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Supreme Court Seeks BCI's View On SCBA Plea That SC Lawyers Should Get Exclusive Benefit Of Advocates' Welfare Stamps In SC Vakalats
The Supreme Court today sought the Bar Council of India's response to the Supreme Court Bar Association's plea that money collected from welfare stamps on vakalatnamas filed in the Supreme Court should not be transferred to the Advocates Welfare Trust under the Bar Council of Delhi.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe was hearing a plea by SCBA seeking the creation of...
Supreme Court Sets 3 Month Deadline For Trial Of Cleric In UAPA Case Over Alleged Al Qaeda Link
While refusing to entertain his bail plea on merits, the Supreme Court today directed a time-bound trial in the case of Islamic cleric Md. Abdur Raheman, facing trial in Odisha for offences under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, over allegations of teaching anti-national ideas and aiding the recruitment of youth to Al-Qaeda.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed...
Rahul Gandhi Citizenship Row | 'Court Maligned': Allahabad HC Slams BJP Worker For Social Media Posts Casting Aspersions; Judge Recuses
In a significant development, Justice Subhash Vidyarthi of the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) today RECUSED from the case filed by BJP worker Vignesh Shishir seeking an FIR against LoP Rahul Gandhi over his alleged British citizenshipThe recusal came as the Court took strong exception to certain social media posts and media interviews by Shishir, noting that they cast aspersions on...
Contempt Against BJP MLA For Calling MP HC Judge: Supreme Court Allows Whistleblower To Approach HC For Being Heard
The Supreme Court on Monday permitted a whistleblower to approach the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking to be heard in suo motu criminal contempt proceedings initiated against a BJP MLA accused of contacting a High Court judge.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi allowed petitioner Ashutosh Dixit to withdraw his plea with liberty to move the High...
'₹100 Crores Not Disclosed, This Is An Irregularity': Madras High Court While Issuing Notice On Plea Against TVK Chief Vijay
The Madras High Court, on Monday (20th April) issued notice on a plea seeking probe into alleged inconsistencies in the assets declared by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief Vijay for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan issued notices to Vijay, the Director General of Income Tax (Investigation), the Election Commission...
West Bengal SIR : Supreme Court Declines Oral Plea Against Addition Of 7 Lakh New Voters Using Form 6
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain an oral plea made against the addition of nearly 7 lakh new voters in West Bengal using Form 6 after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).Making an oral mention before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy, appearing for the petitioners challenging the WB SIR process,...
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma Recuses From Hearing Former AAP MLA Naresh Balyan's Bail Plea In MCOCA Case
Delhi High Court judge, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, on Monday recused from hearing the plea filed by former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Balyan seeking bail in a case registered against him under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, related to an alleged organised crime.Justice Sharma recused from hearing the case which will now be listed before another...
Short Breaks In Continuous Service Won't Make Ad Hoc Employee Ineligible For Regularisation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that mere short breaks in the ad hoc service would not affect the continuity in the service to render an employee ineligible for the benefit of regularization of service. A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih set aside the Punjab and Haryana High Court's ruling, which had denied regularisation to the appellants, appointed as peons...
Congress Leader Pawan Khera Moves Gauhati High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In FIR By Assam CM's Wife Over Passport Row
Congress leader Pawan Khera has moved the Gauhati High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with an FIR filed by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, amid allegations related to her holding multiple passports.As per the case status on the high court website, the petition was filed on Monday (April 20). For context the Telangana High Court had on April 10 granted...
'Supreme Court Mein Entry Band Kar Denge': SC Warns Petitioner For Repeated PILs To Declare Netaji Won Indian Independence
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation filed by one Pinakpani Mohanty seeking a declaration that Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army (INA) secured India's independence. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that the petition appeared to be an attempt to gain publicity and noted that a similar...