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MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to decide within 10 days on former Bandra MLA Zeeshan Siddique's request for restoring his police security. Zeeshan, a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party and the son of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique who was shot dead in October last year, claimed his security was reduced soon after his mother, Shehzeen Siddique, approached the high court seeking an independent, court-monitored probe into her husband's murder ...Read More >
New Delhi The Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), a union of Air India pilots deployed on wide-bodied aircraft (Boeing 777 and 787), has moved the Delhi high court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Union government for granting exemptions to airline operators, including Air India, from implementing the new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms. In its petition, filed through advocates Prerna Kohli and Neetika Bajaj, the IPG has as ...Read More >
New Delhi: The three-member inquiry committee headed by Supreme Court Judge Aravind Kumar has asked Justice Yashwant Varma, facing removal motion in the Lok Sabha in the aftermath of discovery of wads of burnt and unaccounted currency notes from his official residence, to respond to the memo of charges against him.In its Dec 5 proceedings, Justice Varma sought eight more weeks to respond to the charges of misconduct framed against him by the committee - comprising Justice Kumar, Madras HC Chief ...Read More >
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently upheld a family court decree dissolving a marriage after accepting a man's claim that his wife had concealed a reproductive health issue before marriage, causing mental distress and leading to the breakdown of their relationship. A division bench of Justice Rajani Dubey and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad dismissed an appeal filed by the woman, challenging a March 16, 2022 judgment from the family court in Kawardha, which had granted the husband a divorce o ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on a plea by the Indian Pilots Guild seeking contempt action against authorities for allegedly not fully implementing the new flight duty time limitation norms approved by the court earlier this year. The plea alleged that airlines were granted extensions and relations in pilot fatigue management rules in violation of the Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) 2024 framework. Justice Amit Sharma is ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that the NIA courts should be something like an emergency ward in a hospital, and, if there is a NIA trial then all other matters can be taken away from that court, which would allow it to completely focus on the NIA matter. The central government informed the apex court that to ensure speedy trial, it has decided to set up a dedicated NIA court in each state and union territory and more than one court at places where there are over 10 cas ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16: The Supreme Court has dissolved a 25-year-old marriage, holding that it had "ceased to exist in reality" and that there was no possibility of reconciliation. Allowing a petition filed by the husband, a bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi invoked its extraordinary powers to do "complete justice between the parties" and granted divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown. The Justice Manmohan-headed Bench set aside a 2011 Gauhati High Court judgment that h ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Observing that courts should not compel estranged couples to continue marriages that survive only on paper, the Supreme Court on Monday dissolved the marriage of a husband and wife who had been living separately for the past 24 years. Allowing the husband's plea, a two-judge Bench headed by Justice Manmohan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi restored the divorce decree passed by the trial court and formally dissolved the marriage, noting that the relationship had irretrievably broken down. ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a petition challenging an order passed by the Kerala High Court, which issued a slew of guidelines, including asking clinical establishments to prominently display a list of the services offered and package rates. The matter came up for hearing before a bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta. The plea has been filed by the Kerala Private Hospitals Association and one Hussain Koya Thangal. The bench issued a notice to the Kerala go ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on a plea by the Indian Pilots Guild seeking contempt action against authorities for allegedly not fully implementing the new flight duty time limitation norms approved by the court earlier this year. The plea alleged that airlines were granted extensions and relations in pilot fatigue management rules in violation of the Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) 2024 framework. Justice ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma, challenging the impeachment proceedings initiated against him. Justice Varma has been at the centre of controversy since burnt cash was discovered on March 14 in an outhouse of his official residence, which had been allotted to him while he was serving in the Delhi High Court. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih sought res ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 16: The Supreme Court on Monday questioned why the entire available leaked audio clips, which a plea alleged pointed to the role of former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in the 2023 ethnic violence, were not sent for forensic examination. The top court said it was "little disturbed" by the affidavit filed on behalf of the petitioners on November 20 that "states to the effect that only select clippings were sent". The court asked the government authorities why the entire ava ...Read More >
The Manipur violence that began in May 2023 claimed 260 lives ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * The Supreme Court questioned why full leaked audio clips of Biren Singh were not sent to the lab * The petitioner stated only select audio clippings were sent to Gujarat's National Forensic Sciences University * NFSU reported the audio clips were tampered with and unfit for forensic voice comparison Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Tamil Nadu government to have a consultation with the union government regarding the setting up of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) in districts across the state. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan said that India was a "federal society", and the state government should not adopt an adversarial attitude on the issue. Tamil Nadu is the only state that does not have any JNVs, the schools run by central government. The state ha ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Elections to 29 municipal corporations in the state - including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) - will be held on January 15, 2026. Also going to the polls are the municipal corporations in Thane, Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Pune. The announcement was made by state election commissioner, Dinesh Waghmare, on Monday. The results of the elections will be announced on January 16, when the counting of votes will take place. Waghmare also addressed the is ...Read More >
