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Periya Double Murder Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing On Kerala Govt's Appeal Against HC Direction For CBI Probe
Noting that the CBI has filed a status report in sealed cover, the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing in Kerala government's challenge to the transfer of the investigation in the Periya double murder case to the Central probe agency to the next week,"A status report has been filed in sealed cover, enumerating the steps taken. Many steps have been taken even before the Division...
Maharashtra Governor Moves Supreme Court Against Uttarakhand HC's Contempt Proceeding On Alleged Non-Payment Of Rent Of Govt. Allocated Bungalow
A plea has been preferred in the Supreme Court by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, challenging the issuance of Notice by Uttarakhand High Court on a petition which has sought initiation of contempt proceedings against him.Before the High Court, contempt plea rests on the alleged failure of the Governor to follow an order of payment of market rent for a government bungalow which...
'We Are Trying To Cut Down Article 32 Jurisdiction': Chief Justice of India
For the second day in a row, the Chief Justice of India expressed the disinclination to entertain writ petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution of India."'We are trying to cut down the Article 32 jurisdiction", CJI S A Bobde said on Tuesday.The CJI made the above statement to Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora who was appearing in a writ petition under Article 32 in an election...
Munsiff-Magistrate Selection: Kerala High Court Direction To Fill Up Additional Vacancies From Current Rank List 'Prima Facie Correct', Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that the judgment of the Kerala High Court directing the filling up of additional vacancies of Munsiff-Magistrate posts from the current rank list, over and above the notified vacancies, is prima facie correct.A bench comprising Justice D Y Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee and Indu Malhotra orally observed that the High Court judgment was in...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Waiver Of Exam Fee Of Class X & XII Students In The Capital Amid Covid19
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea seeking waiver of payment of exam fees for students of Class X & XII in wake of the pandemic situation.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR Shah stated that the appropriate authority should be approached.The plea arose out of grievances of seeking students of classes 10 and 12 in the current academic year in...
'Varavara Rao Not Seen By Experts; His Medical Report Complete Eyewash' : Indira Jaising Tells Bombay High Court
The medical report prepared by the doctors of Nanavati hospital after examining 81-year old undertrial Varavara Rao through video call is a 'complete eyewash', said his lawyer Senior Advocate Indira Jaising in the Bombay High Court on Tuesday.Jaising raised serious objections against the medical report. She submitted before a bench comprising Justices S S Shinde and Madhav Jamdar that a copy...
Live Updates From Bombay High Court- Hearing Of Plea For Release Of Varavara Rao
Bombay HC to hear at 3 PM the petitions seeking bail for VaravaraRao on medical grounds. Rao, who was in custody since Aug 2018 in Bhima Koregaon case, is suffering from multiple illnesses, his lawyer Indira Jaising had told the bench...
'Disappointed With Union's Affidavit' : Supreme Court Slams Centre Again Over Unsatisfactory Response In 'Communalization Of Tablighi Jamaat' Matter
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed strong displeasure over the counter-affidavit filed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in response to a batch of petitions seeking action against the media outlets which indulged in communal propaganda in the light of Tablighi Jamaat members contracting COVID-19. "We are not satisfied with your affidavit. We had asked you to tell us...
"High Courts Have Power To Strike Down Central Acts": Supreme Court Asks Petitioner Challenging Epidemic Act To Move HC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday required the withdrawal of a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Epidemics Act, suggesting that the concerned High Court be approached."What kind of a writ petition have you filed? Don't you have something called the High Court of Judicature of Bombay?', asked Justice D. Y. Chandrachud at the outset from petitioner-in-person Harshal...
High Court Not Required To Frame Substantial Question Of Law While Dismissing Second Appeal: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that a High Court is not required to frame substantial question of law while dismissing a second appeal.The formulation of substantial question of law or reformulation of the same arises only if there are some questions of law and not in the absence of any substantial question of law, the bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay...
Registered Document Is Presumed To Be Genuine; Onus To Prove Otherwise Is On Person Who Challenges It, Reiterates Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that a document is presumed to be genuine if the same is registered and the onus to prove otherwise is on the person who challenged the stated registered document.In the suit filed in the year 2001, the plaintiff's case was that the defendants sought her signatures on blank papers in the year 1990 under the guise of preparation and processing of documents for...