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Supreme Court Directs Tamil Nadu Government To Consider Premature Release Of Convicted Sri Lankan Citizen In Jail For Over 35 Years
The Supreme Court recently directed the Tamil Nadu government to consider the premature release of a convicted Sri Lankan citizen, incarcerated for over 35 years.A Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Justice Rajesh Bindal was considering a petition challenging the denial of the petitioner’s premature release based on a 2018 policy. “We direct the State of Tamil Nadu to reconsider the issue...
Shiv Sena Case | Uddhav Side Urges Supreme Court To Restore Status Quo Ante As On June 27, 2022
In the Shiv Sena case, the Uddhav Thackeray side concluded their arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday.The matter was heard by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah, Justice Krishna Murari, Justice Hima Kohli, and Justice PS Narasimha. Tuesday's arguments were made by Senior Advocate AM Singhvi and continued by Senior Advocate Devadatt Kamat. Last week, Senior...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To TN Govt On Missing Of Case Diaries Of Temple Idol Theft Cases
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the State of Tamil Nadu in a plea relating to the missing of 41 case diaries regarding the investigation of temple idol theft cases.The bench of Justices V. Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal was hearing an SLP arising from the July, 2022 decision of the Madras High Court disposing off a writ petition by Advocate Elephant G. Rajendran in respect of...
Highest Z+ Security Should Be Provided To Mukesh Ambani & Family Throughout India & Abroad; Cost To Be Borne By Ambanis : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has directed that the Highest Z+ Security Cover provided to billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani and his family is not restricted to Mumbai, but be made available across India and also when they are traveling abroad. The cost, as per the order of the Supreme Court, is to be borne by the Ambanis. A Bench comprising Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah...
'No Incriminating Material Found Against Me' : Bhima Koregaon Accused Vernon Gonsalves Tells Supreme Court Seeking Bail
To deny bail on the basis of the little evidence that the centre has against Bhima Koregaon-accused Vernon Gonsalves was a ‘stretch’, said senior advocate Rebecca John, appearing on behalf of the jailed activist. “There is no evidence,” said John, after taking the court through the documents on which the National Investigation Agency relied. She added: “Four people have...
Shiv Sena Case Hearing | If Some MLAs In A Political Party Oppose Coalition After Forming Govt, They Will Attract Disqualification : Supreme Court
The Constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India, while hearing the pleas concerning the issues arising out of the rift within Shiv Sena party between Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray groups, asked whether holding a floor test during the pendency of disqualification proceedings would amount to legitimising defection.The Court verbally remarked that if the antecedent reason for a floor...
British National Jane Cox To Continue Law Practice In India After BCI Consents Before Bombay High Court, 17-Yr-Old Order Set Aside
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday set aside a 17-year-old order passed by the Bar Council of India (BCI) and paved the way for Advocate Jane Cox, a British citizen, to continue her legal practice in India.A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale, set aside the 2005 order with BCI's consent but kept the question regarding a foreigner's right to practice expressly open."Both...
Section 24 CPC Power Can Be Invoked By Common High Court For Two Or More States Even For Inter State Transfer Of Suits: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that the power under section 24 of the CPC can be exercised by the High Court even for inter-State transfer of a suit, appeal or other proceeding, if it is the common High Court for two or more States under Article 231 of the Constitution and both the Civil Courts (transferor and transferee) are subordinate to it.Section 25 CPC applies to inter-State transfer of a...
Maintain Practice Of Having One-Third High Court Judges From District Judiciary : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, expressed its prima facie view that the the present ratio of 1:3 between the judges who are elevated from District Judiciary to the High Courts from the service cadre and those who are elevated from the Bar needs to be maintained. A Bench comprising Justice BR Gavai, Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sanjay Karol requested the Chief Justice of High Courts to...
2015 Bargari Sacrilege | Supreme Court Transfers Trial Against Gurmeet Ram Rahim and 7 Dera Followers to Chandigarh
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the trial against Dera Sacha Sauda leader and ‘godman’ Gurmeet Ram Rahim and seven other acolytes of the religious cult in three interlinked cases of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib at Bargari in 2015 to be transferred from Punjab’s Faridkot to Chandigarh. This development follows closely on the heels of the murder of a Dera follower, who was...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Manish Sisodia's Plea Against CBI Arrest In Liquor Scam Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition filed by Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, challenging the arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an alleged case of corruption relating to the now-scrapped excise policy.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha said that that Sisodia has alternative...