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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Removal of Statue of Manu in Rajasthan High Court
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation petition that sought the removal of statue of Manu, a mythological figure and lawmaker in Hinduism, holding the Manusmriti in hand, from the campus of the Rajasthan High Court in Jaipur. The removal of the statue has been a longstanding demand of Dalit and anti-caste civil society organisations since...
GPF Accounts Of 7 Patna HC Judges Closed?Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response
The Supreme Court on Friday heard a plea filed by seven judges of the Patna High Court claiming that their General Provident Fund accounts have been closed. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. The bench requested for a response from the Central government on the matter and issued a notice while also noting...
'Courts Are Also Public Places, But We Are Turning Them Into Fortresses' : Supreme Court Says Balanced Approach Needed For Security
The Supreme Court on Friday verbally observed that the courts cannot be turned into "fortresses" in the name of enhancing security. There should be a balance struck between the concept of open court system, which allows public to have access to court proceedings, and security concerns.A bench comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta was hearing a batch of petitions...
'Affects Independence Of District Judiciary' : Supreme Court Stays HC Order Asking Trial Court To Give Explanation For Granting Bail
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order issued by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which had directed a trial court judge to provide justification for granting bail to an accused. The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. While staying the order of the High Court, the bench opined that such orders of the...
Supreme Court Restores Odisha Lokayukta's Probe Order Against Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi MLA
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, reversed the order of Orissa High Court, which set aside Odisha Lokayukta’s direction to the Director of Vigilance, Odisha, Cuttack to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the allegations of corruption against Dr. Pradeep Kumar Panigrhi, an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Gopalpur Constituency.A Bench comprising Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice...
NEET-PG 2023 : Supreme Court Seeks NBE's Response On Pleas To Postpone NEET-PG Exam By 3 Months
The Supreme Court, on Friday, sought the response of the National Board of Examinations to the petitions filed by doctors who are aspirants of NEET-PG 2023-24 seeking to postpone the NEET-PG 2023 exam scheduled on March 3 by three months.A Bench comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Dipankar Datta will consider the matter next on Monday, February 27.Arguments of the...
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project | Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Appeal Against Acquisition Of Godrej & Boyce's Plot
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain an appeal filed by Godrej & Boyce against the Bombay High Court order which refused to set aside the acquisition of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd's plot at Vikhroli for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. The matter was listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala....
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Menstrual Leave, Says Matter Falls In Policy Domain
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking menstrual leave for female students and working women across India stating that the matter fell within the domain of policy. The petition filed by Advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. During the hearing, an intervenor...
'Not Going To Issue Any Injunction Ever Against Media' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Gag Media From Reporting Adani-Hindenburg Issue
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea made by Adv ML Sharma to gag the media from reporting on Adani-Hindenburg issue till the court pronounces the order."We are not going to issue any injunction ever against the media", CJI DY Chandrachud told Sharma when the latter made the plea to stop the media reports on the issue.When Sharma, who has filed a PIL seeking investigation...
Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence For Mother Who Killed Her 5-Year Old Child
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, reiterated that when there is concurrent findings of fact by the Trial Court and the High Court, the Apex Court ought not to re-appreciate the evidence to examine the correctness of such findings of fact, unless there is manifest illegality or grave and serious miscarriage of justice on account of misreading or ignoring material evidence. A Bench...
