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Public Trusts Registered Outside MP Entitled To Exemption Under M.P. Accommodation Control Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has recently held that, in view of the Madhya Pradesh Government's 2018 notification, public trusts registered outside Madhya Pradesh are entitled to exemption under the M.P. Accommodation Control Act, 1961. Consequently, such trusts are not subject to the restrictions and protections available to tenants under the Act while pursuing eviction proceedings. “In the light...
'Totally Incompetent': Supreme Court Slams Chhattisgarh DGP In Custodial Death Case, Warns Contempt
Taking note of laxity shown by senior police officials in a custodial death case, the Supreme Court recently came down heavily on Chhattisgarh police and slammed the Director General of Police as "totally incompetent".A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was dealing with a writ petition filed by a man's wife and two daughters, alleging that their husband/father died in custody due...
MBBS : Supreme Court Suggests Uniform National Policy On Compulsory Rural Service By Medical Students
The Supreme Court on Friday suggested that there should be a uniform policy regarding compulsory rural service to be rendered by medical students. The Solicitor General agreed to get instructions from the Centre regarding such a pan-Indian policy.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe was hearing a writ petition challenging a notification issued by the...
Supreme Court Refuses To Suspend Sentence Of Asaram's Son Narayan Sai In 2013 Rape Case
The Supreme Court today declined to interfere with a Gujarat High Court order which refused suspension of life sentence of self-styled godman Asaram's son, Narayan Sai, in connection with a 2013 rape case.A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale passed an order requesting the High Court to decide Narayan Sai's appeal against conviction and sentence in 3 months.Senior Advocate N...
Bombay HC New Building: Will Complete Bid Process & Hand Over Remaining Land By December, State Tells Supreme Court
The Maharashtra government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it will complete the bid process for the construction of the new Bombay High Court buildiA Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana was hearing the suo motu proceedings concerning the preservation of the Bombay High Court's heritage building and the allotment of...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Regulate Private Coaching Centres
The Supreme Court today(August 7) dismissed a writ petition seeking directions to remove "unregulated, fee-driven private coaching" systems. A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe dismissed the writ petition filed by Advocate Narendra Kumar Goswani as petitioner-in-person. The petitioner urged that the notice may be issued to the Central Board of Secondary...
Noida Workers Protest : Law Student Approaches Supreme Court Alleging Police Harassment
During the hearing of a case related to the Noida workers' protest, Advocate Shahrukh Alam today flagged before the Supreme Court "abuse of process" against a student protestor by Uttar Pradesh police.The advocate claimed that the petitioner, a first year law student, was arrested in 11 FIRs after the protest and was being harassed by the police on his alleged acquaintance with another person,...
Biren Singh Audio Clips Manipulated, Says NFSU Analysis; Supreme Court Allows Kuki Group To Access Report
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that the latest forensic report prepared by the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) be shared with the Kuki Organisation for Human Rights who is seeking investigation into audio clips allegedly implicating former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh in the State's ethnic violence.According to the second NFSU report, the audio clips examined...
Deepak Prakash Nominated As MLC, Can Continue As Minister : Bihar Govt Tells Supreme Court
Bihar Minister Deepak Prakash has been nominated as a Member of the Legislative Council, and hence there was no bar on his continuation as a Minister, the Satte Government told the Supreme Court on Friday.The Court was hearing a writ petition seeking to remove Prakash, an unelected member, from the Minister post on the ground that he has not become a member of the legislature within six months...
'Don't Think Protests Should Happen At Jantar Mantar, Can't Put Delhi To Ransom': Delhi High Court Judge Remarks
Delhi High Court judge Justice Amit Mahajan on Friday orally observed that protests should ideally not be held at Jantar Mantar or within the city, remarking that the national capital cannot be "put to ransom" because of demonstrations. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 735]Justice Mahajan orally remarked that he personally does not think that protests should happen inside the city as the same...