Earlier, on November 26, the CJI had considered moving court hearings to a fully virtual mode after experiencing discomfort during an hour-long walk in Delhi's polluted air. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has urged members of the Bar and parties-in-person to use the hybrid mode of appearance via video-conferencing for matters listed before the Supreme Court, citing the city's worsening weather and air quality. A circular issued by the apex court administration on Sunday said, "In view of th ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has directed a petitioner seeking intervention in IndiGo's flight cancellations to approach the Delhi High Court. The High Court is already hearing a similar case concerning the crisis. IndiGo has faced criticism for cancelling hundreds of flights, stranding thousands of passengers. The DGCA has formed an expert committee to address the issues. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking judicial intervention into the issue of cancellation of hundreds of fli ...Read More >
"In view of the prevailing weather conditions, the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India has advised, if convenient, the Members of the Bar/Parties-in-Person to avail hybrid mode of appearance through video conferencing facility in their matters listed before the Hon'ble Courts," the circular stated. In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court issued a circular Sunday advising lawyers and litigants to appear virtually, citing "prevailing weather conditions", a day after Delhi's air quality plunged int ...Read More >
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Monday directed the registration of a suo motu PIL in the wake of the fire that killed 25 at an Arpora nightclub. This was to look into the larger issue of commercial operations being allowed in illegal structures in the state.The division bench, comprising Justices Sarang V Kotwal and Ashish S Chavan, told state govt to file a response in the suo motu PIL, pointing out what corrective measures can be taken and whether any particular officer or authority can be m ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Monday afternoon issued notice on a plea on change of darshan timings and other religious practices at the Banke Bihari Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Vrindavan. Hearing the plea filed by the Goswami community, from which historically the temple's priests are drawn, a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant said, "After closing the temple at noon... they do not allow the deity to rest even for a minute...they exploit it the most at this time." The court then issued notice to stat ...Read More >
A deadline of 60 days has been given to the company. Parth Pawar's firm, Amadea Enterprises LLP, has been ordered to pay the full stamp duty of Rs 21 crore with an additional fine of Rs 1.47 crore in the controversial sale of the 40-acre land in Pune's upscale Mundhwa area. The Maharashtra Department of Registration and Stamps has charged additional interest for the last seven months. The order came after the Department investigated the land transaction case in Mundhwa - sold by Sheetal Tejwan ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Expressing dismay over the Madhya Pradesh high court order condoning delay of over four years on the state govt's part to file an appeal, the Supreme Court has said it "wonders" whether the high court was aware about law laid down by the apex court on condonation of delay, and quashed the order.The Limitation Act states that appeals must be filed within specific timeframes, and if not, a petitioner would have to request condonation, or pardon, for the delay before the court concerned ...Read More >
Mumbai: The State Election Commission (SEC) of Maharashtra on Monday announced the long-awaited election schedule for 29 municipal corporations across the state, including the high-profile Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as well as Thane and Navi Mumbai. Polling for all 29 civic bodies will be held on January 15, 2026, followed by the counting of votes on January 16, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said while addressing a press conference in Mumbai. With the announcement of ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking ban of acclaimed author Arundhati Roy's book, 'Mother Mary Comes to Me', alleging that the cover picture depicts the author smoking cigarette/beedi in violation of a central legislation. A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi reasoned that the use of the said picture in the book cover is in no way intended to promote smoking and that the Disclaimer in the back of the book clarifies that. "T ...Read More >
The Court demanded a tangible, implementable response to the deteriorating air quality. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday told the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) and state authorities in the National Capital Region (NCR) to come up with a clear, time-bound, and "actionable" strategy to address Delhi's recurring air pollution crisis. Heading the Bench, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said the Court could "not sit idle" while severe pollution continued to affect millions. H ...Read More >
Delhi/Hyderabad, Dec 1 (Maxim News) The Supreme Court on Monday handed over the investigation into the nationwide 'digital arrest' scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), granting the agency sweeping powers to probe what it described as a crime of alarming scale and sophistication. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp A Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said the CBI would be the first and primary agency to investigate all cases related to the scam, which involves fraudster ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Refusing to comment on farm fires' impact on Delhi air, the Supreme Court said on Monday that it cannot remain a mute spectator or sit "idle" while the air in the National Capital turns toxic, affecting millions of people. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to submit a report within a week on an "actionable" strategy to address the recurring air crisis and highl ...Read More >
Supreme Court seeks holistic solution as counsel cites emergency-level emissions, faulty detection and urgent need to shift sowing cycles. The Supreme Court on Monday, while hearing a plea on stubble burning that has worsened air quality in Delhi-NCR, said the Centre must craft a long-term pollution-control plan that brings all stakeholders on board. "The solution cannot be just imposing restrictions for one or two months, but should be long-term," noted Chief Justice BR Gavai. Gavai added me ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that construction workers out of work since the implementation of GRAP-3 in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan, must be provided a subsistence allowance. Hearing the air pollution case, a bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai also directed the governments of the aforesaid states to implement preventive measures to reduce air pollution and to ensure that their reviews are regularly conducted. The Supre ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi government to file an affidavit detailing the nature of the equipment and its efficiency in measuring the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital. A bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justices Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria ordered, "Let GNCTD file an affidavit explaining the nature of equipment being used and their efficiency to gauge AQI monitors. Please bring it the day after tomorrow." Senior ...Read More >
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