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The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed as withdrawn, a petition filed by former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, who has been in jail since February 23, 2022 following his arrest by the Directorate of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...

Prohibition Of Cow Slaughter To Be Decided By Legislature, Court Can't Compel Law Making : Supreme Court

Prohibition of Cow Slaughter to be decided by Legislature: Supreme Court declines to issue specific directions in an appeal against NGTThe Supreme Court held that the decision regarding the prohibition of cow slaughter is for the legislature to take. The court cannot force the legislature to come out with a specific law even in its writ jurisdiction. The court also took note of the steps taken...

Supreme Court Directs States To Appoint Chief Commissioners, Frame Rules Under Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act 2016

The Supreme Court on Monday directed all State Governments to comply with the provisions of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 [“RPwD Act”] expeditiously before September 30, 2023. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra also directed the States to appoint Chief Commissioners for persons with disabilities by August 31, 2023....

Supreme Court Stays Calcutta HC Order Imposing Rs 100 Crores Cost On NHIDCL For Failure To Repair NH-4 In Andamans

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the order of the Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Port Blair, which had imposed a cost of Rs 100 crores on the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) for failing to repair the National Highway-4 (NH-4) in North and Middle Andaman on a timely basis. Although the bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS...

Supreme Court Extends Time To File Objections To Draft Constitution Of Indian Olympic Association For Two Weeks

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the time to file objections to the draft constitution of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) framed under the supervision of Justice L Nageswara Rao for a period of two weeks. The bench further stated that all objections to the Draft constitution should be made to Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj who was then given the responsibility of collating...

‘There Are Better Things To Do’: Supreme Court Dismisses Advocate's Plea For Action Against Comedian For 'Humiliating Judicial System'

The Supreme Court, on Monday, refused to entertain a plea filed by an Advocate against stand-up comedian, Anubhav Singh Bassi, alleging that he has humiliated ‘advocates and the judicial system’ in his stand-up special, Bas Kar Bassi.A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia was displeased that such a frivolous petition was filed by an advocate. In this regard,...

Supreme Court Asks Advocate To Move Manipur HC Against FIR Over Fact-Finding Mission, Extends Interim Protection From Arrest

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim protection by four weeks, granted to Advocate Diksha Dwivedi, against whom an FIR was lodged after she took part in a fact-finding mission regarding the Manipur violence. The court granted liberty to Dwivedi to move the High Court of Manipur in the matter. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra...

Ten Opposition Leaders Move Supreme Court Against ECI's Draft Delimitation Proposal for Assam

Ten opposition leaders from Assam have approached the Supreme Court challenging a draft proposal recently published by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the delimitation of Assam's 126 assembly constituencies and 14 Lok Sabha constituencies. The petitioners include members of ten opposition parties, including the Indian National Congress, Raijor Dal, Assam Jatiya Parishad,...

Manipur : Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With HC Order On Internet Restoration; Allows StateTo Approach HC Regarding Difficulties

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Manipur High Court's order which directed the Manipur Government to restore internet in a limited fashion in the State affected by ethnic conflicts. However, the Court granted liberty to the State of Manipur to approach the High Court to apprise it of the the difficulties faced by the in implementing the High Court's.The bench...

'Rise Above Political Bickering' : Supreme Court Asks Delhi Govt & LG To Sit Together & Decide Name For DERC Chairperson

The Supreme Court on Monday urged the Delhi Government and the Lieutenant Governor to find an amicable resolution to the deadlock regarding the appointment of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) and come up with a mutually agreed name for the post.Last week, the Court had allowed the Delhi Government to defer the oath taking ceremony for the retired judge who was appointed by...