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Farmers Protests : Supreme Court Adjourns Plea Against Road Blockade To January 2022
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to January 2022 the hearing of writ petition filed by a Noida resident against the road blockade at Delhi-NCR border as part of the farm protests.Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta requested that the matter be adjourned in view of "the changed circumstances". It may be noted that three farm laws, which were the subject matter of the farmers'...
Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi And State Functionaries- LIVE UPDATES
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, will take up the part-heard matter for further hearing.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta will continue his arguments...
Supreme Court Dismisses NIA's Plea Challenging Default Bail To Sudha Bharadwaj In Bhima Koregaon Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by the National Investigation Agency challenging the default bail granted to lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj by the Bombay High Court on December 1, after over three years of her arrest in the Bhima Koregaon case.A Bench comprising Justice UU Lalit, Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice Bela Trivedi observed that there was no reason...
CPC - Obstructor's Claims Over Decree Property Must Be Determined In Execution Proceedings And Not In Separate Suit : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India on Monday held that claims raised by an obstructor including questions relating to right, title or interest in the property in execution proceedings filed by the decree holder against the judgment debtor, has to be adjudicated upon by the Executing Court in the execution proceedings itself. The Bench has held that in accordance with Order XXI Rule 101 CPC,...
Supreme Court Asks Railways, State Govts & Municipal Corporations To Chalk Out Plan To Rehabilitate Evicted Slum Dwellers
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Ministry of Railways, State Governments and Municipal Corporations to chalk out a plan with regards to rehabilitation of slums dwellers living adjacent to Railway Tracks in Gujarat and Haryana. While hearing the SLP's assailing Gujarat and Punjab and Haryana High Courts' demolition orders, the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar orally...
Covid Deaths- SC Issues Notice On Parsi Group's Plea To Allow Last Rites As Per Their Religious Practices
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea by the Surat Parsi Panchayat Board for a direction to permit it and its members to perform Dokhmenashini/last rites in Dokhmas of its members having died due to Covid 19, in accordance with their religious practices which is duly protected by the Constitution.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and A. S. Bopanna was hearing the SLP...
Supreme Court Pulls Up States Over Laxity In Processing COVID Death Compensation Claims; Directs Them To Give Wide Publicity For Scheme
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern regarding the lackadaisical attitude of some of the States in disbursal of the ex-gratia compensation to the family of COVID victims in compliance with the slew of directions issued by the Apex Court on 4th October, 2021. On perusal of the affidavit/status reports filed by the States, a Bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna...
"You're Family Members Ultimately": Supreme Court Suggests Lalit Modi, His Mother Bina Modi & Siblings Solve Property Dispute Through Mediation In India
The Supreme Court of India on Monday suggested businessman Lalit Modi, his mother Bina Modi, and his brother and sister to solve their ongoing family property dispute through mediation in India. Lalit Modi had initiated arbitration proceedings in Singapore over property disputes in the family. The same was opposed by Lalit Modi's mother Bina Modi, his sister Charu and brother Samiras who filed...
Supreme Court Disposes Plea Challenging Prashant Kishor's Appointment As Punjab CM's Advisor
Taking note of the fact that election strategist Prashant Kishor has resigned as the advisor to the then Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on August 4 this year, the Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a petition which his appointment as the advisor of the Chief Minister."The expert has himself resigned on August 4, 2021 as advisor to the Chief Minister. Lis does not survive...