'Information Blackhole Continues Till Date': Anuradha Bhasin Files Additional Affidavit In Plea Against Media Curbs [Read Affidavit]

Kashmir Times Editor, Anuradha Bhasin, who had moved the Supreme Court against curbs on freedom of media and press in Jammu and Kashmir, has filed an additional affidavit in the matter stating that the 'information blackhole' around rural areas and other districts of Kashmir continues till date. She has categorically deposed that despite statements from govt. officials regarding lifting...

Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Two HC CJs And Three Judges [Read Resolutions]

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of five judges, including the Chief Justices of Madras High Court and Megalaya High Court. Citing better administration of justice, the Collegium has resolved to exchange the positions of Justice V.K. Tahilramani, presently the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court and Justice A.K. Mittal, presently the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya...

SC Agrees To Look Into Attack On Babri Masjid Litigant Iqbal Ansari

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to look into the incident of attack on Iqbal Ansari, one of the litigants in the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid case.The incident was brought to the attention of the CJI-led bench by Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who is appearing for Sunni Waqf Board in the case.Dhavan complained that Ansari was attacked despite the police protection given...

Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Madras HC CJ Justice Tahilramani To Meghalaya HC & Meghalaya HC CJ Justice Mittal To Madras HC

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Vijaya K Tahilramani, the current Chief Justice of Madras High Court, to Meghalaya High Court.The Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court, Justice A K Mittal, has also been proposed to be transferred to Madras HC. He had sworn in as the CJ of Meghalaya HC nearly three months ago, on May 28, 2019.The collegium consisting of...

'Gender Inequality': Plea In SC Challenges The Constitutional Validity Of S. 125 CrPC

A plea has been moved before the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutional validity of Section 125 of CrPC, on the grounds of gender inequality. The petition was filed by one Vivek Bhatia through Advocates M S Vishnu Shankar and Sriram Parakkat by the order of the Family Court of Dehradun, whereby he was directed to pay monthly allowance to his wife under the aforesaid...

Ayodhya [Day-18] Idols Surreptitiously Put Inside Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in 1949, Muslim Parties tell SC

There was a "planned" and "surreptitious attack" to put idols inside the Babri masjid at Ayodhya on the intervening night of December 22-23, 1949 and some officials connived with Hindus and refused to remove them, Muslim parties said in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.A 5-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, hearing the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute on 18th...

SC Seeks NBCC Response On Completing Stalled Jaypee Group Projects

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from the NBCC on whether it is willing to give a revised proposal to complete the stalled projects of Jaypee group.A bench of justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari issued notice to the National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) and sought its reply by Thursday.Additional Solicitor General Madhavi Divan, appearing for the...

INX Media Case: SC Extends Chidambaram's CBI Custody Till Sep 5

[Update at 3:50 PM - The CBI Court, Rouse Avenue, extended the CBI custody of P Chidambaram till September 5, taking note of the Supreme Court's order]With a view to avoid being sent to Tihar jail under judicial custody, Chidambaram's lawyers on Tuesday sought from the Supreme Court the extension of his CBI custody till September 5, the day on which his 15 day police custody period...

SC Expresses Anguish Over Tussle Between Child Rights Commissions Of Centre And West Bengal

Expressing anguish over the tussle between the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBPCR) in a child trafficking case in West Bengal, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said " it is sad that both of you can't come to a conclusion for the welfare of the poor girls." A bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha...

SC Issues Guidelines To Curb Parking Problem In Delhi [Read Order]

The Supreme Court took note of the 'conflict between increasing number of cars and dwindling availability of land' which had aggravated problem of parking spaces in Delhi. Addressing the same, the court gave out a series of directions to the concerned authorities of the Delhi Government yesterday. The bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta said "…we feel there is a need to pass...

SC Issues Contempt Notice To Professor For Allegedly Threatening Senior Adv Dhavan For Representing Muslims In Ayodhya Case

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court hearing the Ayodhya-Babri case on Tuesday issued notice to one Professor Shanmugham in the contempt petition filed by Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan.]The Court has however dispensed with the personal appearance of the Professor. The petition was filed last Friday by Senior Advocate Dhavan, alleging that he was threatened for representing Muslim...

Bar Associations Are Not Supposed To Settle Disputes By Resorting To Strikes : SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court last week criticized the call for strikes made by Bar Associations of Allahabad and Oudh observing that they are "not supposed to settle their demands by resorting to strikes which may lead to nothing but delaying the justice to litigants"."We request both the Bar Associations not to indulge in the strike at all as the courts are meant for delivering justice, the doors of...