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SC issues notice on Delhi CM Atishi, Kejriwal's plea in defamation case

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Delhi government and BJP leader Rajiv Babbar on a plea of Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal challenging the high court order refusing to quash a defamation case against them. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti issued a notice in the matter and stayed the proceedings in the trial court. Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Atishi and Kejriwal, submitted that the defamation case has been filed by Babbar, as authorised representative of BJP Delhi. "BJP, neither central nor Delhi, has not filed any complaint. Babbar is not the person I have allegedly defamed," he submitted. Senior advocate Sonia Mathur, appearing for Babbar, stated that the BJP leader has filed the case on behalf of the party. Both Atishi and Kejriwal has challenged the September 2 order of the Delhi High Court, which had refused to quash the proceedings against them and other AAP leaders over their remarks about ..

SC grants interim protection from arrest to actor Siddique in rape case

The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to Malayalam film actor Siddique in a rape case. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice to the Kerala government and the victim in the case during the hearing of a plea by Siddique challenging a Kerala High Court order which denied him anticipatory bail. At the outset, the top court asked senior advocate Vrinda Grover, appearing for the victim, about the reason for the delay in registering the complaint against the actor. The lawyer told the bench that the Justice Hema Committee report, which exposed the shocking harassment and sexual exploitation faced by women in the Malayalam film industry, has to be understood in the larger context. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Siddique, submitted that a complaint was lodged in 2024 after a lapse of eight years. On September 24, the high court had rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Siddique in the rape case, saying that in

SC miffed over PIL seeking in-house inquiry against ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi

The Supreme Court on Monday took strong note of former CJI Ranjan Gogoi being made a party to a PIL and seeking of an in-house inquiry against him for dismissing a plea earlier related to a service dispute. "How can you file a PIL with a judge as a respondent? There has to be some dignity. You cannot just say I want an in-house inquiry against a judge. Justice Ranjan Gogoi was a former judge of the Supreme Court," a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud told a Pune-based litigant. "He retired as the Chief Justice of India. You cannot say I want an in-house inquiry against a judge because you did not succeed before the bench. Sorry, we cannot tolerate this", the bench said. The litigant filed a PIL after his plea relating to his termination of services under labour laws was earlier dismissed by a bench headed by Justice Gogoi, since retired. At the outset, the CJI got miffed when the litigant said ya-ya' instead of yes' in response to some queries from the bench, which also

AAP to file plea in SC against illegal MCD standing committee poll: Atishi

The AAP will file a plea in the Supreme Court on Saturday against the "unconstitutional, illegal and undemocratic" MCD standing committee poll, senior party leader and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi said. The BJP won the last vacant seat of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's 18-member Standing Committee unopposed on Friday as the councillors of the ruling AAP and Congress boycotted the election. In a press conference, Atishi dared the BJP to get the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) dissolved and face the AAP in elections to see who the people want to rule the civic body. She alleged that the elections were held "misusing" the powers of the lieutenant governor and the officers. The rules allow only the mayor to fix the date and place of the MCD House meeting and only the mayor can preside over it, the chief minister said.

Rera has become rehab centre for former bureaucrats: Supreme Court

The court was hearing an appeal filed against a Delhi HC judgment that dismissed pleas seeking directions to banks and financial institutions to refrain from charging pre-EMIs or full EMIs

Defamation case: SC to hear plea of Atishi, Kejriwal on Monday

The Supreme Court would hear on Monday a plea of Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal challenging a high court order that refused to quash a defamation case against them over remarks on the alleged deletion of the names of 30 lakh voters belonging to some communities from the electoral rolls. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N Bhatti on Friday took note of the submissions made by senior advocate Sonia Mathur, who appeared in the court on behalf of BJP leader Rajiv Babbar, that her caveat was not mentioned in the office report and she could not file a response as the petition was served to her late on Thursday evening. The bench listed the matter for hearing on Monday. Representing Atishi and Kejriwal in the court, senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi said he can argue the matter on September 30. Atishi and Kejriwal have challenged the September 2 order of the Delhi High Court that refused to quash the proceedings against them and other Aam Aadmi Party (A

SC nixes govt and AAI's curative plea, confirms GMR role in Nagpur airport

Dispute dates back to 2022 when the Supreme Court upheld a Bombay High Court ruling in favour of GMR Group to operate and manage Nagpur's airport

Defamation case: SC to hear CM Atishi, Kejriwal's plea on September 30

The Supreme Court on Friday deferred hearing on a plea of Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal challenging the high court order refusing to quash a defamation case over their remarks on alleged deletion of names of 30 lakh voters belonging to some communities from electoral rolls. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti noted the submission of senior advocate Sonia Mathur, appearing for BJP leader Rajiv Babbar, that her caveat was not mentioned in the office report and she could not file response as the petition was served late evening on Thursday. The bench listed the matter for hearing on Monday. Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Atishi and Kejriwal, said he can argue the matter on September 30. Both Atishi and Kejriwal has challenged the September 2 order of the Delhi High Court by which it had refused to quash the proceedings against them and other AAP leaders over their remarks about alleged deletion of names of voters, saying the

SC closes Centre's plea challenging order for GMR to operate Nagpur airport

The Supreme Court on Friday closed the proceedings on a curative plea of the Centre and the Airport Authority of India against its verdict allowing private firm GMR Airports to upgrade and operate Nagpur's Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport. The top court's decision was taken after taking note of the independent professional opinion of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the curative plea of the Centre and the AAI did not fall under one of legal parameters prescribed for entertaining such pleas. The curative plea is the last legal recourse available to a litigant and it was devised by the top court by a 2002 judgement in the Rupa Ashok Hurra case and such a plea, after the dismissal of the main case and the review petition, can be filed if there are certain violations. They are that there should be a violation of the principle of natural justice, apprehension of bias and the abuse of judicial process. On Friday, the top law officer told a special four-judge bench of Chief ...

