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Plea To Transfer Cases Challenging Waqf Act : Supreme Court Asks Petitioner To File Proper Affidavit
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the petitioner seeking transfer of petitions challenging the Waqf Act to the Top Court from High Courts to file a "proper affidavit" detailing the other pending cases.A bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy was hearing the transfer petition filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyaya. On the last hearing date, Justice Joseph had said that he was...
Supreme Court Seeks Transcripts Of Yati Narsinghanand's Statements In Contempt Case
While considering a petition seeking criminal contempt action against Yati Narsinghanand, the Supreme Court on Monday granted three weeks' time to the petitioner to produce the transcripts of his interview in which derogatory remarks were made against the Court.A bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela M. Trivedi was considering a petition filed by activist Shachi Nelli. She...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Kerala Govt On ED's Plea To Transfer Gold Smuggling Case Trial; Posts For Disposal On October 20
The Supreme Court on Monday posted to October 20 the petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking to transfer the trial in the gold smuggling case from Kerala.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat allowed the application filed by the State of Kerala seeking impleadment in the ED's petition and issued notice to the State. State has...
"Whose Fundamental Rights Affected?": Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea To Declare Cow As National Animal Of India
The Supreme Court of India on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking to declare cows as the National Animal of India.The petition also sought to protect cows within the country.A Bench of Justices S K Kaul and Abhay Shreeniwas Oka allowed the petitioners to withdraw the plea after a request to that effect was made at the end of the hearing today.When the matter came up today, the...
Supreme Court Seeks Responses Of Uttarakhand, Delhi Govts On Contempt Plea Alleging Inaction In Dharma Sansad Hate Speech Cases
In a contempt plea alleging blatant and disobedience by the DGP, Uttarakhand Police and DGP, Delhi Police to take action with respect to hate speeches made by prominent persons in Dharma Sansad in the State of Uttarakhand and an event organised by Hindu Yuva Vahini in NCT of Delhi, the Supreme Court, on Monday, directed the Uttarakhand Government and the Government of NCT of Delhi to...
In A First, Supreme Court Collegium Introduces Procedure To Scrutinise Judgments Of HC Judges & Assess Relative Merit For Elevation
The statement released by the Supreme Court collegium today has revealed an interesting fact - that the collegium has introduced a procedure for scrutinising the judgments authored by High Court judges who are under consideration for elevation to the Supreme Court. The collegium has also introduced a procedure to assess the relative merit of candidates on an objective criteria. However, the...
Two Judges Objected To Procedure, September 30 Meeting Discharged : Supreme Court Collegium Releases Statement
Amidst the speculations about the Supreme Court collegium meeting held on September 30, a joint statement has been released by the collegium members stating that the said meeting has been discharged in view of the Union Law Minister's letter to the Chief Justice of India UU Lalit on October 7 asking him to name his successor. "In the circumstances, no further steps need be taken and...
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Tomorrow Satyender Jain's Plea Challenging Transfer Of His Bail Plea To Another Judge
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list tomorrow the petition filed by Delhi Government Minister Satyender Jain challenging the Delhi High Court order which upheld the transfer of his bail plea to another court.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India UU Lalit for urgent listing tomorrow. The CJI agreed to list the matter tomorrow as the first...
Supreme Court Monthly Criminal Digest: September 2022
Bail - Post-conviction bail – All persons who have completed 10 years of sentence and appeal is not in proximity of hearing with no extenuating circumstances should be enlarged on bail. Sonadhar v. State of Chhattisgarh, 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 788 Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976; Sections 16-17- For attracting the provision of Section 16 of the Act, the prosecution...
Delhi Police Invesigation Of 2020 Riots Cases Skewed, Role Of Those Who Made Hate Speeches Ignored : Citizens' Committee Report
A report released by a Citizens' Committee consisting of former judges and a retired civil servant has indicted the Delhi Police, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Delhi Government for their failures in handling the communal riots which took place in North East Delhi in February 2020.The report titled "Uncertain Justice: A Citizens Committee Report on the North East Delhi Violence...
Supreme Court Monthly Digest: September 2022
Magistrate Cannot Make Observations Regarding Rights Of Parties On Property While Dropping Proceedings U/Sec 145 CrPC: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sudhanshu Dhulia observed that, while dropping the proceedings under Section 145 CrPC because of the pendency of civil litigations, a Magistrate cannot make any observations or return...