Facebook Cannot Invoke Article 32; Ajit Mohan's Rights Not Violated : Delhi Assembly Tells Supreme Court

Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, senior counsel appearing on behalf of the Delhi Assembly panel concluded his submissions today in the plea filed by Facebook India's Vice President, Mr. Ajit Mohan challenging the summons issued to him by the Delhi Legislative Assembly's Committee on Peace and Harmony. A bench comprising of Justice S.K. Kaul, Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Dinesh...

Franklin Templeton Case: Supreme Court Approves Distribution Mechanism Of SBI Mutual Fund And SBI Funds Management

The Supreme Court on Tuesday approved the application filed by SBI Mutual Fund and SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd, for placing on record the distribution mechanism proposed to be followed while distributing Franklin Templeton's 9122 crores amongst its unit holders, under the six mutual fund schemes. The application has followed the top Court's last order whereby it had directed...

Three Sitting Members Of NCLAT Move Supreme Court Challenging Disparaging Remarks Made Against Them By Five-Judge Bench

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court by three sitting members of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) challenging the derogatory remarks made against them by a 5- member Bench of the NCLAT in an order. The order of the five-member Bench headed by Chairperson Justice Bansi Lal Bhat was passed in a case which was referred by a three-judge Bench comprising...

Bar Under Section 10A IBC Against Initiation Of CIRP Retrospective; Applies To Applications Filed From 25 March 2020

The Supreme Court has held that Section 10A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code barred filing of applications for the commencement of the CIRP in respect of a corporate debtor for a default occurring on or after 25 March 2020, even if such application was filed before 5 June 2020 (the date on which the amendment came into force).The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah...

UPSC Prelims Not An Exam Which Requires More Than A Month's Preparation, ASG Submits Opposing Extra Chance

While opposing a plea for an extra chance for last attempt candidates in the civil service exams, the Additional Solicitor General of India SV Raju submitted before the Supreme Court that the UPSC prelims is "not an exam which requires more than one month's preparation".The law officer for the Government of India made this submission in the context of his argument that the demand for extra...

Supreme Court Grants Protection From Arrest To AAP Leader Sanjay Singh In 'Hate Speech' Cases

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh protection from arrest in all FIRs against him (in connection with 'hate speech' at his press conference in Lucknow, UP in August last year) and issued notice on why FIRs should not be clubbed. The bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan also observed that the UP state government can approach the Chairman, Rajya...

UPSC Extra Chance : 'Completely Unjustified To Not Relax Age Limit', Divan Argues In SC For Last Attempt Candidates

Senior Advocate Shyam Divan argued in the Supreme Court on Tuesday for granting extra-chance without upper age limit for civil service aspirants who gave their last attempt in the UPSC exams held in October 2020."It's completely unjustified to not relax the limit. They have a power and the duty to relax this", Divan submitted before a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar.While acknowledging...

'Come Before Us In A Concrete Case' : Supreme Court Dismisses Advocates' PIL Challenging Sedition Law Under Sec 124A IPC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) filed by a group of advocates challenging the constitutionality of the offence of sedition under Section 124A IPC on the ground that the petitioners have no cause of action. A three-Judge Bench comprising CJI SA Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian observed that as per the precedent in the Kusum Ingots case,...

Breaking: Supreme Court Stays Arrest Of Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai, Mrinal Pande, Vinod Jose And Others Over multiple FIRs Against Them

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the arrest of Shashi Tharoor MP, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai, Vinod K Jose, Mrinal Pande, Zafar Agha, Anant Nath and Paresh Nath over multiple FIRs registered against them over their tweets/reports about a farmer's death during tractor rally.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde passed the order while issuing notice on the writ...

LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court- Plea Against Multiple FIRs Against Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai And Others Over Farmers Death On Republic Day

Supreme Court is hearing writ petitions filed by Sashi Tharoor MP, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai, Vinod K Jose, Mrinal Pande, Zafar Agha etc against multiple FIRs registered against them over their tweets/reports about a farmer's death during tractor...

UPSC Extra Chance For Last Attempt Candidates : Supreme Court Reserves Judgment [LIVE UPDATES]

The Supreme Court is hearing a petition seeking extra chance in UPSC exams for those civil service aspirants who exhausted their last attempt in October...

Right To Protest At Public Spaces- Women Protestors Of Shaheen Bagh Move Supreme Court Seeking Parity With Recognition Of Farmers Protest By Court

The women protestors of Shaheen Bagh have approached the Supreme Court seeking a joint hearing of the pending review petition filed against the Shaheen Bagh judgment with the farm laws petition in the view of recent developments and subsequent observations made during the farm laws challenge hearings on the right to protest.Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari...