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Supreme Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Tejashwi Yadav Over 'Gujarati Cheats' Remarks After He Withdraws Statement
The Supreme Court today quashed the complaint of criminal defamation filed against former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav over alleged "Gujarati hi thag hai ho sakta hai (only Gujaratis can be cheats)" remark made by him during a media address.To recap, the Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan was dealing with a transfer petition filed by the Rashtriya Janata Dal...
Sharad Pawar Moves Supreme Court Challenging ECI Decision Recognizing Ajit Pawar Faction As NCP
Sharad Pawar has approached the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India to recognize Ajit Pawar faction as the Nationalist Congress Party.The petition challenges the order passed by the ECI on February 6 by which the official 'clock' symbol of NCP was allotted to the Ajit Pawar group. The Special Leave Petition challenging the Election Commission's order...
Should High Court Consult State Govt To Lay Down Criteria For Selection Of District Judges? Supreme Court Asks Haryana Govt
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 12) asked if a High Court is required to consult the State Government for laying down the criteria for the selection of District Judges.This question arose in a batch of petitions challenging the direction issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to the Haryana Government to accept the recommendations to appoint 13 District Judges. The bone of...
Supreme Court To Hear On February 26 Andhra Pradesh Govt's Plea Opposing Regular Bail Granted To Chandrababu Naidu In Skill Development Scam Case
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 12) adjourned until February 26 the hearing of a plea by the State of Andhra Pradesh challenging the regular bail granted to N Chandrababu Naidu, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo and former chief minister of the state, in the skill development scam case.A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal was hearing the State of Andhra Pradesh's...
Can Divorced Muslim Woman File For Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC? Supreme Court To Consider
In a Muslim man's plea against direction to pay interim maintenance to his divorced wife, the Supreme Court is set to consider the question whether a Muslim woman is entitled to maintain a petition under Section 125 CrPC.The Bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih recently heard a case emanating from a Family Court order which, in a Section 125 CrPC petition preferred by...
Use Of Lord Ayyappa's Pictures In Voting Slips | Supreme Court Upholds Kerala HC Finding That Petition Challenging K Babu's Election Is Triable
The Supreme Court (on February 12) held the election petition filed by CPI(M) leader M Swaraj challenging K Babu, Congress MLA elections from Thrippunithura constituency in the 2021 assembly elections as triable under the Representation of People Act, 1951.“...once the High Court opined that a triable issue under Section 123(3) of the Act of 1951(Representation of the People Act) is made...
Application Seeking Further Investigation Can Be Treated As Protest Petition : Supreme Court
Recently, the Supreme Court observed that an application seeking further investigation can be treated as a protest petition if the application prima facie establishes the commission of the offences, and such an application can't be technically rejected because procedural recourse of filing a protest petition is not followed.The Court said that although the proper course for the appellant...
District Judges Selection | Supreme Court Faults Jharkhand HC For Changing Criteria Midway, Directs To Appoint 7 Candidates
Recently, the Supreme Court observed that after the performance of individual candidates is assessed, then it would be impermissible for the High Court to alter the selection criteria for the appointment of District Judiciary Judges.The Bench Comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar directed the High Court of Jharkhand to consider the appointment of seven persons qualified to...
No Voter's Name Can Be Struck From Electoral Rolls Without Following Due Process : Election Commission Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 12), taking note of the response of the Election Commission of India, closed the proceedings relating to the issue of duplication of names in electoral rolls. The bench noted that there exist adequate measures for the aggrieved voters to approach the Registration Officer in the event of any error or deletion of their names in the voters' list.Mr Amit...
Supreme Court Extends Until March High Court's Stay On Bail Granted To Gautam Navlakha In Bhima Koregaon Case
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 12) extended until March the stay on the bail granted to journalist and activist Gautam Navlakha in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case, following a petition filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and SVN Bhatti was hearing the central agency's special leave petition against a Bombay High Court order granting...
Students Union Elections : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging UGC's Limitations On Number Of Times Candidate Can Contest
In a plea against limitation of the number of times a candidate can contest Students Union elections for office bearer and executive posts, the Supreme Court today issued notice.The Bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan was hearing a PIL filed under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking the quashing of Rule 6.5.6 of the Lyngdoh Committee Report and a notification dated November...
Farmers' Protest: Plea In Punjab & Haryana High Court Challenges Internet Suspension, Border Sealing In Haryana
A petition has been filed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the "obstructive actions" of the Central and State governments, including sealing of border between Haryana and Punjab in order to "prevent the farmers from exercising their constitutional right to assembly and protest peacefully."The plea also questions the suspension of mobile internet services and bulk SMS...