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'Whenever New Court Is Set Up, Lawyers Oppose; Courts Aren't Just For Lawyers, But For Litigants' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday, while rejecting a plea challenging the shifting of a Court in Andhra Pradesh, orally commented about the tendency of lawyers to oppose the establishment of new courts.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing a petition challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court's judgment which rejected a petition filed by...
Advocate Withdraws PIL In Supreme Court To Bring Political Parties Under POSH Act; Seeks To Challenge Kerala HC Judgment
The Supreme Court on Friday (August 1) allowed the withdrawal of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by an advocate seeking to apply the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 ("POSH Act") to political parties.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran also allowed the petitioner,...
Failure To File Affidavit With S.156(3) CrPC Plea Is Curable Defect If Done Before Magistrate's Order : Supreme Court Reiterates
The Supreme Court on July 31 reaffirmed that the procedural safeguards laid down in Priyanka Srivastava v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2015) are mandatory for complaints under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C., requiring the complainant to submit an affidavit affirming the complaint's genuineness and disclosing prior litigation history. The bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : July 31, 2025
Links of the Supreme Court reports published today :Excluding Outside State Experience To Consider Retirement Age Extension Arbitrary : Supreme Court Grants Relief To Bengal ProfessorSupreme Court Directs Telangana Speaker To Decide On Disqualification Of BRS MLAs Who Defected To INC Within 3 MonthsSupreme Court Bars Entry Of Law Interns On Mondays, Tuesdays & Fridays After SCBA...
Supreme Court Seeks Bar Council Of India's Response On Plea Challenging Rule Allowing Extension Of State Bar Councils' Tenure
The Supreme Court on July 30 asked the Bar Council of India and the State Bar Councils to file an affidavit within 3 weeks in a writ petition seeking to quash Rule 32 of the Bar Council of India Certificate and Place of Practice (Verification) Rules, 2015, which empowers Bar Council of India ("BCI") to extend the term of State Bar Council members beyond the statutory limits prescribed under...
Criminal Case Should Be Quashed When Civil Case Is Pending On Same Issue & Criminality Element Is Absent : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (July 31) reiterated that in the absence of criminality, a civil and criminal case cannot be allowed to continue with respect to the same issue, as it would amount to abuse of process of law, warranting the Court's interference to quash the criminal proceedings. “In the absence of the element of criminality, if both civil and criminal cases are allowed to continue,...
Supreme Court To First Hear ED's Objections To Maintainability Of Review Petitions Against Judgment Upholding PMLA Provisions
The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 3) observed that it will first hear the issue of maintainability of the review petitions filed against the Vijay Madanlal Choudhary judgement, which upheld various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), before going into other issues raised by the petitioners.Clarifying the above, a bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N...
Are Rohingyas Refugees Or Illegal Immigrants? Can They Be Detained Indefinitely? Supreme Court To Consider
In cases relating to deportation and living conditions of Rohingya refugees, the Supreme Court today illustrated the broad issues that arise for consideration.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and N Kotiswar Singh recorded the issues in its order thus:(i) whether Rohingyas are entitled to be declared as refugees; if so, what protection emanates from right they are entitled to?(ii)...
Mullaperiyar Dam: Kerala Gives NOC For Tree-Felling By TN; Supreme Court Asks Union To Verify & Grant Environmental Clearance
In the Mullaperiyar dam safety dispute pending between the States of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the Supreme Court was informed today that the Kerala government has granted its no-objection for tree-felling by the Tamil Nadu government. Therefore, the Court asked the Union of India to verify and grant the requisite environmental clearance to the state within 4 weeks.A bench of Justices Surya...
Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Telugu Actor-Producer Mohan Babu Over 2019 Protest For Student Fee Reimbursement
The Supreme Court today (July 31) quashed the FIR registered against Telugu actor and film producer Mohan Manchu Babu and his son Vishnu Vardhan Babu, in connection with a protest rally held in 2019 over the issue of student fee reimbursements in Andhra Pradesh."The appellants were exercising their right to freedom of speech and expression and to assemble peacefully. Therefore, no purpose will...
