"Approach The HC": SC In Law Student's Plea Seeking Relaxations In Time For Payment Of Fees In Universities

The Supreme Court on Thursday gave liberty to the petitioner to approach appropriate High Court's in a plea seeking issuance of appropriate directions to the Bar Council of India (BCI) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) to issue a circular mandating Universities and institutions across India to provide a reasonable time period for payment of fees by students A bench of Justices...

[LIVE-UPDATES] SC Resumes Hearing On Plea Against Sudarshan TV's "UPSC Jihad" Show

The Supreme Court is continuing the hearing today on the petition against the telecast of 'Bindas Bol' show of Sudarshan News TV hosted by its Chief Editor Suresh Chavhanke.On Sep 15, the top court had stopped the telecast of the remaining episodes of the show, after prima facie observing that the 'object, intent and the purpose of the show was to vilify the Muslim...

[NLAT LIVE] Hearing On Plea Against NLSIU's NLAT2020 [LIve-Updates From Supreme Court]

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR Shah has...

'Doing Investigative Journalism; No Ill Will Against Any Community' : Sudarshan News TV Tells SC

Defending before the Supreme Court the controversial program 'Bindas Bol' about the entry of Muslims into All India Services, Sudarshan News TV has claimed that it is doing "investigative journalism...to awaken the citizens and the government about anti-national and anti-social activities".Mr. Suresh Chavhanke, the Editor-in-Chief of the Channel who submitted the affidavit on its behalf,...

[Breaking] 'Regulate Digital Media First Since It Has Wider Reach Than TV And Electronic Media': Centre tells SC In Plea Against Sudarshan TV's "UPSC Jihad' Show [Read Affidavit]

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has submitted before the Supreme Court that the Supreme Court Court may not undertake the exercise of laying down any further guidelines with respect to regulation of hate speech in media without the appointment of an Amicus or a Committee of persons as Amicus.The Ministry also submitted that if the Court decides to undertake the exercise, it...

SC Seeks Response From States, UTs On Status Of Installation Of CC TV Cameras And Oversight Committees[Read Order]

The Supreme Court has directed Chief Secretary of each State and Union Territory to inform it about the exact position as to CCTV cameras in Police Stations as well as the constitution of Oversight Committees.The bench impleaded all the States and Union Territories in the SLP moved by one Paramvir Singh Saini, which larger questions, viz., audio-video recordings of statements and the...

SC Stays Kerala HC Judgment Which Quashed Appointment Of Presiding Officer Of Industrial Tribunal

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the operation of a Kerala High Court judgement which had restrained V. Vijayakumar from functioning as the Presiding Officer of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Ernakulam. A Bench comprising of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat issued notice in the plea while hearing a batch of...

Arbitration -Enforcement Court May Refuse Enforcement Of Foreign Award, But Cannot Set Aside Or Correct It: SC [Read Judgment]

"The enforcement court is not to correct the errors in the award under Section 48, or undertake a review on the merits of the award, but is conferred with the limited power to “refuse” enforcement, if the grounds are made out.”

'Vinod Dua's Show Incited People To Migrate During Pandemic': SG Tushar Mehta Tells SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday took up for hearing, the case seeking quashing of FIR against journalist Vinod Dua filed on allegations of sedition, promotion of communal enmity etc. over his YouTube videos.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued for the State of Himachal Pradesh, the state where the FIR was first registered against Dua before a Justice UU Lalit led bench.Stating that...

'Deceased Was Not Assaulted At Railway Tracks But Elsewhere' : SC On Mysterious Death Of NLU-Jodhpur Student

The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Rajasthan police for the "hasty action" of filing a closure report in the investigation into the mysterious death of Vikrant Nagaichm who was a 3rd-year law student of the National Law University, Jodhpur.The top court junked the closure report and directed a de novo investigation into the case by a fresh team, which is to be...

Limitation Period For Filing Petition For Enforcement Of Foreign Award Would Be Governed By Article 137 Of Limitation Act: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that the period of limitation for filing a petition for enforcement of a foreign award under Sections 47 and 49 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, would be governed by Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963 which prescribes a period of three years from when the right to apply accrues.The bench comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer, Indu Malhotra and Aniruddha...

SC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Provisions Of Special Marriages Act Requiring Publication Of Private Details Of Parties Intending Marriage [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea challenging provisions of the Special Marriages Act, 1954 in so far as they require the parties to the marriage to establish their private details, open for public scrutiny, before 30 days of intended marriage.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun issued notice in the plea which challenged...