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Breaking: SC Collegium Recommends To Elevate Bombay HC Chief Justice Dipankar Datta As Judge of Supreme Court
Supreme Court Collegium has recommended to elevate Bombay High Court Chief Justice Dipankar Datta as a Judge of the Supreme Court.Born in February 1965, Justice Datta is the son of a former Calcutta High Court Judge, late (J) Salil Kumar Datta and brother-in-law of Justice Amitava Roy, former Supreme Court Judge.He obtained his LL.B. degree from the University of Calcutta in 1989 and was...
EWS Quota Case-Supreme Court Hearing-Day 7 - Live Updates
Supreme Court Constitution Bench to continue hearings on cases challenging the constitutional validity of reservations for Economically Weaker Sections.Live Updates- Day 1Live Updates- Day 2Live Updates- Day 3Live Updates- Day 5Live Updates- Day 6Follow this page for live...
Permanent Injunction Cannot Be Sought On The Basis Of An Unregistered Agreement To Sell : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a relief of permanent injunction cannot be sought on the basis of such an unregistered document/agreement to sell.A plaintiff cannot get the relief indirectly which otherwise he/she cannot get in a suit for for specific performance, the bench of Justices MR Shah and Krishna Murari observed.In this case, the plaintiff filed a suit praying for a decree of...
Supreme Court Asks Petitioner To Come Back With "Structured Reliefs" In Plea Relating To Assam-NRC
The Supreme Court, on Monday, deferred the hearing of the plea, inter alia, seeking 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 petition also seeks direction to authorities to not delete/exclude names from the 'final draft' of the NRC...
MBBS : Supreme Court To Examine Validity Of Rule Excluding Persons With Speech Disabilities From Medical Courses, Laments Girl Losing Admission
The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice in a petition challenging the 2019 Amendment to the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education, 1997 to the extent it precludes candidates with speech and language benchmark disability (quantified at 40% or above) from availing reservation and taking admission in MBBS courses. Advocate, Mr. Gaurav Agarwal appearing on behalf of the petitioner, apprised...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On DCPCR Plea Challenging Juvenile Justice Act 2021 Amendments Making Certain Offences Non-Cognizable
The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice in a plea filed by the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) challenging the 2021 amendment made to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act 2015 (JJ Act), which came into force on 1st September, 2022, whereby certain categories of offences against children have been made non-cognizable. Appearing for DCPCR before a...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Speedy Adoption, Foster Care And Sponsorship
The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice in a petition, inter alia, seeking guidelines for timely and speedy action by stakeholders under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) to secure rights of children in need of care and protection, primarily, in relation to adoption, foster care and sponsorship. A Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and...
Supreme Court Upholds HC Order Quashing Complaint Against Shah Rukh Khan In 2017 Stampede Case
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea assailing the order and judgment of the High Court of Gujarat which quashed a criminal case filed against the Bollywood Actor Shah Rukh Khan. A case was registered against the actor regarding a stampede which ensued at the Vadodara Railway Station in January 2017.The top court bench comprising of Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice C. T. Ravikumar...
Supreme Court Orders Removal Of Business Activities In 500 Meter Radius Of Taj Mahal
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a direction to the Agra Development Authority to immediately halt all commercial activities which come within the radius of 500 m from the peripheral wall of the Taj Mahal.The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S. Oka issued the following directions in order to protect the iconic landmark site, "We allow the prayer and thus prayer 'A' of...
How Can Section 164 Statements Be Given To Private Parties? Supreme Court Seeks Report From Trial Court
The Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit, Justices Ravindra Bhat and J.B. Pardiwala heard a matter where the statement made under Section 164 of CrPC was provided to private parties by the court. Right at the outset, CJI Lalit remarked–"We don't understand how can 164 copy be given? How can they get the copy? First of all, how can the court actually release that?...
