"Malicious Propaganda" : Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind Moves Supreme Court Seeking Ban On Screening Of "The Kerala Story"

Islamic clerics organisation Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind has moved the Supreme Court seeking to ban the screening or release of the movie ‘The Kerala Story’ at theatres, OTT platforms and other such avenues on the ground that the movie is likely to cause hatred and enmity between different sections of society in India.At the outset, the petition states that the movie demeans the entire...

'We Understand You Don't Want This Bench To Hear' : Supreme Court To Convicts In Bilkis Bano Case While Adjourning Hearing Till July

The final hearing in Bilkis Bano's case could not take place in the Supreme Court as scheduled, after lawyers appearing for some of the convicts raised disputes against Bano's affidavit regarding service of notice. Bano has approached the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Gujarat Government to allow the premature release of convicts who were sentenced to life for gang rapes...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Dismisses Delhi Police's Challenge Against Bail Granted To 3 Student Leaders In Delhi Riots Conspiracy Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the special petition filed by the Delhi Police challenging the bail granted by the Delhi High Court to student activists Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.Noting that that the accused have been enlarged on bail for nearly two years, the bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and...

AIFF : Supreme Court Appoints Former Judge L Nageswara Rao For Considering Draft Constitution Of All India Football Federation

The Supreme Court on Tuesday appointed its former judge Justice L. Nageswara Rao to take over the process of considering the draft Constitution of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) along with all suggestions, comments, and objections made by the stakeholders to the said Constitution. A bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala directed for a comprehensive report on...

No Priority For Workers' Dues After Liquidation Of Company Under IBC : Supreme Court Upholds Section 327(7) Of Companies Act 2013

The Court held that in the event of liquidation of a company under IBC, the distribution of assets has to be as per 'waterfall mechanism' under Section 53.

Death Penalty Through Other Modes Instead Of Hanging : Centre Considering Forming Expert Committee To Examine, AG Tells Supreme Court

The Central Government on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it was considering forming an expert committee to determine if the execution of death penalty through hanging was proportionate and if there were other better suited alternatives for executing the death penalty. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala was hearing a PIL seeking to abolish the...

Supreme Court Expresses Disinclination To Entertain Plea To Stop Release Of 'The Kerala Story' Movie

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed disinclination to consider an interlocutory application challenging the release of movie "The Kerala Story". A bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna observed that challenging the release of a movie through an interlocutory application is not an appropriate remedy.The interlocutory application(IA) was filed in a pending writ petition which...

“Confession” And “Statement” Under Section 164 CrPC- Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar [Part-VI]

Q.26 What is the relevance of a retracted confession ? Ans. Merely because the confession was retracted later, it does not mean that the confession was not voluntary in nature. The issue as to whether the accused was willing to give confession voluntarily or not is to be determined from his mental state at the time when he gave the confession. (vide paras 13 and 18 of...

‘Complete Waste Of Time: Supreme Court Imposes Cost On Litigant Who Filed Writ Petition After Review Was Dismissed

The Supreme Court, on Monday, imposed cost on a litigant who had filed a writ petition upon dismissal of his review petition to reopen his case claiming that injustice has been done to him.Calling it ‘a complete wasteage of judicial time’, a Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice Aravind Kumar dismissed the writ petition and imposed cost. However, considering the financial...

Supreme Court Stays HC Order Striking Down Chhattisgarh Law Providing 58% Reservation In Jobs & Admissions

In a major relief to the Chhattisgarh government, the Supreme Court of India on Monday stayed the Chhattisgarh High Court’s order declaring the state government’s move of giving 58 per cent reservation as ‘unconstitutional’. A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, and Sanjay Karol was hearing a couple of pleas challenging the judgment of the Chhattisgarh High Court...

BSP’s Afzal Ansari Loses Lok Sabha Membership Following His Conviction In A Gangster Act Case

Bahujan Samaj Party's Afzal Ansari was today disqualified as a Member of Lok Sabha from the date of his conviction in a Gangster Act case. A notification in this regard was issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat today. Ansari is an MP from Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district.The notification was issued two days after a special MLA/MP Court in the UP's Ghazipur district convicted and sentenced him to...

Can Nagaland Breach Mandate For Women Reservation In Local Bodies By Repealing Municipal Law? Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Stand

The Supreme Court, on Monday, granted two more weeks to the Union Government to place on record its stand regarding whether the constitutional scheme of one-third reservation for women in municipal and town council elections can be violated by the Nagaland Government by repealing the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001. By its order dated 17.04.2023, the Apex Court had granted two weeks’ time to...