Manipur Violence : Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing For Tribal Forum's Plea Seeking Directions To Protect Tribals; Lists On July 3

The Supreme Court vacation bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice MM Sundresh declined to urgently list the Interlocutory Application (IA) filed by the Manipur Tribal Forum in the vacations. The bench turned down a plea to hear the matter tomorrow or day after tomorrow and listed it on July 3.The matter was mentioned by Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves who highlighted the urgency of...

'Let Pilgrims Go Without Psychological Pressure': Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Plea Against Stay On Suspension Of Haj Group Organisers’ Registration

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain an appeal filed by the Union government against the Delhi High Court order which had stayed the suspension of registration of certain private Haj Group Organisers. The issue arose before a vacation bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice MM Sundresh. ASG Sanjay Jain, appearing for the Union, argued that if the private Haj operators, which...

Supreme Court Lists On June 21 ED's Plea Against Madras HC Order Allowing Shifting Of Arrested TN Minister Senthil Balaji To Private Hospital

Supreme Court has agreed to hear on June 21 a plea filed by Enforcement Directorate against a Madras High Court order which permitted transfer of arrested Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji to a private hospital.Balaji was arrested by the ED on June 13 in connection with Cash-for-job Scam which allegedly occurred during his tenure as the Transportation Minister under the AIADMK...

WB Panchayat Elections: Supreme Court Lists Tomorrow Plea Challenging Calcutta HC Order For Requisition Of Central Forces In All Districts

The Supreme Court vacation bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice MM Sundresh has agreed to list tomorrow an SLP challenging the Calcutta High Court's order directing the West Bengal State Election Commission to requisition central forces for all districts in West Bengal for the 2023 Panchayat Elections.The matter was mentioned by the Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora who argued that...

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Findings Relating To Title In A Simple Suit For Partition Cannot Bind Third Parties : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently upheld the decision of the Telangana High Court, upholding the title of successors of Ryot Cultivators over the “Paigah lands” in Hydernagar, Telangana.The bench comprising Justices V. Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal dismissed the claim of title raised by rival claimants/appellants, including M/s Trinity Infraventures Ltd, on the ground that the land was...

Sec 197 CrPC - Sanction Required Even For Acts Done In Excess Of Official Duty : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that sanction for prosecution as per Section 197(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure is required even in cases where the official was acting in excess of his official duties.A bench comprising Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal held so while acquitting a person, who was formerly an Executive Director of the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), in...

Justice KM Joseph : Indian Democracy & Secularism Will Always Be Indebted To Him

A look at the legacy of Justice KM Joseph, who retired as a Supreme Court judge on June 16.

Lucknow Gomti River Front Scam : Supreme Court Refuses To Grant Anticipatory Bail To Former Project Advisor

The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to entertain the plea challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court that rejected anticipatory bail to Badri Shrestha, a former advisor of Lucknow’s Gomti River Front project, who was accused of huge corruption and large-scale irregularities in implementing the project.Shrestha had filed an anticipatory bail before the Allahabad High Court which...

Unitech Case : Supreme Court Issues Notice On ED’s Plea Challenging Bail Granted By Delhi High Court To Preeti Chandra

The Supreme Court, on Friday, issued notice in the plea filed by the Directorate of Enforcement assailing the order of the Delhi High Court whereby bail was granted to Preeti Chandra, the wife of Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra, in a money laundering case. At the outset, the Additional Solicitor General, Sanjay Jain, appearing for the ED, apprised a vacation Bench comprising Justice Hima...

Kerala High Court Directs Bar Council Of Kerala To Collect Only Rs 750 As Enrollment Fee Until Uniform Fee Structure Is Fixed By BCI

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the Bar Council of Kerala to collect only Rs.750/- as enrolment fee from law graduates wishing to enroll, while the Bar Council of India considers a uniform fee structure as directed by the Supreme Court.The order was passed by a division bench of Chief Justice S V N Bhatti and Justice Basant Balaji in an appeal filed by the Bar Council of Kerala...

Railways Not Liable For Theft Of Passenger's Belongings : Supreme Court Sets Aside Consumer Forum's Award

The Supreme Court has held that the theft of personal belongings of a Passenger is not “deficiency of service” by Railways. Accordingly, the Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah set aside orders passed by Consumer forum whereby Railways was directed to reimburse the stolen amount of cash to the Passenger.“We fail to understand as to how the theft could...