Security Clearance By MHA Not Required For Renewal Of Broadcast License: MediaOne Channel Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, commenced with the hearing of the petition filed by Malayalam news channel Media One against Kerala High Court's order upholding the telecast ban imposed on it by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, by not renewing its broadcast license. Appearing before a Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli, Senior Advocate Dushyant...

CLAT 2023 To Be Conducted Only Once In 2022, On December 18, Register By Nov 13

The NLU Consortium has announced that the Common Law Admission Test 2023 (for the Academic Year 2023-24) will be conducted on December 18, 2022. The last date for registration is November 13, 2022.The exam is for admission to UG and PG law courses in 22 National Law Universities. Earlier, the consortium had said that it will conduct two CLAT exams in 2022. However, as per the latest update,...

Supreme Court Admits Plea Against Abolition Of State-Funded Madrassas In Assam

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday admitted a special leave petition against a Gauhati High Court decision upholding a 2020 Assam Assembly law, according to which all state-run madrassas were to be converted into general educational institutions. The High Court was moved by the managing committees of madrassas in opposition to this law, on the ground that it violated Articles 29 and 30...

Election Freebies | Supreme Court Directs Matter To Be Listed Before Three Judge Bench At The Earliest

Supreme Court bench comprising CJI UU Lalit and Justice Bela M. Trivedi on Tuesday directed that the plea concerning freebies during election campaigns be listed before a three-judge bench. The court stated that considering the nature of the controversy and submissions made by the parties in the earlier hearings, the matter would be listed as early as possible.The development comes in a PIL...

Supreme Court Asks ECI To Consider Plea To Remove Symbols of Political Parties From EVMs

The Supreme Court today disposed of a petition filed by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking removal of party symbols from EVMs. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit said that ends of justice would be met if the Petitioner's representation is considered by the Election Commission of India. Senior Advocates Vikas Singh and Gopal Sankarnarayan appearing...

CJI UU Lalit Seeks Explanation From Supreme Court Registry For Not Listing A Matter Which Was "Ready"

Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court registry to provide an explanation for not listing a matter which had been ready to be listed for a year and a half. The issue arose when a bench comprising CJI UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi came across a matter which had long remained pending in the Supreme Court despite it being ready for listing. CJI Lalit,...

Morbi Bridge Collapse Depicts Utter Negligence Of Govt Authorities: PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Judicial Probe

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court in wake of the recent Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat, that claimed 137 lives. The matter was mentioned today before the CJI, seeking immediate intervention by establishment of judicial enquiry commission under the supervision of Retired Supreme Court Judge. "Many other states require the assessment of...

Soli Sorabjee Was A Champion Of Freedom Of Speech And Expression, And His Constitutional Philosophy Was That Of Tolerance, Says Chief Justice

Chief Justice U.U. Lalit, who was once a junior at eminent jurist, Soli Sorabjee's chambers, said on Monday said that the expanse of the freedom of speech and expression enshrined in Article 19(1)(a) was "very dear" to Sorabjee's heart. Justice Lalit highlighted how important the principle of tolerance was to this giant in the field of law by reading out excerpts from his articles...

Chief Editor Cannot Be Prosecuted In Absence Of Specific Allegations: Supreme Court While Quashing Defamation Case Against Aroon Purie

Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi has made it clear that the Chief Editor cannot be prosecuted for defamation in the absence of 'specific allegations'. The presumption under Section 7 of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 cannot be invoked against such Chief Editor or Editor-in-Chief, if there are no specific and sufficient allegations,...

MSMED Act - Reference To Facilitation Council Maintainable In Spite Of An Independent Arbitration Agreement Existing Between The Parties : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that reference made to the Facilitation Council is maintainable in spite of an independent arbitration agreement existing between the parties to whom the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 is applicable.The Facilitation Council, which had initiated the Conciliation proceedings under Section 18(2) of the MSMED Act, 2006 would be entitled to act...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking To Examine Efficacy Of Anti-Rabies Vaccines

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a petition seeking to constitute an independent expert committee to study the efficacy of the Intra Dermal Rabies Vaccines (IDRV) currently being administered to Humans and Rabies Veterinary Vaccine, administered to dogs in India. A Bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar issued notice after hearing Advocate Kuriakose Varghese...

Supreme Court Expresses Concerns At CAT Vacancies Remaining Unfilled; Extends Tenure Of Members Of Kolkata Bench

In a plea filed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Bar Association Kolkata seeking filling up of vacancies at the Kolkata Bench of CAT, the Supreme Court, on Monday, further extended the terms of one Judicial Member and one Administrative Member till appointment to the posts of the judicial and administrative members lying vacant in the CAT, Kolkata Bench is made and the...