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Chandigarh: In an order with major implications for the real estate sector in Haryana, Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday restrained state govt from proceeding with its "stilt-plus-4 policy," which allows four-storey houses in residential sectors and colonies.The interim order will remain in effect until HC delivers a final decision on a batch of petitions challenging the policy."Since the arguments are taking a long time to conclude for reasons attributed to the counsel for rival parties ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday stayed Haryana govt's July 2, 2024, notification that permitted stilt-plus-four (S+4) residential buildings in the city, citing concerns over inadequate urban infrastructure and possible risks to public safety.The interim order was passed during ongoing hearings in a batch of public interest litigations (PILs) challenging the policy. A bench comprising chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry restrained the govt from proceeding with the ...Read More >
New Delhi: In protest against the decision of Delhi high court to hold court every first and third Saturday of the month, the local bar association on Thursday called upon lawyers to abstain from work.Under Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya, the HC administration had earlier this year declared these two Saturdays every month as court sitting days, with the state's aim to increase disposal of matters, particularly of cases that have been pending for long.Signalling its intent, Delhi HC Bar Association c ...Read More >
Calcutta High Court dismisses PIL against Election Commission officer transfers, finds no public injury, upholds ECI authority, says aggrieved officers may file individual cases The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the transfer of officers by the Election Commission of India (ECI), holding that the petition lacked merit and failed to establish any violation of public interest. In its decision, the court pointed out that the petitioner could not p ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The principal bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Jabalpur on Thursday took suo motu cognisance and directed registration of a criminal contempt case against MLA Sanjay Pathak for allegedly attempting to contact a High Court judge in connection with a case involving recovery of a Rs 443 crore penalty imposed by the mining department for illegal mining. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf heard the matter. On Septembe ...Read More >
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court directed the Mussoorie municipality not to cut down any trees without obtaining the required permission from the forest department, and asked the state government to file its responses in this matter. A division bench of Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Subhash Upadhyay was hearing a petition on Wednesday that some Oak trees in a notified forest area in Mussoorie's Husain Ganj. This was being done as part of a road widening work by the municipalit ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (UNI) Terming West Bengal as the "most polarised State", the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to deploy central forces for the protection of judicial officers engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, after seven judicial officers including three women judges were gheraoed for several hours in Malda district on Wednesday evening by a mob protesting against the deletion of their names from the electoral rolls. Pu ...Read More >
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the "valuable" right to vote cannot be "washed out" in a manner that creates an "oppressive" situation for citizens as it allowed tribunals set up in West Bengal to hear appeals of voters in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise to even examine fresh documents after verification. The order was passed by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on being informed that 19 tribunals headed by former high court chief ju ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted an aspiring candidate of the Congress to approach the newly constituted appellate tribunal in Kolkata against the deletion of his name from the electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi was hearing the plea of Motab Shaikh, a probable Congress candidate, challenging his inclusion in the "adjudication deletion l ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Terming West Bengal as the "most polarised state", the Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the administration for its "complete failure" and inaction over the "deplorable" gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in Malda district during the electoral rolls revision drive and directed a CBI or NIA probe besides deployment of central forces in the poll-bound state. In a scathing indictment, the top court said the incident "also exposes complete failure of the state admin ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the West Bengal government following the Malda incident, where seven judicial officers were held hostage for several hours. The top court described West Bengal as the most polarised state and said the judicial officers' gherao in Malda was a "preplanned, calculated and motivated" attempt to derail the electoral process. "Unfortunately in your state each one speaks political language and this is the most polarised state. You are forc ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious note of seven judicial officials engaged in SIR exercise being held "hostage" in West Bengal's Malda district, terming it deplorable and seeking responses from the state home secretary, DGP and other officials for their "inaction". A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said, "This incident is a brazen attempt not only to browbeat judicial officers but also challenges authority of this court. It ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious note of seven judicial officials engaged in SIR exercise being taken "hostage" in West Bengal's Malda district, terming it deplorable and seeking responses from the state home secretary, DGP and other officials for their "inaction". A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi permitted the Election Commission to seek either a CBI or NIA probe into the unfortunate incident. It said the incident appea ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious note of seven judicial officials engaged in SIR exercise being taken "hostage" in West Bengal's Malda district, terming it deplorable and seeking responses from the state home secretary, DGP and other officials for their "inaction". A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi permitted the Election Commission to seek either CBI or NIA probe into the unfortunate incident. It said the inci ...Read More >
