Gurugram Prime Plot 'Sold' Through Fake GPA : Supreme Court Forms SIT To Probe Land Scam; Questions Role Of Sub-Registrar's Office

The Supreme Court, recently, directed the Commissioner of Police, Gurugram to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate a land scam that involves officials at the office of land Registering Authorities and other accused persons allegedly duping an elderly NRI couple. The Apex Court categorically stated that the Commissioner of Police, Gurugram is personally responsible...

Empowering Women In Sports: Justice Hima Kohli Calls For Legal Reforms And Equal Opportunities

Supreme Court Judge Justice Hima Kohli recently advocated for legal reforms and equal opportunities to empower women in sports and address the persistent challenges they face. Justice Kohli made these remarks while delivering the inaugural address at the National Seminar on Women Empowerment through Sports: Issues and Challenges, hosted by her alma mater Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi...

Professor TJ Joseph Hand Chopping Case: NIA Court Finds 6 Guilty; Acquits 5 In Second Phase Of Trial

The National Investigation Agency Court, Kochi, on Wednesday found 6 of the 11 accused persons guilty in the sensational Professor T.J. Joseph hand-chopping case of 2010. Judge Anil Bhaskar pronounced the verdict in the second phase of the trial today.The matter arose when a question in an exam set by Professor Joseph, the former Head of the Malayalam Department of Newman College,...

Supreme Court Rejects Argument That 'Piecemeal’ Extensions Will Affect Independence Of Directors Of CBI & ED; Upholds Amendments To CVC Act & DSPE Act

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday, while upholding the validity of the 2021 amendments to the Central Vigilance Act and the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, rejected the argument that granting extensions of only one year at a time to the terms of the heads of the Directorate of Enforcement and the Central Bureau of Investigation would threaten the independence of the agencies....

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing In Umar Khalid's Bail Plea After Delhi Police Seeks More Time to File Counter-Affidavit

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing in the bail plea 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,...

'Adipurush' Movie Makers Approach Supreme Court Against Allahabad HC Direction For Their Personal Appearance

The makers of 'Adipurush' movie have approached the Supreme Court challenging the direction of the Allahabad High Court seeking the personal appearance of the director, producer and the dialogue writer of the movie while hearing petitions seeking a ban on the film.The counsel for the petitioners mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud for urgent listing."This is...

Persons With Disability Act 1995 Mandated Reservation In Promotions Too : Supreme Court Grants Relief To RBI Employee

Recently, the Supreme Court invoked Article 142 of the Constitution of India to direct RBI to extend the benefit of reservation in promotion to an employee with disability, who was denied the same for a long time(Reserve Bank of India v. A.K. Nair And Ors).The challenge in the petition pertained to securing promotion to the post of Assistant Manager in the RBI under Persons with...

Pets Fulfil Emotional Deficit Due To Broken Relationships: Mumbai Court Awards Maintenance For Woman’s Rottweiler Dogs In Domestic Violence Case

Observing that pets fulfil emotional deficit occurred due to broken relationships, a magistrate court in Mumbai recently awarded interim maintenance to a 55-year-old woman for her three Rottweiler dogs in a domestic violence case.Metropolitan Magistrate Komalsing Rajput ordered the woman’s husband to pay Rs. 50,000 per month as interim maintenance, taking into account her financial...

Supreme Court Says Its Permission Not Needed For High Courts To Transfer Presiding Officers Of Special MP/MLA Courts

The Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that its permission is not required for the High Courts to transfer Presiding officers of Special Courts dealing with cases pertaining to MPs/MLAs. The same was done by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra to ensure that the administrative work of the High Courts does not suffer.In August 2021, the...

Doesn't Appear That ECI Requires Authorisation Of Union Govt For Delimitation In 4 North Eastern States : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday, while hearing a petition seeking for delimitation in four north-eastern states of India, namely, Manipur, Assam, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh, orally observed that it seemed that the Election Commission of India did not require the authorisation of the Government of India to conduct the exercise of delimitation. The matter was listed before a...

Nullification Of Court Direction By Legislation Impermissible Without Altering Basis Of Judgment : Supreme Court In ED Director's Case

While holding the extensions given to the term of ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra, the Supreme Court reiterated that a legislative act to nullify a judgment, without taking away its basis, is an impermissible exercise.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath and Sanjay Karol noted that ignoring the direction given by the Supreme Court in the 2021 judgment in the case Common Cause...

'A Message To The Nation That Collegium Is Vibrant, Active & Committed' : CJI DY Chandrachud On Recent Appointments To Supreme Court

Speaking at the felicitation function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association in honour of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice K V Viswanathan who were recently appointed as judges of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said,“We must also accept the fact that the government is also a stakeholder in the process and these recommendations that have comes...