New Delhi, August 12 (Udaipur Kiran): The Supreme Court has reprimanded the Uttar Pradesh government for delays in deciding on the mercy petitions of prisoners. A bench led by Justice AS Oka expressed its displeasure, stating that despite the Court’s orders, decisions on these petitions are not being made. The Supreme Court directed the UP … Read more
New Delhi, August 12 (Udaipur Kiran): A Supreme Court bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna has postponed the hearing for six weeks on the criminal defamation case filed against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The case relates to Kejriwal’s retweet of a tweet by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee concerning the BJP IT cell. During today’s hearing, … Read more
New Delhi, July 30 (Udaipur Kiran): In a significant relief for lawyers, the Supreme Court has ruled that the Bar Council of India and state bar councils cannot charge exorbitant registration fees from lawyers. The bench, headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, stated that according to the Advocates Act, the registration fee for lawyers is … Read more
New Delhi, July 22 (Udaipur Kiran): The Supreme Court has put an interim stay on the Uttar Pradesh government’s order to write the names of shopkeepers on shops along the Kanwar Yatra route. A bench headed by Justice Hrishikesh Roy issued the stay and issued notices to the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Madhya … Read more
New Delhi, 19 July (Udaipur Kiran): The Supreme Court has denied the interim bail plea of two convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. The court refused to entertain the plea, questioning its merit. Radheshyam Bhagwandas and Rajubhai Babulal had filed the plea seeking interim bail until the Gujarat government decides on their new release request. … Read more
New Delhi : The Supreme Court of India today quashed a second FIR filed against a man accused of domestic violence, calling it an abuse of the legal process. The Court also awarded costs of ₹5 lakh (US$6,800) to the accused to compensate for harassment. Background: Parteek Bansal, a chartered accountant from Hisar, Haryana, was … Read more
New Delhi : The Supreme Court today granted an urgent hearing to the chief justice on a motion to remove the election commissioners from the recruitment committee. Justice Sanjeev Khanna and advocate Prashant Bhushan, who appeared for the Alliance for Democratic Reforms petition, said they had received the chief justice’s notice and the case would … Read more