BREAKING : Supreme Court Issues Notice On CPIL Challenge Against Rakesh Asthana's Appointment As Delhi Police Commissioner

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on the petitions filed by the NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as the Commissioner of Delhi Police.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna was considering two petitions filed by the CPIL - one a writ petition filed against the Central Government order appointing Asthana as the...

Gujarat Riots-"I Have Not Mentioned About Chief Minister, If You Continue Reading It, Then I Will Have To Deal With It": Kapil Sibal To Mukul Rohatgi

On Thursday, the Supreme Court continued hearing the arguments of Senior Advocate, Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, appearing on behalf of the SIT, countering the plea of Zakia Jafri that, without conducting due investigation the SIT in its closure report had exonerated the highest functionaries of Gujarat from the allegations of conspiracy in the Gujarat riots of 2002. Mr. Rohatgi continuing...

Tripura Elections - 'Candidates Were Not Allowed To Vote; There Is Complete Mayhem' : Kapil Sibal Seeks Urgent Hearing By Supreme Court

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal on Friday mentioned a fresh application seeking the Supreme Court's immediate intervention in connection with the Tripura Municipal elections.Before the bench headed by Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, Mr. Sibal urged, "Your Lordships yesterday directed that it is important that both electronic and print media should have unhindered access for full reporting and coverage...

Consumer Protection Act 2019 : Can NCDRC Direct Deposit Of 50% Of Amount Determined By State Commission For Appeal Under Section 51? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court has decided to examine if the National Consumer Commission can direct deposit of entire amount or any amount higher than 50% of the amount in terms of the order of the State Commission while entertaining an appeal under Section 51 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.A Bench comprising Justice MR Shah and Justice BV Nagarathna will examine the question while hearing a...

Gujarat Riots| Issues In Zakia Jafri's Complaint At Best Related To Dereliction of Service, Not Criminality : Mukul Rohatgi For SIT Tells Supreme Court

On Thursday, Senior Advocate, Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, appearing on behalf of the SIT in the petition filed by Zakia Jafri before the Supreme Court, continued with his arguments. Refuting the challenge of the Petitioner to the SIT Closure Report, which had absolved the highest State functionaries of the allegation of conspiracy in the Gujarat riots of 2002, Mr. Rohatgi argued that the SIT...

[NEET- AIQ] Our Only Concern Is That The More We Push The Admissions Back, The More The Delay In The Term: Supreme Court

"I have instructions to say that the government has decided to revisit the (EWS) criteria and we will formulate a committee and we would decide within four weeks. Till then, whatever assurance we have given to your lordships continues. Counselling would wait for four more weeks", SG Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Thursday.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram...

Lawyers Are Not Merely Professionals Representing Clients; They Are Social Engineers : Justice Surya Kant

"Lawyers are not only professionals whose sole purpose is to represent their client. Instead, their role is that of social engineers", said Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant addressing a gathering of law students. The judge also quoted former President and teacher Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's statement, 'Books are your true companion' and stated that a library is the only place where there...

"Not Death, But Every Day The Rising Sun Would Remind Them Of The Barbaric Acts Committed By Them": Bombay High Court On Commuting Death Sentence In Shakti Mills Gang Rape

"The accused do not deserve any leniency, empathy or sympathy. Hence, they deserve Imprisonment for life i.e. for the remainder of their natural life. Every day the rising sun would remind them of the barbaric acts committed by them and the night would lay them with a heavy heart filled with guilt and remorse,"

'Lawyers Strike Not A Solution, Only Aggravates Situation' : Supreme Court Accepts Apology Of Rajasthan HC Bar Association For Court Boycott

The Supreme Court on Thursday accepted the 'unconditional & unqualified apology' tendered by Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur and closed contempt proceedings initiated against them for boycotting a bench of the High Court on September 27 as part of a strike.A Bench comprising Justice MR Shah and Justice Sanjiv Khanna passed the direction after perusing the affidavits...

NEET-AIQ : Centre Decides To Review Rs 8 Lakh Criteria For EWS; Counselling Deferred By Four More Weeks

The Central Government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has decided to revisit the Rupees 8 lakh annual income limit set for determining the Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) and will take a fresh decision within 4 weeks.The Centre further assured that the counselling for NEET admissions will be deferred for a further period of four weeks till a fresh decision is taken on...

'He's A Minister, Does It Befit Him To Do All This?' : Bombay High Court On Nawab Malik's Tweets Against Sameer Wankhede

After a division bench of the Bombay High Court took strong exception to NCP leader and Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik's tweets and public statements against NCB officer Sameer Wankhede and his family, Malik undertook not to make public statements against them till December 9. "What is this media publicity he wants everyday? Especially after his son-in-laws arrest… He is...

NEET UG 2021 : NTA Agrees To Examine Alleged Error In Hindi Translation Of Question; Supreme Court To Hear On Nov 30

The National Testing Agency agreed before the Supreme Court on Thursday to examine the alleged error in the Hind translation of a physics question in the NEET-UG 2021.The Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, appearing for the NTA, submitted before a bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath that the question will be evaluated again by a panel of three experts....