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Delhi Riots UAPA Case | Supreme Court Hears Bail Pleas Of Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman & Md Saleem
In the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, the Supreme Court today (November 3) heard the arguments in the petitions filed by Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman and Mohd Saleem Khan who are booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and criminal conspiracy under the Indian Penal Code.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria posted the matter for further hearing...
Byju's Insolvency | Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With NCLAT Order Allowing Byju's Subsidiary Aakash To Proceed With Rights Issue
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) which had allowed Aakash Educational Services Ltd., a subsidiary of Byju's (Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd.), to proceed with its proposed rights issue.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Atul Chandurkar dismissed two appeals filed by US-based lender GLAS Trust Company LLC...
Supreme Court Allows Dog Bite Victims To Intervene In Suo Motu Case Without Monetary Deposit; Adds Animal Welfare Board As Respondent
In the Stray Dogs case, the Supreme Court today allowed all victims of dog bite incidents to intervene in the matter without having to make a monetary deposit as a pre-condition.Notably, individuals and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) espousing the cause of dogs were earlier directed to deposit Rs.25000 and Rs.2 lakhs respectively with the Registry of the Court as a pre-condition...
Suit Seeking Simple Injunction Not Enough When Plaintiff Is Not In Possession Of Property & Title Is Disputed : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that when the title to the suit property is in dispute and possession rests with the defendant, a mere suit for injunction restraining interference with peaceful enjoyment of the property is not maintainable unless it is accompanied by a suit seeking a declaration of title and consequential recovery of possession. In other words, the Court held that when the plaintiff...
Bengaluru Municipal Corporation Elections : Supreme Court Extends Time For Delimitation & Ward Reservation
The Supreme Court today granted an extension to the Karnataka State for holding the elections of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).The State, which earlier told the Court that BBMP elections (which were last held in 2015) would be conducted by November, today sought time till December 15 for completing the ward reservation, etc.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and...
Delhi Air Pollution | 'Many Air Monitoring Stations Not Working,' Says Amicus; Supreme Court Seeks CAQM Report
In relation to the air pollution crisis faced in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court today directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to file an affidavit stating the steps taken to prevent the pollution from worsening further. The Court was also informed that various news reports have emerged flagging the non-functioning of air monitoring stations across the National Capital. A...
Communist Party Of India Approaches Supreme Court Against Madras HC Direction For Removal Of Flagpoles From Public Lands
The Communist Party of India has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court's direction for the removal of permanent flag poles of political parties from public places of Tamil Nadu.A bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi on Monday observed that petition be considered by a bench led by Justice Vikram Nath which had heard a connected petition...
'Mockery Of System' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Petitioner Who Filed Petition Seeking His Appointment As High Court Judge
Terming it a 'mockery of the system', the Supreme Court today declined to entertain a petition seeking directions to appoint the petitioner as a Telangana High Court Judge. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing a writ petition filed by GV Sarvan Kumar seeking directions to appoint him as the judge of the Telangana High Court. The CJI, disinclined to entertain...
Manipur Audio Tapes Tampered, Can't Say If Voice Matches With Ex-CM Biren Singh : NFSL To Supreme Court
The National Forensic Science Laboratory (NFSL), Gandhinagar, has informed the Supreme Court that the audio exhibits in the case relating to recordings allegedly implicating former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in the ethnic violence which took place in 2023 were tampered with and not scientifically fit for voice comparison, and therefore, no opinion on similarity or dissimilarity of...
Umar Khalid & Others' Bail Hearing In Delhi Riots UAPA Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear today the bail petitions of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider and Shifa Ur Rehman in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. The Delhi police has opposed the grant of bail, saying petitioners are playing "victim card" after deliberately delaying the trial. A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria is hearing...