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"Let HC Decide, We Won't Get Into This" : Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing For Plea Against Firecrackers Ban In Delhi-NCR
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant urgent listing for a matter pertaining to the bursting of green crackers on Diwali. The bench stated that the matter shall be dealt with by the Delhi High Court.The petitioner in question had earlier approached the Delhi High Court challenging the direction issued by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on September 14 for a complete ban...
Supreme Court Passes Split Verdict In Hijab Case; Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia Sets Aside Karnataka HC Judgment
The Supreme Court today passed a split verdict on a batch of appeals challenging restriction on Muslim girl students wearing Hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka.Justice Hemant Gupta dismissed the 26 appeals filed against the judgment of the Karnataka High Court which held that hijab was not an essential practice of Islam and allowed the ban on wearing headscarf in...
Order VIII Rule 6A CPC - No Bar In Taking On Record A Counter Claim Filed Long After Filing Of Written Statement But Before Framing Of Issues: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that there is no bar in taking on record a counter claim filed long after filing of written statement but before framing of issues.In this case, the counter-claim in question was filed nearly 13 years after filing of the written statement. Single Judge of the Bombay High Court dealing with the trial of suit in question, had accepted the notice of motion moved by...
BREAKING: SPLIT VERDICT IN HIJAB CASE- Supreme Court-Live Updates
The Supreme Court will pronounce judgment in the hijab case TODAYA bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will pronounce verdict on a batch of appeals filed against the judgment of the Karnataka High Court which held that hijab was not an essential practice of Islam and allowed the ban on wearing headscarf in educational institutions in the...
Wakf- Community Members Want To Use Secular Law, It Can't Be Prohibited; Public Trust Act Will Apply to Muslim Public Trusts: Dr. Singhvi To Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday resumed hearing on the issue as to whether every charitable trust established by someone professing Islam is necessarily a waqf, on the contours of the Bombay Public Trust Act 1950 and Waqf Act, 1995.The bench of Justices K. M. Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy heard Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, for 3 respondent-trusts.Dr. Singhvi: "The issue no. 1 is whether...
Decision To Withdraw 86% Currency Taken Within 24 Hours, Demonetisation Contrary To RBI Act : P Chidambaram To Supreme Court
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to examine the legal arguments raised by the petitioners against the 2016 demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes, refusing to accept the arguments of the Centre that the issue is now merely "academic".The five-judge Bench - comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer, B.R. Gavai, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian, and...
Journalist Investigating Corporate Fraud Says He's Being Stalked; Supreme Court Urges Attorney General To Ensure His Safety
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, urged the Attorney General for India, R. Venkataramani, to take adequate measures to ensure the personal safety of an investigative journalist who was allegedly being stalked and attacked in connection with a corporate fraud he had been investigating. The matter was heard by bench comprising Chief Justice UU Lalit, Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice Ajay...
Abetment To Suicide - Acts Of Accused Must Be Proximate To Occurrence For Conviction Under Section 306 IPC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that positive action proximate to the time of suicide on the part of the accused which led or compelled the deceased to commit suicide should be established for conviction under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code.In cases of alleged abetment of suicide, there must be proof of direct or indirect acts of incitement to the commission of suicide, the bench of...