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SCBA Condemns Litigant's Abusive Conduct In Supreme Court, Seeks Guidelines On Circulation Of Courtroom Videos
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Friday strongly condemned the incident in which a litigant allegedly hurled abuses, threw papers and created a ruckus inside a Supreme Court courtroom during proceedings before a Bench of Justice K.V. Viswanathan and Justice Alok Aradhe.In a statement issued, the SCBA described the reported conduct as “abusive and disrespectful” and stressed...
Know The Law | Does Delayed Payment By Auction Purchaser Invalidate Sale Under SARFAESI Act?
The Supreme Court has recently addressed an important question under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) concerning the validity of the auction sale in an event of delay in payment of the sale consideration by an auction purchaser, holding that the statutory timeline prescribed is mandatory in nature,...
#TheLawChallenge : A Weekly Quiz For The Legally Curious By LiveLaw & QShala, Attractive Prizes For Winners
Welcome to the LiveLaw and QShala Law Trivia Quiz! We are excited to bring you this collaborative initiative — a law trivia-based quiz that will be held every Saturday. The quiz is entirely online, and you can participate by answering questions through the Google Form linked on this page.Ready for the Law Challenge is India's first comprehensive law quiz book for curious minds, published...
Supreme Court Upholds Bombay HC Decision Refusing To Reopen Goa Mining E-Auction Over Alleged MSTC Glitch
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 10) declined to interfere with the Bombay High Court order refusing to reopen a Goa mining e-auction conducted by the Goa Government through the Metal Scrap Trade Corporation Limited (MSTC) platform for the Cavorem-Maina Mineral Block.A partial court working days bench of Justice KV Viswanathan and Justice Alok Aradhe refused to interfere with the Goa Bench...
Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Challenging Navy Recruitment Rules For Non-Gazetted Group B Officers
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 10) issued notice on a plea filed by the All India Clerks Association challenging the Kerala High Court's judgment upholding the validity of the Ministry of Defence (Navy) Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) Ministerial Staff Posts Recruitment Rules, 2019, which had enhanced the eligibility criteria for promotion to the post of Office Superintendent from 8 years to...
Asian Games 2026 : Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Dressage Team Selection Next Week
The Supreme Court today deferred hearing of the pleas related to the Indian Dressage Team selection for Asian Games 2026.A partial Court working days bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Shree Chandrashekhar deferred the matter to July 13, even as counsels for the petitioners raised apprehension that the matter would become infructuous by July 15.To recap, initially, a Single Bench of...
'Double Standards' : Supreme Court Questions States For Opposing Bail Without Ensuring Speedy Trial
Within a span of two days, the Supreme Court has come down heavily on the States of Punjab and Maharashtra for opposing accused's bail pleas despite failing in their duty to conduct trials in a timely manner.A partial Court working days bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Sheel Nagu yesterday passed an order imposing Rs.50,000 personal cost on a Senior Superintendent of Police...
Supreme Court Lets Off Litigant Who Created Ruckus By Throwing Papers, Hurling Abuse
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 10) witnessed unusual scenes during the hearing of an appeal filed by a petitioner-in-person. The petitioner engaged in disorderly conduct, hurling case papers in the courtroom and using foul language against the Chief Justice of IndiaBefore a partial court, working days bench of Justice KV Viswanathan and Justice Alok Aradhe, one Prabal Pratap appeared in...
Calcutta High Court Directs TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee To Provide Voice Sample In 'DJ Remark' Case, Asks Police To Prevent Egg-Pelting
The Calcutta High Court on Friday came down heavily on Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee while hearing his plea seeking exemption from recording his voice sample in the DJ remark case, observing that its earlier order granting him interim protection was expressly conditional upon his cooperation with the investigation.Justice Saugata Bhattacharya questioned why Banerjee had not...
Karur Stampede | Madras High Court Permits TVK Govt To Give Jobs To Victims' Kin, Says Appointments Will Be Subject To Review
The Madras High Court, on Friday (July 10), permitted the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) led state government to give government jobs to families of victims who lost their lives in the Karur stampede tragedy in September last year. The bench, however, said that the appointments would be temporary and subject to judicial review. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 309]The bench of Justice CV Karthikeyan...
