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The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) have strongly objected to public statements circulating on social media demanding the resignation of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, asserting that such remarks risk eroding public confidence in the judiciary and compromising the dignity of the constitutional institution. In separate [] The post SCBA, SCAORA condemn calls for CJI Surya Kants resignation, caution against undermining Ju

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and ten other Opposition leaders have approached the Supreme Court challenging alleged large-scale deletions from electoral rolls and irregularities in the Election Commission of Indias ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The petition also seeks action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, escalating the legal challenge [] The post Rahul Gandhi, INDIA Bloc leaders move Supreme Court over alleged voter deletions during

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Police to investigate allegations of assault on lawyers who protested at the Bar Council of India (BCI) premises in August against its Chairman, Manan Kumar Mishra. The Court ordered that the investigation be headed by an officer of the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and [] The post Supreme Court orders DCP-rank officer to probe alleged assault on lawyers protesting against Bar Council of India chairman Manan Kumar Mishra appeared first

The Bombay High Court at Goa on Sunday ordered the immediate release of seven individuals detained by the police at Azad Maidan in Panaji during protests against the Election Commission of India (ECI), observing that their detention may not have been authorised in the absence of prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik [] The post Bombay High Court orders immediate release of seven detained over ECI protests in Goa, questions legality of detention appeared first on India Leg

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Executive Committee has called upon advocates and its members to wear white ribbons pinned to their coats and assemble in front of the Gandhi statue on October 13 to express solidarity with lawyers allegedly mistreated by the Delhi Police during the October 10 protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh [] The post SCBA calls for white ribbons, one-minute silence on October 13 in solidarity with lawyers allegedly mistreated by Delhi police appear

By Inderjit Badhwar There is a revealing paradox at the heart of democracy. Governments derive their authority from the people, yet those same people must retain the freedom to challenge the government, question its decisions and demand accountability. The right to protest is the bridge between these two propositions. When that bridge is threatened, the [] The post Fencing Democracy appeared first on India Legal .

Former Supreme Court judge Justice V Gopala Gowda has said that the Supreme Court ought to reconsider and recall its judgment concerning the Election Commission of Indias Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls if it is established that the poll panel had withheld or misrepresented material facts before the Court. Justice Gowda has questioned [] The post SIR judgment must be recalled if ECI misled Supreme Court on material facts: Justice Gopala Gowda appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has been moved by five voters whose names were deleted from the West Bengal electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), seeking expeditious adjudication of their appeals pending before the Appellate Tribunals in Kolkata and Howrah ahead of the forthcoming municipal elections. The application has been filed in the pending proceedings [] The post West Bengal SIR:5 deleted voters move Supreme Court for expeditious disposal of appeals ahead of Kolkata, Howrah ci

The Calcutta High Court has declined to entertain a plea filed by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee seeking directions to restrain media houses from publishing or circulating reports and opinions concerning him in connection with an ongoing investigation. Banerjee, who is under investigation in an FIR, alleged that investigating agencies were leaking details of the [] The post Calcutta High Court declines to hear Abhishek Banerjees plea seeking restraint on media reporting of probe appeare

The Supreme Court on Thursday prima facie found Jharkhands regulatory framework governing the appointment of the Director General of Police (DGP) to be at odds with the mandate laid down in Prakash Singh v. Union of India, particularly the requirement that an officer considered for appointment as DGP must have at least six months of [] The post Jharkhand DGP appointment rules prima facie conflict with Prakash Singh ruling: Supreme Court appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has sought State-wise details on the regulation, standards and monitoring mechanisms governing rehabilitation centres for children with disabilities across the country in National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled v. Department of Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities. The Court directed the Union government to coordinate with all States and Union Territories [] The post Supreme Court seeks state-wise details on regulation, monitoring of rehabilitation centres for chi

The Supreme Court has issued a series of directions to strengthen preventive policing, public transport security and surveillance across Delhi-NCR to ensure the safety of women. A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran passed the directions in the ongoing suo motu proceedings in recent rape incidents in Delhi NCR, initiated following [] The post Supreme Court orders Delhi-NCR police to step up preventive measures, public transport security appeared first on India Legal .

By Inderjit Badhwar There are moments when an article arrives on the page and seems to be speaking not merely to its own time, but to something that is unfolding outside our windows. Dr JP Singhs meditation on Mahatma Gandhi, Artificial Intelligence and human consciousness is one such piece. At first glance, the subjects may [] The post When Bapu Calls To A New Generation appeared first on India Legal .

The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the Delhi Polices refusal to permit a proposed demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar. The petition has been instituted by IYC national president Uday Bhanu Chib, who has assailed the Delhi Police order dated October 1 rejecting the organisations [] The post Youth Congress moves Delhi High Court challenging police denial of permission for protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar app

On Gandhi Jayanti, a meditation on Artificial Intelligence, human consciousness and the choice between programming ourselves for destruction or awakening to our capacity for compassion The post The Machine Has No Choice. We Do appeared first on India Legal .

How the apex court has sought to prevent the Act from becoming a weapon in bitter custody battles The post When The Shield Becomes A Weapon appeared first on India Legal .

