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'The Liver Doctor' Withdraws Plea In Supreme Court Against Prescription Of Arsenic-Based Homeo Medicine For Covid Immunity
Kerala-based physician-scientist Dr Cyriac Abby Philips (popularly known as 'The Liver Doctor') today withdrew his writ petition, filed in 2022, before the Supreme Court against the administration of homoeopathic medicine 'Arsenicum Album 30' to children and elderly persons as a preventive measure against Covid-19 or for boosting immunity.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant,...
Supreme Court Calls For GD Entries, CCTV Footage In Plea Alleging Assam Police Custodial Torture
The Supreme Court today(September 25) passed an order directing the Assam Government to place on record the GD diaries, CCTV footage from the police station, and the entire record from the Gauhati High Court in a plea filed challenging the Gauhati High Court's order refusing an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the alleged custodial torture of one Dipankar Gogoi....
'There Can't Be Part Acceptance & Part Rejection Of Prosecutrix's Statement' : Supreme Court Acquits Man In Rape Case
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 25) acquitted a man of rape charges, observing that a court cannot partially reject the testimony of a prosecutrix while deciding one charge and then partially accept the same testimony to convict the accused for rape. A Bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar set aside the Punjab & Haryana High Court's judgment, which had...
Admiralty Law | Valid Bareboat Charter Termination Ends Demise Charter Without Physical Repossession : Supreme Court Vacates Vessel Arrest
In a significant ruling in the context of maritime and admiralty laws, the Supreme Court on Friday (September 25) has held that when a shipowner validly terminates a demise or bareboat charter, the charter comes to an end even if the owner has not yet physically taken back the vessel. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana heard the...
Delhi Riots UAPA Case : Supreme Court Relaxes Meeran Haider's Bail Condition On Attendance, Refuses To Lift Other Conditions
The Supreme Court today(September 25) relaxed a bail condition as per which Meeran Haider, an accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, will had to mark his attendance twice a week at the Police Station Crime Branch, Jai Singh Marg, New Delhi. The Court has allowed him to mark his attendance once every Saturday. He has also been exempted from marking attendance on 17th and 24th...
Supreme Court Announces Advocates-on-Record Examination For December 2026; Applications Open Till October 15
The Supreme Court of India has notified the Advocates-on-Record (AOR) Examination for December 2026, with the examination scheduled to be held in New Delhi on December 19, 20, 22 and 23, 2026.The notification, issued by the Registrar (J) and Secretary, Board of Examiners, AOR Examination, states that the examination will be conducted under Rules 5(i) and (ii) of Order IV of the Supreme...
Supreme Court Closes Punjab's Plea Against Governor Reserving Two Bills For President's Assent
The Supreme Court on Friday disposed of a writ petition filed by the State of Punjab challenging the Governor's decision to reserve two Bills for the President's consideration, after the State informed the Court that assent had been refused to one Bill and queries had been raised on the other.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was...
Supreme Court Questions Upper Age Limit Set By BCI For Law College Admission
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Bar Council of India (BCI) whether it will withdraw it resolution dated September 17, 2016 prescribing an upper age limit for admission to law degree courses.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana was hearing a petition challenging BCI's prescription of an upper age limit for admission to...
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Sambhal Mosque Committee's Plea Against Survey Order
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on the plea filed by the Sambhal Jama Masjid Committee challenging the Allahabad High Court's order which upheld the trial court's order to appoint an advocate commissioner to survey the mosque in a suit filed by Hindu plaintiffs.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe heard arguments from Senior Advocate Huzefa...
Delhi High Court Directs Police To Protect Woman Alleging CJP Leaders Circulated Deepfake Image With PM Modi, Meta To Remove Content
It is not just matter of the lady but also about the Prime Minister of the country, Court orally said.
Propriety Questions Emerge As Son Of Justice SC Sharma, Who Heard ECI & Medha Roopam Cases, Is Election Commission's Lawyer
Certain serious questions concerning judicial propriety have arisen in the light of newly surfaced information that the son of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma of the Supreme Court is the standing counsel of the Election Commission of India in the Madhya Pradesh High Court.This assumes significance as Justice Sharma was part of the two-judge bench which heard the petitions challenging the 2023 law governing the appointment process for the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election...
