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'You've Added Spice' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Kangana Ranaut's Plea To Quash Complaint Over Tweet On Farmers' Protest
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition filed by actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut for quashing of a criminal defamation complaint filed against her tweet about a woman-participant in the 2021 farmers' protests.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the matter.As soon as the matter was taken, Justice Mehta expressed reservations about the comments of...
Supreme Court Expresses Concern Over Denying General Category Seats To Persons With Disabilities Scoring Higher Than General Cut-Off
The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concerns over the denial of general category seats to persons with disabilities who score higher than the cut-off marks for the unreserved category.The Court said that such an approach will defeat the purpose of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. The Court asked the Union Government to explain if appropriate steps have been taken to...
Supreme Court To Commence Hearing On Judicial Officers' Eligibility For District Judge Appointment In Bar Quota From September 23
The Supreme Court's Constitution Bench hearing on the issue of whether a judicial officer, who has already completed 7 years in the Bar, is entitled to be appointed as a District Judge against the Bar vacancy, will commence on September 23.The 5-judge bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justices MM Sundresh, Aravind Kumar, SC Sharma and K Vinod Chandran today set down the hearing...
Right To Seek Remission Applicable Even When Convict Sentenced To Imprisonment For Remainder Of Life : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the right to seek remission is applicable even when a person is convicted under provisions such as Section 376DA or Section 376DB of the Indian Penal Code, which prescribe the mandatory punishment of life imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life.Observing that the right to seek remission is both a constitutional right and a statutory right,...
Supreme Court Condemns Ashis Nandy's Comments At 2013 Jaipur Literature Fest, Quashes Criminal Cases
The Supreme Court recently quashed the criminal cases registered against Indian psychologist and critic Ashis Nandy over his objectionable comment made at the 203 Jaipur literature festival that most corrupt people came from the marginalized sections of the society.Though the Court found that the comments were objectionable and strongly condemned them as such, it deemed the cases fit to...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 11, 2025
Links of today's Supreme Court reports :Supreme Court Questions Trial Court's Delay In Examining Rape Victim In 2021 West Bengal Post-Poll Violence CasePolice Not Required To Go Into Genuineness Of Information To Register FIR : Supreme Court'Let Match Go On': Supreme Court Declines Urgent Listing Of Plea To Cancel India-Pakistan Asia Cup Cricket Match'Police Must Shed All Biases' : Supreme...
Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Hear Tomorrow Reference On Judicial Officer's Eligibility For District Judge Appointment In Bar Vacancy
The Supreme Court Constitution Bench will tomorrow hear the issue of whether a judicial officer, who has already completed 7 years in the Bar, is entitled to be appointed as a District Judge against the Bar vacancy.The 5-judge bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justices MM Sundresh, Aravind Kumar, SC Sharma and K Vinod Chandran will consider the matter. The bench has been constituted...
SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Chief Justices At Patna, Manipur & Meghalaya High Courts
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of the Chief Justices of the High Courts of Patna, Meghalaya and Manipur. As per the recommendation made to the Union, the following shuffling is suggested : 1) Justice PB Bajanthri (Karnataka High Court) to be appointed as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court (he is presently the Acting Chief Justice); 2) Justice Soumen Sen...
Supreme Court Allows Pharmacy Council's Application To Revise Timelines For Approval, Admission & Inspection Of Pharma Courses
The Supreme Court on September 8 approved the revised timelines proposed by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) for completion of the process for grant of approvals to institutions and admissions to various pharmacy courses.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vindod Chandran and Atul S Chandukar was hearing an application filed by the PCI. The PCI had filed an application...
'Sorry State Of Affairs': Supreme Court Pulls Up Punjab National Bank For Settling With Borrower After Auction Sale Of Secured Property
The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up Punjab National Bank (PNB) for entering into a settlement with a borrower after already having auctioned the borrower's property. The court asked the bank to take a policy decision at the earliest to ensure that such instances do not recur. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Sandeep Mehta directed PNB to issue a final sale certificate to...
Supreme Court To Hear Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & Gulfisha Fatima In Riots Larger Conspiracy Tomorrow
The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the petitions filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima seeking bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria will hear the matter.The petition of co-accused Meeran Haider is listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran.The...
No Offence Of Cheating Under S.420 IPC If Forged Document Didn't Induce Grant Of Material Benefit : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (Sep. 10) quashed a cheating case against the head of an educational institute accused of using a fake Fire Department NOC for seeking affiliation. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi held that the alleged submission of a forged Fire Department No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to secure recognition for a college could not amount to cheating...