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'Segregation Of Waste At Source Vital': Supreme Court Seeks Affidavits From NCR States On Compliance With Solid Waste Management Rules
Dealing with the issue of solid waste management in the National Capital Region, the Supreme Court today called on states in the NCR to file comprehensive affidavits dealing with compliance made by all urban local bodies therein with the provisions of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order, further directing the Central...
'Misleading': Jamiat Ulama Takes Objection To Centre's Submissions On Halal Certification Before Supreme Court
The Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind Halal Trust, one of the petitioners challenging Uttar Pradesh government's ban on halal-certified products has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court taking exception to the statements made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta during the last hearing that halal certifying agencies make "few lakh crores" out of the certification process and the Court may need to...
Challenge To Delhi HC's Senior Designations | Permanent Committee Can't Recommend Names, Can Only Assign Points, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 24) observed that the duty of Permanent Committee of a constitutional court is limited to assigning points to candidates for designation as Senior Advocates, and it does not have the authority to make recommendations.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a writ petition challenging the designation of 70 lawyers as...
Courts Should Not Lightly Interfere With Personal Liberty : Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Cancelling Bail
The Supreme Court, while setting aside a High Court ruling cancelling bail of an accused under an attempt to murder charge, observed that an individual's liberty is a precious right under the Constitution, and courts should be cautious before interfering with it. Elaborating, the Court said that since there was no evidence showing that the accused's conduct after bail warranted deprivation of...
Supreme Court Clubs Multiple FIRs Against YouTuber Savukku Shankar Over Online Interview
The Supreme Court today (February 24) allowed the clubbing of FIRs registered against YouTuber Savukku Shankar over his online interview. The Court also cautioned Shankar to abide by the previous directions of not making statements against the court proceedings. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the challenge to the 16 FIRs filed against YouTuber Savukku...
'It's A Free Market' : Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking Regulation Of Internet Prices
The Supreme Court today (February 24) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking regulation of internet prices. The Court granted liberty to the petitioner to seek alternative statutory remedies. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the PIL filed by petitioner-in-person, Rajat. At the outset the CJI pointed out that consumers have multiple options for...
Plea Challenging AIBE Fees : Supreme Court Asks Petitioner To First File Representation Before Bar Council Of India
The Supreme Court today (February 24) heard a petition filed by Advocate, appearing as petitioner-in-person, challenging the fees and other incidental charges of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE). As per the petitioner, the Bar Council of India (BCI) charges Rs.3,500 for the AIBE which in violation of the Supreme Court's judgment in Gaurav Kumar v. UOI (2024).In Gaurav Kumar's judgment,...
'How A City Can Become Smart Without Protecting Water Bodies/Wetlands?' : Supreme Court Summons Rajasthan Chief Secretary
The Supreme Court recently expressed displeasure with the State of Rajasthan's failure to comply with its earlier order regarding the restoration of wetlands in Ajmer City as part of the Union's Smart City Development Mission and warned of potential contempt proceedings if the orders remain unfulfilled. “In view of non-compliance with the order dated 1st December, 2023, before we consider...
Capacity To Rise After Set Backs Will Distinguish You In Legal Profession : Justice Sandeep Mehta To Graduating Law Students
"The legal profession you are about to enter is not merely a career but a sacred duty to uphold the principle of justice, equality and rule of law that forms the bedrock of our democracy," Justice Sandeep Mehta, Judge of the Supreme Court, said while delivering a convocation addressed today at the seventeenth Convocation of the National Law University, Jodhpur.He added: "...some of you will...
Supreme Court Monthly Digest- January 2025
AdalatRefund court fees - The petitioner sought a refund of court fees paid in the trial court, first appellate court, and second appellate court after the High Court decided the second appeal based on an amicable settlement between the parties. The High Court rejected the petitioner's prayer for a refund, holding that no grounds for refund were made out. The Supreme Court upheld the High...
Prevention Of Corruption Act | Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory Before Registering FIR Against Public Servant : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that a preliminary inquiry is not mandatory before registering an FIR against a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Moreover, the accused cannot have a vested right to claim preliminary inquiry before FIR registration in corruption cases. “it is perspicuous that conducting a preliminary inquiry is not sine qua non for registering a...