Supreme Court Expresses Dissatisfaction At Rajasthan Police For Not Suspending Officers Accused Of Torturing Witness

Today (on April 26), the Supreme Court, while hearing a matter in which a prosecution witness had levied allegations against police officials of assault, prima facie noted that it is not satisfied with the action taken by the Director General of Police (DGP), Rajasthan, in this regard. The Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing the petitioner-accused's challenge to a Rajasthan High Court order declining bail when it noted that though the prosecution witness in question...

Supreme Court To Consider Retired HC Judge's Plea Against Deduction Of Pension From Salary Drawn As Ombudsman After Retirement

The Supreme Court on Friday (April 26) issued notice in a matter concerning the issue of deduction of pension from the salary drawn in a post-retirement position of a former High Court Judge. The Court was considering the plea of Justice KK Denesan, a former judge of the Kerala High Court, who served as an Ombudsman under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act from 2017 to 2020.The bench of CJI Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra agreed to consider the issue and observed : The...

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Delhi Court Rejects BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh's Plea For Further Probe Into Sexual Harassment Case, Order On Framing Of Charges On May 07

A Delhi Court on Friday dismissed an application moved by BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh seeking further investigation in the sexual harassment case filed against him by women wrestlers.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Priyanka Rajpoot of Rouse Avenue Courts will now pronounce the order on framing of charges in the case on May 07.On April 18, the court had deferred order on framing of charges against Singh after the BJP...

EVMs Can't Be Tampered With, Return To Ballot Paper Will Undo Electoral Reforms: Supreme Court

Rejecting the petitions seeking 100% cross-verification of EVM data with VVPAT records, the Supreme Court has observed that the suspicions regarding EVM tampering are unfounded and reverting back to the ballot paper system, as prayed, would undo the reforms that have taken place over the years.The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta pronounced the verdict earlier today, rendering two separate, concurring judgments. Although the prayers of the petitioners were rejected, the bench...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Requirement Of 3 Years Law Practice Or 70% Marks In LL.B For MP Civil Judge Post

The Supreme Court (today, April 26) declined to interfere with the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order upholding the rule that stipulated eligibility of at least three years of practice or 70 percent marks in law graduation for entry-level judicial service candidates in the State. After hearing the submissions, the Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra opined that there was no reason to interfere with the High Court's view and, thus, dismissed the Special Leave Petition...

Acceptance Of Resignation Results In Termination Of Employment, Non-Communication Of Acceptance To Employee Immaterial: Supreme Court

Taking note of prevalent service jurisprudence, the Supreme Court on Thursday (April 25) held that the employment is deemed to be terminated from the date on which the letter of resignation is accepted by the appropriate authority. The Bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Aravind Kumar observed that before the withdrawal of the resignation letter by the employee, if the resignation is accepted by the appropriate authority, then the non-communication of the acceptance of the resignation to...

Muzaffarnagar Student Slapping Case| Chargesheet Is ready, Sanction Awaited : State Of UP Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court (on April 26), while hearing Muzaffarnagar student slapping case, was informed by the State of Uttar Pradesh that the chargesheet against the offender is ready and only sanction from the concerned authority is awaited. The State submitted that a chargesheet shall be filed as soon as the sanction is received. The present case revolves around an incident where a teacher at a school in Muzaffarnagar allegedly asked her students to slap a student and allegedly uttered...

Supreme Court Seeks ASI Response To Vision Document To Protect Taj Mahal From Pollution

The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Archaeological Survey of India regarding the Vision Document prepared for the protection of the Taj Mahal. A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan considered an application filed by Shri Raman, who raised concerns about environmental pollution in the Taj Trapezium Zone. Senior Advocate Mr. Sanjay Upadhyay, representing the applicant argued for a more holistic approach to mitigating the adverse impacts of pollution in Agra....

Supreme Court Seeks ECI Response On Plea To Cancel Election If NOTA Gets Majority Votes

The Supreme Court on Friday (April 26) issued notice on a petition seeking a direction that an election must be declared as "null and void" if maximum votes from the constituency are polled for "None of The Above" (NOTA) and a fresh election should be held for the constituency. The petitioner also sought a direction that the same candidates, who lost to NOTA, should be barred from contesting the bye-election which is held after the cancellation of the first election where NOTA got majority...

VVPAT Case : Supreme Court Allows Runner-Up Candidates To Seek Verification Of Burnt Memory Of 5% EVMs Per Assembly Segment

While rejecting the pleas seeking 100% cross verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) data with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) records, the Supreme Court on Friday (April 26) allowed verification of the burnt memory semi-controller of 5% of EVMs per assembly segment of a parliamentary constituency in case a written request for the same is made by either of two runner up candidates, after declaration of results."The burnt memory semi-controller in 5% of the EVMs that is the...

Arvind Kejriwal's Petition Listed On May 6 Despite Direction For Earlier Posting : Singhvi Tells Supreme Court

Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Friday (April 26) told the Supreme Court that Arvind Kejriwal's petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is shown to be listed on May 6 though the Court had directed it to be listed in the week commencing from April 29.Singhvi mentioned the petition before the Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Datta, and Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale. Right after the Bench orally pronounced the verdict in the EVM-VVPAT matter, Singhvi...