NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and its foreign partners have moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court‘s February ruling quashing an arbitral award in their favour in the dispute with the Centre’s $1.7 billion claim over alleged siphoning of gas from a Krishan=Godavari field off the Andhra coast.RIL filed the lead petition…
In an important judgment relevant to several judiciary aspirants, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 20) restored the condition that a minimum practice of three years as an advocate is necessary for a candidate to apply for entry-level posts in judicial service. The period of practice could be reckoned from the date of provisional enrollment….
NEW DELHI: Cheering most senior court judges who retire into a quiet life, Supreme Court on Monday ordered that all retired HC judges, irrespective of their source of recruitment – whether from the district judiciary or the bar – would be entitled to a uniform basic pension of Rs 13.5 lakh per annum.Six months ago…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has rejected Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah’s apology over his derogatory and communal remarks for a woman military officer and ordered that a new three-member team of IPS officers would now probe the case against him. The court rebuked the minister again for his “crass comments,” with Justice Surya Kant…
The Supreme Court will hear today a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan will hear the petitions at 2 PM. Over seventy petitions have been listed before the bench. AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi,…
The Waqf (Amendment) Act received Presidential assent on April 5. The law proposes to amend the Waqf Act, 1995 in order to address the regulation of waqf properties. Waqf refers to properties dedicated exclusively for religious or charitable purposes under Islamic law. The Waqf Act, 1995 was enacted to govern the administration of waqf Properties (religious endowments)…
The petition filed through advocate Mohini Priya said that unrestricted access to social media has led to a surge in mental health issues including depression, anxiety, self harm and suicidal tendencies among children. “A study conducted by Social Media Matters reveals that a significant percentage of young users spend over five hours daily on social…
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court today expressed concern over a viral video showing a young girl outside a demolished house. “There is a viral video where a small girl can be seen outside a demolished house. Everyone is very disturbed by such visuals,” he remarked. The judge said this during the hearing of…
The Supreme Court recently observed that there is no absolute rule preventing a High Court from quashing an FIR by exercising its power under Section 482 of CrPC and its equivalent Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), merely because the investigation is at a nascent stage. “There is no absolute rule that…
The High Court Bar Associations of Allahabad, Lucknow, Madhya Pradesh (Jabalpur), Gujarat, Karnataka and Kerala meet the CJI today to pursue their demands. Speaking to Bar and Bench, Allahabad High Court Bar Association President Anil Tiwari stated that CJI Khanna assured them their demands would be considered. “However, CJI did not promise anything,” he added….