With the November 3 mid-term elections approaching, cracks are appearing beyond the hardcore MAGA base. Moderate voters who helped return Donald Trump to the White House are confronting higher prices, an unpopular war with Iran and a Republican establishment increasingly worried about what voters may do next The post The MAGA Ship Is Taking On Water appeared first on India Legal .

A new conundrum is on the horizon. When the robot holds the chisel, then can the Artificial Intelligence-made sculpture be still called art? There are philosophical hurdles and there are legal hurdles for the future The post Robotic Arms Of Art appeared first on India Legal .

In reaching out directly to young lawyers and students, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is attempting something rare: opening the doors of the judiciary to an unscripted conversation with the generation that will inherit it. The post A Judiciary That Talks Back appeared first on India Legal .

Seventeen judicial officers have stepped aside from cases involving whistleblower Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi. The reasons remain largely unstated, raising a difficult question about transparency, judicial confidence and the citizens right to a fair hearing The post A Record of Recusals appeared first on India Legal .

Born out of a Supreme Court remark and propelled by youth anger over exam leaks, the Cockroach Janta Party has now turned its campaign towards the Election Commission and the chief election commissioner The post From Cockroaches To The CEC appeared first on India Legal .

An arrest gives the State enormous power. Article 22 tells it where that power must stop. The apex court has now put another judicial lock on the door The post Safeguarding The Fundamentals Of Arrest appeared first on India Legal .

Gandhi Jayanti and the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri were observed at the Supreme Court of India today with judges and members of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) paying floral tributes to the two national leaders. The commemorative programme at the Supreme Court complex witnessed the participation of members of [] The post Supreme Court observes Gandhi Jayanti, speakers also pay tribute to Lal Bahadur Shastri appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with a judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court directing the Railway authorities to consider the claim of a deceased employees grandson for appointment on compassionate grounds. A Bench comprising Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Vijay Bishnoi dismissed the challenge instituted by the Union of India and the [] The post Supreme Court declines to interfere with direction to consider grandson for Railway compassionate appointment appeared first on India

A Buddhist activist has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Union Governments directions prescribing the singing and playing of the complete six-stanza version of Vande Mataram at specified official occasions, contending that the mandate has implications for secularism, religious freedom and constitutional fraternity. The writ petition has been filed by BD Borkar, a Nagpur-based Buddhist [] The post Buddhist activist challenges Centres six-stanza Vande Mataram mandate before Supreme Court ap

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has called upon constitutional courts across Asia to engage with digitalisation and artificial intelligence without allowing technological advancement to displace the foundational values that animate constitutional adjudication. Addressing the inaugural session of the VII Congress of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts (AACC) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, CJI Kant said [] The post Keep Justice human in age of AI: CJI Surya Kant calls for technology anchor

The Delhi High Court has upheld the validity of rules allowing elderly parents and senior citizens to approach the District Magistrate (DM) for eviction of children or legal heirs from their property in cases involving non-maintenance or ill-treatment. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia held that Rule 22(3)(1) [] The post Delhi High Court upholds law allowing senior citizens to seek eviction of children from their property appeared first on India L

A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in New Delhi has ordered the framing of charges against separatist leader Yasin Malik and six others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in a case concerning alleged foreign funding routed through hawala channels to finance secessionist and subversive activities in Jammu and Kashmir. The accused [] The post NIA Court orders framing of PMLA charges against Yasin Malik, six others in alleged hawala funding case appeared first on I

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a plea filed by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) challenging the freezing of four of its bank accounts by the West Bengal Police following a complaint by a member of the partys rebel faction. A Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice PB Varale refrained from [] The post Supreme Court declines to interfere with freezing of Trinamool Congresss four bank accounts appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to Mohd Shahzad Kamal, an accused in a National Investigation Agency (NIA) case alleging his involvement with the ISIS-affiliated Harkat-Ul-Harb-E-Islam terror module, after he remained incarcerated for more than five years. A Division Bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Arun Bhardwaj allowed Kamals appeal against the Special [] The post Delhi High Court grants bail to alleged ISIS-linked operative after five years in custody appeared first on

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with a Delhi High Court ruling that music composer Ilaiyaraaja did not hold copyright over the lyrics and sound recording of the popular song En Iniya Pon Nilave from the Tamil film Moodu Pani. A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran declined to [] The post Supreme Court refuses to interfere with ruling on Ilaiyaraajas copyright in En Iniya Pon Nilave appeared first on India Legal .

Former Lok Sabha Member and former CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Subhashini Ali has approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to intervene in the Constitution Bench proceedings concerning the scope and constitutional limits of legislative privileges under Articles 105 and 194 of the Constitution. Ali has urged the Court to clarify that legislative privilege cannot be [] The post Supreme Court to examine limits of legislative privilege as Subhashini Ali, Seema Chishti seek protection for Publi

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of death sentence awarded to Ahmed Bawa @ Abbu Abubakar Barelvi, one of the 38 convicts sentenced to capital punishment in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Augustine George Masih passed the order while hearing Barelvis [] The post Supreme Court puts Ahmed Bawa Barelvis death sentence on hold in Ahmedabad blasts case appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has held that judges should refrain from imposing their personal views or value judgments on morality while deciding bail applications or conducting criminal trials. A Bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S Chandurkar made the observation while setting aside a Madhya Pradesh High Court order that had denied bail to [] The post Supreme Court: Judges should not impose personal moral views while deciding bail pleas appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh Police over alleged irregularities in a criminal investigation. A Division Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva observing that it might as well direct the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over all investigations in the State. The Court made [] The post We might as well disband UP police: Supreme Court expresses disquiet over investigation conduct appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that it would adopt a balanced approach to the use of firecrackers during the upcoming Diwali season, ruling out both a complete ban and unrestricted bursting throughout the day. A Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice PB Varale said that a total ban could affect the sentiments of [] The post Diwali firecrackers: Supreme Court rules out total ban, signals specified bursting hours appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea challenging the results of the recently held Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections over allegations of large-scale electoral malpractice and partisan campaigning by university officials in favour of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). Justice Saurabh Banerjee rejected the petition filed by Vijay Shankar Meena, a [] The post Delhi High Court dismisses plea challenging DUSU poll results over alleged electoral malpractice, ABV

At least three judges of the Bombay High Court have recused themselves from hearing the National Investigation Agencys (NIA) appeal challenging the bail granted to dismissed police officer Sachin Waze in the Antilia bomb scare case. On Wednesday (September 30), the appeal was listed before a division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Ashish [] The post Antilia bomb scare case: Three Bombay High Court judges recuse from NIA appeal against Sachin Wazes bail appeared first on India Legal

The Gujarat High Court has closed journalist Ravi Nairs challenge to a non-bailable warrant issued against him in a criminal defamation case filed by Adani Enterprises Ltd, after taking note that the Gandhinagar Sessions Court had subsequently granted him regular bail. Justice M.K. Thakker was hearing Nairs petition challenging the orders of the Sessions Court [] The post Gujarat High Court closes Ravi Nairs plea against non-bailable warrant after sessions court grants regular bail appeared firs

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A curative petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking recall of its September 23 split verdict concerning the validity of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, citing concerns of judicial propriety arising from the professional association of Justice Satish Chandra Sharmas [] The post Curative petition seeks recall of split verdict on Election Commissioners appointment law, cites reasonabl

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined West Bengals request for an urgent hearing against the Calcutta High Courts order granting interim bail to Congress candidate Milan Pradhan in connection with six criminal cases arising from the 2007 Nandigram violence. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana [] The post We will dismiss it: Supreme Court indicates West Bengal plea against Milan Pradhans interim bail may fail appeared first on India Le

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to grant bail to activist Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the case concerning the alleged larger conspiracy behind the February 2020 North-East Delhi riots. A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Dinesh Bhatt passed the order, marking the third occasion on which the High [] The post Delhi High Court rejects bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam in 2020 Delhi Riots conspiracy case appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed strong dissatisfaction with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) over what it described as an inadequate response to the implementation of the statutory 25% admission entitlement for economically weaker section (EWS) children in private unaided schools. A Bench comprising Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe [] The post Supreme Court questions NCPCRs role in implementing 25% RTE quota,directs chairperson and director to a

The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Centre over the wide disparity between the price to retailer (PTR) and Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of cancer drugs and other medicines, asking why there should not be a uniform rule capping the MRP at 16% above the PTR. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta [] The post Supreme Court flags massive cancer drug markups, suggests 16% MRP cap appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a PIL raising concerns over the manufacture and sale of fake drugs, including counterfeit cancer and other life-saving medicines. However, the Court directed that a copy of the petition be forwarded to the concerned Union authorities for consideration. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant [] The post Supreme Court declines PIL on fake drug menace, directs authorities to consider plea appeared first on India Legal .

The Calcutta High Court has granted three weeks interim bail to Congress Nandigram by-poll candidate Milan Pradhan, till October 21, observing that he was arrested only after filing his nomination papers and that the cases against him arose from the 2007 Nandigram agitation. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh passed the order while hearing Pradhans plea seeking interim [] The post Calcutta High Court grants 3-week interim bail to Congress Nandigram candidate Milan Pradhan appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday observed that all wards in Punjab where the Fact-Finding Commission found that violence had taken place during the municipal elections must go for re-election. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana made the observation while hearing petitions filed by members [] The post Supreme Court says wards where poll violence found must go for re-election in Punjab appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stay the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections scheduled for 11:30 a.m., but directed that the results be kept in a sealed cover pending further adjudication. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order while hearing a [] The post Supreme Court allows Rajasthan Cricket Association polls, directs results to be kept in sealed cover appeared first on India Legal .

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has issued notice on an appeal filed by Zee Group founder Subhash Chandra challenging a National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order restraining him from alienating his assets in connection with ongoing personal insolvency proceedings. A three-member NCLAT Bench comprising Officiating Chairperson Justice (Retd.) Yogesh Khanna and Technical Members [] The post NCLAT seeks responses on Subhash Chandras challenge to NCLT asset transfer restraint in