No Illegality In Special MP/MLA Courts At Sessions Level Handling Cases Triable By Magistrates : Amicus Tells Supreme Court

"While the constitution of Special Courts both at the Sessions level and the Magistrate level is desirable, no illegality can be attached to the constitution of Special Courts at Sessions level for trial of both Sessions cases and Magisterial Trial cases" Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria has submitted before the Supreme Court.Mr Hansaria, who is the Amicus Curiae in the matter pertaining...

Scheme Not Constitutionally Suspect Merely Because It Was Based On Electoral Promise: Supreme Court Upholds TN Loan Waiver Scheme To Small/Marginal Farmers

The Supreme Court upheld a Tamil Nadu Government scheme which granted loan waiver to small and marginal farmers.A scheme cannot be held to be constitutionally suspect merely because it was based on an electoral promise, the bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Justices AS Bopanna said. The court observed that it justifiable that the benefit of the scheme is only provided to a...

NEET- UG 2021 : Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Deletion Of A Question From Physics Section For Alleged Discrepancy In Hindi Translation

A writ petition has been filed challenging the question paper and the answer key, alleging "discrepancy and patent error" in Question No 2 of Section A (Physics) wherein while translating the same from English to Hindi, the word "amplitude of current" has been omitted. It has been argued that due to the said omission, the candidates who attempted the question on the basis of the Hindi...

'What Is The Point Of Filing So Many Volumes? To Drag Hearing Or To Harass Judges?': CJI In Amazon- Future Case

The Chief Justice of India on Tuesday expressed displeasure towards enormous volumes of documents filed by parties in the cases relating to the Amazon- Future dispute."Sorry to say this, what's the point of filing so many volumes? It is with purpose of dragging on or otherwise to harass judges?Is there any other purpose of filing these many documents? What is the point?" CJI Ramana...

[BREAKING] Supreme Court Refuses To Postpone Tripura Municipal Polls; Directs Police To Act In Non-Partisan Manner To Ensure Peaceful Elections

The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a plea made by All India Trinamool Congress to postpone the Tripura local body elections scheduled on November 25 on account of alleged acts of violence and intimidation against TMC members.However, the Court issued additional directions to the Tripura police to enhance the security arrangements for the smooth conduct of the polling and the declaration...

Writ Of Mandamus Cannot Be Issued Directing Competent Authority To Grant Relaxation In Qualifying Service For Promotion: Supreme Court

No writ of mandamus can be issued directing the competent authority to grant relaxation in qualifying service for promotion, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment today (22 November 2021).In this case, the Allahabad High Court directed the competent authority to prepare the eligibility list of the Superintending Engineer (Civil) including the names of the writ petitioners for promotion to...

Civil Court Cannot Declare Orders Passed Under Urban Land Ceiling Act As Illegal Or Non Est: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that the civil courts has no jurisdiction to try suit relating to land which is subject-matter of ceiling proceedings, Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976.Civil court cannot declare, orders passed by the authorities under the ULC Act, as illegal or non est, the court said.In this case, the plaintiff filed a suit against a notification under Urban Land (Ceiling...

Show Security Arrangements For Municipal Elections By 12.45 PM Today : Supreme Court Directs Tripura Govt

The Supreme Court on Tuesday has called upon the state of Tripura to submit by 12:45 PM a statement, signed by the DGP and the Home Secretary, detailing the security arrangements put in place for the municipal elections scheduled on November 25, from today which is the last day of campaigning to the polling day, to the counting day, to the declaration of results and the...

NEET- National Testing Agency Bound To Scrupulously Enforce Specific Relaxations For Persons With Disability: Supreme Court

"The NTA must remember that all authority under the law is subject to responsibility and above all to a sense of accountability. It is governed by the rule of law and the necessity of observing fairness. As an examining body, the NTA was bound to scrupulously enforce the guidelines for the examination which provide for specific relaxations for persons with disability", ruled the Supreme Court...

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court Hearing

Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002.A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar is hearing the matter.On November 17, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Zakia Jafri, contended that...

[BREAKING] Central Vista : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Proposed Change In Land Use Of Plot For Residences Of Vice President, Prime Minister

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition which challenged the proposal to change the land use of Plot 1 in the Central Vista area from "recreational" to "residential" to build the new official residences of Vice President and the Prime Minister.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar dismissed the writ petition filed by Rajeev Suri, who...

Sameer Wankhede Vs Nawab Malik Defamation Suit- "Public Have Right To Examine And Comment On Actions Of Public Officials, After Reasonable Verification Of Facts": Bombay HC

"The public have right to examine and comment on actions of public officials, after reasonable verification of facts" : Bombay High Court