there were like his family. Details of his last words on dias prepared by one of them read...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Half Yearly Digest: January to June 2023 [Citation 1 - 117]

Nominal IndexM/s Simplex Infrastructure Ltd. & Anr. versus M/s J.P. Singla Engineers and Contractor 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 1Jagjit Singh @ Jaggi v. State of Punjab 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 2Sandeep Singh Sandhu vs. State of Punjab along with connected matters 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 3M/s. G.D. Goenka School v. Parveen Singh Shekhawat and Others and M/s. G.D. Goenka School v. Ajay Singh Shekhawat and Other...