Judgement On LG's Powers To Nominate MCD Members Likely To Come This Week : Supreme Court Tells Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi

The Supreme Court today (July 29) adjourned to next Monday the petition filed by the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to allow the Corporation to exercise the functions of the Standing Committee.A bench led by the Chief Justice of India said that the judgment on the Delhi Government's challenge to the Lieutenant Governor's unilateral nomination of members to the MCD council...

Breaking | Delhi High Court Directs Baba Ramdev To Take Down Claims Blaming Allopathy For Covid-19 Deaths And Promoting Coronil

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balakrishna to remove their statements claiming that allopathy was responsible for deaths of lakhs of people in COVID-19 and that Patanjali's Coronil is a “cure” for virus.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani passed order in the interim injunction application moved in a suit filed by various doctors' associations in...

NCP Rift | Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Of Sharad Pawar Group Against Maharashtra Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Ajit Pawar Faction

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) issued notice in the petition filed by Sharad Pawar's NCP Faction challenging the refusal of the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker to disqualify members of the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra clarified that the contentions about...

'Very Well Reasoned Judgment' : Supreme Court Dismisses ED's Challenge To HC Order Granting Bail To Hemant Soren

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) dismissed Enforcement Directorate's plea challenging the Jharkhand High Court's judgment dated June 28 which granted bail to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case related to an alleged land scam.The bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan opined that the High Court's judgment - which entered a prima facie finding that...

Supreme Court To Hear Manish Sisodia's Bail Pleas In Liquor Policy Case On August 5

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) posted the petitions filed by former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia seeking bail in the liquor policy case to August 5.The bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan adjourned the hearing after Additional Solicitor General SV Raju sought time to file the counter-affidavit on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate. ASG told the bench that...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Bihar Govt On PIL Over Bridge Collapses

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) issued notice in a PIL seeking directions to the Bihar government for a thorough structural audit and constitution of a high-level expert committee to identify any weak bridges that might need to be demolished or strengthened.The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra agreed to consider the matter and passed the...

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay HC Judgment Nullifying Bihar's 65% Quota Law At Present Stage, Agrees To Hear State's Appeal

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) admitted the petition filed by the State of Bihar challenging the Patna High Court's order which had set aside the Bihar Amendment Laws increasing reservation for Backward Classes, Scheduled Tribes(STs), Scheduled Castes(SC) and Extremely Backward Classes to 65% from 50%. As soon as the matter was taken, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India...

Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act Supersedes Muslim Personal Law : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 will supersede the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937. The Court stated that every Indian citizen regardless of their religion and location is bound to adhere to the law prohibiting child marriage.Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan stated that a person's primary status as a citizen of the country...

Pension Can Be Claimed Only When It Is Permissible Under Relevant Rules : Supreme Court

While dealing with a batch of civil appeals filed by former employees of Uttar Pradesh Roadways seeking pensionary benefits, the Supreme Court recently held that pension can be claimed only under relevant rules or scheme. If an employee is covered under the Provident Fund Scheme and is not holding a pensionable post, he cannot claim pension."pension is a right and not a bounty. It is...

Supreme Court Expedites Hearing Of Sanjiv Chaturvedi's Plea For Information From PMO On Black Money Brought From Abroad

The Supreme Court recently agreed to expeditiously hear the petition filed by whistleblower Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi seeking information from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) about the corruption complaints against Union Ministers from June 1, 2014, to August 5, 2017, and the quantum of black money claimed to have been brought back from abroad by the government...

Supreme Court Biannual Digest 2022 -2023: Code Of Criminal Procedure

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973High Courts should endeavour to ensure that all basic essentials (i.e. FIR No., Date, the concerned police station and the offences allegedly committed etc.) are duly recorded or reflected in the format of the bail orders. Ravish Kumar v. State of Bihar, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 206No accused can be permitted to play with the investigation and/or the court's process....

Compliance Of An Order Under Threat Of Contempt Cannot Take Away Party's Right To Challenge That Order: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, through its order dated July 19, reiterated that the compliance of an order under threat of contempt cannot take away the right of the party to challenge the same order. “This Court made it clear that compliance of an order under threat cannot take away the right of a party as available to challenge the same, in law (See the decision of this Court in Subodh...