Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Alleging Harassment Of Minorities In Assam-NRC Process; Gives Liberty To Move HC

In a plea, inter alia, seeking the Apex Court's indulgence to stop the alleged harassment of people belonging to religious and linguistic minority communities in Assam in the guise of detection and deportation of alleged foreigners, the Supreme Court, on Friday asked the petitioner to approach the Gauhati High Court with their grievances. "Petitioner would be at liberty to approach...

Maintenance Laws : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Guidelines To Address Overlapping Jurisdictions Under Sec 125 CrPC, DV Act, HMA

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking guidelines to prevent misuse of maintenance laws by means of conflicting orders and overlapping jurisdictions. The matter was heard by bench comprising Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justice Hemant Gupta. The bench remarked that the issue raised in the petition had already been dealt with by the Supreme Court. The hearings took place in...

Cattle Can't Be Handed Over To 'Owners' Who Were Illegally Transporting Them : Supreme Court Gives Interim Custody To Gaushala

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court granted custody of seized cattle to a gaushala (cow shelter) engaged in animal protection and welfare instead of the purported owners who were illegally transporting the cattle. This custody dispute has a long and chequered procedural history that can be traced back to February 2019, when a truck was found to be transporting fifteen bullocks and...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: October 3 To October 9, 2022

JUDGMENTS Terms Of Invitation To Tender Are Not Open To Judicial Scrutiny Unless They Are Arbitrary, Discriminatory Or Mala Fide : Supreme Court Observing that the terms of invitation to tender are not open to judicial scrutiny, the Supreme Court set aside a Delhi High Court's order which had quashed the Airport Authority of India's tender conditions for selecting Ground...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-135]

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Incorporate Feminist Thinking In The Way You Deal With The Law: Justice DY Chandrachud To Law Graduates

Justice DY Chandrachud was invited as the Chief Guest at the 9th Convocation of National Law University Delhi where he delivered the Convocation Address for the outgoing batch of students. At the very outset, he expressed his awe at the number of gold medals bagged by female students in the University. He said–"It's just an indicator of the times that we live in and the times that are going...

ED Can't Question Integrity Of Judiciary In Kerala : State, M Sivasankar Oppose Plea To Transfer Gold Smuggling Case Trial

The State of Kerala and M. Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, have filed separate Counter affidavits in the Supreme Court in the Transfer Petition filed by Enforcement Directorate seeking transfer of the trial in the Kerala Gold Smuggling Case to the neighbouring state of Karnataka.REPLY OF STATE OF KERALAThe State of Kerala has opposed the transfer petition...

No Scope Of Argument Or Competition Among Judiciary, Legislature & Courts As Per Spirit Of Our Constitution: PM Narendra Modi

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi today addressed the inaugural session of the All India Conference of Law Ministers and Secretaries in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat wherein he underlined the supremacy of the Constitution over the Judiciary, Legislature, and Executive."Be it the government, Parliament, our courts, all three are, in a way, the children of the same mother. So even though...

"Urban Naxals" Are Making Frequent Requests For House Arrest : Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Tells Supreme Court

During the hearing of the petitions challenging the discharge of Professor GN Saibaba and four others in a UAPA case, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court that the requests for house arrest are frequently coming from "urban naxals".The SG was responding to a request made by Senior Advocate R Basant on behalf of Saibaba - who is 90% physically disabled and...

Supreme Court Stays Release Of Prof GN Saibaba & Others In UAPA Case, Suspends Bombay HC's Acquittal Order

The Supreme Court, on Saturday, suspended the Bombay High Court's order discharging former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba and five others in alleged Maoist links case. After a nearly two-hour long hearing in a special sitting held on Saturday, a Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and Bela M. Trivedi passed the order while issuing notice on the appeal preferred by the State...

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Plea Against Professor Saibaba's Discharge- Supreme Court Special Saturday Hearing-Live Updates

The Supreme Court, is hearing plea by the State of Maharashtra challenging Bombay High Court's order acquitting former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba and five others in alleged Maoist links case.A Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and Bela M. Trivedi is hearing the matter in a special Saturday sittingOn Friday, the Bombay High Court had allowed their appeals against conviction and...