Supreme Court Says Enhancing EVM-VVPAT Tally Would Increase Election Commission's Work Without Any Big Advantage

Ahead of the 2024 general elections, the Supreme Court on Friday (November 3) orally observed that enhancing scale of electronic voting machine (EVM) data cross-checking against voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) records would increase the election commission's work without any 'big advantage'.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti was hearing a public interest litigation...

Kuki Revolutionary Army Chief, UKLF Leader Move Supreme Court Seeking Transfer Of Trial From Manipur To Assam

The Supreme Court today(3rd November) stayed the trial in a missing arms case against Kuki Revolutionary Army Chief David Hangshing and United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) leader Lhunkhoson Haokip while issuing notice on their plea to transfer the case from Manipur to Assam.A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal issued notice to the National Investigation Agency...

Kerala High Court Bans Bursting Of Firecrackers In Religious Places At Odd Hours, Says No Holy Book Prescribes It Pleases God

The Kerala High Court on Friday came down heavily upon bursting of firecrackers at odd hours in religious places. The Single Judge Bench of Justice Amit Rawal called upon all District Collectors in the State to conduct raids in all religious places and take into possession crackers illegally stored in all religious place, with the assistance of the Commissioners of Police. "I...direct the...

Stop Using 'My Lord' & 'Your Lordship', Use 'Sir' Instead : Justice PS Narasimha To Lawyer

Justice PS Narasimha, judge of the Supreme Court, recently expressed displeasure at being repeatedly addressed as "Your Lordship" and "My Lord".“How many times you will say 'My Lords'? If you stop saying this, then I will give you half of my salary,” Justice PS Narasimha told a lawyer during a hearing, reported the PTI. “Why don't you use 'Sir' instead?,” the judge asked the...

'Cases Go Haywire Because Lawyers Go On Strike' : Supreme Court Issues Notice To Rajasthan HC Jaipur Bar Association

In yet another instance of the judiciary expressing exasperation with lawyers strikes, the Supreme Court on Friday (November 3) issued notice to the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association at Jaipur Bench.A Bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal, was hearing a special leave petition against an adverse order passed by the Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, due to the...

Supreme Court Grants Two Journalists Interim Protection From Gujarat Police Arrest Over Article Against Adani Group On Hindenburg Row

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 3) granted journalists Ravi Nair and Anand Mangnale interim protection from being arrested by the Gujarat police over an article they wrote about the Adani-Hindenburg row.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra was hearing writ petitions filed by Nair and Mangnale through Advocate-on-Record Paras Nath Singh, challenging the summonses issued...

Difficult For Court To Order Immediate Implementation Of Women's Reservation, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 3) expressed its reservations about directing the union government to immediately implement before the 2024 general elections, the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023, which proposes to introduce women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha, the upper houses of the state legislatures, and the Delhi legislative assembly. Although...

AAP MP Raghav Chadha Agrees to Apologize To Rajya Sabha Chairperson, Supreme Court Urges 'Sympathetic View' On Suspension

Contemplating a 'way forward' in the matter concerning the suspension of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha, the Supreme Court today recorded the statement of Chadha agreeing to tender an unconditional apology to the Chairperson of Rajya Sabha and urged the Chairperson to take a 'sympathetic view' for the same. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB...

Tamil Nadu's Plea Challenging RSS Marches : Supreme Court Asks State Govt Why Intra-Court Appeal Can't Be Filed In HC

The Supreme Court on Friday (03.11.2023) asked the Tamil Nadu Government why it cannot file an intra-court appeal before a division bench of the Madras High Court challenging the single bench's order directing the police authorities to grant permission to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to carry out route marches in various places in the State. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and...

Gyanvapi Dispute | Supreme Court Dismisses Mosque Committee's Challenge To Allahabad HC CJ Transferring Case To Himself From Another Bench

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 3) refused to interfere with the order passed by Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker transferring the cases concerning Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute to his bench from the bench of another judge.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra dismissed a Special Leave...

Decide Hindu Sena President’s Representation On ‘Wrong Historical Facts’ About Taj Mahal: Delhi High Court To ASI

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to decide a representation submitted by the President of NGO Hindu Sena alleging that there are “wrong historical facts” in public domain regarding construction of Taj Mahal by Shahajahan.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela disposed of a PIL filed by President...

'No Error In Judgment That Ayurved Doctors Aren't Entitled To Equal Pay As Allopathy Doctors' : Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petitions

The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petitions filed against its judgment which held that that Ayurved doctors are not entitled to equal pay as Allopathy doctors.“We have perused the Judgment and Order dated 26th April 2023 which has been sought to be reviewed.There is no error apparent on the record.Even otherwise, there is no ground for review," observed a bench comprising...