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Stubble Burning | Punjab Preservation Of Subsoil Water Act Creating Problems, Need Relook : Supreme Court Tells Punjab Govt

In relation to the issue of stubble burning and its consequent effects on the air quality in Delhi, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Punjab Government to have a relook into the Punjab Preservation of Subsoil Water Act, 2009.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia observed that though the objective of the Act was to preserve subsoil whatever, the adherence to...

Ludicrous That Smog Towers Aren't Working: Supreme Court Summons Chairperson Of Delhi Pollution Control Committee

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7) summoned the Chairperson of Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on next date of its hearing in air pollution matter (November 10).During the hearing, Senior Advocate Aparajitha Singh (Amicus), pointed out the aspect of smog towers being non-functional. Following the same, the Bench marked in its order:“It is stated that the smog tower which...

Plea Alleges Interference By Calcutta HC Judge & Spouse In Criminal Investigation; Supreme Court Seeks West Bengal Police's Report

The Supreme Court on Monday (November 6) sought a report from the West Bengal government with respect to an ongoing criminal investigation, which has allegedly suffered interference by Calcutta High Court judge Amrita Sinha and her husband. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti was hearing a criminal writ petition alleging that the lawyer-husband of the sitting high court...

Section 27 Evidence Act | Recovery Of A Weapon From An Open Place Accessible To All Not Reliable : Supreme Court

The Court recently held that incriminatory objects, when discovered in places accessible to the public, cannot be solely relied upon to establish the guilt of the accused persons. It is pertinent to note that for admissibility under section 27, of the Evidence Act, the fact discovered must be a direct consequence of information received from a person in custody.The Court relied on Nikhil...

Supreme Court Commences Hearing Of Pleas Challenging IBC Provisions On Personal Guarantor's Insolvency Resolution

The Supreme Court today (07.11.2023) commenced its hearings in a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of various provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) relating to Personal Guarantors Insolvency Resolution Process. The central contention raised by the petitioners challenging Sections 95(1), 96(1), 97(5), 99(1), 99(2), 99(4), 99(5), 99(6), and 100 of the Code...

Judges Not Following Guidelines On Maintenance: Supreme Court Directs To Circulate 'Rajnesh v. Neha' Judgment To All Judicial Officers

The Supreme Court on Monday (06.11.2023) observed that the detailed guidelines issued by it in Rajnesh v. Neha and Another, (2021) 2 SCC 32 regarding the payment of maintenance in matrimonial matters is not being followed in many cases. Accordingly, the Apex Court has issued a direction for a copy of the judgment containing guidelines for expeditious disposal of cases involving grant...

Lawyers' Elevation As Judges Shouldn't Be Opposed Merely Because They Have Some Political Connections: Supreme Court Tells Centre

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7), while hearing a plea seeking contempt action against the central government for 'sitting over' collegium recommendations in violation of the timeline prescribed by the court, orally said that the elevation of lawyers ought not to be resisted only on grounds of their political affiliation. Unless the candidate has a "deep-rooted political aspect...

Supreme Court Passes Slew Of Directions To High Courts Of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab And Haryana For Recruitment In District Judiciary

The Supreme Court (on Monday) passed a slew of directions with respect to the High Courts of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, for laying down the time schedule regarding the recruitment of District Judges in these High Court. However, the matter pertaining to the High Court of Tamil Nadu is listed tomorrow along with other applications.The matter was placed before the Bench of Justices...

Examination Of Person Who Recorded Dying Declaration Essential: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently laid down all the questions to be asked, the considerations to be kept in mind while deciding the weightage to be awarded to a dying declaration. The Court recognized the inherent value of a dying declaration but found several glaring issues that cast doubt on the reliability of the declaration used as evidence in this particular case.It observed “In the case at...

NEET-PG : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea By Pvt Medical Colleges For Stray Round For Seats Unfilled In Counselling 2023-24

The Supreme Court on Monday (06.11.2023), issued notice in an application moved by the Tamil Nadu Self Financing Medical Colleges Association (TNSFMCA) seeking Stray Counselling Round for filling up vacancies of Post Graduate Medical Seats in Tamil Nadu.A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra while issuing notice observed that the issue would...

Supreme Court Questions Effectiveness Of Delhi's 'Odd-Even' Scheme In Controlling Pollution

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7) questioned the effectiveness of the Delhi Government's "odd-even" scheme in controlling air pollution, while terming it as “optics”. Under this scheme, vehicles with license plate numbers ending in an even digit are allowed to operate on even dates, while those ending in odd digits can ply on odd dates.The Court, while noting the submission of...