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Supreme Court on Wednesday said Chief Justice Sujoy Paul of Calcutta High Court has informed it that all 60 lakh-odd cases under adjudication would be disposed of by April 7.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said it had been informed by the HC chief justice that of the 60,06,675 objections to deletion of names from the voters' list, judicial officers disposed of 47,30,000 by Wednesday morning."Calcutta HC CJ has informed us the pending ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Contrary to West Bengal govt's apprehensions that scrutiny of deleted voters' claims for inclusion in voters' lists would not be completed before filing of nominations for assembly elections later this month, Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Calcutta HC chief justice has informed that all 60 lakhodd claims would be adjudicated by April 7.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said the Calcutta HC CJ has informed that out of 60,06,675 objections ...Read More >
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the "valuable" right to vote cannot be "washed out" in a manner that creates an "oppressive" situation for citizens as it allowed tribunals set up in West Bengal to hear appeals of voters in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise to even examine fresh documents after verification. The order was passed by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on being informed that 19 tribunals headed by former high court chief ju ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC on Wednesday pulled up the Delhi government and city police over alleged child trafficking at railway stations in the national capital, saying, "Delhi has become a 'mandi' now for child trafficking." A bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said the court had repeatedly expressed concern and issued directions, however, "the menace continues unabated". The bench served a notice on the Delhi government and the authorities concerned on a PIL by an orga ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, permitted appellate tribunals to consider fresh documents in electoral roll disputes, but only after verifying their authenticity. In his reply, the chief justice of the Calcutta High Court submitted to the Supreme Court that around 47 lakh out of the 60 lakh objections in the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal have been dis ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Contrary to West Bengal govt's apprehensions that scrutiny of deleted voters' claims for inclusion in voters' lists would not be completed before filing of nominations for assembly elections later this month, Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Calcutta high court chief justice has informed that all 60 lakh-odd claims would be adjudicated by April 7.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said the Calcutta high court CJ has informed that out of 60,0 ...Read More >
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Wednesday requested the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court to take a holistic policy decision to ensure a productive timeline for adjudication of sensitive cases like those relating to racial discrimination against people from the north-east. While hearing a plea seeking a time-bound trial in cases of racial discrimination against people from the north-east, a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant observed that such matters require prioritisation and out-of ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has allowed appellate tribunals in West Bengal to accept new evidence from individuals removed from the revised voter lists, provided that these documents are verified as authentic. A three-member bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, which had previously said that these appellate tribunals should not accept new documents not submitted before the adjudicating officer, modified its order on Wednesday. Appellate Tribunals "will not entertain fresh documents without ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the progress of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, noting that around 47.4 lakh objections out of 60 lakh had been disposed of as of March 31. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, said, "We are quite happy and very optimistic about the facts and figures." The court noted that nearly 1.75 lakh to 2 lakh ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 1 (PTI) With less than six days left for deleted voters to get eligibility to cast votes in the first phase of West Bengal polls, the EC faces fresh hurdles in setting up specially constituted tribunals, the final recourse for such electors to dispose of their cases, a well-placed source in the poll body said. The official said infrastructure constraints may prevent the tribunals from starting operations on Thursday, the day the Election Commission (EC) had previously scheduled for ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions, including review pleas, relating to grant of retrospective environmental clearance (EC) to the projects violating green norms. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi reserved its verdict after hearing a battery of lawyers including Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati on behalf of the Centre. The top court is currently hearing afresh a batch of pleas inc ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal challenging a Delhi High Court order that had rejected a petition seeking disclosure of the exact moment a fuel switch was moved from "run" to "cut-off" on a London-bound Air India aircraft that crashed in Ahmedabad last year. Hearing the matter, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant questioned the intent behind the plea. "What is the deep-rooted agenda? As if we don't know why all this is filed. The families of the deceased are not coming here, bu ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Nineteen appellate tribunals headed by former chief justices and high court judges will decide on the pleas of those excluded from the voter list during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The court said the tribunals will also adjudicate upon the pleas of Election Commission (EC) officials, who may be aggrieved by the inclusion of persons in the voter list by adjudicating authorities, ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Madhya Pradesh High Court will consider the objections raised by the Muslim side regarding the ongoing Archaeological Survey of India survey, including videography and colour photographs of the disputed Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque premises. The matter came up before a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi. The bench heard submissions by senior advocate Salman Khurshid, appearing for ...Read More >
Parmod Kumar New Delhi, Apr 1 (UNI) The Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court has informed the Supreme Court that out of nearly 60 lakh claims and objections arising from the list of names categorised under 'logical discrepancy', around 47 lakh had been adjudicated by the evening of March 31, 2026, and the remaining 13 lakh would be decided by April 7. It was also stated that 19 Appellate Tribunals have been constituted to hear appeals against orders on these claims and objections. ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging his acquittal in complaint cases related to alleged non-compliance with summons in the excise policy money laundering matter. A single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma took note of the submissions made on behalf of the federal anti-money laundering agency ...Read More >
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