'This Is A Scam' : Supreme Court Suprised At Gujarat APMC Allowing 5-Star Hotel On Land Meant For Agriculture Market Yard

The Supreme Court on Friday (April 19) declined to interfere with the order passed by the Gujarat High Court directing the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), Surat to auction the land allegedly misappropriated for the construction and running of a 5-star hotel. The Supreme Court observed that the High Court was correct in directing such an auction for the land allotted to be...

If Magistrate Takes Cognizance Of Additional Materials Along With Protest Petition, Case Has To Proceed As Private Complaint : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that if the Magistrate takes cognizance of the offence and issues summons to an accused by recording satisfaction based on the additional evidence produced by way of a protest petition filed by the informant, then such a protest petition ought to be treated as a private complaint case under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.Reversing the findings of the...

In Urgent Sitting, Supreme Court Directs Medical Examination Of Minor Seeking Abortion Of 28-Week Pregnancy From Sexual Assault

The Supreme Court today, in an urgent hearing, ordered a medical examination of a 14-year-old minor seeking termination of a 28-week pregnancy caused by sexual assault. The bench led by CJI Chandrachud, in a post-4 PM hearing, has directed the medical examination of the minor at Sion Hospital, Maharashtra to be conducted tomorrow (April 20). The medical examination has been directed to...

Jalgaon Mosque Dispute : Supreme Court Directs Municipal Council To Keep Main Entrance Key, Allows Opening Of Back Gate For Namaz

Today (April 19), the Supreme Court ordered that the keys to a mosque in Erandol Taluka, Jalgaon, will remain with the municipal council. While ordering thus, the bench of Bench of Justices Surya Kant and K.V Vishwanathan disposed of an appeal preferred by the Jumma Masjid Trust Committee against the Bombay High Court's order directing it to return the keys of the Jalgaon mosque to the council...

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Challenging Bar On Surrogacy For Second Child Of Couples Already Having A Healthy Child

The Supreme Court on Friday (April 19) sought the Union government's response on a plea filed to allow an intending couple, having a healthy biological child, to beget a second child through surrogacy if it so wants.The bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and AG Masih passed the order upon hearing a petition under Article 32 of the Constitution, which challenged the constitutional validity of...

Had Mangoes Only Thrice, Says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal; Was It As Per Approved Diet Chart? Asks Court

A Delhi Court on Friday (April 19) said that it will examine if Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal followed the Court-approved diet chart while accepting home-cooked food in judicial custody. The Court made the oral observation while reserving order on an application filed by Kejriwal for administering insulin to him in jail and allowing consultation with his doctors through VC. Kejriwal...

Supreme Court Imposes Rs. 5 Lakh Cost On Telangana Govt For Incorrect Affidavits, Allows State To Recover Amount From Erring Officials

The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 18) imposed a cost of Rs. 5 Lakhs on the State of Telangana with liberty to recover the said cost from the erring officials who have facilitated and filed incorrect affidavits in the ongoing proceedings.The case relates to the declaration of the reserved forest land as private land in favor of the private persons by the High Court while exercising its...

S.144 CrPC | Decide Applications Seeking Permission For Public Gatherings Amidst Lok Sabha Elections Within 3 Days : Supreme Court To Authorities

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed against passing of 'blanket' orders under Section 144 CrPC (prohibiting public meetings, etc) ahead of Lok Sabha/Vidhan Sabha elections and directed that any applications of the nature filed by the petitioners shall be decided by the competent authority within 3 days of filing.The bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta was hearing...

Supreme Court Asks Bihar & Chhattisgarh About Status Of Cases Against Baba Ramdev Over Remarks On Allopathy

The Supreme Court today (on April 19) heard Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev's plea to combine the several FIRs filed against him in different states over his alleged remarks that Allopathy cannot cure COVID. Observing that the petition was filed in the year 2021 and the charge-sheet would have been filed, the Court granted time to the State of Bihar and Chhattisgarh to inform it about the...

'Adverse Effect Of Climate Change Will Be On Nation's Future' : Supreme Court Stresses Importance Of Forest Protection

A week after recognizing for the first time the fundamental right to be free from the adverse effects of climate change, the Supreme Court has delivered another judgment highlighting the potential adverse impacts of climate change.The judgment cited a report published by the Reserve Bank of India titled “Report on Currency and Finance; Towards a Greener Cleaner India” (2022-23), which,...

NIA Act | Court of Sessions Has Jurisdiction To Try UAPA Cases When State Hasn't Designated Any Special Court : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 18) held that in the absence of the designation of a special court by the state government, the Court of Sessions would have the jurisdiction to try offences punishable under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (“UAPA”),“A bare perusal of sub-section (3) of Section 22 of NIA Act would make it clear that until a Special Court is constituted...

Waqf Board & Not Waqf Tribunal Has Jurisdiction To Decide Issue Of Mutawalli : Supreme Court

Recently, the Supreme Court held that the original jurisdiction to decide the issue pertaining to Mutawalliship vests with the Waqf board and not the Waqf Tribunal. Distinguishing the role of the Waqf Tribunal from that of the board, the Court said that the former is an adjudicatory authority while the latter deals with administration-related issues. “After all, the Waqf Tribunal is...