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Supreme Court To Hear Petitions Challenging SIR Of Electoral Rolls On November 11
The Supreme Court on Friday fixed November 11 for hearing the petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in several states.Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), mentioned the matter before a bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, requesting that it be heard on Monday. ADR had...
Suppression Of Candidate's Conviction Renders Election Void; Irrelevant Whether Non-Disclosure Affected Results : Supreme Court
Observing that 'non-disclosure of a conviction' constitutes a suppression of material information violating the electorate's fundamental right to make an informed choice, the Supreme Court on Thursday (November 6) upheld the disqualification of a former councillor, who had not disclosed her criminal antecedent in an election affidavit that she was convicted in a cheque dishonor matter...
NEET-PG 2025 | 'Disclose Your Policy On Publishing Answer Keys': Supreme Court Asks NBE
While remarking that transparency is an important factor, the Supreme Court today stated that it will examine whether publishing answer keys for the NEET-PG exam would compromise the integrity of the examination. At the same time, the Court made it clear that it will not go into individual allegations that the NEET-PG 2025 has discrepancies. A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and...
No Motor Accident Claim Should Be Dismissed As Time-Barred : Supreme Court's Interim Order In Plea Challenging S.166(3) MV Act
The Supreme Court passed an interim order directing the Motor Accident Claims Tribunals and High Courts to not dismiss any motor accident compensation petition as time-barred.The Court passed this order while hearing a petition challenging Section 166(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, which prescribes a 6-month limitaiton period from the date of the accident to file a claim petition. This...
Supreme Court To Hear DMK's Petition Challenging SIR In Tamil Nadu On November 11
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to post on Tuesday (November 11) the petiton filed by political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India for conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu.Advocate Vivek Singh mentioned the DMK's petition before Chief Justice of India BR Gavai for urgent listing....
Attorney General Clarifies Absence In Madras Bar Association Case: Says Engaged In High-Stakes Arbitration For India Govt
Attorney General for India R Venkataramani has clarified that his request for adjournment in the Madras Bar Association case before the Supreme Court was not intended to delay the hearing, but was necessitated by his ongoing engagement in an important arbitration matter for the Government of India in a dispute with Reliance Ltd.The Attorney General said that he is presently leading...
Judgment Passed In Favor Of Party Who Died Before Hearing Is Nullity If Legal Heir Wasn't Brought On Record : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 6) held that a judgment rendered in favour of a party who had died before their case was heard is legally inapplicable and has no effect in law. In other words, the appeal abates if the appellant dies before the appeal is heard.A bench of Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice A.S. Chandurkar heard the matter in which two defendants had filed a first...
Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: October 2025
Reports/JudgmentsEither Grant Or Deny Relief; Avoid Passing Adverse Orders Against Litigants On Issues Beyond Pleadings : Supreme Court To High CourtsCause Title: P. Radhakrishnan & Anr. v. Cochin Devaswom Board & Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 970The Supreme Court set aside certain directions issued by the Kerala High Court that had ordered the Cochin Devaswom Board to re-fix...