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Supreme Court Gives Time To Union & ECI For Response On Challenge To Conduct Of Election Rules
The Supreme Court today (April 17) granted two-week extension to the Union and the Election Commission of India (ECI) for filling its response to the challenge to the recent amendment to the Conduct of Elections Rules 1961, which restricts public access to polling footage and records. The Court also clarified that the present plea would not bar the High Courts from adjudicating any...
Plea Filed In Supreme Court Challenging Telangana HC Order Which Upheld Law Officers' Termination From Service After Govt Change
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging Telangana High Court's order which upheld discontinuation of the services of certain law officers of the state after change in the government noting that the appointment of law officers shall be subject to pleasure of the government.The matter was listed today before a bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Prashant Kumar...
Perpetuating Caste Will Breach Fraternity: Madras High Court Orders Removal Of Caste Names From Educational Institutions
The Madras High Court has asked the Inspector General of Registration to ensure that no society is registered with a caste name or for the purpose of perpetuating caste in the State. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy added that if such societies are running schools, colleges, or other educational institution, it should be ensured that the institution does not display caste...
Supreme Court Expresses Reluctance To Transfer From HCs Petitions Challenging Anti-Conversion Laws Of States
The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 17) expressed reluctance to transfer to itself the petitions pending in various High Courts challenging the State laws against religious conversions.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a transfer petition filed by Jamiat Ulema-E-Hind Gujarat seeking transfer of all petitions before the High Courts of Gujarat, Madhya...
Supreme Court Proposes Inquiry Into Sports Federations, Says 'They Have Everything Except Sportspersons & Activities'
Lamenting the state of affairs in Sports Federations across India, the Supreme Court today expressed an intention to constitute a Commission to enquire into their activities."Unless, to our satisfaction, a deeper probe is held into affairs of this so-called Federation...we are inclined to appoint a Commission of Inquiry...and not only this Federation, we will expand the scope (to other...
'Article 142 Has Become Nuclear Missile' : Vice President Objects To Supreme Court's Direction Against President
Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar took serious objection to the recent Supreme Court judgment, which laid down timelines for the President to decide on the Bills referred by the Governor. He went to the extent of saying that Article 142 of the Constitution has become a "nuclear missile" available with judges against democratic forces."There is a directive to the President by a...
Charges Framed Cannot Be Deleted Invoking S.216 CrPC/S.239 BNSS : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (April 17) held that the power under Section 216 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.) cannot be invoked to delete charges already framed against an accused, as it can only be used to add or alter the existing charges.The analogous provision to Section 216 CrPC in the BNSS is Section 239.“We are in agreement with the view that once charges have been framed by...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Filed By Kerala ADM Naveen Babu's Wife Seeking CBI Probe Into His Death
The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea filed by the wife of Naveen Babu, who was an Additional District Magistrate in Kerala, seeking a CBI probe into his death.A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran refused to interfere with the Kerala High Court order, which refused to order a CBI investigation.Before the bench, Senior Advocate Sunil Fernandes (on behalf of...
