Supreme Court Rejects Delhi Govt's Plea To Hear Its Case Against Centre's Ordinance Before Article 370 Matter

The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down a plea made on behalf of the Delhi Government to hear its challenge to the Centre's services ordinance before the Article 370 case.The request was made by Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi when the 3-judge bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud said that it was referring the Delhi Government's petition to a Constitution Bench. Saying that the delay...

BREAKING - Delhi Court Grants Bail To BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh In Sexual Harassment Case

A Delhi Court on Thursday granted bail to BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh in the sexual harassment case filed by the women wrestlers.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal of Rouse Avenue Courts also granted bail to co-accused Vinod Tomar.The court said allegations are serious, which, no doubt, is one of the...

'Since ED Is Not Police, They Can't Keep Accused In Custody Beyond 24 Hrs After Arrest' : Senthil Balaji's Argument In Supreme Court

Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court's judgment holding that the Directorate of Enforcement is entitled to take him into custody in connection with the cash-for-jobs scam.On 14th July, the third judge of the Madras High Court had ruled in favour of the ED, holding that the central agency is entitled to seek police custody of...

Monsoon Session of Parliament Opens to Spate of Questions in Lok Sabha on Uniform Civil Code

As the Monsoon Session of the Indian Parliament begins, all eyes turn to the contentious Uniform Civil Code, the implementation of which forms a central hinge of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s manifesto. The 22nd Law Commission sought the views and objections of individuals and organisations with respect to the UCC – a single, uniform framework that would replace personal...

Supreme Court Refers To Constitution Bench Delhi Govt's Plea Challenging Centre's Services Ordinance

The Supreme Court on Thursday referred to a 5-judge Constitution Bench the petition filed by the Delhi Government challenging the recent Ordinance promulgated by the Centre to take away "services" from the control of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Manoj Misra passed the...

Jammu & Kashmir HCBA Says DM Order Restricting Bar Elections Wasn't Required, Will Impede Court Functioning

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has issued a statement criticising Srinagar DM's order stalling bar elections in light of alleged clashes between the HCBA and a group of lawyers.The HCBA has denied the allegations that it threatened the members of a rival faction Kashmir Advocates Association (KAA) and disrupted their meeting. HCBA said it defends the right of any...

Supreme Court Decides To Appoint DERC Chairperson Ad-hoc Due To Deadlock Between Delhi Govt & LG

The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that the Delhi Government and the Lieutenant Governor could not agree on a name for the appointment of Chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). In view of this deadlock, the Supreme Court said that it will appoint a person for the post as an ad-hoc measure till the issue is finally decided. The Court made it clear that...

No Dominant Position: CCI Dismisses The Complaint Against DLF Gayatri Developers

The Competition Commission of India (CCI), led by Ravneet Kaur (Chairperson), Sangeeta Verma (Member), and Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi (Member), closed a complaint against DLF Gayatri Developers (Developer) on the ground that the Developer does not hold a dominant position in the relevant market no violation of Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2002 (Act) exists. The complaint was...

Kuno Cheetah Deaths Anticipated; 50% Of Translocated Animals Dying Not Alarming : Centre Tells Supreme Court

Less than a week after the death of the eight cheetah translocated to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park from the African continent, the Centre told the Supreme Court of India on Thursday that the death of fifty percent of the cheetahs was not ‘alarming’ and actually anticipated. Responding to a query by the bench regarding the death of almost forty percent of the...

Delhi Court Reserves Order On BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh's Bail Plea In Sexual Harassment Case

A Delhi Court on Thursday reserved its decision on the bail plea moved by BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh in the sexual harassment case filed by the women wrestlers.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal of Rouse Avenue Courts also reserved the order on bail plea of co-accused Vinod Tomar. APP Atul Srivastava...

MCA Approves Withdrawal Of 7,338 Prosecutions Pending In Courts Under Companies Act

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”), Government of India has issued a Press Release dated 14.07.2023, notifying that it has approved withdrawal of another 7,338 prosecutions pending before courts under Special Arrears Clearance Drive-II, in order to promote Ease of Doing Business and decriminalize compoundable offences under Companies Act, 2013. Withdrawal will lead to...

'Why Did You Make Allotment When Litigation Was Pending?' : Supreme Court Asks MCD Noting That Allottees Are In A Fix

The Supreme Court recently dealt with a peculiar case in which the persons who were allotted land by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi were entangled in an impasse in view of a web of litigations pending over thirty years.The Govt of NCT of Delhi had acquired land to give effect to a scheme by the MCD(appellant) for constructing a truck repairing complex at Samlakha, Delhi Gurgaon road....