Mukul Rohatgi Vs SG Tushar Mehta On CBI 's Jurisdiction In West Bengal [Courtroom Exchange In Coal scam Case Before SC]

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted ad interim protection from arrest to the prime accused in the West Bengal coal scam probe, Anup Majee, conditional on him joining in the investigation before the CBI and cooperating in the same. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, MR Shah and Sanjiv Khanna further clarified that this order is passed without expression of any opinion on the merits of...

West Bengal Coal Mining Case: Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection to Anup Majee

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted ad interim protection from arrest to the prime accused in the West Bengal coal scam probe, Anup Majee, conditional on him joining in the investigation before the CBI and cooperating in the same. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, MR Shah and Sanjiv Khanna further clarified that this order is passed without expression of any opinion on the merits of...

'All Reservations May Go And Only EWS May Remain; But That's A Matter Of Policy' : Supreme Court In Maratha Quota Case [Day 9]

On the 9th day of the proceedings pertaining to the challenge to the Maharashtra SEBC Act, 2018, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court observed that it was for the Government to take a decision on whether caste and reservations should go.A 5-Judge Constitution Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, L. Nageswara Rao, S. Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat remarked that...

Tata Sons v. Cyrus Mistry: Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment Tomorrow

The Supreme Court will pronounce the judgment in Tata Son's appeal against the NCLAT order dated 18th December 2019 which reinstated Cyrus Mistry as the Executive Chairman of Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. The judgment will be pronounced by a three judge bench comprising of Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice V Ramasubramanian. The bench had reserved the judgment in the case...

'Not Enough To Proudly Say Women Are Allowed To Serve Army When Their Service Conditions Tell A Different Story' : Supreme Court In Permanent Commission Case

Expressing anguish at the Indian Army's failure to implement the judgment allowing Permanent Commission for women officers, the Supreme Court said -"It is not enough to proudly state that women officers are allowed to serve the nation in the Armed Forces, when the true picture of their service conditions tells a different story".The judgment authored by Justice DY...

BREAKING : Supreme Court To Pronounce Order On Plea To Stay Electoral Bonds Tomorrow

The Supreme Court will pronounce its order tomorrow on an application seeking stay of the release of the fresh set of electoral bonds from April 1 for the assembly polls in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramaniam had reserved order on the application filed by NGO 'Association for...

Free Speech Of Citizens Cannot Be Stifled By Implicating Them In Criminal Cases: Supreme Court

Free speech of the citizens of this country cannot be stifled by implicating them in criminal cases, unless such speech has the tendency to affect public order, the Supreme Court remarked while quashing FIR registered against Shillong Times Editor Patricia Mukhim over a Facebook post on violence against non-tribal people in Meghalaya.The bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara and S. Ravindra...

Permanent Commission For Women Army Officers- Indirect Discrimination Even Without Discriminatory Intent Must Be Prohibited: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, in its judgment which declared that the evaluation criteria adopted by the Indian Army to consider the grant of permanent commission for women officers to be "arbitrary and irrational", discussed the 'doctrine of indirect discrimination'.Justice DY Chandrachud, who authored the judgment, observed that the doctrine of indirect discrimination is founded on the compelling...

No Bar In Considering Supreme Court Lawyers For High Court Judgeship, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday orally remarked that there is no bar in considering advocates practicing in the Supreme Court for judgeship at High Courts.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Surya Kant made this remark while hearing a matter relating to judicial appointments.Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, who also happens to be the President of...

Bhima Koregaon Case: Supreme Court To Hear Gautam Navlakha's Plea For Default Bail As First Item Tomorrow

On the request of the National Investigation Agency, the Supreme Court today adjourned the hearing on Bhima Koregaon accused Gautam Navlakha's bail plea to 10:30 a.m. on Friday as the first item on the board.Appearing before a bench headed by Justice UU Lalit, ASG SV Raju advanced, "I am seeking only one day's accommodation. It is not a regular bail application. If it was regular bail, I...

"Call For Justice Not Hate Speech": Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Journalist Patricia Mukhim

""The fervent plea made by the Appellant for protection of non-tribals living in the State of Meghalaya and for their equality cannot, by any stretch 13 | P a g e of imagination, be categorized as hate speech. It was a call for justice - for action according to law, which every citizen has a right to expect and articulate", said Supreme Court

'Maintain Status Quo On Water Supply To Delhi' : Supreme Court Directs Punjab Govt & BBMB

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Punjab Government and Bhakra Beas Management Board(BBMB) to maintain status quo till tomorrow on the water supply to Delhi. The order was passed by a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India on an application filed by the Delhi Jal Board stating that Punjab was going to close certain canal gates for repair works, which will cut down the water supply...