Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Madhya Pradesh’s ‘Mukhya Mantri Annadoot Yojna’ Scheme

The Supreme Court has issued a notice in a Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the constitutional validity of ‘Mukhya Mantri Annadoot Yojna’, a scheme introduced by the Government of Madhya Pradesh for allotment of transportation work to unemployed persons.A bench comprising Justice Bopanna and Justice PS Narasimha considered the petition which was filed through Advocate on Record...

Can't Accept Argument That Article 370 Ceased To Exist Post J&K Constitution Enactment, Says Supreme Court During Hearing [Day 8]

Closing in on the eight day of arguments in the Article 370 pleas, the Supreme Court Constitution bench expressed its reservations towards accepting the argument that Article 370 had ceased to exist once the J&K Constitution was framed. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant, stated that the consequence of Article...

J&K Case | Degradation Of State Into Union Territory Impermissible Under Article 3: Senior Advocate CU Singh To Supreme Court[Day 8]

On the eight day of the Indian Supreme Court's hearing in the batch of petitions challenging the dilution of Article 370 of the Constitution of India, Senior Advocate CU Singh argued that the degradation of a State into a Union Territory was impermissible under Article 3 of the Indian Constitution. The Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay...

Written Submissions Can Never Substitute Oral Arguments: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

Recently appointed Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan speaking at his felicitation ceremony held by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) stressed on the importance of oral hearings. "Though written submissions are no doubt very useful, they cannot be a substitute for oral arguments." he said. Justice SV Bhatti who was also recently appointed was also felicitated at the function. In...

Badminton Association Case : Supreme Court Sets Aside HC's Stay On BAI Diktat Against Players Playing In 'Unrecognised Tournaments'

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 22) set aside the Karnataka High Court’s order allowing badminton players to participate in tournaments unrecognised by the Badminton Association of India (BAI). Allowing an appeal filed by the BAI, the Bench comprising Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Dipankar Datta asked the High Court to reconsider the matter.The Supreme Court observed that the...

Whether To Give Meat In School Midday Meals Is A Policy Matter Beyond Judicial Review : Lakshadweep Admin To Supreme Court

The decision on whether chicken and other meat would be provided as a part of the midday meal menu to schoolchildren was a policy decision that should be left to the wisdom of the executive, the Lakshadweep administration told the Supreme Court on Tuesday. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar was hearing a plea over the Lakshadweep administration’s decision...

Acid Attack: Srinagar Court Hands Life Imprisonment To Two Convicts Who Targeted Law Student

A Srinagar court on Tuesday handed down life imprisonment to two individuals found guilty of orchestrating the gruesome acid attack on a law student in Nowshera in the year 2014.The convicts, identified as Irshad Ahmad Wani alias Sunny and Mohammad Umar Noor, were also slapped with hefty fines of ₹5 lakh each, underscoring the gravity of their crime.Principal Sessions Judge Jawad...

MP Legal Services Authority To Organize Capacity Building Program For Advocates Preparing For Higher Judicial Services On August 24

Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (MPSLSA) under the guidance of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath Patron-in-Chief and Justice Sheel Nagu, Executive Chairman of MPSLSA is organising a capacity building training programme for Advocates preparing for Higher Judicial Services in collaboration with Madhya Pradesh Judicial Academy, on August 24.“The representation of Advocates...

Supreme Court Is Not A Poly-Vocal Court, It Is A People Centric Court: CJI DY Chandrachud

The Chief Justice Of India D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday speaking at the felicitation ceremony of newly appointed Supreme Court judges Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice SV Bhatti, held by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) said that the 'Supreme Court is not a polyvocal court, rather it is a people-centric court'.Speaking of the diverse background from which Justice Bhuyyan and Justice...

TP Act | Transaction Can't Be Regarded As 'Mortgage By Conditional Sale' If Condition For Reconveyance Is Not Specified In Same Deed : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that under Section 58(c) of the Transfer of Property Act,1882 no transaction shall be deemed to be a mortgage unless the condition for reconveyance is contained in the document which purports to effect the sale.A division bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Rajesh Bindal made the observation while dealing with a case in which two documents were executed on...

GM Mustard Case | Centre Seeks Withdrawal Of Undertaking Given To Supreme Court Against Commercial Release Of Genetically Modified Mustard

The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that it has filed an application for the withdrawal of its oral undertaking given in November 2022 promising to maintain status quo on the commercial cultivation of genetically modified mustard. The undertaking was made before a bench headed by Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, who has since retired. Today, a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna...

Supreme Court Asks UP Police To Show Specific Role Of Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui In Conversion Racket Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the State of Uttar Pradesh to pin-point the specific role attributed to Islamic cleric Maulana Kaleem Siddique in the case over the alleged running of a mass conversion racket.The bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar was hearing a plea filed by the State against the Allahabad High Court’s decision to grant bail to Siddiqui, almost...