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Supreme Court Adjourns Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea To Produce Additional Evidence In Appeal Challenging Conviction In Custodial Death Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to next week the hearing of the petition filed by former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking to adduce additional evidence in the criminal appeal filed by him in the Gujarat High Court challenging his conviction in a 1990 custodial death case. Bhatt has filed the Special Leave Petition challenging the order passed by the High Court on August 24 which...
Uddhav vs Eknath Shinde : Supreme Court To Hear Petitions Related To Shiv Sena Rift On January 13, 2023
The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted the batch of petitions filed by both the Uddhav Thackeray faction and the Eknath Sindhe faction in relation to the political crisis in the State of Maharashtra, for directions, on 13th January, 2023. The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. The matter was initially supposed to be posted for directions...
Next Week To Be "Miscellaneous Week" In Supreme Court : CJI DY Chandrachud
Next week(December 12 to 16) will be a miscellaneous week in the Supreme Court, said Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday. The CJI said this when the case related to Shiv Sena dispute was mentioned for urgent listing next week.The CJI said that since it is a Constitution Bench matter, it can't be heard next week, which is a miscellaneous week. "It won't be possible to assemble...
Supreme Court Directs Centre To Examine Means To Improve Conditions Of Persons Suffering From Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Union Government to examine means to improve the conditions of persons suffering from the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The issue arose in a petition filed by a person claiming to be suffering from a condition called Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, a condition recognized by the World...
Delhi vs LG Services Dispute : Centre Seeks Reference To 9-Judge Bench, Says 2018 Judgment Inconsistent With Precedent
The Central Government has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking to refer the issue relating to the control of administrative services in the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to a bench having strength of 9 or more judges. The larger bench reference is sought on the ground that the 2018 judgment of the Constitution Bench in the case GNCTD vs Union of India...
"Policy Matter Of Govt" : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking GST Exemption For Medicines To Cure Spinal Muscular Atrophy
On Monday, the Supreme Court of India dismissed a plea seeking removal of levy of Goods and Services Tax on medicines to cure spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) stating that its a 'policy decision'.The petitioner was seeking a GST exemption on medical treatment of patients suffering from SMA. He submitted that the the Drugs for SMA are prohibitively priced. One dose of Zolegsnama is Rs 17 crores....
Supreme Court Directs Patna HC CJ To Examine Police Officer's Complaint Alleging Assault By District Judge
The Supreme Court on Monday took grave note of a police officer's complaint alleging that he was assaulted inside the chambers of an Additional District Judge (ADJ) in Patna.A Division Bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar directed the Chief Justice of Patna High Court to probe into the police officer's complaint as well as the ADJ's counter FIR. However, the Bench reminded that...
Criminal Trial Is Not Complete On Conviction Of Accused, But With Sentencing: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a criminal trial is not complete on the pronouncement of the judgment of conviction of the accused, but with their sentencing.The conclusion of the trial in a criminal prosecution if it ends in conviction, a judgment is considered to be complete in all respects only when the sentence is imposed on the convict, if the convict is not given the benefit of Section 360...
Catholic Diocese Urges Supreme Court To Stay Kerala High Court Directions In Case Against Cardinal Alencherry
Taking objection to the recent order passed by the Kerala High Court which observed that religious organizations were encroaching public land, the Catholic Diocese of Bathery on Monday urged the Supreme Court to stay the same, in which directions were issued to the government to act against public encroachments made by religious and charitable trusts.A single bench of the High Court had...
Demonetisation| 'Fake Currency, Black Money, Terror Funding Like Jarasandha From Mahabharata, Had to Cut Them Into Pieces' : AG Tells Supreme Court
The three stated objectives of the 2016 banknote demonetisation, namely, counterfeit currency, black money, and terror financing, were like Jarasandha from Mahabharata, and the only way to effectively tackle these issues was to 'cut them into pieces', Attorney-General for India, R. Venkataramani told the Supreme Court on Friday. "If you do not cut Jarasandha into pieces, it will always be...
