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SC Refuses to Review Its Verdict Upholding the Disqualification of SP Leader Azam Khan’s Son for Not Meeting Age Criteria
A division bench of the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday dismissed a petition by disqualified Rampur MLA Mohd. Abdullah Azam Khan seeking a review of its November 7 decision to uphold the disqualification of the former legislator for not having attained the minimum qualifying age on the date of the election. The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and B.V. Nagarathna, rejecting...
Is Affinity Test Integral To Determine Caste Status? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, reserved its judgment in the reference pertaining to the question - whether the affinity test is integral to the determination of caste status made by the Caste Scrutiny Committee.Yesterday, the petitioners had argued that the affinity test conducted in the caste determination process is only a corroborative exercise and is not the sine qua non for...
BREAKING: Supreme Court Collegium Recommends New Chief Justices For HCs Of Allahabad, Calcutta, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat & Manipur
Supreme Court Collegium has recommended names of 5 judges for elevation as Chief Justices of the respective High Courts as follows: 1. Justice Pritinker Diwaker - Allahabad High Court [PHC: High Court of Chhattisgarh]2. Justice T S Sivagnanam - Calcutta High Court [PHC: Madras High Court]3. Justice Ramesh Sinha - Chhattisgarh High Court 4. Justice Sonia G Gokani - Gujarat High Court5....
Regularisation Can't Be Claimed If Appointment Was Not By A Competent Authority & There's No Sanctioned Post : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that to seek regularisation, a daily rated employee must have been initially appointed by a competent authority and there must be a sanctioned post on which he must be working.The bench comprising Justices Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing a Civil Appeal arising out of a Special Leave Petition filed against the order of the division bench of the...
Supreme Court Lawyer & Human Rights Activist Ehtesham Hashmi Passes Away
Supreme Court lawyer and human rights defender Ehtesham Hashmi passed away today morning due to a heart attack. Hashmi was known for taking up several human rights causes.In 2021, he lead a team which published a fact-finding report about the communal violence in Tripura which shook the state. The Tripura police booked him under the UAPA over the publication of the report. Later, the...
Supreme Court Reprimands Gujarat Govt For Keeping 75 Proposals On Judicial Infrastructure Pending Since 2014
The Supreme Court on Thursday, while hearing the Malik Mazhar Sultan Vs. U.P. Public Service Commission case in which it has taken up the issues concerning the filling up of judicial vacancies in trial courts, reprimanded the State of Gujarat for keeping proposals pertaining to district judiciary pending since 2014. The amicus curiae in the matter Senior Advocate KV Vishwanath along with Adv...
'Charitable Purpose' Not Limited To 'Free Medical Relief' : Supreme Court On Kerala Building Tax Exemption; Overrules 2014 Judgment
In a notable verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the meaning of the term "charitable purposes" used in the Kerala Building Tax Act 1975 is not limited to free medical relief.A 3-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala overruled the judgment delivered by a 2-judge bench in SH Medical Centre Hospital vs State...
PM Degree Row : 'Childish Curiosity Of Someone Not Public Interest Under RTI Act', Gujarat University Argues In Gujarat High Court
Challenging the order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Gujarat University to provide “information regarding degrees in the name of Mr. Narendra Damodar Modi" to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the year 2016, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued today before the Gujarat High Court that the RTI Act is being "misused to settled scores and taking a childish jab...
Supreme Court Disapproves Of Building Zoos Inside Tiger Reserves; Stops Constructions Within Core Areas Of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries
The Supreme Court on Wednesday put a stop to all construction activities in the core areas within tiger reserves, national parks, and wildlife sanctuaries, amidst the recent controversy over the Uttarakhand government’s proposal to construct animal enclosures inside the Jim Corbett National Park. This development follows closely on the heels of a court-constituted panel recommending...
'Whether Mere Membership Of An 'Unlawful Association' Is Sufficient To Constitute An Offence Under UAPA?' Supreme Court Reserves Judgement
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on whether mere membership of an 'unlawful association' is sufficient to constitute an offence under the UAPA, or some overt act, over and above the membership, is a prerequisite to attract the penal provisions of the ActThe bench of Justices MR Shah, CT Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol was hearing a reference made in 2014 by the two-judge bench...
PNB Scam : Nirav Modi's Brother-in-Law Agrees Before Supreme Court To Give Authorisation To CBI For Bank Accounts
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Bombay High Court to consider afresh the plea of Nirav Modi’s brother-in-law Mainak Mehta to travel back to his home in Hong Kong. The bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala, took note of the fact that Mehta was willing to give authorisation to CBI so it may directly approach banks for...
Insurance Coverage For Accidental Death - Proximate Cause Necessary; Supreme Court Denies Claim For Sun Stroke Death During Election Duty
The Supreme Court has held that the death occurring due to sun-stroke during election duty will not come within the scope of the clause "death only resulting solely and directly from accident caused by external violent and any other visible means" in the insurance policy.In the year 2000, the National Insurance Company had entered into an MoU with the Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar to...