Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Sub-classification Of Scheduled Tribes As Mizo & Non-Mizo For Reservation Benefits In Mizoram

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 17) issued notice on a plea challenging rules for reservation in selection to higher technical courses in Mizoram. The impugned notification issued by the State in 2021 sub-classified scheduled tribes of Mizoram into the majority Zo(Mizo) tribe for whom 93% of seats were reserved, whereas 1% of seats were for Non-Mizos comprising Chakmas and communities...

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing In SNC Lavalin Case At CBI's Request; Posts To September

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the appeals filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the discharge of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other accused in the SNC Lavalin Case to September 12.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta adjourned the hearing following a request made on behalf of Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, who...

TN Minister Senthil Balaji Approaches Supreme Court Against Madras HC Order Allowing ED Custody

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.As per the details available in the Supreme Court website, Balaji's special leave petition was filed at 3.35 PM on July 17. Last Friday (July 14), the...

Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petitions Filed In HCs Challenging Enrolment Fees Charged By State Bar Councils

The Supreme Court has transferred to itself the petitions pending in the High Courts of Kerala, Madras and Bombay challenging the enrolment fee charged by State Bar Councils. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra passed the order on Monday allowing the transfer plea filed by the Bar Council of India. The cases transferred consist of...

BREAKING | Supreme Court To Hear Rahul Gandhi's Plea To Stay Conviction In Defamation Case On July 21

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to list on Friday(July 21) the petition filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking stay of his conviction in the criminal defamation case over 'Modi-thieves' remark, which resulted in his disqualification as a Member of Parliament.Senior Advocate Dr.Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned Gandhi's petition before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud for...

Kesavananda Bharati Judgment Played A Pivotal Role In Developing Socio-Economic Justice, Independence Of Judiciary : Justice BR Gavai

Citing landmark judgments and emphasizing the pivotal role of the Kesavananda Bharati case in the evolution of socio-economic justice and the independence of the judiciary in the country, Justice B.R. Gavai delivered a lecture commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Kesavananda Bharati judgment. The lecture was delivered on the occasion of celebrating the 40th anniversary of the...

‘Conviction Can't Be Suspended Only Because Parliamentarian Will Otherwise Be Disqualified’: Supreme Court While Hearing MP Mohammed Faizal’s Case

Expressing doubts about the reasons for which the Kerala High Court suspended the conviction of MP Mohammed Faizal in an attempt to murder case, the Supreme Court of India on Monday considered remitting it to the high court to be considered afresh. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a couple of pleas – one by the administration of the Union Territory...

Bilkis Bano Case | Supreme Court to Begin Hearing Challenge Against Remission Of 11 Convicts From August 7

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to August 7, the hearing in a clutch of pleas against the premature release of the life convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, after recording that the service against all the respondents – both through direct service and paper publication – was complete. After the retirement of Justice KM Joseph, a bench headed by Justice BV Nagarathna will...

Services Ordinance Passed To Control Harassment Of Officials By Delhi Govt: Centre To Supreme Court

The Central Government on Monday defended before the Supreme Court the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023 (Delhi Services Ordinance) which was promulgated by the President on May 19, 2023 and has the effect of depriving Delhi Government of the power over "services".In its affidavit filed before the Apex Court, the Union Home Ministry stated that...

Nawab Malik Withdraws Plea Alleging Delay In Bail Hearing, Supreme Court Grants Him Liberty to Challenge Bombay HC’s Decision To Deny Interim Bail

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed as withdrawn, a petition filed by former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, who has been in jail since February 23, 2022 following his arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a money laundering case. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M Trivedi was hearing a special leave petition filed by Malik against May 2 order of the Bombay...

‘Aren’t We Being Over Suspicious?’: Supreme Court Asks While Hearing PIL For EVM-VVPAT Tally; Seeks ECI's Response

The Supreme Court of India on Monday expressed its reservations about a plea filed by a non-governmental organisation, Association for Democratic Reforms, seeking a declaration that every voter had the fundamental right to verify that their vote has been ‘recorded as cast’ and ‘counted as recorded’. Advocate Prashant Bhushan appeared for the NGO before a division bench...

Ram Navami Violence | Do FIRs Pertain To The Same Rally In West Bengal? Supreme Court Asks In State's Plea Against NIA Probe

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to Friday a petition filed by the State of West Bengal challenging the Calcutta High Court order transferring the cases related to Ram Navami violence to the National Investigation Agency. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra asked the parties to verify if the six FIRs registered over...