Governor and Union Government Acted in Tandem to Abrogate Article 370: Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal Tells Supreme Court [Day 2]

In today's proceedings on the dilution of Article 370, Senior Advocate Kapil, appearing for NCP MP Mohammad Akbar Lone, argued that the Governor of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Government acted in tandem to get rid of Article 370. He stated that the abrogation of the article was a purely political act carried de hors the Constitution. The Constitution Bench...

Rajya Sabha Passes Bill To Amend Advocates Act, Seeks To Punish 'Touts'

The Rajya Sabha passed the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023 today, which was introduced on August 1. It amends the Advocates Act, 1961.The major changes which the Bill seeks to bring is, making the act of ‘Tout’ punishable and repealing certain provisions of Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 which have become obsolete.According to the statement of object and reasons of the Bill, “All...

School Jobs For Cash Scam: Supreme Court Stays HC Order Allowing CBI, ED Probe Against TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed two orders of the Calcutta High Court that had directed a fresh probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Trinamool Congress MLA Manik Bhattacharya, former director of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education, in connection with the teacher's appointment scam.A Division Bench of Justice AS Bopanna...

Article 370 Case : Can't Parliament Exercise Its Amending Powers To Abrogate J&K Special Status? Supreme Court Asks [Day 2]

The Supreme Court today resumed its hearings in the batch of petitions challenging the dilution of Article 370 of the Constitution of India which stripped the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) of its special status. The Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant heard arguments raised...

Lok Sabha Passes Delhi Services Bill (GNCTD Amendment Bill)

The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the contentious Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 - which seeks to dilute the powers of the Delhi Government over services. The Bill was passed in a voice vote.Notably, the Bill introduced by the Centre has significant changes from the Ordinance promulgated by it on May 19 a week after the Supreme Court ruled that the Delhi Government has...

Delhi Court Allows De-Sealing Of Uphaar Cinema, Says No Purpose Would Be Served To Keep Property Sealed

A Delhi Court yesterday allowed the de-sealing of Uphaar cinema which was closed after a fire tragedy in 1996 during screening of Bollywood movie Border that resulted in death of 59 people trapped inside, while 103 were seriously injured in the resulting stampede.Principal District & Sessions Judge Sanjay Garg of Patiala House Court observed that the trial in the case has reached finality...

Gyanvapi Case : Masjid Committee Moves Supreme Court Against Allahabad HC Order Allowing ASI Survey Of Mosque

After the Allahabad High Court today dismissed Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee's challenge to the Varanasi District Judge's July 21 order for ASI Survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque, the Masjid Committee moved the Supreme Court. The committee has challenged the Allahabad High Court order and urged for the matter to be heard soon. The matter was mentioned by Advocate Nizam Pasha before...

Kuno Cheetah Deaths| Mortalities Troubling But Not ‘Unduly Alarming’: Centre To Supreme Court

In the wake of recent deaths of Cheetahs translocated to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park from the African continent, the Centre has informed the Supreme Court than even though the mortalities among the introduced cheetah population are troubling, they are not ‘unduly alarming’. As per media reports, another cheetah has died in the Kuno national park this week, taking the number...

Bihar Caste-Based 'Census' | Petitions Filed in Supreme Court Challenging Patna High Court Upholding State Govt's Survey

Multiple petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court of India challenging the decision of the Patna High Court to uphold the Bihar government's caste-based survey. This verdict was delivered by a division bench of the high court, which rejected the contention that an attempt to collect data on the basis of caste amounted to a census and held the exercise to be "perfectly valid initiated...

Supreme Court Dismisses Judicial Officer's Challenge Against Denial Of Promotion On Ground Of "Below Average" Judgments

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a petition filed by a judicial officer challenging the decision of the Punjab & Haryana High Court to deny him promotion as Additional District & Sessions Judge. The six-member Committee of Judges of the High Court had denied him promotion saying that his judgments were “below average”. The officer challenged the decision on the judicial side...

Parliament Passes Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill To Decriminalise Minor Offences In Various Statutes

Rajya Sabha passes the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023 on Wednesday, it was already approved by Lok Sabha last week. It aims to amend 42 laws administered by 19 ministries.According to the Bill, It intends to decriminalise and rationalise minor offences to further “enhance trust- based governance for ease of living and doing business.”The Acts which are proposed to be...

Article 370 Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 2]

A Constitution Bench will resume hearing today the batch of petitions challenging the dilution of Article370 of the Constitution which took away the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.In yesterday's proceedings, Sr Adv Kapil Sibal argued that Article 370 could not be abrogated as J&K Constituent Assembly never recommended it before its dissolution. The bench also discussed the...