Centre Must Stop 'Pick & Choose' Approach To Collegium Proposals : Supreme Court Deprecates 'Selective' Appointments Of Judges

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7) again expressed disapproval of the 'pick and choose' approach adopted by the central government in selectively accepting names from the collegium resolutions for judges' appointments. It also conveyed its concerns to the Attorney General for India R Venkataramani over the pendency of certain proposals made by the collegium for the transfer of high...

Karnataka High Court Orders Media Houses To Comply With Cable TV Act While Carrying Out 'Sting Operations', Approval Of Editorial Head Must

The Karnataka High Court has said that sting operations if conducted henceforth by media houses will have to be in strict consonance with provisions of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna upheld the validity of the sting operations carried out by Power TV on 8 Traffic Police Inspectors and 3 Assistant Commissioners of Police,...

Defects In Nomination Form Cannot Be Cured At The Time Of Scrutiny: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a candidate contesting elections to a public office is not permitted to rectify defects in the nomination form at the time of scrutiny, which is done post the last date for filing of nomination.A single judge bench of Justice Surag Govindaraj dismissed the petition filed by Manjula @ Manju, wherein her nomination for the post of Member of Tumbala...

Seizure Of Journalists' Digital Devices A Serious Matter, Better Guidelines Needed To Protect Media Professionals : Supreme Court To Centre

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7) expressed concerns over the arbitrary seizure of media professionals' digital devices and stressed the need for better guidelines to protect their interests. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Foundation for Media Professionals through...

Section 498-A IPC Being Misused As A Weapon By Disgruntled Wives: Jharkhand High Court

Expressing its concern against misuse of Section 498A IPC, the Jharkhand High Court recently said that this provision of law is being misused as a weapon, rather than a shield, by 'disgruntled wives'. The bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi observed that such cases are being filed by the wife in the heat of the moment over trivial issues without proper deliberations. “With...

Directions Regulating Firecrackers Apply To All States In Country, Not Just Delhi : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (07.11.2023) clarified that its earlier directions against the use of barium and banned chemicals in firecrackers are applicable across the country, binding all states and not just the Delhi-National Capital Region.The Court made this clarification while hearing an application seeking directions to the State of Rajasthan to comply with the Apex Court's...

Delhi High Court Orders KVS Student Who Failed In Maths Be Promoted To Class-XII, Considers Marks Obtained In Physical Education

Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani of the Delhi High Court recently allowed a student of Class-XI to be promoted based on marks obtained by him in Physical Education, an additional subject, instead of Mathematics (which he had failed to qualify).The petitioner's grievance was that he had been denied promotion on the ground of Article 106 of the KVS Education Code (as amended in 2018), even...

Delhi Air Pollution : Stop Stubble Burning Forthwith, Supreme Court Directs Punjab, Haryana, UP & Rajasthan

In the wake of the worsening air quality in Delhi-National Capital Region, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7) sternly directed the Governments of Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana to take immediate steps to stop stubble burning by farmers in the State, which the Court said was one of the major contributors to air pollution.The Court made the local State House Officer, under the...

Karnataka High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Medical Personnel Shortfall In State

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday took suo-motu cognizance of a news report published in The New Indian Express newspaper, highlighting a shortfall of around 16,500 medical personnel in the State.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit took cognizance of the report dated 16-10-2023, which refers to The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce...

Adani-Hindenburg Case | Petitioners Raise Concerns About Delay In Listing, CJI Agrees To Look Into The Issue

The batch of petitions concerning the Adani-Hindenburg matter is yet to be listed in the Supreme Court, though the matter was scheduled to be heard on August 29, 2023. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for one of the petitioners, expressing concerns about repeated deferrals in listing the case in the Supreme Court, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud...

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Assam NRC | Supreme Court Defers Hearings On Challenge To Section 6A Citizenship Act To December 5, 2023

The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing in the batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, to December 5, 2023. Originally, these petitions were scheduled to be heard on November 7, 2023 (tomorrow) before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud along with Justices AS Bopanna, MM Sundresh, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra.The...