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Let New UP Societies Bill Be Assented To & Notified On Passing By Assembly : Supreme Court
The Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court yesterday that it will be soon bringing a law to repeal and replace the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in the state. Hearing the submission, the Court directed that as and when the proposed Bill is passed by the State Assembly, the same be notified and assented to at the earliest.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi heard...
Will Soon Decide Case That Froze 'Ritu Chhabaria' Judgment On Incomplete Chargesheet- Default Bail : CJI
The Chief Justice of India on Wednesday said that it will soon decide the matter in which the 2023 judgment in Ritu Chhabaria v. Union of India And Ors has been kept in abeyance. In Ritu Chhabaria, a two-judge bench held that the filing of an incomplete chargesheet will not defeat the right of the accused to seek default bail.However, the effect of the judgment was suspended by a 3-judge bench...
Kerala Govt Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Permission To Use HMT Land For 'Judicial City' To Relocate High Court
The Kerala Government has approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to take possession of 27 acres of land currently held by Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) at Kalamassery, for establishing a proposed “Judicial City” meant to house the Kerala High Court's judicial wing and associated infrastructure.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi...
Can't Go For Walks Due To Delhi's Pollution, Says CJI Surya Kant; Agrees To Consider Request For Virtual Hearings
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Wednesday remarked that the air pollution in Delhi has made it difficult even to go for a walk outdoors. He said he experienced significant discomfort after taking a 55-minute walk the previous day.CJI Surya Kant made the observation when Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi sought to be excused from the SIR hearing due to poor health. The CJI asked whether...
Petitions Challenging Special Intensive Revision : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is hearing the petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls announced by the Election Commisison of India for various States.The bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi is hearing the arguments of the petitioners that the ECI has no power under the Representation of the People Act to conduct the SIR in the...
Foreign Chief Justices Witness Supreme Court Proceedings, Laud India's Judiciary & Jurisprudence
In a rare and historic moment, Chief Justices of Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Kenya and Mauritius, along with a judge of the Supreme Court of Nepal, joined the bench of the Chief Justice of India on Wednesday to witness proceedings in the Supreme Court for a short while.CJI Surya Kant welcomed the visiting dignitaries warmly, calling their presence a “historic occasion.” Solicitor General Tushar...
Supreme Court Seeks Medical Board's Report On Father's Plea Seeking Passive Euthanasia For Son In Vegetative State
Hearing a plea seeking passive euthanasia for a 32-year-old man who has remained in a vegetative state for the past 12 years after falling from a building, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the District Hospital in Noida to constitute a Permanent Medical Board in accordance with the guidelines laid down in the Common Cause judgment of 2018.The Court instructed the Board to evaluate...
Arbitration | Unconditional Stay On Execution Of Award Only In Exceptional Cases: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently declined to grant an unconditional stay on the execution of the arbitral award, holding that the requirement to deposit the security amount was justified since the award was not shown to have been induced or tainted by fraud or corruption. Referring to its latest ruling in Lifestyle Equities C.V. and Another v. Amazon Technologies Inc., a bench of Justices...
'We Can Direct ECI To Extend Date For Publication Of Draft Rolls If Case Made Out' : Supreme Court In Pleas Against SIR In WB, TN
While hearing the petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 26) orally remarked that it can extend the deadline for the publication of the draft electoral rolls if found necessary.Chief Justice of India Surya Kant made this oral comment when the parties appearing in the West Bengal matter...
Andhra Pradesh Liquor Scam: Supreme Court Exempts Ex- CM's Secretary & OSD, Director Of Balaji Cements From Surrender
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 26) exempted three accused in the Andhra Pradesh liquor scam from surrendering in terms of the Andhra Pradesh High Court's order which cancelled the default bail granted to them.The interim relief is granted to retired IAS officer K. Dhanunjaya Reddy (former Secretary in the CMO), Krishna Mohan Reddy (former OSD to former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan...
