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"India Facing Huge Diabetes Problem": PIL In Supreme Court For Warning Labels On Packaged Foods Regarding Sugar & Fat Levels
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed before the Supreme Court seeks judicial intervention to direct the Union of India, as well as States and Union Territories, to mandate the implementation of Front-of-Package Warning Labels (FOPL) on packaged foods.“That it is very prominent to consider that the Front of Package Labelling serves as a powerful tool in empowering consumers to make...
'We Aren't Going To Control Trial Court': Supreme Court In Ramakrishna Raju's Plea Against YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
While hearing Telegu Desam Party MLA Raghu Ramakrishna Raju's plea for transfer of case pending against ex-Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Supreme Court today expressed that it has already passed directions for expedition of trial and will not dictate the trial Court any further with regard to any discharge application or otherwise.The matter was before a bench of...
Constitution Is A Powerful Tool To Address Social Inequalities: CJI DY Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday said that the Constitution of India is a powerful tool to curb disparities within the society. He highlighted the recent Supreme Court decision against high enrolment fees in state bars and the special Lok Adalat conducted last week as illustrations of such disparities.The Supreme Court held that such fees for young law graduates, which...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Postponement Of NEET-PG 2024 Exam
In a crucial development, a plea has been filed before the Supreme seeking postponement of the NEET-PG 2024 examination, which is scheduled for August 11, 2024.The petitioner claims that many candidates who will be appearing in the exam have been allocated cities that are highly inconvenient for them to reach.It is urged that the allocation of test cities was made on 31.07.2024 and the...
Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge To Patna HC Order Which Declared Gaya's Vishnupad Temple A 'Public Trust'
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 6) affirmed a ruling that the Vishnupad temple, a centre for Hindus' Shraddha rites in Gaya, is a religious public trust and not a private property of Gayawals Brahmins (the traditional priests of the temple).A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and R Mahadevan passed the order, on hearing the counsel for the petitioner, who argued that the Trial Court...
Courts Not Messengers Of Investigating Agencies, Remand Shouldn't Be Allowed Routinely: Supreme Court Holds Magistrate Guilty Of Contempt
Judicial Magistrates are not expected to act as "messengers of the investigating agencies", stated the Supreme Court while holding a Chief Judicial Magistrate guilty of contempt of court for remanding an accused in violation of an order of the Supreme Court granting interim anticipatory bail.The judgment, delivered by a bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta, emphasised that...
Necessary For Judges To Exercise Restraint On Remarks In The Age Of Live-Streaming & Wide Reporting: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (August 7) highlighted the need for judges to exercise due caution while making remarks or observations in court proceedings which are now commonly livestreamed and widely covered by media. The Top Court made this observation while expunging the "unwarranted" remarks in the Punjab & Haryana High Court's order criticizing a stay order passed by the Top Court.The...
'Out Of 5000 PMLA Cases, Only 40 Convictions In 10 Years' : Supreme Court Says ED Must Focus On Quality Prosecution
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 7) highlighted the low rate of conviction in money laundering cases and underscored that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) should focus on the quality of prosecution.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a bail petition of Chhattisgarh-based businessman Sunil Kumar Agarwal, who was arrested for the offence of...
'You've Money For Ladli Behna, All Money On Freebies; Take Little Bit To Pay Compensation ': Supreme Court Pulls Up Maharashtra
The Supreme Court today (on August 07), pulled up the Maharashtra government for not filing an affidavit regarding, inter-alia, the details of the compensation given in a case wherein the State illegally occupied a person's property and allotted a notified forest land instead. “Do not take the Court for granted. You cannot treat every order of the Court in a casual manner. You...
PMLA : Supreme Court To Hear Review Petitions Against Vijay Madanlal Choudhary Judgment On August 28
The Supreme Court today posted to August 28 the batch of petitions seeking review of the 2022 judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India (VMC).A special bench of Justices Surya Kant, CT Ravikumar and Ujjal Bhuyan heard arguments briefly, but agreed to adjourn the matter at the request of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who submitted that the matter was listed suddenly (post 9...
PMLA Review : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
A special bench of the Supreme Court will hear today petitions seeking review of the 2022 judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v.Union of India which upheld the various provisions of the Prevention Money Laundering Act (PMLA) relating to arrest, search, seizure, bail etc.The bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, CT Ravikumar and Ujjal Bhuyan will hear the matters at 2 PM today. The lead...