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Delhi Bar Elections : Supreme Court Clarifies Stay Order, Says HC's 'One Member, One Post' Direction Stayed
The Supreme Court has clarified that its stay order passed in the matter regarding the elections of the Bar Associations in Delhi. The Court clarified that its stay order is applicable to the Delhi High Court's direction that a member can only contest for posts in only Bar Association.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and KV Viswanathan clarified its earlier order...
Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Verdict : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will pronounce judgment today at 10.30 AM on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petitions challenging his arrest by the CBI and seeking bail in the CBI case related to the Delhi liquor policy.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan will pronounce the verdict.As per the causelist, there will be two judgments. Both Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan...
Calcutta High Court Grants Bail To Trinamool Congress Leader Manik Bhattacharya In Recruitment Scam Case
The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and former MLA Manik Bhattacharya, accused in the cash-for-jobs recruitment scam case. Notably, two earlier pleas for bail by Bhattacharya had been dismissed by the court.A single bench of Justice Suvra Ghosh relied on the Supreme Court's order in Manish Sisodia's case and held:As observed by the Hon'ble Supreme...
Arbitration | Application To Extend Time To Pass Arbitral Award Maintainable Even After Expiry Of Period Under S.29A(4) : Supreme Court
In an important ruling concerning the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, the Supreme Court today held that an application for extending the time for passing of an arbitral award can be filed even after the expiry of the twelve-month or the extended six-month period.“we hold that an application for extension of the time period for passing an arbitral award under Section 29A (4) read with...
After Contempt Notice, Vishakhapatnam Bar Association Undertakes Before Supreme Court Not To Abstain From Court Work In Future
Pursuant to a contempt notice, the Vishakhapatnam Bar Association has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court undertaking that it would not boycott and/or encourage lawyers to abstain from court work in future.It may be recalled that a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and AG Masih issued a contempt notice to the Association in July for abstaining from court work and thus preventing the...
Supreme Court Quashes NGT Order To Shut Down Garbage Plant In Pune; Directs PMC To Address Foul Odour Concerns
The Supreme Court today (September 12) quashed the National Green Tribunal's order to shut down a Garbage Processing Plant (GPP) in Baner, Pune observing that shutting it down will be detrimental to public interest.“we find that the closure of the GPP in question rather than subserving the public interest, would be detrimental to public interest. If the GPP in question is closed, the...
'Undermines Perception Of Judicial Independence': CJAR Issues Statement Over Prime Minister's Visit To CJI's Ganpati Puja
The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) in its recent statement has expressed 'deep concern' over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's residence for Ganpati Puja yesterday. It states that such visits would create unwarranted precedents undermining the public's perception of judicial independence and separation of powers. CJAR...
Alleged Involvement In Crime No Ground To Demolish Legally Constructed Property, Such Demolitions Against Rule Of Law: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today observed that alleged involvement in a crime is no ground for demolishing a legally constructed property, and the Court cannot ignore such demolition threats in a nation governed by the rule of law.“In a country where actions of the State are governed by the rule of law, the transgression by a family member cannot invite action against other members of the family...
Each Day's Delay Matters In Cases Of Personal Liberty;Representation Against Preventive Detention Must Be Decided Soon : Supreme Court
Today, the Supreme Court quashed the preventive detention of a person on account of a delay of 9 months by the jail authorities in communicating the representation of the detenu and also the non-supply of relevant materials. The Court has ordered his release from detention.In this case, the jail authorities had sent the representation of the detenu through ordinary post, which was...
'Choking Docket Of Court' : Supreme Court Imposes 1 Lakh Cost On Man For Repeated Litigations To Change Birth Date In Service Records
The Supreme Court recently imposed a cost of Rs.1 lakh on an engineer who initiated multiple cases before different forums seeking change in date of birth recorded in his service records. It was remarked that the petitioner had been "flogging a dead horse" and these type of cases choke the dockets of the court. "Such type of litigation is choking the dockets of the Court as the claim of...
Supreme Court Stays NGT Order Restricting Number Of Members In Dhol-Tasha-Zanj Troupes For Ganpati Visarjan In Pune
The Supreme Court today (September 12) stayed the direction issued by the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone) Bench that the total number of Dhol+Tasha+Zanj members in each troupe during the Ganpati Visarjan Procession in Pune shall not exceed 30 in number.The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra passed the interim order while issuing notice on...