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Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Jharkhand Speaker's Plea Against HC Stay On Disqualification Notice To Babulal Marandi
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a special leave petition filed by the Speaker of Jharkhand assembly challenging the the stay ordered by the Jharkhand High Court on the disqualification notice served on Babulal Marandi MLA.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India said that the bench was not inclined to entertain the plea as the High Court is set to hear the writ...
'Virtual Hearing As Good As Open Court Hearing' : Supreme Court On Plea To Resume Physical Functioning
The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that Virtual hearings, though forced by the global pandemic, are "as good as Open Court Hearings". A Bench headed by CJI SA Bobde clarified that the decision to convene Court proceedings via video conferencing is taken after extensive deliberations with medical experts. "We have been following this (VC hearing) over one year due to...
Supreme Court Forms Committee To Negotiate On Farm Laws With Members Supporting Farm Laws Implementation
The Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a 4 member committee for the purpose of holding talks between the Central Government and the farmers to resolve the protests over the three contentious farm laws.A notable feature of the composition is that all four members have expressed open views in support of the implementation of the farm laws.Bhupinder Singh Mann, National President, Bhartiya...
Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Challenging Section 2(c)(i) Of Contempt Of Courts Act
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 2(c)(i) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, which criminalises publication of such matter that may "scandalize the courts". A Bench led by Chief Justice Abhay S. Okay has issued notice to the Central Government on the petition filed by journalists Krishna Prasad and N....
Breaking: Farm Laws Implementation Stayed, Committee Formed For Talks, MSP To Continue- Read Summary Of Supreme Court Directions
Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the operation of Three Farm Laws untill further OrdersHere is The Summary of Supreme Court Order:1) Implementation of three farm laws stayed.2)MSP system as it existed before the enactment of the laws must be continued. 3)No farmer must be dispossessed or deprived of his title as a result of any action taken under the laws.4) Committee comprising Bhupinder...
'Entirely Illegal Construction': Supreme Court Directs Demolition Of A Hotel-cum-Restaurant Built In Forest Land In Himachal Pradesh
"Not looking askance at the construction of the Hotel-cum-Restaurant structure, in an area which the NGT rightly describes as the "lap of nature", will put us on the path of judicially sanctioned environmental destruction."
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Delhi Police Plea To Stop Farmers' Tractor Rally On Republic Day
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on an application filed by the Delhi Police seeking for an injunction against the tractor rally proposed to be carried out by farmers in Delhi on the Republic Day to show their protest against the contentious farm laws.The bench said that it will consider the application after service of notice on the farmers unions on Monday, January 18. A...
'Khalistanis Have Infiltrated Farmers Protests', Says Attorney General; Supreme Court Seeks Affidavit
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought an affidavit from the Central Government on the alleged presence of banned organizations among the farmers protesting against the three farm laws, after the Attorney General submitted that "Khalistanis have infiltrated the protests".The Attorney General KK Venugopal submitted that he will file the affidavit by tomorrow along with the necessary inputs from...
Breaking- Supreme Court Suspends Implementation Of Three farm Laws Until Further Orders
"We are going to suspend the implementation of the three farm laws until further orders. We will also constitute a Committee," the Supreme Court said today while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Farm Laws/ seeking removal of protesting farmers from Delhi borders.The bench headed by the CJI said that it will suspend until further orders the implementation of the contentious...
Sandalwood Drug Case- Supreme Court Adjourns Kannada Actor Ragini Dwivedi's Plea For Bail
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to next week a Special Leave Petition filed by Kannada actor Ragini Dwivedi, who had been arrested by the police for allegedly consuming and supplying drugs at parties and events organized by her and others, against a Karnataka High Court wherein her bail plea was dismissed.A Bench headed by Justice Rohinton F. Nariman heard the arguments put forth...
"Right To Protest Does Not Include Maligning Nation Globally"; Delhi Police Moves SC For Ban On Tractor March Planned On Republic Day
The Delhi Police has moved an Application before the Supreme Court seeking for an injunction against the proposed tractor/trolley/vehicle march seeking to disrupt the Republic Day celebrations. The Application states that it has come to the knowledge of security agencies that "a small group of protesting individuals/organisations have planned to carry out a tractor/trolley/vehicle march...