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Nagaland Local Body Polls: Supreme Court Directs State Election Commission To Complete Election Process By January, 2023
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Nagaland State Election Commission to complete the elections of the local bodies and declare the results by the end of January, 2023.Highlighting this, a Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh ordered,"We clearly put to them that the election process has to be completed and the results declared before the end of January,...
"No Repugnancy With Central Act" : Supreme Court Upholds Sections 4(7),4(8) & 15 Of Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Sections 4(7), 4(8) and 15 of Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976 and Section 8A of the Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Welfare Fund Act, 1985.Dismissing the appeals against the Kerala High Court judgment, the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Abhay S. Oka and CT Ravikumar observed that these provisions are in no way in conflict with the...
Parity Of High Court Judges' Pension : Supreme Court Constitutes Special Bench To Hear
The Supreme Court on Thursday constituted a special bench consisting Justice SK Kaul, Justice V Ramasubramanian and Justice SR Bhat to consider the issues related to the parity between pension drawn by High Court judges who are elevated from the bar and service. The bench was constituted by the bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli while...
"Come Up With Solutions" : Supreme Court Tells Lalit Modi & His Mother Bina Modi In Family Property Issue
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the case related to ongoing family dispute between businessman Lalit Modi, his mother Bina Modi and his siblings for August 1, 2022. The bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli asked the parties to come up with a solution to solve the dispute."Last time we appointed arbitrators but you could not...
A Relief For Which No Prayer Or Pleading Was Made Should Not Be Granted : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a relief for which no prayer or pleading was made should not be granted.If a Court considers or grants a relief for which no prayer or pleading was made depriving the respondent of an opportunity to oppose or resist such relief, it would lead to miscarriage of justice, the bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Krishna Murari observed.The court...
'FIFA Requires Democratically Elected AIFF To Oversee U-17 Women's World Cup' : Supreme Court To Look Into Election Issues On August 3
While hearing petitions pertaining to the constitution of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the Supreme Court on Thursday orally informed that it would look into the issues such as the electoral roll and the manner of elections of the All India body on August 3, 2022."This is because the FIFA requires a democratically elected body of AIFF to oversee the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup",...
Madras High Court Directs TN Govt To Include Photographs Of President & Prime Minister In All Advertisements Of Chess Olympiad 2022
On a plea seeking the inclusion of photographs of the Prime Minister and the President of India in the advertisements for the 44th Chess Olympiad organised by the Federation Internationale des Echecs [FIDE], the Madras High Court directed the State government to ensure that the pictures of the Prime Minister and the President are included in all the advertisements. The division bench of...
Supreme Court Declares AOR Exam Result
The Supreme Court on Thursday declared the results of the Supreme Court Advocate-on-Record (AoR) Examination which was conducted in December, 2021. 253 advocates have cleared the examination, whereas 94 advocates have been listed as eligible to re-appear.As per the notice dated July 28, issued by the Secretary & Registrar, Board of Examiners, the AOR exam, 2022 would be held on...
Mother Can Give Surname Of Second Husband To Child After Death Of Biological Father : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that a mother who remarries after the death of the biological father can decide the surname of the child and include it in her new family.The bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Krishna Murari set aside an Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment which directed a mother to change the surname of her child and also to show the name of her new husband in...
Question Of Constitutional Validity Cannot Be Dealt In A Casual/Cryptic Manner: Supreme Court Sets Aside Karnataka HC Judgment
The Supreme Court set aside a Karnataka High Court judgment which held the Section 20 of the Karnataka Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1973 as unconstitutional.The bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna observed that the High Court dealt with this issue in a cryptic manner without analyzing all relevant aspects needed to be considered by a Constitutional...
BBMP Elections : Supreme Court Asks Karnataka Government To Publish Ward Wise Reservation List Within One Week
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, directed the Karnataka Government to publish the ward-wise reservation list for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP- Greater Bengaluru Municipal Corporation) within a period of one week from today, so that the Karnataka State Election Commission can take steps towards constitution of local bodies within a reasonable period of time, in accordance...