The Court further observed that once imports have been made with valid permissions, they cannot later be treated as illegal merely because objections are raised subsequently. “We also note that once an import has been effected under valid permission, the same cannot subsequently be treated as prohibited…merely because the objections were raised thereafter,” the Bench … Read more
The Allahabad High Court judge who requested the Chief Justice not to assign him the bail roster recently — after one of his bail orders was described as “most shocking and disappointing” by the Supreme Court — has overwhelmingly ordered bail in the dowry death cases heard by his Bench. An analysis by The Indian … Read more
NEW DELHI: Centre on Saturday revoked the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk with immediate effect by exercising powers under the National Security Act, the ministry of home affairs said.In a statement released, the ministry said that the “government remains committed to fostering an environment of peace, stability, and mutual trust in Ladakh so as … Read more
Bhatnagar told the Court that 7 of the 12 High Courts that filed affidavits supported uniform retention of the rule. His first suggestion was retention without any modification. His second and most detailed suggestion proposed that women and persons with disabilities (PwD) be permitted to appear for the civil judge examination without completing three years … Read more
A Bench of Justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan made the observation while dismissing a batch of appeals filed by the Union government. The government had challenged the rulings of the Madras, Delhi and Kerala High Courts in favour of civil services candidates who had earlier been denied OBC status on the ground that they … Read more
He was speaking at a conference organised by Indian Women in Law (IWiL) to celebrate Women’s day. The lack of transparency is such that even judges often have little clarity about how the collegium functions and where it meets, Justice Datta said. “You will be surprised to know that not only we know what’s happening… … Read more
The Bench also expressed concern over the financial position of States. CJI Kant pointed out that several States are running revenue deficits while continuing to expand welfare schemes. He noted, “States are running into deficit but still giving freebies. See 25 percent of revenue you collect in a year. Why cannot it be used for … Read more
The Court directed Reddy, who was Prathyusha’s boyfriend, to surrender within four weeks. Pertinently, the Court also clarified the legal position when it comes to responsibility in cases of suicide pact, a mutual agreement to end life together. It held that in such cases, the person who survives the attempt or does not go through … Read more
In an affidavit, the poll body has alleged that while the enumeration phase of the SIR proceeded “seamlessly and without incident” in other States, West Bengal saw numerous occurrences of violence, intimidation and obstruction against election officials involved in the exercise. Further, the ECI has also claimed that the sanctity of 2025 electoral rolls is … Read more
The case concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, in which the CM argued, was heard by a Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi. Addressing the Court herself, Banerjee questioned the manner in which the revision exercise was being … Read more