Supreme Court Grants Two Journalists Interim Protection From Gujarat Police Arrest Over Article Against Adani Group On Hindenburg Row

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 3) granted journalists Ravi Nair and Anand Mangnale interim protection from being arrested by the Gujarat police over an article they wrote about the Adani-Hindenburg row.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra was hearing writ petitions filed by Nair and Mangnale through Advocate-on-Record Paras Nath Singh, challenging the summonses issued...

Difficult For Court To Order Immediate Implementation Of Women's Reservation, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 3) expressed its reservations about directing the union government to immediately implement before the 2024 general elections, the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023, which proposes to introduce women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha, the upper houses of the state legislatures, and the Delhi legislative assembly. Although...

‘Gyanvapi Mosque Survey Completed By ASI, Records Being Prepared’: Varanasi Court Told; Report Directed To Be Filed By Nov 17

The Varanasi District Judge on November 2 directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to submit its report about the Gyanvapi Mosque Survey in the Court by November 17. District Judge AK Vishvesha passed the order after the ASI submitted before it on Thursday that it has already completed its survey of the Mosque premises and now its technical members are preparing a detailed...

AAP MP Raghav Chadha Agrees to Apologize To Rajya Sabha Chairperson, Supreme Court Urges 'Sympathetic View' On Suspension

Contemplating a 'way forward' in the matter concerning the suspension of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha, the Supreme Court today recorded the statement of Chadha agreeing to tender an unconditional apology to the Chairperson of Rajya Sabha and urged the Chairperson to take a 'sympathetic view' for the same. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB...

Tamil Nadu's Plea Challenging RSS Marches : Supreme Court Asks State Govt Why Intra-Court Appeal Can't Be Filed In HC

The Supreme Court on Friday (03.11.2023) asked the Tamil Nadu Government why it cannot file an intra-court appeal before a division bench of the Madras High Court challenging the single bench's order directing the police authorities to grant permission to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to carry out route marches in various places in the State. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and...

Electoral Bonds Put A Premium On Opacity, Have Serious Deficiencies; Do It In A Proportional Manner: Supreme Court Tells Union [Day 3]

On the final day of arguments in the case pertaining to the Electoral Bonds Scheme case, the Supreme Court asked the Union Government if it was planning to amend the Companies Act to reintroduce a profit percentage-based limit on donations by Companies. The court also remarked that while it was not asking the government to go back to a cash-based system, it was asking the scheme to be made in...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of New Chief Justices In 3 High Courts

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended names to the Union Government for the appointment as Chief Justices of three High Courts. They are :Justice Ritu Bahri as the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High CourtJustice Chakradhari Saran Singh as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court and Justice S Vaidyanathan as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.'The resolutions, signed...

42 Candidates Clear Supreme Court's Law Clerk-cum-Research Associates Exam 2023

The Supreme Court has published the results of the Law Clerk-cum-Research Associates Examination 2023.42 candidates qualified the Interview and are offered engagement as Law Clerk-cum-Research Associates. 28 candidates have been placed in the wait list. The list can be seen...

Centre Notifies Appointments Of 7 New Judges Of Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of seven new judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.They are :1. Vinay Saraf, Advocate2. Vivek Jain, Advocate3. Rajendra Kumar Vani, Judicial Officer4. Pramod Kumar Agrawal, Judicial Officer Binod Kumar Dwivedi, Judicial Officer6. Devnarayan Mishra, Judicial Officer7. Gajendra Singh, Judicial Officer.In exercise of the power conferred by...

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up [October 2023]

Nominal Index [Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 844-944]Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India, Basant Bansal v. Union of India 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 844Aditya Khaitan & Ors. V. IL and FS Financial Services Limited 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 845Union Bank of India V. Rajat Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 846Adarsh CB v. CB Awasthy Sidharthan 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 847Sanjana Kumari v. Vijay Kumar 2023...

Attorney General, R.Venkataramani To Deliver The 9th Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer Memorial Law Lecture At Kochi [18th November]

Sarada Krishna Satgamaya Foundation for Law and Justice is organizing the 9th Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer Memorial Law Lecture at Kochi. Date: 18th November, 2018 Time: 10:30 AMVenue: Kerala High Court Auditorium at Ernakulam Justice P.S.Narasimha, Judge, Supreme Court of India will be the Chief Guest for the function. The Law lecture will be delivered by Shri R.Venkataramani,...

Supreme Court Asks Election Commission To Submit Data Of Electoral Bonds Funding Received By Political Parties Till Sep 30

The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 2) directed Election Commission of India to get the details of the funds received by all the political parties through Electoral Bonds till September 30 and submit the data to the Court. The data has to be submitted to the Registry of the Court in a sealed cover.A Constitution Bench, which is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the electoral...