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Supreme Court Quashes Departmental Proceedings Against Judicial Officer In Odisha
The Supreme Court recently quashed a charge sheet filed against a retired judicial officer in Odisha who was facing departmental proceedings for alleged irregularities committed in the process of selection of caretakers. The bench comprising Justice Bela Trivedi and Justice Ajay Rastogi further held that the judicial officer was entitled to all retirement benefits.The issue arose when a...
Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing For West Bengal Govt’s Plea Against HC Order In Teachers’ Recruitment Scam Case
The Supreme Court of India on Friday refused to urgently list a special leave petition filed by the state of West Bengal against the Calcutta High Court’s decision to not give interim relief with respect to an earlier order giving liberty to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to interrogate the national general secretary of Trinamool...
Delhi Government Moves Supreme Court Against NGT Order Appointing LG As Head Of Solid Waste Management Committee
The Delhi Government has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) decision to appoint Lt. Governor as head of the high-level committee for the purposes of handling solid waste management in Delhi.The appeal was filed through Advocate Shadan Farasat under Section 22 of the NGT Act, arguing that the appointment of LG as the head of the...
Will Hold Consultations On Sedition Law, Law Commission's Report Not Binding : Union Law Minister
Union Law Minster Arjun Ram Meghwal said that the Government will hold consultations with all stakeholders before taking a final decision on sedition law (Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code). The Minister further said that the recommendation made by the Law Commission of India to retain the provision with certain amendments and increased punishment is not binding."The law commission report...
BREAKING - Madras High Court Upholds Conviction Of Accused In Gokulraj Murder Case, Says They Were Under Influence Of ‘Demon Called Caste’
The Madras High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of eight accused in the Gokul Raj murder case. The court altered the charges against two other accused to imprisonment of five years.The division bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice Anand Venkatesh observed that the prosecution had proved the chain of circumstances that had led to the murder of Gokulraj by the accused persons....
Supreme Court Vacates Madras HC's Stay On JPC Notice On Forest Bill After Assurance To Publish Tamil Version Of Bill
The Supreme Court, on Friday, stayed the order of the Madras High Court, Madurai Bench restraining the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Forest (Conversation) Amendment Bill 2023 from proceedings in terms of the press communique issued by it, which had invited suggestions and objections from the public at large and NGOs/experts/stakeholders and institution.The Madras High Court had passed...
Law Commission Recommends Retention Of Sedition Law With Certain Amendments
In a significant development, the Law Commission of India has recommended against the total repeal of sedition law (Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code) and has instead proposed that the provision be retained with certain amendments.The Law Commission stated in its 279th report that it is of "the considered view that Section l24A needs to be retained in the Indian Penal Code, though...
Gyanvapi | 'Merely Seeking Right To Worship Hindu Deities Doesn't Change Mosque's Character Into A Temple': Allahabad HC Rejects Masjid Committee's Plea
While dismissing the revision plea moved by the Gyanvapi Mosque Committee challenging a Varanasi Court order rejecting its objection to 5 Hindu Women Worshippers suit, the Allahabad High Court yesterday observed that mere asking to enforce a right to worship Maa Srinagar Gauri, Lord Ganesha, Lord Hanuman and the other Deities, (located inside Mosque Premises) is not an act that changes...
Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing For Plea Challenging Notifications Allowing Exchange Of ₹2000 Notes Without ID Proof
The Supreme Court vacation bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice KV Viswanathan on Thursday refused to entertain an urgent mentioning by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay challenging Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and State Bank of India's (SBI) notifications that permit exchange of Rs. 2000 currency notes without requirement of any identity proof. The bench stated that it would not take...
Investigating Agency Can't Defeat Right Of Statutory Bail By Filing Police Report Without Completing Investigation: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the right to statutory bail of an accused cannot be defeated merely because police report has been filed by the investigating agency even when investigation in the case is incomplete. “The police has a right to conduct further investigation. However, at the same time, the investigating agency under the garb of further investigation cannot be allowed to...
Courts Can Delete Unnecessary Parties In PILs : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea which challenged an interim order of the Uttarakhand High Court which deleted certain respondents from the array of parties while issuing notice in a case. The plea before the High Court pertains to an inquiry being conducted on the orders Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Uttarakhand for the alleged ‘illegal’ appointment of 396 employees...