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Aadhaar Used Only As Proof Of Identity, Not Proof Of Citizenship For Electoral Roll Inclusion : Election Commission Tells Supreme Court
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has reiterated before the Supreme Court that Aadhaar card is being used only to verify the identity of applicants seeking inclusion in electoral rolls, and not as proof of citizenship. The ECI made this statement in its reply filed to an interlocutory application moved by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, who is seeking a direction against the use of Aadhaar as...
Union Opposes Trans Man's Plea To Preserve Eggs; Says ART Act Does Not Cover Transgender Persons
The Union Government has told the Kerala High Court that a trans man cannot seek the benefit of assisted reproductive technologies under the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Act 2021, asserting that transgender persons are outside the statutory framework of the law. The stand was taken in a counter affidavit filed in response to a writ petition by a 28-year-old person, assigned...
Mere Weapon Recovery & FSL Report Not Enough In Absence Of Other Corroborative Evidence : Supreme Court Acquits Murder Convict
The Supreme Court on Friday (November 14) observed that mere recovery of a weapon, even with a supporting FSL report, is not sufficient to sustain a conviction for murder in the absence of other corroborative evidence connecting the accused to the crime. A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi set aside the life sentence of a man convicted of murder, holding that the High Court...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 14, 2025
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Trial Judges Shouldn't Write Directly To Supreme Court Seeking Time Extension : SC Reiterates
The Supreme Court on Friday once again expressed disapproval of the practice of Trial Courts sending letters directly to the Supreme Court seeking extension of time set for completion of trial, and added that such communications should be routed through the High Court.The bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice K Vinod Chandran was informed that the judge of the Trial Court has...
'Consistent Ocular Evidence Prevails Over Medical Evidence', Supreme Court Upholds POCSO Act Conviction
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a man found guilty of aggravated sexual assault on a 4-year-old girl, rejecting his plea for acquittal based on the absence of medical evidence and eyewitness testimony, holding that the consistent and credible evidence of the child's parents was sufficient to sustain the conviction. “It may be true that Dr. Priyanka Toppo (PW-6) did not find...
Supreme Court Upholds View That Eden Gardens Not A 'Public Place' For Levy Of Advertisement Tax
The Supreme Court today dismissed a challenge to the Calcutta High Court order which held that Eden Gardens stadium was not a "public place" for the purpose of levying advertisement tax under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the matter. Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta appeared for petitioner-Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Senior...
'Ensure State's Lawyers Appear' : Supreme Court Tells Jharkhand Home Secretary
The Home Secretary of Jharkhand, Ms Vandana Dadel, appeared online before the Supreme Court today in compliance with yesterday's order summoning her over repeated lapses by the State in appearing in matters where service of notice had been completed. The Court asked her to ensure that Jharkhand's legal representatives remain duly present in such cases. As for the main matter, the Court...
'Customer-Banker Relationship Is Of Mutual Trust' : Supreme Court Quashes Reinstatement Of Post Master Who Embezzled Deposits
The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 13) set aside the reinstatement of the Post Master who was removed from the service for embezzling the depositors amount for its personal use. The Court said mere deposit of the embezzled money will not absolve an employee of the misconduct. “Relationship of a customer with a banker is of mutual trust. Any account holder will be satisfied once an...