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Ahmedabad Plane Crash : PIL Filed In Supreme Court For Grounding Of Air India's Boeing Fleet Till Safety Clearance
In the wake of the tragic Air India plane crash that took place in Ahmedabad on June 12, claiming 270 lives, a public interest litigation has been file before the Supreme Court seeking suspension of the airlines' Boeing fleet till appropriate safety and security audits are conducted.The PIL, filed by Advocate Ajay Bansal, alleges that the Aircraft Act, 1934, the Aircraft Rules, 1937, and...
'Hate Speeches Get Us Nowhere; Wounds Inflicted By Fire May Heal, But Not Those Caused By Words': Justice KV Viswanathan
"Hate speeches get us nowhere", remarked Supreme Court judge Justice KV Viswanathan today, while dealing with the plea of Wajahat Khan (complainant in Sharmistha Panoli's case), who is facing complaints/FIRs in multiple states over alleged offensive remarks in his old social media posts.A bench of Justices Viswanathan and N Kotiswar Singh was considering Khan's plea for consolidation of the...
Supreme Court Stays Deportation Of Sri Lankan Tamil Immigrant
The Supreme Court today stayed a 2019 deportation order passed against a Sri Lankan Tamil immigrant and called for the response of Indian authorities on his request for permission to physically visit Switzerland Embassy for processing of a visa on humanitarian grounds.A bench of Justices KV Viswanathan and N Kotiswar Singh heard the matter and issued notice to the...
Supreme Court Mulls Guidelines For Issuance Of OBC Certificates To Children Of Single Mothers Without Paternal Documents
The Supreme Court today proposed to lay down guidelines for grant of OBC (Other Backward Classes) certificates to children of single mothers, so that the same can be issued without insistence on documents from the paternal side.A bench of Justices KV Viswanathan and N Kotiswar Singh heard the matter and listed it for final hearing on July 22. The order summarized the issue raised...
SCBA President Writes To CJI Seeking Relocation Of Judicial Museum For Lawyers' Use
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Vikas Singh has written to Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, requesting the relocation of the National Judicial Museum and Archive to the Additional Building within the Supreme Court campus and repurposing of the current museum space, the erstwhile Judges' Library, for use by Bar members.“We respectfully urge consideration of the relocation of...
Supreme Court Stays Arrest Of Wazahat Khan, Complainant Against Sharmistha Panoli, In FIRs Outside West Bengal Over Offensive Tweets
The Supreme Court on Monday (June 23) stayed the arrest of Wazahat Khan, the man whose complaint led to the arrest of influencer Sharmistha Panoli, in the FIRs registered in states other than West Bengal in relation to his social media posts for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.A bench of Justices KV Viswanathan and N Kotiswar Singh passed the interim order while issuing notice on...
Supreme Court Decries Tactic Of Obtaining Bail By Offering Money Deposit & Later Challenging Condition As Onerous
The Supreme Court today strongly deprecated the practice of parties getting anticipatory/regular bail orders from courts after voluntarily offering to deposit substantial amounts but later going back on the statements and approaching higher courts claiming that the condition imposed while granting bail was onerous or the concerned counsel did not have authority to make the statement."We...
'Normal Laws Unsuccessful' : Supreme Court Lauds Tamil Nadu For Using Preventive Detention Against Cyber Offenders
The Supreme Court on Monday appreciated the approach adopted by the State of Tamil Nadu in using preventive detention laws against cybercrime offenders.Justice Sandeep Mehta, while a plea challenging a preventive detention order against a cyber fraud accused, observed – “This is a good trend coming from the state that preventive detention laws are being used against cyber law offenders....
PPL Copyright Issue | Third Parties Not Exempt From Paying License Fee To PPL Because Of Stay In Azure's Favour : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently clarified that its interim stay order dated April 21, 2025, in the dispute between Phonographic Performance Ltd. (PPL) and Azure Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. will apply only between the parties to the suit pending before the Delhi High Court and not to third parties.On April 21, 2025 the Supreme Court had stayed the direction of the Delhi High Court ordering Azure to pay...
