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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment Of Prof Venkateshwarlu As VC Of Central University of Kerala
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed against the order of the Kerala High Court that had upheld the appointment of Prof Venkateshwarlu as Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Kerala. The petition was filed contending that the appointment of the VC is in violation of UGC Regulations, Central Universities Act, 2009, and it’s statutes and is marred...
Supreme Court To Hear CBI's Plea To Cancel Lalu Prasad Yadav's Bail In October
The Supreme Court on Friday posted the appeal of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the bail granted to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in a fodder scam case to October 17.The Court turned down the request made on behalf of the CBI for an earlier date in September.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) contended that...
Section 202 CrPC - Evidence Of Witnesses On Behalf Of Complainant In Cheque Cases Can Be Taken On Affidavit : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reitereated that in cheque cases, the evidence of witnesses on behalf of the complainant can be permitted to be taken on affidavit.In this case, the High Court quashed the order issuing summons on the ground of non-compliance with the mandate of Section 202(1) CrPC. However, no further direction was issued by the High Court to the learned Judicial Magistrate to hold an...
Filing Of Affidavit Under Section 83(1)(c) Proviso of Representation of People Act Not Mandatory Requirement ; Substantial Compliance Sufficent: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that the requirement to file an affidavit under the proviso to Section 83(1)(c) of Representation of People Act is not mandatory. "It is sufficient if there is substantial compliance. As the defect is curable, an opportunity may be granted to file the necessary affidavit", the bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha observed.In this case, the Appellant is the...
Cauvery River | 'We Don't Possess Expertise' : Supreme Court Seeks CWMA Report On TN-Karnataka Dispute
The Supreme Court on Friday, while hearing a plea by the State of Tamil Nadu seeking a direction to the State of Karnataka to release 24,000 cusec of Cauvery river water, directed the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to submit its report on this issue, by next Friday. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati informed the Top Court that the meeting of the Cauvery Water...
Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail Granted To Ex-Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain On Medical Grounds In ED Case Till September 1st
The Supreme Court on Friday extended the interim bail granted on medical grounds to Satyendar Jain - Aam Aadmi Party leader and former cabinet minister in the Delhi government - in a money laundering case till September 1st. Jain was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in May 2022, but was granted interim bail on medical grounds. A bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and MM...
Demolitions Near Krishna Janmabhoomi | Supreme Court Refuses To Extend Status Quo Order Against Railways
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to extend the status quo order it had granted on 16th August with respect to a demolition drive being carried out by railway authorities in a settlement in the backyard of Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura.A bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Bela M Trivedi was informed by Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta that the Railways had completed...
Manipur Violence : Supreme Court Transfers CBI Cases To Assam For Pre-Trial Steps
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a slew of directions to transfer the sexual violence cases related to Manipur ethnic violence, which have been transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), to Assam, "bearing in mind the overall environment in Manipur, and the need for ensuring a fair process of criminal justice administration".The Court asked the Chief Justice of the Gauhati...
Dissenting Opinion Of An Arbitrator Cannot Be Treated As An Award If The Majority Award Is Set Aside : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a dissenting opinion cannot be treated as an award if the majority award is set aside.In this case, a three member arbitration tribunal passed an award in a dispute between Hindustan Construction Company Limited and National Highways Authority of India. The award was unanimous on most questions while, on others, there was a dissenting view of one of the arbitrators....
Test Identification Parade Not Violative Of Article 20(3) Of Constitution ; Accused Cannot Refuse To Join TIP : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the conduct of Test Identification Parade is not violative of Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India.An accused cannot resist subjecting himself to the TIP on the ground that he cannot be forced or coerced for the same, the bench of Justices MM Sundresh and JB Pardiwala observed.The bench made these observations on TIP while dismissing an appeal...
Section 202(1) CrPC Procedure Mandatory When One Of Accused Is A Resident Of A Place Outside Magistrate's Jurisdiction : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the procedure under Section 202(1) CrPC is mandatory when one of the accused is a resident of a place outside the jurisdiction of the Magistrate.In this case, the complainant filed a complaint before magistrate alleging offences punishable under Sections 120-B, 406, 420 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The Magistrate issued summons after...
Article 370 Case | Ends Can't Justify Means, Supreme Court Tells Union On Hearing Day 10
On the tenth day of the Supreme Court hearings in the Article 370 matter, the Central Government commenced its arguments supporting the Presidential Orders of 2019 which diluted Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. The arguments were opened by Attorney General (AG) R Venkataramani before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and...