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S. 62 IBC | Limitation For Filing Appeal Runs From NCLAT Order Pronouncement, Not Receipt Of Certified Copy : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 14) has held that the limitation period for filing an appeal under Section 62 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 begins from the date the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal pronounces its order, and not from the date on which the appellant receives the certified copy. A bench of Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Justice N.V. Anjaria held that...
PMLA | ED's Delay In Forwarding Arrest Order To Adjudicating Authority Doesn't Automatically Vitiate Arrest : Supreme Court
Ideally the forward should be simultaneous with the arrest, Court said.
Plea In Supreme Court Challenges De-Notification Of Jantar Mantar As Protest Site
A writ petition has been filed challenging the Standing Order dated October 11, whereby Jantar Mantar has been de-notified as a designated protest site and three alternative venues have been notified. The petition has been filed by advocate Swaty Singh, arguing that the relocation of protests to distant and outlying areas may render the fundamental right to peaceful assembly and freedom...
Savarkar Defamation Case: Satyaki Savarkar Alleges 'Surveillance', Objects To Rahul Gandhi's Counsel Asking About Personal Life
Satyaki Savarkar, the grand nephew of right-wing ideologue Vinayak Savarkar has objected to his ongoing 'cross-examination' in the criminal defamation case filed by him against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and has apprehended that he is being continuously followed or kept under surveillance. Satyaki had filed a criminal defamation case against Gandhi for allegedly defaming Savarkar by...
Delhi Protest | Section 172 BNSS Unconstitutional, Enables Arbitrary Detention By Police: Plea In Supreme Court
A petition filed in the Supreme Court has challenged the constitutional validity of Section 172 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 contending that the provision empowers police officers to detain or remove people for disregarding their directions without adequate safeguards against arbitrary action.Filed by B.Tech student Samriddhi Das, the writ petition seeks a...
Ex-Judges' Commission To Begin Public Hearings From October 15 To Examine SIR's Legality & Impact
The Lawyers' Association for Constitution (LAFC)'s independent commission, headed by Madan Lokur, former judge of the Supreme Court, will hold its first public hearing on the electoral roll revision grievance on October 15 at Jawahar Bhawan, New Delhi, from 9 AM to 1:30 PM.The commission was constituted to examine the constitutional validity, methodology, and impact of the Election Commission...
'Overkill': Supreme Court Quashes UP Police Notice To 'X' Seeking Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay's Digital Data In Road-Rage Case
Court said seeking personal digital data for a period 3 months prior to alleged incident seemed to be an "overkill".
DMRC Files Affidavit Before Supreme Court Attributing Reduction In Metro Traffic To Protests; Says 'Ordinary Citizen Adversely Affected'
In connection with metro closures during the Delhi Protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court attributing reduction in metro travel by daily commuters to the protests.Filed by the DMRC Chairperson D Thara (IAS), the affidavit states that on October 10, all stations except 45 remained fully operational, but the total...
Delhi Union Of Journalists Moves Supreme Court Alleging Police Violence During Delhi Protests, Seeks Protection For Independent Reporters
The Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) has filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court over the alleged detention, assault, and obstruction of journalists covering protests in Delhi on 10 and 11 October 2026.It has submitted that reporters were forcibly removed from reporting sites, prevented from recording events, and subjected to physical force. It also refers to allegations concerning...
Supreme Court To Hear Asaram's Challenge To Conviction, Life Sentence In 2013 Jodhpur Rape Case In November
The Supreme Court today (October 14) dismissed self-styled godman Asaram's plea challenging the Gujarat High Court's order denying him temporary bail to visit his ailing wife in the 2013 Gandhinagar rape case. The plea was withdrawn considering that Asaram is currently out on parole for 20 days granted by the Rajasthan High Court in another 2013 Jodhpur minor rape case. A bench comprising...
Asaduddin Owaisi Moves Supreme Court Seeking Review Of Bihar SIR Verdict, Says New Material Raises Questions On ECI's Decision-Making
Lok Sabha MP and AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi has approached the Supreme Court seeking review of the Bihar SIR judgment which upheld the legality of Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Though not party to the original Bihar SIR case, Owaisi has filed the review in the capacity of an elector, an elected representative and the leader of AIMIM whose Bihar...
