Supreme Court Deprecates Trend Of Litigants Making Scandalous Allegations Against Judges After Unfavourable Orders

The Court also cautioned advocates to not file petitions containing scurrilous allegations against judges.

Supreme Court Asks Punjab MP Amritpal Singh To Approach High Court Challenging His Detention Under National Security Act

The Supreme Court today(November 10) refused to entertain a writ petition filed by the Punjab MP Amritpal Singh challenging his third detention under the National Security Act, 1980. The Court gave given liberty to approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court and requested it to dispose of the matter preferably within 6 weeks.Before a bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV...

'Vehicles Parked At Unauthorised Dhabas Causing Accidents': Supreme Court Seeks Reports From NHAI & Centre After Phalodi Accident

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to submit reports on roadside dhabas and road maintenance conditions, after taking suo motu cognizance of fatal highway accidents in Rajasthan and Telangana.A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi directed that a survey be carried out within...

Unilateral Termination Of Agreement To Sell Invalid If Contract Doesn't Allow It : Supreme Court

If the sale agreement was terminated illegally, then the other party can seek specific performance without seeking a declaration that termination was illegal.

West Bengal Congress Committee Moves Supreme Court Against Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision Of Electoral Rolls

The West Bengal Congress Committee has approached the Supreme Court seeking reliefs with respect to Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in the state.The matter was mentioned today before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, seeking listing tomorrow on the ground that pleas challenging SIR are already due to come up tomorrow.Initially, Justice...

'Arbitrary, Impractical' : CPI(M) Moves Supreme Court Challenging SIR Of Tamil Nadu Electoral Rolls

The party raised the apprehension that the exercise can result in the disenfranchisement of several voters.

Have Seen Morphed Video Of Us, Aware Of Perils Of AI : CJI BR Gavai

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Monday remarked that he was aware of a morphed video circulating on social media that falsely depicted the shoe-throwing attempt in his courtroom.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing a writ petition seeking directions for framing guidelines or a policy to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea To Issue Identity Cards To Those Included In Assam NRC

The Supreme Court today(November 10) issued notice in a writ petition filed by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and All Assam Minorities Student Union (AAMSU) seeking directions to the Union of India and the Registrar General of Citizen Registration to complete the process of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam by taking the statutory steps that remain pending since the publication of the...

Contempt Plea In Supreme Court Against Telangana Speaker For Not Deciding Disqualification Petitions Against Defected BRS MLAs

A contempt petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly alleging that he has not decided the disqualification petitions against the BRS MLAs who defected to Congress within the three month timelimit set by the judgment delivered by the Court on July 31.Chief Justice of India BR Gavai agreed to list the matter next Monday after a...

Mere Issuance Of Notice Under Indian Forest Act Won't Vest Private Forests Under Maharashtra Act : Supreme Court

In a major relief to Maharashtra's private forest land owners, the Supreme Court overturned a Bombay High Court ruling that had vested ownership of private forest land in the State Government based solely on the issuance of a notice under the Indian Forest Act. The Court restored ownership of the private forest land to its owners. The Court held that the High Court's view was contrary to...

'Courts Must Apply Binding Precedents, Can't Sidestep Them By Distinguishing In Name' : Supreme Court Emphasises Judicial Discipline

The Supreme Court remains the final arbiter of law, the Court reminded.

Tenant Who Entered Premises Under Landlord's Rent Deed Cannot Later Dispute His Ownership : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a tenant who came into possession of rented premises through a rent deed executed by a landlord cannot subsequently challenge the landlord's ownership, especially after having paid rent for decades.Deciding a seven-decade-old landlord-tenant dispute that began in 1953, the Court observed that the defendants'(tenants) predecessors had taken the shop on rent from...