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Assembly Elections| 'Let Counting Go On As Per Established Practice': Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere In VVPAT Plea
Refusing to give urgent listing tomorrow for a plea which sought Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail(VVPAT) verification in more polling booths and VVPAT verification before the counting of the votes, the Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon said "let counting go on as per established practice, procedures and law".After the Election Commission of India(ECI) said that it is following the judgment...
Domestic Violence Act : Supreme Court Disapproves States Designating Revenue/Administrative Officials As Protection Officers
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to file an affidavit regarding desirable qualifications and eligible terms for creation of regular cadre of Protection Officers.While considering a writ petition filed by an organization named 'We the Women of India' , the court noted that many States have designated Revenue Officers or Members of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) as...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Indira Jaising's Plea Against Use Of "Secret Voting" To Confer Senior Designations
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on an application filed by Senior Advocate Indira Jaising seeking a declaration that the process adopted by certain High Courts to confer senior designations through the process of secret voting of the full court is "arbitrary and discriminatory".The application has also sought a clarification with regard to the cut-off marks to be obtained by...
Attorney General Raises Concerns About 'Exorbitant' Arbitrators' Fee In PSU Cases; Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Issue Of 4th Schedule Fee Scale
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the issue related to the mandatory nature of the 'model' fee scale for arbitrators prescribed under the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996.The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana agreed to constitute a bench to hear the Special Leave Petitions which raise the issue relating to the interpretation of the Fourth Schedule. This...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Lawyer's Petition For 'Judicial Vista', Special Judicial Infrastructure Authority
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a writ petition which seeks the construction of a "Judicial Vista" near the Supreme Court for better working conditions and the setting up of an independent authority to deal with judicial infrastructure in the country.The petition has been filed by Advocate Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad, the Secretary of Supreme Court Bar Association. The bench...
By Simply Alleging Genocide, A Country Can't Invade Another : Ukraine Argues Before ICJ In Case Against Russia
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, Netherlands on Monday heard extensive arguments from Ukraine while adjudicating upon an application moved by the Ukrainian government accusing Russia of carrying out and "planning acts of genocide in Ukraine." The application inter alia also urged the ICJ to urgently indicate provisional measures directing Russia to suspend its...
Assembly Elections : Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Tomorrow PlL Seeking VVPAT Verification Before Votes Counting
Ahead of the counting of votes in the assembly elections in five states, the Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear tomorrow a PIL seeking that the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail(VVPAT) slips be verified before the counting of votes recorded in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora mentioned the PIL filed by RTI activist Rakesh Kumar before the Chief Justice...
Plea For Higher Women Intake In NDA : Defence Ministry Seeks 3 Months Time To Respond
The Ministry of Defence has sought three months additional time from Supreme Court to submit its response regarding higher intake of women candidates in National Defence Academy, Rashtriya Indian Military College, Rashtriya Military Schools and Sainik Schools for 2022 admissions.The Ministry has stated that induction of women cadets in NDA has been a major policy decision and therefore...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To Accused Who Had Undergone 6 Years For Offence Punishable With A Maximum Term of 7 Years
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court granted bail to an accused who had undergone a sentence for a period of 6 years for an offence for which the maximum term of punishment is 7 years. A Bench comprising Justices K.M. Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy noted that the accused, who had been arrested in November 2015, had raised the contention that he had undergone more than 50% of the maximum term...