Jammu & Kashmir Case | Constitution Does Not Allow Changing Whole State Into Union Territory : Sibal Tells Supreme Court [Day 3]

Arguing before the Supreme Court Constitution bench, which is hearing the batch of petitions challenging the dilution of Article 370 of the Constitution of India, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal on Tuesday questioned the constitutionality of converting the State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into a Union Territory (UT). Sibal is representing National Conference MP Mohammed Akbar Lone who...

Bilkis Bano Case : Supreme Court Asks How Convict's Earlier Writ Petition Could Have Been Admitted By Court

While hearing the Bilkis Bano case on Tuesday, the Supreme Court questioned the maintainability of the writ petition filed by one of the convicts in 2022, in which the Court had passed an order allowing the State of Gujarat to decide on the premature release of the life-convicts.A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a clutch of pleas against the decision of the...

Article 370 Case | No Question Of Referendum In Our Constitution, Says Supreme Court When Petitioner Cited Brexit-Referendum [Day 3]

Today, the Supreme Court resumed its hearings in the batch of petitions challenging the dilution of Article 370 of the Constitution of India which stripped the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) of its special status. The Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant heard arguments raised...

Gujarat Court Rejects Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's Plea For Interim Stay On Proceedings In PM Modi Degree Defamation Case

An Ahmedabad Court has rejected a plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh for an interim stay on proceedings in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Gujarat University for their (Kejriwal & Singh) alleged derogatory statements made in connection with the controversy regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic degree....

Bilkis Bano Case | 'What Is Wrong With Garlanding A Family Member Who Comes Out Of Jail?' : Centre's Law Officer Asks During Supreme Court Hearing

"What is wrong with garlanding a family member who comes out of jail?", asked Additional Solicitor General of India SV Raju during the Bilkis Bano case hearing in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.A bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a petition filed by Bilkis Bano and a clutch of PILs challenging the decision taken by the Gujarat Government to grant remission to...

To Reduce Burden On Bombay HC, Maha Legislative Council Clears Bill To Raise Pecuniary Jurisdiction Of City Civil Court Upto ₹10 Crore

In order to reduce the burden of cases on the Bombay High Court, soon all suits valued up to Rs. 10 crore will be heard by the Bombay City Civil Court. This is a jump from its current pecuniary jurisdiction to handle cases up to Rs. 1 crore. The Maharashtra Legislative Council has passed an amendment to the Bombay City Civil Court Act, 1948 to try and dispose of suits and proceedings of a...

Train Firing Case: Police Adds 'Hate Speech' Offence Against Accused RPF Constable, Says Couldn't Obtain CCTV Footage From Many Coaches

Railway Protection Force Constable - Chetan Singh (33) who is accused of shooting his senior and three Muslims passengers onboard the Jaipur Mumbai Super-Fast Express has been additionally charged with Section 153A of the IPC related to hate speech.On Monday, Borivali Magistrate Shivdatta Patil extended Singh’s police custody till August 11. The media was once again not permitted to witness...

'Will See Next Time This Happens': Supreme Court Disposes Plea Against Practice Of Appointing Interim Director For CBI

The Supreme Court on Monday(August 7) disposed of as infructuous a plea by non-governmental organisation ‘Common Cause’ against the appointment of Praveen Sinha as an interim director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in February 2021 after the expiry of the previous incumbent, Rishi Kumar Shukla. A division bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti refused...

Kerala Court Convicts Man For Making More Than 300 Phone Calls To Police Station To Harass Woman Police Officer

A Kerala Court recently convicted a man for making more than 300 phone calls to the official phone of Vanitha police station, Kochi city, in order to harass a woman Civil Police Officer.The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ernakulam, Sajini B.S. sentenced the accused to rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 years and imposed with a fine of Rs. 15,000. The prosecution case against...

Kerala Court Prevents ‘Marunadan Malayali’ From Publishing Defamatory Content Against Commerce Coaching Institute 'Lakshya'

The Subordinate Judges Court at Ernakulam today passed an ad interim ex-parte injunction against the Malayalam news portal ‘Marunadan Malayali’, restraining it from publishing defamatory content against Lakshya (Learnfluence Education Private Limited). Lakshya is a commerce coaching institute known for delivering high results in courses like CA, ACCA, CMA USA, CAM INDIA, CAT, CS...

'Once We Cease To Be Judges, Whatever We Say Are Opinions, They Aren’t Binding' : CJI DY Chandrachud On Ranjan Gogoi's ‘Basic Structure’ Comment

The statement made by former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in Rajya Sabha yesterday doubting the basic structure doctrine came up for discussion before the Supreme Court during the hearing of the Article 370 case.Addressing a Constitution Bench, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, arguing for the petitioners, contended that the manner in which the Centre abrogated the special status of Jammu...

Bill Discounting Facility Could Be Offered Not Only By Banking Company But Also By A Body Corporate: CESTAT

The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has observed that bill discounting facilities could be offered not only by a banking company or a financial institution but also by a body corporate.The bench of P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) and M. Ajit Kumar (Technical Member) has observed that service tax is payable on ‘bill discounting’ under banking...