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Modi Degree Defamation Case | Gujarat Court To Deliver Verdict On Sep 14 On Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Against Summons
A Sessions Court in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad today reserved its order on a revision application filed by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajyasabha MP Sanjay Singh challenging the issuance of summons by a Magistrate Court in a defamation complaint filed against them The case has been filed by the Gujarat University over the alleged remarks made by the duo in...
Gyanvapi Mosque Survey | ASI Granted Further 4 Weeks' Time To Submit Its Report Before Varanasi Court
The Varanasi District Judge today granted the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) a further 4 weeks time to file its report pertaining to the Gyanvapi Survey. Earlier, the Court had asked it to submit its survey report by September 2. Now, the Court has directed it to file the report by October 6. The order was passed in an application moved by the ASI which stated that it would...
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis Acquitted In 2014 Case For Non-Disclosure Of Criminal Cases In Election Affidavit
A court in Nagpur has acquitted Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a case of non-disclosure of criminal cases in his 2014 election affidavit.Chief Judicial Magistrate Sangram Subhash Jadhav acquitted Fadnavis in a complaint under section 125A of the Representation of People Act, 1951 (filing false affidavit) by Nagpur based lawyer Satish Uke.During the proceedings of...
EVMs Non-Tamperable, Demand For 100% VVPAT Verification ‘Regressive’: Election Commission Tells Supreme Court
Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has staunchly defended electronic voting machines (EVM) as ‘non-tamperable’, both owing to technological measures and strict administrative and security procedures designed by the commission. In a recent affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, the commission has stated – “The electronic voting...
Courts Must Interfere In Election Process If There's Unjust Executive Action Or Attempt To Disturb Level Playing Field : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that as a general rule, the courts do not interfere in election matters. However, the court clarified that this principle is not absolute. It recognized that there are circumstances where executive actions or attempts to disrupt a fair electoral playing field may emerge. In such cases, the Constitutional Courts are not only permitted but also duty-bound to step...
Denotified Tribes Face Disproportionate Criminalisation, Discrimination In Jobs & Education : Justice PS Narasimha
On the occasion of Vimukta Diwas, Justice P.S. Narasimha delivered a lecture on ‘Justice For Marginalised In A Constitutional Democracy’.Earlier, on August 30, Justice KV Vishwanathan delivered the keynote address on “Policing of Habitual Offenders: The Enduring Legacy of the Criminal Tribes Act in India” to commemorate the said ocassion. Justice Narasimha commenced his lecture by...
'One Nation, One Election' Will Reduce Democratic Accountability : Former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi
Holding simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha, State Assemblies and local bodies can result in the dilution of democratic accountability, opined former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi.He was speaking in an interview with LiveLaw about the concept of "One Nation, One Election". Recently, the Central Government constituted a High-Level Committee to examine the feasibility of...
MoU Signed Between Supreme Court Of India & Supreme Court Of Singapore For Judicial Cooperation
During an official visit to Singapore, Chief Justice of India Dr DY Chandrachud met with the Chief Justice of Singapore Sundaresh Menon. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Supreme Court of India and the Supreme Court of Singapore in the field of judicial cooperation. The two chief Justices witnessed the signing of the said MoU. During his official visit to...
Litigants Liable For Civil Contempt On Violating Undertaking Given On Their Behalf By Advocate To Court : Supreme Court
In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court held that litigants will be liable for 'civil contempt' on wilful breach of undertaking given on their behalf by their advocate to the Court."We hold that an assurance in the form of an undertaking given by a counsel / advocate on behalf of his client to the court; the wilful breach or disobedience of the same would amount to “civil contempt”...
IBC - Liquidator Can't Cancel Valid Auction On Mere Expectation Of Fetching Higher Price; No Unfettered Discretion : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that even though the highest bidder in an auction sale under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 has no indefeasible right to demand acceptance of his bid, the liquidator, if such a bid is rejected must furnish reasons for the same in the rejection order. A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan held that the mere expectation...
Accounts Office Can't Overturn Pension Claim When There Is Positive Declaration By Authorities: AFT Grants Relief To Widow 24 Yrs After Pilot's Death
The Chandigarh Bench of Armed Forces Tribunal recently granted 'Liberalized Family Pension' to the wife of a deceased Air Force Pilot whose helicopter crashed due to the treacherous weather conditions while undertaking life saving missions in 1999 in Himachal Pradesh."It is settled law that when there is a positive declaration in favour of the claimant by the concerned authority, it cannot...