Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Editors Guild Of India Members From Manipur Police FIRs Over Fact Finding Report

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim protection to four members of the Editors Guild of India from the FIRs registered by the Manipur police over a fact-finding report published by them in relation to the ethnic violence in the northeastern state.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Jusitce JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra passed the order while issuing...

Muzaffarnagar Student Slapping Case : Supreme Court Asks UP Police About Status Of Investigation, Protection Of Victim

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 6) asked the Superintendent of Police, Muzzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) to file a report regarding the status of investigation in the case against a teacher for asking other students to slap a Muslim student, a video of which became viral in social media two weeks ago. The Court has further asked the SP to report about the steps taken to protect the...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Notification For LAHDC-Kargil Elections; Holds JKNC Entitled To 'Plough' Symbol

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the notification issued by the Union Territory of Ladakh on August 5 for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) election in the Kargil region, which was scheduled on September 10.The Court further held that the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party(JKNC) is entitled to the 'plough' symbol. The...

Justice Kaushal Jayendra Thaker Appointed As The Chairperson of Gujarat State Human Rights Commission

Justice Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, the former judge of the Allahabad High Court has been appointed as the chairperson of the Gujarat State Human Rights Commission (GSHRC).Justice Thaker, who initially assumed his role as a judge in the Gujarat High Court on May 4, 2013, was later transferred to the Allahabad High Court on April 11, 2016. After serving as a judge for nearly seven years in...

Gyanvapi | 'ASI Not Authorised To Remove Debris During Survey, Mosque May Fall Down', Committee Opposes Survey Time Extension

The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee (which manages Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque) has moved an application before the Varanasi Court opposing the Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) plea seeking a further 8 weeks’ time to submit its Survey Report pertaining to the Mosque Premises. In its application, the mosque committee has submitted that the ASI is defying the orders of...

'Santana Dharma Dengue-COVID' Remark | Complaint Filed In Bihar Court Against TN Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin

A private complaint has been filed before a court of Chief Judicial Magistrate in Bihar's Muzaffarpur against Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin for his alleged 'Ablish Santana Dharma, it is like Dengue-Malaria, CORONA’ remarks claiming that the same has 'hurt' the sentiments of Hindus and followers of the Sanatana dharma.The Complaint has been filed by a lawyer named Sudhir Kumar...

Senior Advocate Amit Sibal Joins 3VB Chambers as Associate Member

Senior Advocate Amit Sibal SA has joined 3VB Chambers as an Associate Member.Amit is a Senior Advocate appearing regularly at the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and various other High Courts and Tribunals across India. After graduating with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Balliol College, Oxford and a BA in law at Trinity College, Cambridge, Amit completed an LL.M....

Delhi Court Grants Bail To Former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain In Delhi Riots Case

A Delhi Court on Saturday granted bail to former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain in a case related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. [FIR 88 of 2020 registered at Dayalpur police station]Hussain was recently granted bail by the Delhi High Court in five different riots cases. However, Hussain will still remain in judicial custody in other FIRs registered against him, including the...

President Appoints 3 CAT Judicial Members For Srinagar, Jammu Benches

The President of India has made three appointments to the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) for its Srinagar and Jammu benches respectively. Senior Advocates Mir Syed Latif, Rajinder Singh Dogra, and Sanjeev Gupta, District Judge, have been chosen as Judicial Members for these important positions.As per the official order issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and...

Manipur Lawyers Withdraw From Prof Kham Khan Suan Hausing's Case After Mob Attack

The home of a lawyer representing Kuki Professor Kham Khan Suan Hausing before the Manipur High Court was vandalised by a mob. The home of Advocate Soiraisham Chitaranjan was attacked.Following this, Chitarajan and three other lawyers - Victor Chongtham, Th. Zingo, and A Priyokumar Sharma - had to decide to not appear for Professor Huasing in the Manipur High Court. They filed a memo in the...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of AOR Sibo Sankar Mishra & Judicial Officer Ananda Chandra Behera As Orissa HC Judges

The Centre on Saturday notified the appointment of Sibo Sankar Mishra, Advocate-on-Record and Ananda Chandra Behera, Senior Judicial Officer as Judges of Orissa High Court. The Collegium of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice SK Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna had recommended their names for such appointment on August 17, 2023.While recommending the name...

Gyanvapi Mosque Survey | ASI Seeks Further 8 Weeks' Time To Submit Its Report Before Varanasi Court

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has filed an application before the Varanasi Court seeking a further 8 weeks time to file its report pertaining to the Gyanvapi Survey. Earlier, the Court had asked it to submit its survey report by September 2.In the application, the Counsel for the ASI has the survey is expected to take some more time as a lot of trash/debris consisting of garbage,...