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Supreme Court Stays 27% OBC Reservation In Maharashtra Local Body Elections
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the 27% reservation for the Other Backward Classes in the local body elections until further orders.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar passed the order in writ petitions filed challenging the Maharashtra Ordinance which introduced 27% OBC quota in the local body elections and the consequent notifications issued by the State...
Supreme Court Directs Maharashtra Police To Not File Chargesheet Against Param Bir Singh; Seeks CBI's Views On Taking Over Probe
The Supreme Court on Monday restrained the Maharashtra police from filing chargesheets in the FIRs against the now suspended former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, but allowed the investigation to proceed.The Court also sought the views of the Central Bureau of Investigation regarding taking up the investigation in the FIRs registered by Maharashtra Police against Param Bir Singh...
Dowry Prohibition : Plea To Retain Jewellery & Property Given To Wife In Her Name For At Least 7 Years - Supreme Court Asks Law Commission To Consider Suggestions
On a writ petition seeking certain concrete directions in order to curb the social evil of dowry, the Supreme Court on Monday observed that it may be appropriate if the Law Commission of India considers the issue in all its perspectives.The Court disposed of the writ petition granting liberty to the petitioners to submit a note of research on all relevant aspects for the benefit of the...
Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing For Builders' Plea To Lift Construction Ban In Delhi
The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea made on behalf of a builders group for urgent listing of its plea to lift the blanket ban imposed on construction activities in Delhi-NCR on account of the worsening air quality.Senior Advocate Vikas Singh mentioned the application filed by "Developers and Builders Forum" seeking the vacation of the order passed by the Supreme Court on November 24...
NIA Seeks Urgent Listing Of Petition Filed In Supreme Court Against Default Bail Granted To Sudha Bharadwaj
The National Investigation Agency on Monday sought the urgent listing of the petition filed by it challenging the Bombay High Court's order granting default bail to lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj in the Bhima Koregoan case.Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta mentioned NIA's petition before the Chief Justice of India today morning."The order granting default bail will come into effect...
Explained : Does AFSPA Give Total Immunity To Armed Forces For Killing Civilians?
The death of at least 14 civilians in Nagaland on Saturday evening as a result of the action of the Armed Forces has brought back into focus the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958. The Act which came into force in the context of insurgency in the Northeastern States decades ago provides "special power" to the Armed Forces applies to the Army, the Air Force and the...
Mullaperiyar Case: Tamil Nadu Lawyer Moves Supreme Court Seeking Central Security Protection For Dam
An advocate based in Tamil Nadu has moved the Supreme Court of India seeking directions to the Union of India to deploy any of the Central Security Force at the Mullaperiyar dam for its protection immediately.An application for impleadment has been filed by Stalin Baskaran in the writ petition filed by Kerala based petitioners(Dr. Joe Joseph and others versus Union of India) seeking directions...
Supreme Court Stays MP HC Judgment Which Held Defence Authorities' Reference Against Land Acquisition Compensation As Not Maintainable
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the operation of the impugnedjudgement of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which held that Defence Authorities had no right to make a reference against the compensation awarded to land owners under Section 18 of the Works for Defence Act, 1903. Background of the Case In July 2021, a Bench of Justices A.M.Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna had...
Direction For Video Conferencing Facility At Jail Would Not Come In The Way Of ED Applying For Custodial Interrogation Of Ex-Unitech Promoters: Supreme Court
In connection with the Unitech case, the Supreme Court has clarified that its direction for video conferencing facility at the Jails where the accused Chandra brothers are housed to be made available so as to enable them to record their presence in the court proceedings where their presence is required, would not come in the way of the Enforcement Directorate in moving the requisite...
Applicability Of UP Govt's New Policy On Premature Release On Those Prisoners Who Were Not Considered Under Old Policy: Supreme Court Issues Notice
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the SUtate of UP on the issue whether the cases of those prisoners serving life-sentence which were required to be considered for premature release during the term of the earlier policy of August 1, 2018 but were not considered would yet be governed only by the new policy of July 28, 2021. "Prima facie, we are of the view that you are bound to...
Supreme Court Disapproves Estranged Wife's Demand That Alternate House Should Have 'Same' Luxuries As Matrimonial Home
In a matrimonial dispute, the Supreme Court disapproved the stand taken by an estranged wife that the alternate accommodation offered to her should have the "same" luxuries as her matrimonial home, where she used to live with her husband. The Court also rejected her plea seeking permission to reside in the matrimonial home, after noting that "relations between the parties are so strained that...
Supreme Court Weekly Round Up- November 29 To December 5, 2021
JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Arms Act - Illegal Use Of Licensed Weapon Per Se Not Offence Under Section 27 Unless Misdemeanour Under Sections 5/7 Proved : Supreme CourtCase Title: Surinder Singh v State (Union Territory Of Chandigarh)| Criminal Appeal No. 2373 Of 2010Citation : LL 2021 SC 687The Supreme Court has observed that illegal use of a licensed or sanctioned weapon per se does not constitute...