'There Has To Be An Enduring Solution' : Supreme Court On Stray Dog Issue In Kerala

The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally said that there has to be an enduring solution to the issue of stray dogs in Kerala. The Court was considering the plea filed by the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KeSCPCR) citing increase in stray dog attacks in Kerala, especially against children, seeking directions to curb the menace. The statutory body has filed an...

Gurugram Prime Plot 'Sold' Through Fake GPA : Supreme Court Forms SIT To Probe Land Scam; Questions Role Of Sub-Registrar's Office

The Supreme Court, recently, directed the Commissioner of Police, Gurugram to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate a land scam that involves officials at the office of land Registering Authorities and other accused persons allegedly duping an elderly NRI couple. The Apex Court categorically stated that the Commissioner of Police, Gurugram is personally responsible...

Supreme Court Rejects Argument That 'Piecemeal’ Extensions Will Affect Independence Of Directors Of CBI & ED; Upholds Amendments To CVC Act & DSPE Act

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday, while upholding the validity of the 2021 amendments to the Central Vigilance Act and the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, rejected the argument that granting extensions of only one year at a time to the terms of the heads of the Directorate of Enforcement and the Central Bureau of Investigation would threaten the independence of the agencies....

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing In Umar Khalid's Bail Plea After Delhi Police Seeks More Time to File Counter-Affidavit

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing in the bail plea of former JNU scholar and activist Umar Khalid, who has been arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his alleged involvement in the larger conspiracy surrounding the communal violence that broke out in February 2020 in the Indian capital. Khalid has been behind bars since September 2020,...

'Adipurush' Movie Makers Approach Supreme Court Against Allahabad HC Direction For Their Personal Appearance

The makers of 'Adipurush' movie have approached the Supreme Court challenging the direction of the Allahabad High Court seeking the personal appearance of the director, producer and the dialogue writer of the movie while hearing petitions seeking a ban on the film.The counsel for the petitioners mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud for urgent listing."This is...

Persons With Disability Act 1995 Mandated Reservation In Promotions Too : Supreme Court Grants Relief To RBI Employee

Recently, the Supreme Court invoked Article 142 of the Constitution of India to direct RBI to extend the benefit of reservation in promotion to an employee with disability, who was denied the same for a long time(Reserve Bank of India v. A.K. Nair And Ors).The challenge in the petition pertained to securing promotion to the post of Assistant Manager in the RBI under Persons with...

Regularizing Service Of Few Employees And Not Others Despite Eligibility Is Violative Of Article 14: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that act of regularizing the services of only some employees and not of other entitled employees, is discriminatory and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. The Chief Commissioner of Income Tax had found 65 employees entitled to regularization of employment but only 35 could be regularized, since only 35 posts were available. The Bench comprising...

Supreme Court Says Its Permission Not Needed For High Courts To Transfer Presiding Officers Of Special MP/MLA Courts

The Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that its permission is not required for the High Courts to transfer Presiding officers of Special Courts dealing with cases pertaining to MPs/MLAs. The same was done by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra to ensure that the administrative work of the High Courts does not suffer.In August 2021, the...

Doesn't Appear That ECI Requires Authorisation Of Union Govt For Delimitation In 4 North Eastern States : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday, while hearing a petition seeking for delimitation in four north-eastern states of India, namely, Manipur, Assam, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh, orally observed that it seemed that the Election Commission of India did not require the authorisation of the Government of India to conduct the exercise of delimitation. The matter was listed before a...

Nullification Of Court Direction By Legislation Impermissible Without Altering Basis Of Judgment : Supreme Court In ED Director's Case

While holding the extensions given to the term of ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra, the Supreme Court reiterated that a legislative act to nullify a judgment, without taking away its basis, is an impermissible exercise.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath and Sanjay Karol noted that ignoring the direction given by the Supreme Court in the 2021 judgment in the case Common Cause...

'A Message To The Nation That Collegium Is Vibrant, Active & Committed' : CJI DY Chandrachud On Recent Appointments To Supreme Court

Speaking at the felicitation function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association in honour of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice K V Viswanathan who were recently appointed as judges of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said,“We must also accept the fact that the government is also a stakeholder in the process and these recommendations that have comes...

'Fair, Precise, Truly Done As Officer Of Court' : Supreme Court Appreciates Advocate Nizam Pasha For Suggestions To Mitigate Manipur Situation

The Supreme Court today, while hearing the batch of petitions pertaining to the ongoing violence in the State of Manipur, lauded Advocate Nizam Pasha for his valuable and "fair" suggestions aimed at mitigating the ongoing crisis. Yesterday, stating that the Court cannot take over the control of law and order from the elected government, the bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud...