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The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to bring to finality, within four months, the dispute between rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) concerning the partys name and its reserved Flowers & Grass election symbol. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya [] The post Supreme Court grants Election Commission 4 months to adjudicate Trinamool Congress name, symbol dispute appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking a probe into the alleged routing and rerouting of funds through overseas entities into the Indian equity market, including transactions involving Adani Group entities. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana declined to entertain the plea [] The post Supreme Court dismisses PIL seeking probe into alleged offshore fund routing, Adani transactions appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment on the implementation of front-of-pack warning labels (FOPL) for packaged foods high in sugar, salt, sodium and fats. A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran heard arguments on whether the labelling regime should be mandatory or voluntary, the implementation timeline, consultation process and nutritional [] The post Supreme Court reserves judgment on front-of-pack warning labels for packaged foods appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Central governments decision to impose a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified Unified Payments Interface (UPI) person-to-merchant (P2M) transactions exceeding Rs2,000. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana, however, directed the Centre to file an affidavit [] The post Supreme Court refuses to stay MDR on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000, seeks Centres affidavit appeared first on In

A Delhi sessions court on Monday issued notice to former BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on an appeal filed by four women wrestlers challenging his acquittal in a sexual harassment case. Special Judge Digvinay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Court also issued notice to co-accused Vinod [] The post Delhi Court seeks response from Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on wrestlers challenge to acquittal appeared first on India Legal .

A plea has been moved before the Supreme Court alleging that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar took several decisions concerning the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI) without the concurrence of the other members of the poll panel. The petition questions the legality of decisions and directions allegedly issued without approval of the [] The post Plea in Supreme Court alleges CEC Gyanesh Kumar took ECI decisions without full commission approval appeared first on India

The Supreme Court has initiated suo motu proceedings over a series of rape incidents reported in Delhi and the National Capital Region, raising concerns over the safety of women and children in public spaces and the effectiveness of the existing law-enforcement mechanism. A Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran took note [] The post Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of recent rape cases in Delhi-NCR, seeks systemic response appeared first on India Legal .

By Inderjit Badhwar There are controversies that concern a government, a political party or an election. And then there are controversies that force us to look beneath the immediate political dispute at the machinery through which constitutional democracy itself operates. Our cover story belongs to the latter category. The Election Commission of India occupies an [] The post The Referee, The Rules And The Vote appeared first on India Legal .

What began as a small town betting operation in the state has grown into a sprawling investigation spanning hawala networks, Dubai, corporate acquisitions, the stock market and political powerwith the Enforcement Directorate now drawing major corporate names into its widening net The post The Mahadev Money Trail appeared first on India Legal .

At the United Nations, US President Donald Trump threatened Iran with annihilation, demanded obedience from allies and attacked the media at home. Within days, a federal judge had ordered the White House to restore the press access he had revoked The post The Bully Pulpit Meets Its Limits appeared first on India Legal .

The apex courts refusal to impose a four-week deadline on a High Court exposes a deeper problem: Indias courts are being asked to deliver speedier justice without the judicial strength and institutional capacity needed to make that possible The post When Justice Has A Docket Of Its Own appeared first on India Legal .

In recognising the lifelong consequences of catastrophic childhood disability, the Supreme Court has taken an important step towards making just compensation more meaningful under the Motor Vehicles Act The post Beyond Compensation: The Dignity Of A Child appeared first on India Legal .

Supreme Court Judge Justice B.V. Nagarathna on Friday underscored the need to view mediation and adjudication as complementary components of the justice delivery system in family disputes, cautioning that alternative dispute resolution cannot be allowed to supplant legal rights and entitlements, particularly those of women. Justice Nagarathna, who chairs the Supreme Court Committee for Family [] The post Mediation should complement, not replace adjudication in family disputes: Justice B.V. Nagar

Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant has called for a fundamental recalibration in the manner in which the justice system and society respond to children affected by substance abuse, stressing that no child should be reduced to a diagnosis, a case number or a past mistake. Addressing the national seminar on Restoring Childhood [] The post Children affected by substance abuse need restoration, not stigmatisation: CJI Surya Kant appeared first on India Legal .