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Supreme Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Cheating By Impersonating Union Minister Amit Shah's Nephew
The Supreme Court today granted bail to a man accused of cheating a businessman of Rs. 3.90 crores by impersonating as the nephew of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi passed the order, noting that the accused has undergone over 4 years in custody (while the maximum possible sentence is 7 yrs) and that the charges were framed in 2022 yet only...
99% Voters In West Bengal Given SIR Forms; Claims Of Mass Disenfranchisement Baseless : ECI Tells Supreme Court
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that allegations of large-scale disenfranchisement of voters in West Bengal due to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls are “highly exaggerated” and being amplified to serve “vested political interests.”In a counter-affidavit filed by the Commission in response to a PIL by MP Dola Sen...
'Can't Delay Maharashtra Local Body Elections Further' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Delimitation Process
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the validity of the delimitation process for local bodies in Maharashtra, saying that it cannot cause any further impediment to the elections in the State, which have been stalled since 2022.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi dismissed a petition filed by Nikhil K Kolekar, who challenged...
Supreme Court Asks Waqfs To Approach Tribunals To Extend Time To Upload Details On UMEED Portal
The Supreme Court on Monday (December 1) refused to pass orders to extend the time limit for the uploading of the Waqf property details in the UMEED portal, noting that Section 3B of the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act has given powers to the Waqf Tribunals to extend the time in appropriate cases.A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine...
Tamil Nadu SIR| Teachers Appointed As BLOs Shouldn't Face Coercive Action For Not Meeting Targets : TVK Party Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear on December 4 the plea by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the matter. During the hearing, Sr Advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan, appearing for the TVK Party, highlighted the mental health effects on the school...
Petition In Supreme Court Challenges ECI's Decision To Hold Only Special Revision Of Assam Electoral Rolls Instead Of SIR
A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to conduct only a “Special Revision” of the electoral roll in Assam instead of a “Special Intensive Revision” ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. The petition argues that this move is arbitrary, discriminatory, and inconsistent with the Commission's own policy for several...
Mediation Can't Be Seen As A Threat To Judiciary : CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said that the old belief that mediation would weaken the judiciary is now an unacceptable perception. He was speaking at a felicitation organised by the Bar Council of India in his honour yesterday. Recalling an invitation from the Federal Court of Malaysia to inaugurate a Mediation Centre established by the Kuala Lumpur Bar Association, the CJI said he...
'Serving Elderly Is Like Serving God': Jharkhand High Court's Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad Inaugurates Clinic For Senior Citizens In Ranchi
Jharkhand High Court judge Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad on Saturday (November 29) inaugurated Mother Teresa Clinic at the Bihar Samaj Kalyan Sansthan in Piska Nagdi, Ranchi, which aims to provide necessary medical assistance and timely medical care to the residents of old-age homes.In his keynote address, Justice Prasad who is also the Execute Chairman of Jharkhand State Legal Services...
Basic Structure Is The Weave That Keeps India's Constitutional 'Khaat' Steady : Chief Justice Of India Surya Kant
Invoking the image of a traditional Indian khaat(cot), Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday said the Basic Structure Doctrine is the woven rope that keeps the Constitution balanced, resilient and morally anchored. Speaking at a session organised by O. P. Jindal Global University to mark fifty years of the Kesavananda Bharati ruling, he said judicial independence depends on...
Before His Retirement, Chief Justice BR Gavai Urged High Courts To Amend Caste-Coded, Colonial Job Titles
Before demitting office, Justice B.R. Gavai, former Chief Justice of India, wrote to all Chief Justices of High Courts urging immediate attention to the recently released report titled “Reforming Administrative Nomenclature in the Indian Judiciary: Embedding Dignity and Equity in Service Rules”, prepared by the Centre for Research and Planning (CRP), Supreme Court of India.In...
