Gurugram Namaz Issue : Hindu Sena Leader Seeks To Intervene In Contempt Plea Before Supreme Court

Surjit Singh Yadav, Vice President of Hindu Sena, has approached the Supreme Court seeking intervention to oppose the petition seeking contempt action against officers of State of Haryana for their alleged inaction against the disruptions of namaz prayers in plots in Gurugram.Yadav who also claims to be a farmer and social worker has also sought relief for directing the petitioners to...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-97]

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Sanatana Dharma Followers Seek Vacation Of Supreme Court Order Permitting Non-Hindus To Participate In Auction For Shop Leases In Temple

Four applicants, who say that they are followers of Sanatan Hindu Dharm, have approached Supreme Court seeking vacation of the Top Court's interim order dated January 27, 2020 and December 17, 2021 wherein the Top Court had permitted people from all religions to participate in the process of auction of leases of shops in the Sri Bramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple at Kurnool Andhra Pradesh...

'Issues Of The Bar Pending Consideration For Long' : Supreme Court Bar Association Writes to Chief Justice Of India

The Supreme Court Bar Association has written to the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana expressing anguish at the non-consideration of several pending issues of the Bar.Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, President of SCBA in his letter addressed to the CJI and the 5 senior most Judges of the Supreme Court has requested that an urgent audience be granted to the Executive Committee of SCBA to discuss...

COVID-Omicron : Supreme Court To Hear SCAORA Plea To Revive Extension Of Limitation On Jan 10

The Supreme Court will hear on Monday an application moved by the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association seeking extension of the statutory Limitation Period in respect of judicial and quasi-judicial proceedings, in the wake of the prevailing situation amid rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country.A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and...

PM Security Lapse : Supreme Court Asks Centre & Punjab To Put On Hold Committee Probes; Directs HC Registrar General To Secure Records

The Supreme Court of India on Friday directed the Registrar General of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to secure the records relating to the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Punjab on January 5, during which a security lapse occurred when a group of protesters blocked the PM's cavalcade.The Court directed the State of Punjab, central and state agencies to cooperate with the...

Class 12 Exam: Supreme Court Quashes CBSE Policy To Treat Improvement Exams Marks As Final; Directs To Give "Better Of Two" Option To Students

The Supreme Court on Friday struck down Clause 28 of CBSE Policy which held that marks in the later (improvement) exams will be considered final for the assessment of Class 12 exams for the last academic year. The Bench further directed that the CBSE shall provide the option to the candidate to accept the better of the two marks obtained for the final declaration of the results. The Supreme...

Supreme Court Allows NEET Counselling For PG & UG Admissions For 2021-2022 Based On Existing EWS/OBC Reservation In All India Quota

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the commencement of counselling process for NEET-PG and NEET-UG for 2021-22 admissions on the basis of the existing 27% quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) in the All India Quota.The Court upheld the constitutionality of 27% OBC reservation. As regards criteria to determine EWS(Rupees 8 lakhs...

Rigors Of Section 45 PMLA Act Must Get Triggered While Considering Anticipatory Bail Plea In Connection With PMLA Offence: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that, once the prayer for anticipatory bail is made in connection with offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the underlying principles and rigors of Section 45 of the PMLA Act must get triggered although the application is under Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure.It is the duty of court to examine the jurisdictional facts including the mandate...

LIVE UPDATES | NEET-PG Counselling : Supreme Court Verdict In EWS/OBC Case Today 10.30 AM

The Supreme Court will pronounce orders today at 10.30 AM in EWS/OBC quota case. Court will decide whether to allow NEET-PG Counselling 2021 to commence on the basis of existing reservation criteria.A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna had reserved orders yesterday after hearing extensive arguments for two days.Follow this page for live-updates.From yesterday's...

Judicial Pay Commission : Supreme Court To Decide Issue Of Pay Scale & Pension Of Subordinate Judiciary On Priority Basis

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday observed that it will decide the issues of Pay Scales and pensionary/retiral benefits of the Subordinate Judiciary on a priority basis, considering the long pendency of these two issues.A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli was hearing a plea filed by All India Judges Association for...

Tribunal Decisions Can Be Scrutinized Only By A Jurisdictional High Court : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that any decision of a tribunal (inclusive of one passed under S. 25 of Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985) can only be scrutinized by a High Court which has territorial jurisdiction over the tribunal in question. "All decisions of tribunals created under Article 323A and 323B of the Constitution will be subject to the scrutiny before a Division Bench of the...