Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque | Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Mutawalli's Plea Against ASI Survey After He Agrees To Approach HC

The Supreme Court on Friday (April 5) refused to entertain a Special Leave Petition filed by the Mutawalli of the Kamal Maula Mosque complex challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court's direction for a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at the Bhojshala Temple cum Kamal Maula Mosque complex in MP.The bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra noted that...

No Ground To Believe Accusations Against Shoma Sen Are Prima Facie True : Supreme Court In Bhima Koregaon Case

The Court observed that the materials collected by the NIA only reveal her attempt to encourage women to join the struggle for a "new democratic revolution" and showed no attempt to commit any "terrorist act".

Supreme Court Delivers Split Verdict On Appointment Of Shiksha Karmi's In Madhya Pradesh

The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 04) delivered a split verdict in a case concerning the appointment of Shiksha Karmis in the State of Madhya Pradesh. Before the Supreme Court, the appellanst/Shiksha Karmis challenged the decision of the Madhya Pradesh High Court's Division Bench whereby the High Court canceled their appointment based on the appellants' relationship with the members of...

'Verfiy & Pay It' : Supreme Court To Delhi Finance Secretary On Funds Due To Delhi Jal Board

The Supreme Court today (April 5) asked the Finance Department of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) to verify the amounts pending to be paid to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and settle the dues before the next hearing.The Court was hearing a writ petition filed by the GNCTD alleging that its own Finance Department was withholding the funds due to the DJB, which...

Chandigarh Mayor Election Returning Officer Anil Masih Tenders Unconditional Apology To Supreme Court

Anil Masih, who was the returning officer of the controversial Chandigarh Mayor election, tendered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court on Friday (April 5). Masih is facing criminal proceedings initiated by the Supreme Court under Section 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for making a false statement that the ballots were invalid.Today, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi,...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Cooling-Off Period For Public Servants Before Contesting Elections

The Supreme Court today dismissed as withdrawn a plea seeking imposition of a cooling off period on public servants to prevent them from contesting elections on political party tickets immediately after discontinuation of their service.The Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Sandeep Mehta however permitted the petitioner - a former Parliamentarian - to approach the appropriate authorities with...

Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petitions Pending In High Courts Challenging GST On Online Gaming

The Supreme Court on Friday (April 5) transferred to itself the petitions pending in the High Courts challenging the imposition of 28% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on online gaming companies.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra ordered the transfer of 27 writ petitions pending in eleven High Courts and tagged them with the petition...

High Courts Should Not Ordinarily Interfere With Scrutiny Committee's Findings On Caste Claims Unless Findings Are Perverse : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (on April 04), in a crucial judgment pronounced by it, opined that in cases where the scrutiny committee has decided the validation of the caste claim, the Courts should refrain from interfering unless the committee's decision suffers from any perversity. “It is well settled that High Courts as well as Supreme Court should refrain themselves from deeper probe...

Are Civil Courts' Decrees Binding On Criminal Courts? Supreme Court Explains

Recently, the Supreme Court observed that though the outcome of the proceedings initiated under civil law would not have any binding effect on the outcome of the proceedings initiated under criminal law, however, the outcome of the civil proceedings would be binding on the criminal proceedings only to the extent of holding the sentences or damages arising out of criminal proceedings...

MBBS Internship : Supreme Court Directs NMC To Submit Details Of Stipend Paid To Interns By Medical Colleges In All States

In a pivotal matter regarding the payment of stipends for doctors undergoing their MBBS internships, the Supreme Court (April 01) issued a clear directive to the National Medical Commission (NMC) to submit details regarding the stipend status of medical colleges across all States. The Court noted that the NMC has not given the details of the entire medical colleges in all States and hence,...

'It Appears Union Wants To Fix Its Own Period Of Limitation' : Supreme Court Rejects Govt's Time-Barred Challenge In 43-Year-Old Suit

Expressing displeasure with the approach adopted by the Union of India for seeking condonation of more than 12 years of delay in filing the restoration suit, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 3) refused to condone the delay stating that it would be a mockery of justice if the delay gets condoned, as it would result in pushing the decree-holder to undergo the lengthy litigation...

'Elections By Ballot Paper The Rule' : Lawyer Seeks To Intervene In Supreme Court Plea On EVM-VVPAT

Suggesting that voting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections should be conducted through ballot papers, Advocate Mehmood Pracha has approached the Supreme Court and prayed that he be permitted to intervene in the matter pending before the Court regarding Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) verification. rein.Pracha states in the application that he...