Supreme Court Rejects Plea for Virtual Campaigning by Arrested Politicians
Supreme Court dismissed a plea for arrested political leaders to campaign virtually during elections. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court order which had dismissed the petition. It was stated that plea was
Supreme Court Grants Bail Under UAPA, Distinguishing Watali Case
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court granted bail to an accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA), emphasizing that the precedent set in the case of NIA v. Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali should not automatically be used to deny bail
Interim bail of Bilkis Bano Convicts denied
On Friday, the SC rejected the interim bail request of Radheshyam Bhagwandas and Rajubhai Babulal, who were convicts in the Bilkis Bano Case. They had sought a temporary release, amidst their new remission plea which is pending in the court. In March they
Supreme Court Grants Relief to Bihar City Manager Candidate Denied Merit List Placement
The Supreme Court has granted relief to a candidate who was denied a place in the merit list by the Bihar Staff Selection Commission due to holding zero work experience. The candidate applied for the position of City Manager under the Urban Development
Permanent Alimony to Ensure Decent Living Standard:SC
The SC had ordered that the awarding of maintenance to the wife is not penal, but is to ensure a decent living standard for a wife. The court ordered the husband to pay Rs. 2 Crores to his wife as permanent alimony. The
4 Acre land to be given for new Bombay HC building
Maharashtra govt. informed the SC that 4.39 acres of land in Bandra Kurla will be handed over to by September 10th, to the Bombay HC for the new building of the HC. A suo moto petition was being heard by the special bench
Supreme Court Upholds State of West Bengal’s Suit Against Union of India Under Article 131
The Supreme Court recently upheld the maintainability of a suit filed by the State of West Bengal against the Union of India. The case revolves around the suo motu registration of cases by the CBI within the state without its consent. The suit
NEET UG to be heard next week
The SC on July 11, posted the hearing on the National Eligibility- cum-Entrance UG paper leaks for July 18. The affidavit that was handed over to SC stated that a video that was supposed to show that the NEET UG paper was leaked
Arvind Kejriwal released on Interim Bail : SC
The SC had reserved its decision on May 17th to pronounce its verdict on 13th June. The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta pronounced its decision. Earlier the same bench had granted an interim bail to Mr. Arvind Kejriwal up till
Hathras stampede- SC dismissed the petition urging to form an expert committee for inquiry
Supreme Court on July 12 dismissed the petition filed under article 32 urging to appoint a 5-member committee under the supervision of retired supreme court judges to inquire about the incident. Advocate Vishal Tiwari filed the petition following the stampede incident at Hathras
