"Very Serious Matter" : Supreme Court Asks Attorney General To Assist In Religious Conversions Case

On Monday, the Supreme Court asked the Attorney General for India, R Venkataramani to assist the court in the plea seeking to curb forceful and deceitful religious conversions.A Bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar also changed the case title of the PIL filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay as "In Re : Issue of religious conversion", while adjourning the matter to February 7."The...

Supreme Court Dismisses West Bengal Govt's Plea Against PIL In Calcutta HC Over Teacher Recruitment Scam

The Supreme Court, on Monday, refused to entertain a petition filed by the State of West Bengal questioning the maintainability of Public Interest Litigation before the Calcutta High Court, alleging irregularities, illegalities and corruption in the recruitment of Assistant Teacher in Primary Schools of the State on the basis of Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), 2014. A Bench...

Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Ex-Judge : Supreme Court Asks If It Is Necessary To Go On With Defamation Suit

While hearing a petition moved by a woman in 2014 seeking transfer of a defamation suit filed by a former judge of the Supreme Court from Delhi High Court, the Supreme Court, on Monday, raised a query whether it is necessary to go on with the defamation suit. The former judge had filed the defamation suit against the woman in the Delhi High Court after she alleged that she was sexually...

States Have Power To Constitute Committees On Uniform Civil Code : Supreme Court

Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the decision of States of Uttarakhand and Gujarat to constitute committees to introduce and implement Uniform Civil Code (UCC).The PIL in question had been filed by Mr. Anoop Baranwal. The bench, while noting that the states in question had...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- CRIMINAL TRIAL

Criminal Cases Criminal Cases - Disposal of criminal cases by resorting to the triple method of plea bargaining, compounding of offences and under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 - Guidelines issued. Re: Policy Strategy for Grant of Bail, 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 889 Role of State Criminal Cases - Role of State - In criminal matters the party who is treated as the aggrieved party...

Gautam Navlakha Requests Permission To Attend International Call From Daughter; Supreme Court Seeks NIA Response

On Monday, Advocate, Ms. Nithya Ramakrishnan, appearing on behalf of human rights activist Gautam Navalakha, accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, who is presently in house arrest, sought the permission of the Supreme Court to receive a call from his daughter living in Spain. The Senior Counsel apprised a Bench comprising Justice KM Joseph and Justice BV Nagarathna, that the Apex Court...

OROP : Supreme Court Directs Centre To Disburse Arrears Under 'One Rank One Pension' Scheme By March 15, 2023

Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha on Monday asked the Central Government to comply with its earlier order to disburse the arrears to eligible pensioners of the armed forces by 15th March 2023. At the outset, the Attorney General for India R Venkatramani submitted that the arrears would be rolled out shortly. The AG assured that he was...

Supreme Court Stays Kerala HC Order Which Prohibited Use Of Ad-Wrapped Buses For Transporting Sabarimala Pilgrims

In a temporary relief to the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation(KSRTC), the Supreme Court on Monday stayed a direction passed by the Kerala High Court on December 12 that buses wrapped with advertisements shall not be used for transporting Sabarimala pilgrims in Nilakkal-Pamba route.The High Court had passed the said direction pursuant to an earlier order passed on October 14 that...

Should Chargesheets Be Uploaded Online For Public Access? Supreme Court Reserves Order On PIL, Expresses Reservations

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved orders on whether to issue notice on a PIL which seeks a direction that police and investigating agencies like CBI, ED etc., should upload the chargesheet filed in cases in a public platform for easy access by the general public.During the admission hearing, a bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar expressed certain reservations about the idea....

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Andhra Pradesh Govt Plea Seeking Division Of Assets With Telangana

Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and M M Sundresh on Monday issued notices in a writ petition filed by the State of Andhra Pradesh for division of assets and liabilities with the State of Telangana under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014. The petition filed by the government of Andhra Pradesh seeks a "fair, equitable and expeditious" division of assets...

Supreme Court Bench Refers To Justice KM Joseph's Bench Brinda Karat's Plea For Hate Speech FIR Against BJP Leaders

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and M M Sundresh has observed that the petition filed by CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat, seeking registration of FIR against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur & Parvesh Verma for alleged hate speeches in 2020, be listed before the bench headed by Justice K M Joseph before whom similar matters are pending.During Monday’s hearing, Justice...

PIL On Joshimath Sinking Mentioned In Supreme Court

Religious leader Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati has approached the Supreme Court of India through a Public Interest Litigation pertaining to the recent land sinking incidents in Joshimath.The PIL seeks for Joshimath to be declared as a National Disaster and direct the NDMA to actively support the residents of Joshimath. The plea has also prayed for financial assistance and compensation to...