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...

'Don't Want This To Be A 'Tareekh Pe Tareekh' Court': CJI DY Chandrachud Urges Lawyers To Not Seek Unnecessary Adjournments

"I don't want this court to be a 'tareekh-pe-tareekh' court," said Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today (November 3, 2023) highlighting the 'irony' of lawyers seeking adjournment of the very same matters which were urgently listed on their request.CJI requested the members of the bar to not seek adjournments of matters unless "very very necessary".The CJI cited statistics showing...

Family Court Has Jurisdiction To Entertain Plea Seeking Reliefs U/S 18-22 Domestic Violence Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has laid down that the Family Court has the jurisdiction to entertain a petition seeking reliefs under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005."What is discerned from the provisions of Section 12 is that an aggrieved person is free to elect any of the reliefs. The legislature in the wisdom has framed the Act by taking into consideration the doctrine...

Deactivated Mobile Number Not Assigned To New User For 90 Days, TRAI Tells Supreme Court; WhatsApp Data Removed When Account Inactive For 45 Days

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has told the Supreme Court that once a cellular mobile telephone number is deactivated for non-usage or disconnected on the request of the subscriber, it is not allocated to a new subscriber for at least a period of 90 days.A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice SVN Bhatti observed that it is for the earlier subscriber to take adequate...

Plea Challenges Mandatory Kannada Lessons In Schools: Karnataka High Court Allows Parents To Submit Student Details In Sealed Cover

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday permitted parents of students studying in CBSE and CISCE schools in the state to submit their children's names in sealed envelopes to the court in a plea questioning a few enactments that make the teaching of Kannada language in schools.The court had by its order dated 13-09-2023 directed the petitioners to provide details of their wards and details of...

Electoral Bonds Put A Premium On Opacity, Have Serious Deficiencies; Do It In A Proportional Manner: Supreme Court Tells Union [Day 3]

On the final day of arguments in the case pertaining to the Electoral Bonds Scheme case, the Supreme Court asked the Union Government if it was planning to amend the Companies Act to reintroduce a profit percentage-based limit on donations by Companies. The court also remarked that while it was not asking the government to go back to a cash-based system, it was asking the scheme to be made in...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of New Chief Justices In 3 High Courts

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended names to the Union Government for the appointment as Chief Justices of three High Courts. They are :Justice Ritu Bahri as the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High CourtJustice Chakradhari Saran Singh as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court and Justice S Vaidyanathan as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.'The resolutions, signed...

42 Candidates Clear Supreme Court's Law Clerk-cum-Research Associates Exam 2023

The Supreme Court has published the results of the Law Clerk-cum-Research Associates Examination 2023.42 candidates qualified the Interview and are offered engagement as Law Clerk-cum-Research Associates. 28 candidates have been placed in the wait list. The list can be seen...

Supreme Court Affirms Penalty On 'Zarda' Manufacturers For Misclassifying Product As 'Chewing Tobacco' For Central Excise Duty

The Supreme Court while adjudicating a matter wherein the Assesssee deliberately misclassified the ‘Zarda’ produced by it as ‘Chewing Tobacco’ for evading payment of a high duty as applicable to ‘Zarda’, has affirmed the imposition of penalty and demand for payment of differential duty raised by the Central Excise Department from the Assessee.The Bench comprising Justice S....

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up [October 2023]

Nominal Index [Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 844-944]Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India, Basant Bansal v. Union of India 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 844Aditya Khaitan & Ors. V. IL and FS Financial Services Limited 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 845Union Bank of India V. Rajat Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 846Adarsh CB v. CB Awasthy Sidharthan 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 847Sanjana Kumari v. Vijay Kumar 2023...