HC bail direction ordering closure of YouTube channel 'unwarranted': SC

The Supreme Court on Friday termed as unwarranted and extraneous the Madras High Court directive to YouTuber Felix Jerald to close down his channel as one of the bail conditions. The top court also confirmed its September 6 order granting bail to Jerald sans the condition asking him to close down his YouTube channel "RedPix 24x7". "The bail order of September 6 is hereby confirmed," a bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Manoj Misra said after taking note of the submissions of senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for the YouTuber. The bench noted that following its earlier order Jerald has been already released on bail. "One of the bail conditions (imposed by the high court) asking him to close down his YouTube channel was unwarranted and extraneous and we accordingly set aside that condition," the bench said, adding the other bail conditions will remain operational. Jerald was arrested for hosting an "objectionable" interview of another YouTuber Savukku Shankar

Weak signals for Indus Towers after unfavourable SC verdict for Vi

VIL is the second-largest tenant of Indus Towers and this could put stress on the tower company, by reducing tower tenancy ratios and further delaying repayment of dues

Don't hold lenders' meet till verdict is out: Supreme Court to Byju's IRP

The court, during the hearing, asked Byju's and BCCI if the rules, particularly Regulation 30A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), allow settlement outside the set procedures

State Bank of India brought down Kingfisher, Air India: JKC to SC

The first tranche payment of Rs 350 crore was required to be made by March 21, 2022

Domestic Violence Act is applicable to every woman: Supreme Court

Irrespective of religious affiliation and/ or social background, the Domestic Violence Act is applicable to every woman to protect then from domestic abuse reiterates the Supreme Court of India

Judgement reserved on Raja's plea against order cancelling election as MLA

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgement on a plea filed by CPI(M) leader A Raja challenging the order of the Kerala High Court which set aside his election from Devikulam Assembly seat in Idukki district. Congress leader D Kumar, who was the runner-up in the 2021 Assembly polls, has alleged that Raja was not qualified to contest the Devikulam seat reserved for the Scheduled Caste (SC) community. A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Augustine George Masih heard submissions from senior advocates V Giri and Narender Hooda appearing for Raja and Kumar respectively. The top court was hearing a plea filed by Raja against the March 20, 2023 order of the Kerala High Court. The high court had passed the order on an election petition filed by Congress leader D Kumar, who was the runner-up in the 2021 Assembly polls, alleging that Raja was not qualified to contest the Devikulam seat reserved for the Scheduled Caste (SC) community. Raja, opposing the

Byju's insolvency case: SC reserves verdict on plea challenging NCLAT order

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea of a US firm against the NCLAT order stopping insolvency proceedings against ed-tech firm Byju's. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud asked the insolvency resolution professional (IRP) to maintain status quo till the apex court delivers its judgement in the matter. The bench, also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, considered the plea of US firm Glas Trust Company LLC and asked the IRP not to proceed with the committee of creditor's meeting to deal with the Byju's case. While hearing the matter on Wednesday, the top court had questioned the verdict of insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT setting aside the insolvency proceedings against Byju's and approving its Rs 158.9 crore dues settlement with the BCCI. Observing that the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) did not apply its mind while closing the insolvency proceedings against the ed-tech major, the bench had hinted that it may sen

NCLAT did not apply its mind in edtech firm Byju's case: Supreme Court

Indicates sending matter back to appellate tribunal to hear it afresh

'Don't drag us into your agenda': SC warns child rights body in probe plea

Supreme Court criticises NCPCR over plea for SIT probe against Missionaries of Charity, calls petition 'vague and unsubstantiated'

'Can't call any part of India as Pakistan': CJI pulls up Karnataka HC judge

'No one can call any part of India as Pakistan. This is fundamentally against the territorial integrity of the nation', said CJI DY Chandrachud

SC closes proceedings initiated over comments made by Karnataka HC judge

The Supreme Court on Wednesday closed suo motu proceedings initiated over alleged objectionable comments made by a Karnataka High Court judge during court proceedings. A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud noted that Karnataka High Court judge Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda, who had made those observations, had on September 21 tendered an apology for his comments in the open court there. "We can't call any part of the territory of India as Pakistan," the CJI observed. The bench, also comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai, Surya Kant and Hrishikesh Roy, observed that courts have to be careful not to make comments in the course of judicial proceedings which may be construed as being misogynistic or for that matter prejudicial to any segment of the society. "Casual observations may well reflect a certain degree of individual bias particularly when they are likely to be perceived as being directed to a particular gender or community," the bench said. The