SC Issues Notice On 7 UP Judicial Officers' Plea Against Non-recommendation Of Their Names By SC Collegium For Elevation To Allahabad HC

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition challenging non-inclusion of certain Judicial Officers from the State of Uttar Pradesh, in the SC Collegium's recommendation dated August 14, 2020 for appointment as Judges of the Allahabad High Court. The plea filed by seven JOs from the state, through Advocate Aruna Gupta, seek a direction upon the Collegium to reconsider their...

[Breaking] Babri Demolition Case : Special CBI Court To Deliver Verdict On September 30

The Special CBI Court at Lucknow will deliver on September 30 the verdict in the criminal case related to the conspiracy behind the demolition of the Babri Masjid mosque in 1992.Prominent BJP leaders L K Advani, Kalyan Singh, Uma Bharati, Murli Manohar Joshi etc., are the accused in the case.The Special Judge, Mr. Surendra Kumar Yadav, has asked the accused persons to be present in court...

Pendency of Criminal Cases Against Legislators- SC Reserves Orders on Amicus's Suggestions

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its orders on Amicus Curiae, Vijay Hansaria's report for the expeditious disposal of criminal trials pending against legislators (sitting and former) across the country. During the course of the hearing, the Centre, through Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, expressed that it would welcome an order aimed at quickening the process of trials...

'Concurrence Of Academic Council Not Needed For NLAT' : Sr Adv Arvind P Datar Submits For NLSIU

SC will continue hearing the matter tomorrow.

Considerations On Account Of Delay & Limitation Ought Not To Negate The Right Of Appeal Inhering In An Accused: SC [Read Order]

""In a criminal matter, where the life and liberty of a person is in question, one right of appeal has always been accepted and appropriate steps must be taken to effectuate that right."

'NLAT Reduced To A Farce; It Was Test Of Competence In Manipulation' : Petitioners Against NLSIU Test Submit In SC

A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah heard on Wednesday the petitioners challenging the National Law Aptitude Test(NLAT), the separate admission test held by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru.Senior Advocate Nidhesh Gupta, appearing in the petition filed by Rakesh Kumar Aggarwalla (parent of a NLSIU aspirant)...

Death Of NLU-Jodhpur Student: SC Sets Aside Closure Report Of Rajasthan Police; Directs Fresh Investigation [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed for a de novo investigation to be carried out in a plea seeking for a transfer of investigation from the State police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the mysterious death of Vikrant Nagaich, a 3rd-year student at National Law University, Jodhpur, in August 2017.A Bench comprising of Justices RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira...

[NLAT Vs CLAT] Live-Updates Of SC Hearing On Petitions Challenging NLAT 2020

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Manner In Which NLAT Was Conducted Violates Students' Right Of Equality Of Opportunity: NLU Consortium Tells SC

The NLU Consortium has filed its counter affidavit in the plea before Supreme Court seeking cancellation of NLAT 2020. The Consortium has stated that the manner in which NLAT 2020 was conducted violates the students' right of equality of opportunity. The affidavit, filed by NALSAR VC Prof. Faizan Mustafa, in his capacity as the Secretary of the Consortium, highlights the following...

Section 50 NDPS Act Applicable Only In The Case Of Personal Search, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

Section 50 of the NDPS Act is applicable only in the case of personal search, the Supreme court has reiterated while affirming the conviction of an accused who was a temple priest.One of the contentions raised by the accused in this case was about the non compliance of Section 50 of the NDPS Act. According to him, the samples were handed over to an officer who himself gave the sample to ...

[Tribunal Rules 2020] Not Allowing Advocates To Be Appointed As Judicial Officers In Tribunals Arbitrary: Arvind Datar In SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a batch of pleas concerning the validity of the Tribunal Rules 2020 and the appointment to Tribunals. A Bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat heard submissions of Senior Advocate Arvind Datar, representing Madras Bar Association, on the unconstitutionality of the Tribunal Rules, 2020. Datar submitted to...

Any Attempt To Vilify A Religious Community Must Be Viewed With Grave Disfavour : SC In Sudarshan TV Case [Read Order]

"The drift, tenor and content of the episodes is to bring the community into public hatred and disrepute."