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After New CEC Appointment, Petitioners Urge Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Challenging Election Commissioners' Act Tomorrow
A day after the appointment of the new Chief Election Commissioner, the petitioners who have challenged the law on the appointment of Election Commissioners today requested the Supreme Court to hear the matter on top priority tomorrow itself.Though the petitions are listed as item number 41 tomorrow, Advocate Prashant Bhushan requested Justice Surya Kant (who is presiding over the bench) to...
India's Got Latent Row | High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani In Assam Police FIR
The Gauhati High Court today granted interim Anticipatory Bail Protection to YouTuber Ashish Chanchalani in connection with the FIR lodged against him by the Guwahati Police over the alleged obscene and controversial comments made in an episode of India's Got Latent.However, a bench of Justice Mridul Kumar Kalita directed Chanchlani to appear before the Investigating Officer within 10...
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Over Times Of India Article, Advises Media To Exercise Caution Before Publishing Content
The Supreme Court today(February 18) quashed a 2014 criminal defamation case against Jaideep Bose, the Editorial Director of Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd, which publishes the newspaper Times of India. The Court also quashed the proceedings against co-accused Nergish Sunavala, Swati Deshpande and Neelam Raj, who were working as correspondents/editors at the Times of India then.The Supreme Court...
'India's Got Latent' Row : Need To Do Something To Regulate Obscene Content Online, Says Supreme Court; Seeks Union's Views
In the wake of the controversy over "India's Got Latent" show, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 18) expressed its intention to do something to regulate obscene content on YouTube and other social media, and asked the Union Government about its views.The Court said that it would be "very happy" if the Government did something on its own. In any case, it said that it is not going to leave...
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability Of 10 Year Experience Condition For Women's Reservation In Delhi District Bar Associations
The Supreme Court yesterday clarified that half of the 30% Executive Committee member posts reserved by it for women lawyers in Delhi District Bar Associations shall be filled by those having over 10 years of practice. This eligibility criteria would not be applicable for the other half of the reserved EC posts, the Court said.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed...
Test Identification Parade Loses Evidentiary Value When Witness Who Identified Accused Wasn't Examined In Trial : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently acquitted an accused after noting that the person who witnessed the accused during the Test Identification Parade (“TIP”) was not examined during the trial. The Court stressed that unless the person who witnessed the accused during the TIP is not examined in trial, then the TIP report which may be useful to corroborate or contradict the witness would lose...
Rohingya Children Can Move HC If Denied School Admission Despite Eligibility: Supreme Court Disposes Of Plea
The Supreme Court today disposed of a petition seeking admission for Rohingya refugee children in Delhi schools, observing that the appropriate course of action would be for the children to first approach the concerned government schools (to which they claim eligibility). If they are then denied admission (despite being eligible), the children would be at liberty to approach the Delhi High...
Charitable Trust's Registration For Income Tax Exemption To Be Decided Based On Proposed Activities & Not Actual Activities : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that when a charitable trust applies under Section 12-AA of the Income Tax Act (“Act”) for income tax exemptions (under Sections 10 and 11), the tax authorities should decide on the registration based on the charity's "proposed activities" than its actual activities, as stated in the Ananda Social case. The Court, however, clarified that mere registration...
'So Many Law Officers, Yet None Present' : Supreme Court Criticises Union's Non-Representation In West Bengal's Suit Over CBI's Powers
In State of West Bengal's suit against the Union over suo motu registration of cases by CBI despite revocation of general consent, the Supreme Court today expressed dismay at non-representation on behalf of the Union, saying it showed that the Union was not interested in an important matter.The matter was listed before a bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih for framing of issues. Conveying...
1984 Anti-Sikh Riots | Ensure Petitions Against Acquittals Are Filed Within 6 Weeks: Supreme Court Tells Delhi Police
The Delhi Police today (February 17) informed the Supreme Court that it would be filing Special Leave Petitions in six cases where the accused in the 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots were acquitted. The bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing an Article 32 petition filed by S Gurlad Singh Kahlon in 2016. In this petition, the Court formed a committee led by Justice SN...