'Consequences Of Striking Down Places Of Worship Act Bound To Be Drastic' : Gyanvapi Mosque Committee To Supreme Court

The Managing Committee of the Gyanvapi Mosque has filed an intervention before the Supreme Court in the pleas challenging the validity of the Places of Worship Act 1991. It said that the consequences of the declaration sought by the petitioner that the Act was unconstitutional "are bound to be drastic."The lead petition (Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India) was filed in 2020 in which...

'Nothing Wrong In Having Political Ideology' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea That Politicians Shouldn't Become Office Bearers Of Bar Bodies

The Supreme Court on Friday (December 6) dismissed a petition which sought directions that persons who are members of political parties should not hold become the office-bearers of Bar Associations and Bar Councils.A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan orally observed that there was nothing wrong in persons with political ideologies holding positions in the bar...

Common People Shouldn't Be Frightened By Complex Court Procedures, No Place For Fear In Independent India: President Droupadi Murmu

The President of India Droupadi Murmu said that there is no place of fear in independent India and the system must ensure that common people are not scared of approaching Court and resorting to Court procedures.The President was speaking at Bhubaneswar on Thursday where she inaugurated the new Judicial Court Complex for the judgeship of Khordha district. The event was attended by Raghubar...

Supreme Court Asks Chief Secretaries Of States/UTs To Designate Senior Officer To Supervise Compliance With RPwD Act

In a PIL seeking implementation of the provisions of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, the Supreme Court recently called on non-compliant states/Union Territories to file by February, 2025 their response/affidavits on further steps taken to comply with the provisions of the Act. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti further asked Chief Secretary of each state/UT to designate...

In Specific Performance Suit, Separate Relief For Possession Not Required When Transfer Of Possession Is Implicit In Agreement To Sell : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that when possession of the immovable property is transferred implicitly upon execution of the sale deed, a separate suit seeking possession of the immovable property is not required under Section 22 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (“SRA”). While holding so, the bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan explained two different...

Great Travesty Of Justice That Secularism Wasn't Given Its Due By Supreme Court In Babri Masjid Dispute: Justice RF Nariman

Retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice RF Nariman expressed that the judgements that the Supreme Court delivered over the years relating to the Babri Masjid Dispute did not do justice to the principle of secularism, especially the 2019 Verdict which conclusively decided the issue by allowing the construction of the temple at the site where the mosque was demolished."In my opinion, a great...

Suits Against Mosques & Dargahs Creating Communal Disharmony, Places Of Worship Must Be Applied : Justice Nariman

Former Supreme Court judge Justice RF Nariman on Thursday (December 5) stressed the importance of enforcing the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991 to counter the various suits which are being filed against mosques and dargahs in the country, creating communal tension and disharmony.Justice Nariman expressed concerns at various such suits popping up like "hydra-heads" in...

Supreme Court Grants Relief To Disabled Candidates For AIBE; Express Surprise At NLU Consortium Having No Policy For CLAT

After the Supreme Court last week allowed a 100 percent blind law student to avail the assistance of a scribe, as appointed by the Consortium of the National Law Universities, to appear for the Common Law Entrance Test (CLAT)- Postgraduate exam 2024-25, the Court today granted relief to the other two petitioners seeking the use of computers to write answers and soft copies of Bare Acts for...

Documents Filed In Court Must Be Accessible To Persons With Disabilities : Lawyer Flags Issue Before Supreme Court

While hearing the matter on the accessibility of computers and soft copies of bare acts for students with benchmark disability to appear for the upcoming All India Bar Examination (AIBE) on December 22, Advocate Rahul Bajaj informed the Court that the format in which the Union Government filed its counter on the suggestions is not in an accessible format. Bajaj, appearing for the...

Subsequent Purchaser Of Imported Vehicle Cannot Be Asked To Pay Customs Duty; Liability On Importer : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled that the 'subsequent purchaser' of an imported motor car cannot be called an 'importer' to attract the liability under the Customs Act, 1962 to pay customs duty on the import of the vehicle. The bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice N Kotiswar Singh heard the appeal preferred by the subsequent purchaser of a Porsche Car against the High Court's...

[LIVE NOW] Justice Ahmadi Memorial Lecture By Justice Rohinton Nariman On 'Secularism And Indian Constitution

The Ahmadi Foundation is organizing its Inaugural Lecture and the Launch of 'The Fearless Judge', a biography of Former Chief Justice Of India, A. M. Ahmadi on 5th December 2024Watch Live here The Inaugural Lecture will be delivered by Justice R. F. Nariman (Retd.) on the topic “Secularism and the Indian Constitution” Senior Advocate, Dr. A. M. Singhvi will be Opening Remarks...

SCAORA Urges CJI Sanjiv Khanna To Issue Revised Guidelines For Circulation Of Adjournment Letters

The Supreme Court Advocates On Record Association (SCAORA) today (December 5) wrote to CJI Sanjiv Khanna, requesting to formulate revised guidelines for circulation of adjournment letters by the AoRs. In the letter, the Hony. Secretary of SCAORA, Nikhil Jain has urged the CJI to issue revised guidelines for circulating adjournment letters in the Court. The SCAORA stressed that the...