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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against BCI Rules Restraining Bar Association Office Bearers From Contesting State Bar Council Elections
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea challenging Chapter III of the Bar Council of India Election Rules, 2016 for restraining office bearers of District and High Court Bar Associations from contesting State Bar Council elections.The plea points out that the Rules prohibit office bearers of District and High Court Bar Associations from contesting State Bar Council elections, but...
NCLT Mumbai Summons Bank Of India Chairperson Over Delays In BE Billimoria Insolvency Revival
The National Company Law Tribunal at Mumbai recently summoned the Chairperson of Bank of India, MR Kumar to appear in person after expressing serious dissatisfaction over the bank's conduct in handling settlement funds and the delay in reviving insolvency proceedings against BE Billimoria & Company Limited. A coram of the Judicial Member Ashish Kalia and Technical Member Sanjiv Dutt, in...
Homebuyers With Settled Claims Can't Seek Reconstitution Of Committee Of Creditors: NCLT Kochi
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Kochi on Wednesday said that homebuyers whose claims have been settled through the insolvency resolution process lose their stake in the corporate debtor, Samson and Sons Builders and Developers Pvt. Ltd., and therefore cannot seek the reconstitution of the Committee of Creditors (CoC). The dispute arose from a plea filed by the Nova Castle...
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Raushan Sinha In Case Over Social Media Post About Rahul Gandhi
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to social media influencer Raushan Singh, against whom a case was registered for allegedly misquoting Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi's parliamentary speech.On the day Rahul Gandhi delivered his maiden Lok Sabha speech after the 2024 elections, Sinha allegedly posted on Twitter that Gandhi had called Hindus violent. The case agaisnt him...
Supreme Court Prohibits Mining Within National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries & Within 1 Kilometer Around Them
The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 13) directed that no mining activities shall take place within national parks and wildlife sanctuaries and within an area of 1 kilometer from such national park or wildlife sanctuary.The Court reiterated its order passed on April 26, 2023, which observed that though such a restriction on mining was imposed with respect to Goa in the Goa Foundation...
Supreme Court Grants Final Chance To Five States To Frame Remission Policies, Asks High Courts To Monitor Progress
Expressing displeasure over the failure to implement remission and premature release policies in the States of Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, the Supreme Court directed the respective High Courts to register a suo motu writ petition to monitor and ensure effective enforcement of these policies in their jurisdictions. The Court advised the State governments...
'Perverted Mind, Threat To Girls': Supreme Court Slams Assam Professor Booked Over Pakistan Supporting & Obscene Social Media Posts
While dealing with his bail plea, the Supreme Court yesterday expressed displeasure with an Assam professor named Md Joynal Abdein booked over a social media post in support of Pakistan as well as obscene posts against women, saying he has a "perverted mind" and is misusing the internet.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi heard the matter. It was dealing with the man's challenge...
Supreme Court Directs Action Against YouTube Channels For Publishing Identities Of Women Who Alleged Sexual Offences
The Supreme Court recently asked the State of Rajasthan to take appropriate steps under Section 72(Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023(BNS), after it was informed that the identities of the victims, their names, along with the court's proceedings, have been published on YouTube channels by the petitioner, who is accused under...
Existing NGT Members Will Continue Till New Appointments Are Made : Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Union Government informed the Supreme Court that the existing Members of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) will continue to hold office and discharge their duties until new appointments are made and the appointees assume charge.A bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing applications seeking a direction to the Union of India to fill up vacancies in...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 12, 2025
Links to today's reports :Nithari Killings | Letting Surendra Koli's Conviction Stand On Subsequently Rejected Evidence Would Breach Articles 14 And 21: Supreme Court'ECI Holds Voters' Data In Trust, Entitled To Protect Privacy' : Supreme Court On Plea For Machine-Readable Electoral RollsSupreme Court Orders Release Of Advocate Arrested By Haryana PoliceCan High Courts Hear Anticipatory...