Rahul Gandhi Arrogant, Said He Will Never Apologize As He Wasn't A Savarkar : Complainant Tells Supreme Court Opposing Stay Of Conviction In Defamation Case

BJP MLA Purnesh Ishwarbhai Modi, the complainant who filed the criminal defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over his "why all thieves have Modi surname" remark, has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court opposing the stay of his conviction in the case.He stated that stay of conviction is granted in the "rarest of rare cases for exceptional reasons" and Gandhi's case doesn’t fall into...

'Manipur CM Admitted That There Are 100s Of Such Cases' : TMC MP Mahua Moitra Seeks Supreme Court-Monitored SIT Probe Into Manipur Sexual Violence

Mahua Moitra, who is serving as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Krishnanagar has sought to intervene in the batch of petitions concerning widespread sexual violence in the State of Manipur amidst the ethnic clashes. Through her application, Moitra has sought for an independent Special Investigation Team (SIT) consisting of senior serving or retired police officers drawn from...

More Film Certification Categories, Punishment For Unauthorised Recording Of Movies : Parliament Passes Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill

Lok Sabha passed the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023, today, after it was approved by Rajya Sabha on July 27. The Bill amends the Cinematograph Act, 1952 which constitutes the Board of Film Certification for certifying films for exhibition.After a short introduction of the Bill by the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur, the Bill was passed with voice vote.Some...

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Woman Lawyer's Plea Alleging Harassment By District Bar Association In Bengal’s Kakdwip

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a plea by a woman lawyer accusing a district bar association in West Bengal’s Kakdwip of arbitrarily terminating her membership and harassing her by, among other things, not allowing her to use the toilet and other facilities in the court premises. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Pankaj Mithal was hearing a special leave petition...

MP Opposition Leader Withdraws Plea In Supreme Court Against Issues Framed By HC In Challenge Against Jyotiraditya Scindia’s Rajya Sabha Election

Madhya Pradesh leader of opposition Govind Singh has withdrawn a petition filed in the Supreme Court over the validity of the election to the Rajya Sabha of union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia. Earlier this month, the top court had dismissed another plea questioning the issues framed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court in a petition challenging Scindia’s election to...

'Manipur Violence Is Of Unprecedented Magnitude' : Supreme Court On 'What About Bengal' Argument

In the Manipur case hearing on Monday, the Supreme Court disapproved of an attempt made by an intervenor to draw equivalence with crimes against women happening in other parts of the country. The Court highlighted that the violence in Manipur are of an "unprecedented magnitude", happening in the middle of "communal and sectarian strife".A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY...

'Manipur Violence Not Isolated, But Systemic; Why Police Took 14 Days To Register FIR?' : Supreme Court Seeks Answers From Union, State [Full Courtroom Exchange]

The Supreme Court on Monday put several questions to the Union Government and the State Government on the ethnic violence in Manipur, which has been going on, in the words of the Court "unabated", since May 4.The Manipur police also came under the severe questioning of the Court. "The incident was of May 4 and the zero FIR was registered only on May 18. Why did the police take 14 days to...

'HC Wrong To Some Extent' : Supreme Court On Kerala HC Judgment Allowing Priya Varghese's Appointment; Issues Notice On UGC's Plea

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on the petition filed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) against the order of the Kerala High Court that allowed the appointment of Priya Varghese as Associate Professor at Kannur University, treating the period spent by her to pursue her PhD to be counted as teaching experience. Priya Varghese is the wife of K.K. Ragesh, private secretary to...

Schneider Electric Withdraws Appeal Against SEBI Before SAT; Set To Relist On National Stock Exchanges

Schneider Electric President Systems Ltd, the French company, has decided to rejoin national stock exchanges after withdrawing its appeal against the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) before the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT). The company, through Senior Advocate Janak Dwarkadas, made an announcement on Wednesday that they will proceed with listing on a stock...

Supreme Court Dismisses CBI's Plea Against HC Stay On Probe Against Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar; Leaves Matter Open To Be Decided By HC

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the Karnataka High Court temporarily staying a probe by the central agency against Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar in a corruption case arising out of allegations regarding disproportionate assets. The Court declined interference in view of the fact that the matter...

Hostels Are Not Residential Dwelling Units, No GST Exemption: Karnataka AAR

The Karnataka Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that PG/Hostel Rent paid by inhabitants does not qualify for GST exemption as the services are not akin to renting a residential dwelling for use as a residence.The bench of M.P. Ravi Prasad and Kiran Reddy T. has observed that GST on reverse charge will be applicable on the rental to be paid to the landowners.The applicant is an LLP and...

CJI DY Chandrachud Announces Measures Implemented To Ensure Timely Generation Of Diary Numbers After E-Filing

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, before proceeding with the usual court proceedings today, addressed the concerns raised by bar members regarding the delayed generation of diary numbers for matters which are e-filed. He announced that measures have been implemented to ensure the timely generation of diary numbers, reducing the process to 15 minutes from the time of matter filing. Furthermore,...