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Election Freebies | Supreme Court Directs Matter To Be Listed Before Three Judge Bench At The Earliest
Supreme Court bench comprising CJI UU Lalit and Justice Bela M. Trivedi on Tuesday directed that the plea concerning freebies during election campaigns be listed before a three-judge bench. The court stated that considering the nature of the controversy and submissions made by the parties in the earlier hearings, the matter would be listed as early as possible.The development comes in a PIL...
Supreme Court Asks ECI To Consider Plea To Remove Symbols of Political Parties From EVMs
The Supreme Court today disposed of a petition filed by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking removal of party symbols from EVMs. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit said that ends of justice would be met if the Petitioner's representation is considered by the Election Commission of India. Senior Advocates Vikas Singh and Gopal Sankarnarayan appearing...
CJI UU Lalit Seeks Explanation From Supreme Court Registry For Not Listing A Matter Which Was "Ready"
Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court registry to provide an explanation for not listing a matter which had been ready to be listed for a year and a half. The issue arose when a bench comprising CJI UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi came across a matter which had long remained pending in the Supreme Court despite it being ready for listing. CJI Lalit,...
Morbi Bridge Collapse Depicts Utter Negligence Of Govt Authorities: PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Judicial Probe
A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court in wake of the recent Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat, that claimed 137 lives. The matter was mentioned today before the CJI, seeking immediate intervention by establishment of judicial enquiry commission under the supervision of Retired Supreme Court Judge. "Many other states require the assessment of...
Soli Sorabjee Was A Champion Of Freedom Of Speech And Expression, And His Constitutional Philosophy Was That Of Tolerance, Says Chief Justice
Chief Justice U.U. Lalit, who was once a junior at eminent jurist, Soli Sorabjee's chambers, said on Monday said that the expanse of the freedom of speech and expression enshrined in Article 19(1)(a) was "very dear" to Sorabjee's heart. Justice Lalit highlighted how important the principle of tolerance was to this giant in the field of law by reading out excerpts from his articles...
Chief Editor Cannot Be Prosecuted In Absence Of Specific Allegations: Supreme Court While Quashing Defamation Case Against Aroon Purie
Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi has made it clear that the Chief Editor cannot be prosecuted for defamation in the absence of 'specific allegations'. The presumption under Section 7 of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 cannot be invoked against such Chief Editor or Editor-in-Chief, if there are no specific and sufficient allegations,...
MSMED Act - Reference To Facilitation Council Maintainable In Spite Of An Independent Arbitration Agreement Existing Between The Parties : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that reference made to the Facilitation Council is maintainable in spite of an independent arbitration agreement existing between the parties to whom the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 is applicable.The Facilitation Council, which had initiated the Conciliation proceedings under Section 18(2) of the MSMED Act, 2006 would be entitled to act...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking To Examine Efficacy Of Anti-Rabies Vaccines
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a petition seeking to constitute an independent expert committee to study the efficacy of the Intra Dermal Rabies Vaccines (IDRV) currently being administered to Humans and Rabies Veterinary Vaccine, administered to dogs in India. A Bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar issued notice after hearing Advocate Kuriakose Varghese...
Supreme Court Expresses Concerns At CAT Vacancies Remaining Unfilled; Extends Tenure Of Members Of Kolkata Bench
In a plea filed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Bar Association Kolkata seeking filling up of vacancies at the Kolkata Bench of CAT, the Supreme Court, on Monday, further extended the terms of one Judicial Member and one Administrative Member till appointment to the posts of the judicial and administrative members lying vacant in the CAT, Kolkata Bench is made and the...
Rajkot Hospital Fire : Supreme Court Asks Gujarat Govt If Commission Report Has Been Tabled Before Assembly
While hearing suo moto case regarding the incident in Rajkot, Gujarat on 26.11.2020, resulting in the death of Covid patients in the Covid Hospital, on Monday, the Supreme Court curious to know what the State of Gujarat's plan of action is, asked the State Government to file an affidavit providing updated position on plans. "The State of Gujarat shall file an affidavit on the...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL To Abolish 'Sahayak System' In India Army
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking the abolition of the 'Sahayak' system in the Indian Army. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice UU Lalit, Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice Bela M Trivedi. The term 'Sahayak' means 'buddy' which in army parlance means pairing two soldiers during operations and peacetime postings. This...