Makers of Movie ‘Muzaffarnagar - A Burning Love Story’ Move SC Seeking Permission For Release [Read Petition]

After getting a boost from the Supreme Court for its comments on controversial film Padmavati, the film-makers of Muzaffarnagar - A Burning Love Story have approached the apex court against Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments’ decision not to release their motion picture in some districts.The film is a love story of a Hindu boy with a Muslim girl set in the backdrop of Muzaffarnagar...

SC Slaps Cost On Litigant Who Filed Incomprehensible English Translation Of Judgment [Read Order]

On perusal of the translation filed by the petitioner, we find that the impugned judgment does not make out any head and tail, the bench said.The Supreme Court has slapped costs on a  litigant who filed unofficial and incomprehensible English translation of Rajasthan High Court judgment, which was penned in Hindi.The petitioner, along with the special leave petition, had filed translation...

After A Decade, SC Clears Legal Confusion Caused By HC & Lets The Trial Begin [Read Judgment]

We are sorry to note that such confusion has caused more than a decade’s delay in even the criminal trial commencing, the bench said.The Supreme Court, while solving the legal conundrum created by two orders passed on the same day in two criminal revision petitions on the same matter, by the same judge of high court, expressed its regret on such a confusion causing more than a decade’s...

Ban On Convicts Forming Political Parties: SC Notice To Centre, ECI [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a PIL seeking a ban on convicted persons from forming a political party and becoming office-bearer of the party.A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra sought the government’s response and decided to interpret Section 29 (A) of the Representation of People’s Act...

SC Notice To Centre On Plea For Countrywide Ban On Crackers, Make Import Of Electric/Hybrid Cars Cheaper

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre on a plea filed by four infants led by Arjun Gopal seeking a complete ban on fireworks across the country and a slew of other measures to curb pollution and sought response within four weeks. “Complete ban on the use, manufacture, licensing, sale, resale or distribution of firecrackers, sparkles of any kind throughout India”, said the...

Tharoor Vs Arnab: Delhi HC Says Arnab & Republic TV Have The Right To Do Stories Against Tharoor, But Directs Them To Seek Tharoor's Version Before Airing It

Press cannot “convict anyone” or insinuate that he/she is guilty or make any other unsubstantiated claims. Press has to exercise care and caution while reporting about matters under investigation or pending trial.The Delhi High Court Today refused to restrain Arnab Goswami and Republic TV from airing the news items or debates relating to the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s...

SC Cautions Trial Courts Against Granting Adjournments After Commencement Of Evidence [Read Order]

We hope that the presiding officers of the trial courts conducting criminal trials will be mindful of not giving such adjournments after commencement of the evidence in serious criminal cases, the bench said.Depreciating the trend of criminal courts adjourning the cases for a long interval after commencement of evidence, the Supreme Court, in Doongar Singh vs State of Rajasthan, reiterated...

Defendant Can’t Object To Mere Withdrawal Of Suit By Plaintiff: SC [Read Judgment]

A mere withdrawal of the suit without asking for anything more can, therefore, be always permitted. The Supreme Court, in Anil Kumar Singh vs Vijay Pal Singh, has held that defendant has no right to compel the plaintiff to prosecute the suit by opposing the withdrawal of suit sought by the plaintiff except to claim the cost for filing a suit against him.A Bench of Justice RK Agrawal and...

Former Chief Justice Of India Dr. A.S. Anand Passes away

Former Chief Justice of India Dr. A.S. Anand passed away on Friday. He was the 29th Chief Justice of India. He was the Chairman of National Human Rights Commission from February 17, 2003 to April 1, 2007. He was also the Chairman of a Committee constituted to examine the safety of Mullaperiyar Dam.Born on November 1, 1936, Justice Anand received his early education at Jammu and graduated...

Breaking: SC Dismisses CJAR Plea For SIT Probe Into Medical Admission Scam; Imposes Cost Of Rs 25 lakhs

The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea filed by Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms seeking Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into an alleged Medical Council of India (MCI) bribery case and imposed a cost of Rs 25 lakhs on it.The three judge bench headed by Justice R K Agrawal said the fine amount is to be used as funds for SCBA Welfare Fund."The petition is not only...

SC Raps Centre For Seeking More Time To Update Assam NRC 1951, Indo-B’desh Border Fencing [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench of Justice Rajan Gogoi and Justice Rohinton Nariman has pulled up the Centre for slow progress in issues like updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and fencing of Indo-Bangladesh border.About the border issue, the bench said: “What we are asking? We are asking to protect the country from illegal migrants. We are reminded of separation of powers.”“From...

Plea In Bombay HC Seeks Probe Into Deaths Of Judge Loya, Lawyer Khandalkar [Read Petition]

A criminal writ petition has been filed at the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court seeking an investigation in the death of judge BH Loya and advocate Shrikant Khandalkar to be conducted outside Maharashtra.The petitioner, Suryakant Lolage, has quoted from various news reports regarding the mysterious death of judge BH Loya and also the other reports about the death of advocate...