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Manipur Violence| Supreme Court Extends Tenure Of Justice Gita Mittal Committee Till July 2026
The Supreme Court today extended the tenure of the 3-member committee headed by Justice Gita Mittal, which was constituted to oversee the humanitarian aspects of the Manipur ethnic violence incident, till July 2026.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi agreed to grant the extension.Sr Advocate Vibha Makhija, the appearing for the Committee, informed the bench that the tenure...
'Promotes Discrimination Against General Classes' : Lawyer Seeks Urgent Hearing Of Plea In Supreme Court Against UGC Regulations
A petition filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, was mentioned before the Chief Justice of India today for urgent listing.Orally mentioning the matter for urgent listing, the counsel submitted, "The urgency is, there are certain provisions in the regulations...
Crossing A Line : BCI Chairperson's Letter Against Kerala High Court Judge For Questioning Nomination Fee Hike Is Unwarranted
Recently, the Bar Council of India's Chairman, Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra, wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, taking serious objections to the critical remarks made by the Kerala High Court against the Rs. 1.25 lakh nomination fee charged for contesting State Bar Council Elections. He termed the remarks made by the judge as “certain baseless and reckless oral observations” and even threatened to pursue the transfer of the judge.The Kerala High Court was hearing a...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : January 27, 2026
Links to today's Top Stories from Supreme Court :BCI Chairman Writes To CJI Objecting To Kerala HC Judge's Comments Against Election Nomination Fee, Threatens With TransferSupreme Court Dismisses JioStar's Challenge To CCI Probe On Alleged Abuse Of Dominance In Kerala Cable TV MarketPlea In Supreme Court Challenges UGC Regulation Defining 'Caste Discrimination', Seeks Caste Neutral...
Excessive Land Acquisition Compensation To Some Landowners Cannot Invalidate Others' Compensation : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 27) observed that an excessive disbursement of compensation to some beneficiaries in collusion with officials would not invalidate the compensation awarded to other beneficiaries. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran heard the case arising out of the Chhattisgarh High Court's decision that had set aside the land acquisition...
Supreme Court Requests Jharkhand HC CJ To Consider Plea To Enhance Retirement Age Of Judicial Officers
The Supreme Court today, while refusing to entertain a plea seeking enhancement of superannuation age of Jharkhand District Judges from 60 to 61 years, asked the Chief Justice of the High Court to consider the issue on the administrative side. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and R Mahadevan was hearing plea filed by District Magistrate Mr Ranjeet Kumar. As per...
