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BREAKING| SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Justices Alok Aradhe, Vipul Pancholi As Supreme Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Justice Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, and Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi, Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, as Supreme Court Judges.Justice Aradhe originally belongs to the Madhya Pradesh High Court and Justice Pancholi to the Gujarat High Court. The recommendation was made by the SC Collegium in its...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside CIC Order Directing Disclosure Of Information On PM Modi's Degree
The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Delhi University (DU) to disclos information with respect to the bachelor's degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Justice Sachin Datta allowed DU's plea filed in 2017 against CIC's order which allowed inspection of records of the students who had passed BA programme in 1978, when Prime...
UP Bar Council's Demand Of Rs 14K At Advocates' Enrolment Prima Facie Violates Judgment : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today(August 25) issued notice in a writ petition claiming that the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh is charging Rs. 14,000 in the name of a certificate of practice in violation of the Court's Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India (2024).In Gaurav Kumar, the Supreme Court held that the Bar Councils cannot charge enrolment fees beyond what is prescribed under Section 24 of the...
Supreme Court Stops Magistrate From Taking Cognizance Of Haryana Police Chargesheet Against Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad
The Haryana Police informed the Supreme Court today that it has filed closure report in one FIR against Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who teaches political science at the Ashok University, and has filed chargesheet in another FIR against him over his social media posts on 'Operation Sindoor'.Taking note of this development, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi quashed the FIR...
Supreme Court Stays FIRs Against Prof Sanjay Kumar Of CSDS Over Erroneous Analysis Of Maharashtra Elections
The Supreme Court on Monday (August 25) stayed the proceedings in the FIRs registered by the Maharashtra police against Professor Sanjay Kumar, psephologist and the Co-Director of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) over a tweet carrying a mistaken analysis of the Maharashtra assembly elections of 2024.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice NV...
Supreme Court Asks Samay Raina & 4 Other Comedians To Post Apologies On Social Media For Making Fun Of Disabled
The Supreme Court today asked 5 comedians, including Samay Raina, to publish apologies on their YouTube channels and other social media handles for making insensitive jokes about persons with disabilities (PwDs).A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a petition filed by M/s SMA Cure Foundation (represented by Senior Advocate Aparajita Singh) flagging the jokes made...
No UAPA Offence Over Attending Meetings Of Organisation Which Isn't Banned : Supreme Court Affirms Bail
The Supreme Court recently rejected the appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency challenging the bail granted by the Karnataka High Court to one Saleem Khan under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act over alleged links with 'Al-Hind' organisation.The Court, noting that 'Al-Hind' was not an organisation banned as per the UAPA, observed that no prima facie offence under the UAPA...
Death Sentence Can Be Challenged In Article 32 Petition For Breach Of Procedural Safeguards: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today allowed an Article 32 petition filed by Vasanta Sampat Dupare, a man convicted and sentenced for the rape and murder of a 4-year old girl, challenging his sentence of death penalty."The writ petition is allowed. Therefore, we hold that Article 32 of the Constitution empowers this Court in cases related to capital punishment to reopen the sentencing stage where the...
Maharashtra Slum Areas Act | Land Can't Be Acquired Without Extinguishing Owner's Preferential Right To Propose Rehabilitation Scheme : Supreme Court
While dealing with acquisition of a parcel of land in Mumbai's Kurla for slum rehabilitation purposes, the Supreme Court recently held that Chapter I-A of the Slums Act gives preferential right to a landowner, vis-a-vis the State, Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), occupiers, and other stakeholders, to redevelop land.The SRA shall mandatorily issue notice to the landowner inviting its...
Ex-Judges Condemn Amit Shah's Remarks 'Misinterpreting' Supreme Court's Salwa Judum Judgment
A group of former Supreme Court and High Court judges, along with senior lawyers, have issued a joint statement condemning Union Home Minister Amit Shah for “misinterpreting” the Supreme Court's 2011 judgment in the Salwa Judum case, which was authored by Justice B Sudershan Reddy, who is the candidate supported by the INDIA bloc parties for the Vice Presidential election.The...
Russia Obligated To Legally Assist India In Locating Woman Who Fled With Child During Custody Case: Supreme Court
In the case where a Russian woman has fled the country with her child, despite pendency of a custody battle with her Indian husband, the Supreme Court recently observed that in terms of the Treaty entered by it, Russia has obligation to legally assist India in its criminal investigation.The Court urged the Ministry of External Affairs to make a fresh request to the Russian authorities...
Order XLI Rule 27 CPC | Appellate Courts Must First Examine Pleadings Before Allowing Additional Evidence : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that additional evidence cannot be introduced at the appellate stage under Order XLI Rule 27 CPC if it is inconsistent with the pleadings. The Court emphasized that appellate courts must first examine the pleadings before allowing such evidence, as evidence unrelated to the pleadings serves no purpose, rendering them inadmissible. “In our opinion, before undertaking...