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Don't Exclude Non-Hindus From Auction Process For Shop Leases In Temple : Supreme Court Directs AP Govt Authorities
" While it may be that within temple premises, one may not say something which would be offensive to the faith or that there may be no liquor or gambling, it cannot be that you will not sell bamboo, flowers or children's toys if you don't belong to the Hindu religion," remarked Justice D. Y. Chandrachud .
BREAKING : Supreme Court Stays Elections Process In OBC Seats In MP Local Body Polls; Directs To Re-Notify Those As General Seats
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the election process in the seats reserved for Other Backward Classes(OBCs) in the local body elections in Madhya Pradesh. The Court passed the order while hearing a miscellaneous application seeking stay of the election notification dated December 4, 2021 issued by the Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission in respect of OBC seats in local bodies. The...
"Typical Yellow Journalism!" Supreme Court Refuses Relief To Journalist Convicted For Defamatory Articles Against a Lawyer
While refusing to grant relief to a journalist convicted in 2015 for publishing defamatory articles against an Advocate, the Supreme Court on Friday made remarks against the language used by the journalist in the impugned articles."This kind of language you use and claim you're a journalist?" Justice Surya Kant remarked"Look at the the language!" Justice Kohli said"Typical Yellow...
NEET-UG : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Candidate Belonging To Scheduled Caste In Haryana For SC Quota Admission In Maharashtra
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the plea of a female NEET UG- 2021 candidate belonging to the Scheduled Caste category in Haryana seeking to be recognised as such under Article 341 r/w Article 366 (24) in Maharashtra.Directions were sought to admit the petitioner under Maharashtra's 85% quota from the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes if she find place in the order of merit in...
Delhi Riots : Supreme Court Asks Delhi HC To Decide Within 3 Months Plea Seeking FIR Against Politicians For Alleged Hate Speech
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Delhi High Court to decide expeditiously, preferably within three months, a writ petition seeking registration of FIR and investigation against BJP leaders Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma and Abhay Verma who allegedly made hateful comments to incite the Delhi riots of 2020.A bench comprising Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice BR Gavai passed...
Bar Council Of India Postpones Proposed Elections To Offices Of Chairman & Other Office Bearers; Agrees To Revisit Resolutions
The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Friday informed the Karnataka High Court that it has postponed the proposed elections to the office of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Executive Members of the Bar Council of India.Senior Advocate Professor Ravivarma Kumar, appearing for the BCI, submitted that, "The Bar Council intends to revisit all the resolutions that are under challenge before this...
BREAKING : Supreme Court Stays Probe Of Justice Lokur Commission Constituted By WB Govt In Pegasus Case
The Supreme Court on Friday passed an interim order to stay the enquiry proceedings by the Judicial Enquiry Commission led by former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur, which has been constituted by the State of West Bengal, to inquire into the allegations of snooping using the Pegasus spyware.A bench led by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana expressed its unhappiness over the...
Plaintiff Is 'Dominus Litis'; High Court Cannot Direct Impleadment Of Additional Defendant In Suit : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has disapproved the approach taken by a High Court in setting aside a decree in a suit and remanding the same for fresh trial after directing the plaintiff to implead a party as an additional defendant in the suit.The Top Court reminded that the plaintiff is the "dominis litis"(master of the suit), who is entitled to decide who all should be added as parties in the...
Compassionate Appointment Not A Matter Of Right, It Is Provided To Enable Family To Tide Over An Immediate Crisis : Supreme Court
"Undoubtedly, pension is not an act of bounty, but is towards the service which has been rendered by an employee. However, in evaluating a claim for compassionate appointment, it is open to the authorities to evaluate the financial position of the family upon the death while in service", the Supreme Court has observed."Compassionate appointment is not a vested right. It is provided in order...
Contempt Jurisdiction Is Always Discretionary, Should Be Exercised Sparingly : Supreme Court
Noting that the contempt jurisdiction is always discretionary which should be exercised sparingly and with circumspection, the Supreme Court has held that the Sri Sri Maa Kamakhya Temple Management case is not a fit case to exercise the said jurisdiction by punishing the members of the Kamakhya Debutter Board or directing the refund of the Temple money allegedly misappropriated by the...
Burden To Prove Full Repayment Of Borrowed Amount Is On The Party Claiming It : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that when payment of money and repayment of a portion of it is admitted by a party, then the onus to establish that there was full and final settlement of the dues is also on that party."A party who admits receipt of certain amount of money on a particular date and pleads discharge by way of a full and final settlement at a latter date, is the one on whom the...












