Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Assam Delimitation Process; Agrees To Hear Challenge To Constitutionality Of Section 8A Of RPA

While refusing to stay the ongoing process of delimitation of the assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies being undertaken by the Election Commission of India, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge made to it by a group of non-BJP party leaders.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra agreed to hear a challenge...

Why Can't TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee & Wife Be Allowed To Go Abroad For Medical Treatment? Supreme Court Asks ED

The Supreme Court, on Monday, asked the Directorate of Enforcement to apprise it if any Look Out Circulars (LOC) have been issued against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee and why they should not be allowed to travel abroad for medical treatment.“We only want to know whether, a LOC has been issued qua the petitioners and they having sought for medical treatment abroad,...

Can Bail Condition That Accused Should Share Google Location With Police Be Imposed? Supreme Court To Decide

The Supreme Court on Monday remarked that it will consider whether the bail condition imposed by the Delhi High Court on an accused requiring him to drop his Google pin location from his mobile phone to the Investigation Officer concerned throughout the period of his bail, could be permitted in view of Article 21 of the Constitution.A division bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Sanjay...

Supreme Court Dismisses West Bengal Govt's Plea Challenging HC Direction To Transfer Ram Navami Violence Cases To NIA

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the petition filed by the State of West Bengal challenging the Calcutta High Court order transferring the investigation in six FIRs related to Ram Navami violence from March 31 to April 3 to the National Investigation Agency.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra noted that in the...

Manipur Viral Video | Advocate Files PIL in Supreme Court Seeking Probe By Court Appointed Expert Committee

The petitioner has also sought a direction for CBI to initiate an investigation with respect to the ongoing violence in the north-eastern state.

‘If ₹1100 Crores Can Be Spent For Ads In 3 Years, Contributions Can Be Made To Infra Projects’: Supreme Court To Delhi Govt On Rapid Rail

The Supreme Court, on Monday, accepted the statement of the Delhi Government that it would make budgetary provisions to make contribution towards the RRTS Project (Regional Rapid Transit System). On the last occasion, being apprised that the Delhi Government is not making contribution towards the RRTS Project (Regional Rapid Transit System) due to budgetary constraints, the Apex Court...

Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Hearing of Umar Khalid in Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the bail hearing of former JNU scholar and activist Umar Khalid, who has been arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his alleged involvement in the larger conspiracy surrounding the communal violence that broke out in February 2020 in the Indian capital. Khalid has been behind bars since September 2020, awaiting his trial. A...

Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail Granted to AAP Leader Satyendar Jain In Money Laundering Case By 5 Weeks

The Supreme Court on Monday extended interim bail granted to Satyendar Jain - Aam Aadmi Party leader and former cabinet minister in the Delhi government - in a money laundering case. Jain was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in May 2022, but was granted interim bail on medical grounds by the top court last month. A bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and Bela M Trivedi...

Supreme Court Stays ASI Survey Of Gyanvapi Mosque Till July 26 5 PM; Asks Masjid Committee To Approach HC Against Varanasi Court Order

In relation to the Gyanvapi Mosque dispute at Varanasi, the Supreme Court on Monday directed that order passed by the Varanasi District Court on July 21 for the ASI survey of the mosque should not be enforced till 5 PM on July 26.The Court passed this order to allow some "breathing time" to the Gyanvapi Masjid committee to approach the Allahabad High Court challenging the District Court's...

SEBI Introduces New Category Of Mutual Fund Schemes For Environmental, Social And Governance (“ESG”) Investing And Related Disclosures

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/IMD-I –PoD1/P/CIR/2023/125 has introduced a new category of Mutual Fund schemes for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing. This move comes in response to the growing demand for responsible and sustainable investment options in the financial market. As per the circular, the ESG category...

Over 5000 Posts Of Judges Are Vacant In Lower Judiciary: Law Ministry

In response to a question raised by MP Ashok Nete and other members of Lok Sabha in the present monsoon session, the law ministry has said that presently 19,858 judges are working against the sanctioned strength of 25,246 judges in the "district and and subordinate courts". A total of 5,388 posts of judicial officers are vacant in the lower judiciary, as per the official data.The following...

CJI DY Chandrachud Cautions About Artificial Intelligence; Says It Can Make Biased Decisions Based On Societal Prejudices

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud recently spoke on how no technology is neutral and how it can reflect human values when deployed in the real world. The CJI spoke on how one must ponder the human and societal values that technology represents, especially the context in which they are deployed. “This is because technology doesn’t develop in a social vacuum. They take place inside...