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Supreme Court restores conviction in minor's rape, overturns Calcutta HC's order acquitting man
4 months ago

Supreme Court restores conviction in minor's rape, overturns Calcutta HC's order acquitting man

Live Mint  

The apex court criticised the verdict last year and termed some of the high court's observations “highly objectionable and completely unwarranted.” The Supreme Court of India has today restored the conviction of a man who raped a minor girl after he was acquitted by the Calcutta High Court, which in its judgement asked adolescent girls to "control their sexual urges", …

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PIL Challenging Rahul Gandhi's LS Election: Allahabad HC Seeks Registry Report On HC's 2016 Directive Against Petitioner's Advocate
5 months, 3 weeks ago

PIL Challenging Rahul Gandhi's LS Election: Allahabad HC Seeks Registry Report On HC's 2016 Directive Against Petitioner's Advocate

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed its registry to submit its report on a 2016 Judgment of the High Court passed related to the advocate representing the petitioner in a Public Interest Litigation plea challenging Rahul Gandhi's election to the Lok Sabha. "This court has perused the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in the case of …

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SC reserves verdict on Madras HC’s child pornography order
8 months ago

SC reserves verdict on Madras HC’s child pornography order

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its order on a Madras high court decision that merely watching child pornography is not an offence, quashing a criminal case against a 28-year-old man last month for downloading and watching pornographic content involving children on his mobile phone. A bench headed by chief justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud said, “The high court …

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'No Question of Status Quo': SC Adjourns Hearing on Pleas Contesting HC's Bihar Caste Survey Verdict
1 year, 4 months ago

'No Question of Status Quo': SC Adjourns Hearing on Pleas Contesting HC's Bihar Caste Survey Verdict

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a petition challenging the August 1 verdict of the Patna High Court which had upheld the validity of the caste survey in Bihar, according to reports. Senior Advocate’s Mukul Rohatgi who represented an organisation that appealed to the top court against the Patna High Court’s decision, also asked for the top …

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Telangana HC's Verdicts: Appointments, Desilting, Compensation, and More
1 year, 6 months ago

Telangana HC's Verdicts: Appointments, Desilting, Compensation, and More

Deccan Chronicle  

Reassess Appointment of PSC Members, TS Told Hyderabad: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Friday remanded a matter pertaining to the appointment of members of TS Public Service Commission. HC allows desilting in River Manair Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji of the Telangana High Court on Friday disposed a batch of writ petitions challenging …

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SC takes suo moto cognisance of Allahabad HC's order to examine rape victim's 'mangali dasha'
1 year, 6 months ago

SC takes suo moto cognisance of Allahabad HC's order to examine rape victim's 'mangali dasha'

India Today  

The Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognisance of the Allahabad High Court’s order directing the examination of an alleged rape victim’s kundali to determine if she is a mangali or mangalik. The direction was passed by a bench led by Justice Brij Raj Singh on May 23, granting 3 weeks-time to Lucknow University’s Astrology Department to decide whether the …

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'Constitution will perish if India’s demography is altered', says Madras HC's justice GR Swaminathan
1 year, 8 months ago

'Constitution will perish if India’s demography is altered', says Madras HC's justice GR Swaminathan

Op India  

Madras High Court judge GR Swaminathan has stated that the Constitution of India will no longer be in effect if the ‘demographic profile’ of the country as it was at the time the constitution was created, changes. As per a report in Indian Express, he stated that the Constitution will endure as long as individuals ‘who are under the Indian …

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UP govt moves top court against HC's order to conduct urban local body polls sans OBC quota
1 year, 11 months ago

UP govt moves top court against HC's order to conduct urban local body polls sans OBC quota

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh government has moved Supreme Court, challenging Allahabad High Court’s recent order to conduct urban local body polls without an OBC reservation. The state has filed a special leave petition before the Supreme Court against the order which quashed the state government's draft notification regarding urban local body elections. According to the state’s notification, the committee will conduct …

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Supreme Court Seeks Status Report From States & HCs On Establishment Of Gram Nyayalayas
2 years ago

Supreme Court Seeks Status Report From States & HCs On Establishment Of Gram Nyayalayas

Live Law  

A division bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Hima Kohli, on Thursday, ordered all the State Governments and High Courts in the country to file status reports/reply within a period of 8 weeks from today in a plea seeking establishment of "Gram Nyayalayas" as per the Gram Nyayalayas Act 2008 in the States across the …

