Supreme Court judge and the Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC) Justice Surya Kant has laid out his vision for bringing about a robust system, where a prisoner is given all information about his/her right to legal services once he comes to prison. The SCLSC chairman also stated that prisoners should be…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of a writ petition filed by Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra, seeking directions to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to mandate public disclosure norms for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) and Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs). The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, however,…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the State of Uttar Pradesh for carrying out ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘inhuman’ demolition drives in the Prayagraj district, without following the due procedure of law. The Bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan granted Rs 10 lakh compensation to the homeowners and further castigated the state government…
A Delhi court on Tuesday directed the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against BJP leader and Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra over his alleged role in the riots that rocked the North-Eastern areas of Delhi in 2020. After perusing the material on record, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasia of the Rouse Avenue Courts…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a petition challenging the Allahabad High Court order directing the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to whitewash the exterior walls of Shahi Jama Masjid, situated in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar passed the order on a…
Members of the Allahabad High Court Bar Association (AHCBA) on Tuesday resumed judicial work, after suspending their agitation against the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma to the Allahabad High Court. On March 29, the AHCBA passed a resolution, stating that the strike was suspended till the completion of an in-house inquiry…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the Gujarat government’s decision to revamp the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad at an estimated cost of Rs 1,200 crore. The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by Tushar Gandhi, great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, challenging the Gujarat High…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition challenging the validity of Section 4 (2) of the Places of Worship Act 1991, which provided that any legal proceedings on the religious character of a place of worship initiated before August 15, 1947 shall be terminated on the commencement of the Act. The top court…
In order to streamline the judicial processes and ensure efficient functioning of the judiciary, the Allahabad High Court has transferred 582 judges across the state of Uttar Pradesh. As per a notification issued by Joint Registrar of the Allahabad High Court Satish Kumar Pushkar on Sunday, the judges have been transferred in Uttar Pradesh under…
A Delhi court has granted bail to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain, who was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the riots that shook the Northeast area of Delhi in 2020. Hussain, however, would remain behind bars in another case…