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Pegasus : Technical Committee Examining 29 Mobile Phones; Supreme Court Grants 4 More Weeks To Submit Probe Report To Overseeing Judge
The Supreme Court on Friday granted further time to the Court-appointed Technical Committee, probing allegations of widespread and targeted surveillance of politicians, journalists, activist etc using the Pegasus spyware, to submit its report to the overseeing judge, former SC judge Justice RV Raveendran.A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli stated that...
Given A Chance I Will Be A Lawyer Forever : Justice Nageswara Rao On His Last Day As SC Judge
Justice L Nageswara Rao, on his last working day as a judge of the Supreme Court, said that given a chance, he will prefer to be a lawyer forever."When I was elevated, I had told Justice Gogoi, with whom I used to sit for a while, that I still think as a lawyer and he said you continue to do that, and that will help you to understand lawyers better. Even yesterday, I was thinking about this....
Pegasus Case- Supreme Court Hearing- Live Updates
Supreme Court to hear the #Pegasus case today.A bench led by the Chief Justice of India will consider the report submitted by the Court-appointed Committee.Supreme Court constituted a committee, led by former Supreme Court Justice R.V. Raveendran for an independent investigation in the...
Contestation Between Centre & States Furthers Democracy : Supreme Court On "Uncooperative Federalism"
The concept of "cooperative federalism" is quite familiar to us, which envisages that the Centre and the States should iron out their differences through negotiation and coordination, as explained by the Supreme Court in the 2018 judgment in State (NCT of Delhi) v. Union of India.However, an interesting concept of "uncooperative federalism" has been introduced by the Supreme Court in the...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Notification Which Required Private Unaided Educational Institutions In Chandigarh To Publish Their Balance Sheets
The Supreme Court recently struck down the clause of April 2018 notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs which required private unaided educational institutions in Chandigarh to inter alia publish their balance sheets/ income and expenditure account on their websites. The part of the notification was struck down by the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, AS Oka and JB...
Gyanvapi Not A Mosque; Property Continues To Vest With Deity; Places Of Worship Act Not Applicable : Hindu Plaintiffs To Supreme Court
The Hindu plaintiffs before the Varanasi civil court have filed a reply in the Supreme Court opposing the special leave petition filed by the Masjid Committee against the orders passed by the Civil Court for survey and sealing of the mosque property(Committee of Management of Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Varansi & Ors. v. Rakhi Singh).In the reply filed through Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain,...
GST Council Has Unequal Voting Structure, Can Be An Avenue For Political Contestation : Supreme Court
While holding that the recommendations of the Goods and Services Tax(GST) Council are not binding on the Centre and the States, the Supreme Court has highlighted the unequal voting structure and the possibility of political contestations in the Council.The Court noted that the recommendations of the GST Council are not based on a unanimous decision but on a three-fourth majority of the...
Pegasus Case Listed Before Supreme Court Tomorrow
The Pegasus case is listed before the Supreme Court tomorrow.The Court is likely to consider the Interim report submitted by the committee constituted by the court to look into the allegations of widespread and targeted surveillance of politicians, journalists, activist etc using the Pegasus spyware.A Bench comprising CJI NV Raman and Justice Hima Kohli is considering the matter.The...
Management Of Private Medical Colleges Prohibited From Accepting Payment Of Fees In Cash: SC Issues Directions To Curb Capitation Fee Menace
The Supreme Court, in an order passed on Thursday, has prohibited managements of private medical colleges from accepting payment of fees in cash.This is to avoid charging of capitation fee. The bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai also agreed to the suggestion for setting up web-portal under the aegis of Supreme Court wherein any information about the private medical...
Hate Speech : Supreme Court Gives Liberty To Petitioners To Move Vacation Bench In Relation To Proposed Dharam Sansad Events In June-July
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted liberty to the petitioners who have filed a PIL seeking action against alleged hate speeches in Dharam Sansad meets to move the vacation bench with respect to any hate speech in the upcoming Dharam Sansand events in June-July (when the Court is closed for summer vacations).A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Abhay S Oka and JB Pardiwala was hearing...
Withdraw Policy To Give Incentives To Prosecutors For Securing Death Penalty : Supreme Court To Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, was astonished that the Public Prosecutors are granted incentives by State of Madhya Pradesh for, inter alia, securing death penalty. It orally directed the Counsel appearing for the State to advise the MP Government to withdraw all such policies for PPs as well those for the Investigating Officials which incentives the outcome of sentencing. A...