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Appointing Retired Judges To Clear Cheque Bounce Cases : Supreme Court Seeks Views Of Centre, States & HCs [Read Amicus Report]
2 years, 7 months ago

Appointing Retired Judges To Clear Cheque Bounce Cases : Supreme Court Seeks Views Of Centre, States & HCs [Read Amicus Report]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Union of India, the State Governments and the High Courts to respond to the suggestion of constituting Special Magistrate Courts with retired judicial officers for faster disposal of cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. On being informed by Amicus Curiae Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra that the States of Maharashtra, Gujarat, …

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Bengal post-poll violence: 2 caveats filed at SC after Calcutta HC's CBI probe order
3 years, 4 months ago

Bengal post-poll violence: 2 caveats filed at SC after Calcutta HC's CBI probe order

India Today  

Within 24 hours of the Calcutta High Court's order for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged post-poll violence incidents in West Bengal, two caveats were filed back to back at the Supreme Court on Friday. The caveats, which were filed by advocates Anindya Sundar Das and Priyanka Tibrewal, came amidst heavy speculations that the West Bengal government …

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Post-poll violence: Bengal govt to challenge Calcutta HC's CBI probe order in Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

Post-poll violence: Bengal govt to challenge Calcutta HC's CBI probe order in Supreme Court

India Today  

The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government has decided to knock on the Supreme Court’s doors after the Calcutta High Court refused to grant it any relief in the post-poll violence case. A five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, headed by Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, on Thursday ordered a CBI probe into alleged rape and murder cases and directed …

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Supreme Court Seeks Responses Of HCs To NCMSC Report On Aspects Of Judge Strength, Case Load, Infrastructure
3 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Seeks Responses Of HCs To NCMSC Report On Aspects Of Judge Strength, Case Load, Infrastructure

Live Law  

The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah passed this direction in connection with the Imtiyaz Ahmad v. State of UP matter, where on January 2, 2017, the court had ordered that until the National Court Management Systems Committee formulates a scientific method for determining the basis for computing the required judge strength of the district judiciary, the judge …

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Supreme Court stays HC's contempt proceedings against Centre, seeks report on supply of 700 MT oxygen to Delhi
3 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court stays HC's contempt proceedings against Centre, seeks report on supply of 700 MT oxygen to Delhi

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on May 5 ordered the Centre to burn the midnight oil and prepare a "comprehensive plan" for the supply of 700 MT of life-saving oxygen to Delhi on a daily basis. The court orally urged Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for the Centre to comply with the April 30 order the Supreme Court and ensure that Delhi received …

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Relief for Yogi govt as Supreme Court stays Allahabad HC's order on lockdown in 5 UP cities
3 years, 8 months ago

Relief for Yogi govt as Supreme Court stays Allahabad HC's order on lockdown in 5 UP cities

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Allahabad High Court order which directed the Uttar Pradesh government to impose strict restrictions till April 26 in five cities amid a surge in Covid-19 cases. The high court had directed the Uttar Pradesh government to impose strict restrictions, including the closing of malls, shopping complexes and restaurants till April 26 in five …

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Rajasthan HC's Chief Justice tests negative for COVID-19; initial report was positive due to technical error, says official
4 years, 4 months ago

Rajasthan HC's Chief Justice tests negative for COVID-19; initial report was positive due to technical error, says official

Firstpost  

Health authorities have already taken 5,000 samples from the high court and district courts, officials said, adding the sampling will continue in coming days Jaipur: Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court Indrajit Mahanty on Sunday tested negative for coronavirus after a scare that he has contracted the infection. Jaipur Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Narottam Sharma said the first …

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Supreme Court Recommends 4 Advocates and 8 Judicial Officers for 4 High Courts
6 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Recommends 4 Advocates and 8 Judicial Officers for 4 High Courts

Live Law  

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended appointment of four Advocates and eight Judicial Officers as Judges of four High Courts. The recommendations include the elevation of Umesh Amritlal Trivedi, Ajaykumar Chandulal Rao, Vishnukumar Prabhudas Patel, and Vireshkumar Bavchandbhai Mayani as Judges of the Gujarat High Court. The collegium also deferred the candidature of Bhargav Dhirenbhai Karia, Megha Bhupendra Jani, and …

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