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Taxi, Auto-Rickshaw Drivers Approach Supreme Court; Seek To Be Heard In LMV Driving License Issue Before Constitution Bench
A union of taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers has approached the Supreme Court expressing concerns about overturning a verdict which allows drivers having Light Motor Vehicle(LMV) license to drive transport vehicles which have unladen weight less than 7500 kilograms.The Tamil Nadu Urimai Kural Driver Trader Union, representing over 2000 taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers in the southern state, ...
Supreme Court Acquits Convict On Death Row; Orders Immediate Release
The Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted a death row prisoner convicted in the murder of his two brothers and own son. This verdict was delivered by a three-judge bench of Justices BR Gavai, PS Narasimha, and Prashant Kumar Mishra after hearing the convict’s plea against the Allahabad High Court confirming the death sentence handed to him by a Uttar Pradesh sessions court in 2017....
Difference Between 'Mortgage By Conditional Sale' & 'Sale With Condition Of Retransfer' : Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court in the judgment Prakash (Dead) By LR. v. G. Aradhya & Ors has explained the concepts of 'mortgage by conditional sale' and 'sale with condition of retransfer'.Referring to Section 58(c) of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (TPA), the Court observed, “A deeming fiction was added in the negative that a transaction shall not be deemed to be a mortgage unless the...
Manipur Violence : Judges Committee Seeks Various Directions For Relief Of Victims [Read Summary Of Reports]
In view of the Supreme Court’s judgment on August 10, 2023, passed in Manipur ethnic violence, the Committee, constituted by the Court, submitted three reports wherein appropriate directions were sought. In these reports, the Committee has suggested several measures.The matter was heard by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj...
Bhima-Koregaon Case | Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Shoma Sen's Plea For Interim Bail On Medical Grounds
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear an interim bail application filed by English professor and Bhima Koregaon-accused Shoma Sen on grounds of her deteriorating health. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and SVN Bhatti was hearing a petition challenging a January 17 order of the Bombay High Court, by which it directed Sen to approach the special court trying her case, for...
Article 370 Case : Won't Touch Special Provisions For North Eastern States Or Other Parts, Centre Tells Supreme Court
In the Article 370 case hearing, the Union Government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it has absolutely no intention to interfere with the special provisions applicable to North Eastern states or other parts of India.Recording this statement made on behalf of the Centre, the Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice...
'J&K Governor Had No Idea' : Petitioners Cite Satya Pal Malik's Interview Before Supreme Court In Article 370 Case
On the 9th day of hearing in the Article 370 case, the revelations made by former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik were cited in the Supreme Court.Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, appearing for one of the petitioners challenging the Centre's decision to abrogate the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, referred to Malik's interview given to Karan Thapar of 'The Wire' in April...
Supreme Court Grants Interim Relief To Azam Khan; Stays Trial Court Order To Submit Voice Sample In 2007 Hate Speech Case
In an interim relief to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, the Supreme Court on Wednesday put a temporary stay on a trial court's order directing him to submit a voice sample in the 2007 hate speech case. A bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Prashant Kumar Mishra was hearing a plea by Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan against a direction to provide his voice sample in a hate speech...
Forest Protection : Supreme Court Allows Centre To Notify Central Empowered Committee(CEC) As Permanent Body
The Supreme Court has allowed the Union Government to notify the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), which has been constituted by the Supreme Court for overseeing matters related to forests, as a permanent body.A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, while hearing an application, filed in the main matter of In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and Ors, Writ Petition (Civil) No....
Antilia Bomb Scare Case | Supreme Court Grants Bail To Former Mumbai Police Officer Pradeep Sharma
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to former ‘encounter specialist’ Pradeep Sharma, an accused in the Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiran murder cases. After reserving the verdict last week, it was delivered today by a bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and PS Narasimha after hearing Sharma’s bail plea challenging a decision of the Bombay High Court to deny him bail...
Article 370 Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 9]
A Constitution Bench will resume hearing today the batch of petitions challenging the dilution of #Article370 of the Constitution which took away the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice SK Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant is likely to close the arguments from the petitioners' side...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Madhya Pradesh’s ‘Mukhya Mantri Annadoot Yojna’ Scheme
The Supreme Court has issued a notice in a Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the constitutional validity of ‘Mukhya Mantri Annadoot Yojna’, a scheme introduced by the Government of Madhya Pradesh for allotment of transportation work to unemployed persons.A bench comprising Justice Bopanna and Justice PS Narasimha considered the petition which was filed through Advocate on Record...