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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...
Supreme Court Stays Arbitration Proceedings Initiated By Former Indian Cricket Team Captain MS Dhoni Against Amrapali Group
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court put on hold the arbitration proceedings initiated by the former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni against the Amrapali group of companies.A bench comprising Justices UU Lalit and Bela M Trivedi, handling the issues related to the real estate properties of Amrapali group which was put under a Court receiver in 2019, passed the order take note...
"Petitioner Complained To CJI" : Bombay HC Chief Justice Recuses From Hearing Plea Challenging CBI Director's Appointment
Bombay High Court Chief Justice Dipankar Datta on Thursday recused from hearing the PIL challenging the appointment of IPS officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal as the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation.The CJ recused himself from the matter citing a complaint letter filed against him to the Chief Justice of India by the petitioner Rajendrakumar Trivedi in March, 2022.However, Trivedi...
'Don't Renotify Election Procees For 367 Local Bodies To Implement OBC Quota' : Supreme Court Warns Maharashtra State Election Commission Of Contempt
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, came down heavily on the Maharashtra State Election Commission, as it was apprised that the State Election Commission has proposed to announce 'fresh election programme' for the 367 local bodies for which the election process had already been notified. A Bench comprising Justices A.M. Khanwilkar, A.S. Oka and J.B. Pardiwala made it abundantly...
Supreme Court Directs UP Govt To Submit Status Report On Probe Into Missing Of 82 Year Old COVID Patient From Hospital In 2021
In a case of a 82 year old covid patient who went missing from a hospital, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the State of UP to conduct an investigation and submit the report within 2 months. The direction was issued by the bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli while considering SLP assailing Allahabad High Court's order to produce...