UP Consolidation of Holdings Act | Consolidation Officer Can't Take Away Ownership Of Tenure Holder And Grant It To Another : Supreme Court

In a recent decision concerning the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953, the Supreme Court held that the Consolidation Officer is not vested with the power to take away the vested title of a tenure holder and grant ownership to some other person in the property.Affirming the decision of the High Court, the bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and P.S. Narasimha underscored the duty of...

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Maintainability Of West Bengal's Suit Against Centre Challenging CBI Probe

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 08) reserved its judgment on the maintainability of the original suit filed by the State of West Bengal, alleging that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) continued to register and investigate cases despite its revocation of the general consent. The bench, comprising Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta, heard the preliminary objection raised by...

Supreme Court May Pass Order On Arvind Kejriwal's Interim Bail On Friday

While concluding hearing for the day in a batch of petitions challenging provisions of the CGST Act, Justice Sanjiv Khanna of the Supreme Court expressed that an order on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's interim release from judicial custody may be passed on Friday.“As far as interim order etc. is concerned, we may pass that order on Friday,” Justice Khanna told ASG SV Raju.The judge was sitting...

Elected Members Of Municipality Can't Be Removed At Whims And Fancies Of Civil Servants Or Their Political Masters : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, in a recent challenge against the disqualification of elected members of certain local municipalities in Maharashtra, held that elected representatives at the grass-roots level of democracy could not be thrown out of office at the 'whims and fancies' of civil servants or their 'political masters'. Setting aside the disqualification orders issued in 2015 and 2016 by...

Have Evidence That Arvind Kejriwal's 7-Star Hotel Stay In Goa Was Partly Funded By An Accused : ED Tells Supreme Court

During the hearing of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's plea against ED arrest, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju yesterday (May 7) told the Supreme Court that the agency has "evidence" against the AAP chief. The ASG further asserted that the ED was in no way concerned with the politics surrounding his arrest.The matter was before a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, which...

JJ Act | 3 Months Time Limit For Preliminary Assessment Of Juvenile As Per Sec. 14(3) Not Mandatory: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that the time limit of three months prescribed under Section 14(3) of the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection) Act, 2015 for ascertaining the mental and physical capacity of a child below the age of sixteen years to commit a serious offence is not mandatory but directory.“As in the process of preliminary inquiry there is involvement of many persons, namely,...

Judicial Service Recruitment | Supreme Court Requests High Courts To Notify An Authority Who Can Address Doubts & Grievances Of Candidates

In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court has flagged concerns about the absence of a designated authority by the High Courts which can be approached by the candidates of judicial services examinations to seek clarification in case of any doubt.By placing reliance on the report of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy titled “Discretion & Delay- Challenges of Becoming a District & Civil...

Breaking | Bombay High Court Upholds Renaming Of Aurangabad And Osmanabad To Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar And Dharashiv

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld the Maharashtra government's notifications officially renaming Aurangabad city and revenue areas to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad city and revenue areas to Dharashiv respectively.A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Upadhyaya and Justice Arif S Doctor while pronouncing the judgment dismissing a batch of pleas challenging the...

Supreme Court Questions MTP Act For Allowing Abortion Of Pregnancy Beyond 24 Weeks In Case Of Foetal Abnormality, But Not Minor Rape Or Incest

In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court expressed reservations about the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act not allowing termination of pregnancy above the upper limit of 24 weeks in the case of minor victims of rape and incest, while allowing termination of such pregnancies if there are substantial foetal abnormalities.According to the Court, the legislature seems to have made a value...

Judicial Service | Prescribing Minimum Qualifying Marks For Interview Doesn't Contravene Judgment In All India Judges Case (2002): Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that the Rules prescribing minimum qualifying marks in the viva voce/interview for the selection process in the judicial services examinations don't violate the Judgment of All India Judges Case (2002)."The Justice Shetty Commission was constituted to bring about uniformity in service conditions of judicial officers. The recommendations made by the Commission are in...

Delhi Liquor Policy Case : Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail Of Hyderabad Businessman Abhishek Boinpally

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 7) extended the interim bail granted to Hyderabad businessman Abhishek Boinpally in the Delhi Liquor Policy case till the next hearing date.The Court has relisted the matter in the week commencing from July 8, 2024.The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta passed the order in Boinpally's special leave petition against a Delhi High Court judgment...

Supreme Court Allows Abbas Ansari To Virtually Attend Religious Ceremony Of His Late Father Mukhtar Ansari

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 07) allowed MLA Abbas Ansari to virtually attend the religious ceremony to mark the 40th day of the death of his late father Mukhtar Ansari. After observing that the ceremony is set for today, the Bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan asked the State of Uttar Pradesh to allow Ansari to participate electronically, either from jail or from a...