'Approach High Court' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Petition To Stop 'Mahapanchayat' In Uttarakhand Amid Communal Tension

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition seeking to prevent a 'mahapanchayat' proposed to be held by Hindutva groups in Uttarakhand's Purola town in Uttar Kashi district, which is in the middle of communal tensions. A vacation bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah expressed disinclination to entertain the petition saying that the petitioner...

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Wrestlers' Protest | Supreme Court Should Have Monitored Delhi Police Investigation Against Brij Bhushan : Justice Madan B Lokur

The Supreme Court of India ought to have monitored the investigation carried out by the Delhi Police into the allegations of sexual assault and criminal intimidation against the Wrestling Federation of India’s chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said Justice Madan B Lokur. Besides this, the retired Supreme Court judge also slammed the Delhi Police for its handling of the allegations...

Uttarakhand Communal Tension | CJI, High Court Chief Justice Urged To Stop Proposed ‘Mahapanchayat’ In Purola

Amidst rising communal tension in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, Hindi poet Ashok Vajpayee and Delhi University professor Apoorvanand have written to the Chief Justice of India and the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, urging them to take immediate action to prevent a ‘Mahapanchayat’ proposed to be held in Purola town on June 15. The quaint hill town of Purola has...

YS Vivekananda Reddy Murder : Supreme Court To Hear On June 19 Plea Seeking Cancellation Of YS Avinash Reddy’s Anticipatory Bail

The Supreme Court today heard a plea filed by Suneetha Nareddy, challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy, who was accused of murdering Nareddy's father, Vivekananda Reddy.A Vacation Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah heard the plea today. Nareddy herself appeared before the Bench as it made clear that senior advocates won't be allowed to...

Centre Continues To Ignore Collegium Reiterations; Somasekhar Sundaresan Overlooked While Appointing 3 New Judges To Bombay HC

The Central Government yesterday notified the appointments of three advocates as additional judges of the Bombay High Court accepting the recommendations made by the Supreme Court collegium on May 2. However, in doing so, the Centre has ignored an earlier resolution passed by the Supreme Court collegium on January 18 which reiterated the recommendation to elevate Advocate Somasekhar...

Supreme Court Vacation Bench Refuses To Hear Senior Advocates; Says Juniors Should Be Given Opportunities During Vacation

While making it extremely clear that senior counsels won’t be permitted to mention or argue cases, the Supreme Court refused to hear as many as four senior counsels today. Mentioning a matter, Senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi appeared before a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah. On seeing the senior advocate, the Bench remarked, “Mr Singhvi, you are mentioning before...

Breaking | Mumbai Court Acquits Two Accused In 2002 Best Bakery Case

A Sessions Court in Mumbai on Tuesday acquitted two accused in the second part of the 2002 Best Bakery case in Gujarat.The two accused Harshad Solanki and Mafat Gohil were absconding when the other accused in the communal riots case faced trial in Mumbai leading to a separate trial for them. They were arrested in 2013 and the trial against them began in 2019. Fourteen people were killed at...

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Parents will feel a sense of thrilling excitement when they see their child making accomplishments surpassing their humble expectations. A similar sentiment pervades our minds when we look at the growth which LiveLaw had over the last ten years. LiveLaw took its birth on June 13, 2013, exactly ten years ago. We started off as a small website publishing reports simplifying complex...

Supreme Court Questions Low Insurance Coverage For Drivers & Riders Under Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines 2020

The Supreme Court, on Monday, indicated dissatisfaction with respect to the insurance coverage that the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines 2020 provide for drivers and pillion riders.While hearing a plea challenging Delhi High Court’s order allowing bike-taxi aggregators, Rapido and Uber from operating bike-taxis without aggregator licenses in Delhi till a final policy regarding the same...

Madras High Court Files Detailed Report Before Supreme Court On Status Of Toilets For Women Lawyers In Nilgiris Court Complex

The Supreme Court, on Monday, directed the listing of the plea concerning lack of toilets for female lawyers at Nilgiris Court Complex before an appropriate Bench in the first week of July, 2023.On 9th July, 2023, the Apex Court had directed the Madras High Court administration to submit through its Registrar General a detailed report on the issue of lack of toilet complexes for women lawyers...

Supreme Court Stays Delhi HC Order Which Allowed Bike-Taxi Operations Of Rapido, Uber In Delhi

The Supreme Court, on Monday, stayed the order of the Delhi High Court allowing bike-taxi aggregators, Rapido and Uber, to operate bike-taxis without aggregator licenses in Delhi till the Delhi Government notified its policy for the same.“Under these circumstances, in our opinion, an interim order staying the whole-scale operation of a statutory regime till the finalisation of policy...