New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court has observed that interim orders passed by High Courts cannot be allowed to operate indefinitely and that applications seeking their vacation must be dealt with expeditiously in accordance with Article 226(3) of the Constitution.A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale made the observation while disposing of a Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging an interim status quo order passed by the Allahabad High Court in a writ petition.In its…
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Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 17 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday laid the foundation stone and performed the Bhoomi Pujan for six integrated court complexes in Uttar Pradesh in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.These court complexes are in Chandauli, Mahoba, Amethi, Shamli, Hathras, and Auraiya districts of the state.Addressing the gathering in Chandauli, the CJI congratulated the UP government and the Allahabad High Court for the initiative, praising the…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea filed by Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma — who faces impeachment proceedings following the cash-discovery row — challenging the decision of the Lok Sabha Speaker to constitute a three-member inquiry committee against him under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968. Pronouncing the operative part of the verdict, a Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma said, “We hold that the petitioner is no…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted regular bail to Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari in a case registered against him under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act. Abbas Ansari is the elder son of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari and represents the Mau Sadar Assembly constituency.A Bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant made absolute the interim bail earlier granted to Ansari, noting that there had been no allegation of mis…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Centre on Thursday cleared the appointment of Allahabad High Court judge, Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta, as the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.As per a notification issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice, the President, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 217(1) of the Constitution of India, appointed Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta, Judge of the Allahabad High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court with effect from the date h…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a plea filed by Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma — who faces impeachment proceedings following the cash-discovery row — challenging the decision of the Lok Sabha Speaker to constitute a three-member inquiry committee against him under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968. A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma reserved the verdict after hearing extensive arguments from all sides. T…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest to folk singer Neha Singh Rathore in connection with an FIR lodged in Uttar Pradesh over her allegedly objectionable social media posts about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Pahalgam terror attack. A Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar issued notice on Rathore’s special leave petition (SLP) challenging the Allahabad High Court’s order denying her anticipatory bail, and soug…
Greater Noida, Jan 6 (IANS) A court in UP’s Greater Noida on Tuesday postponed the commencement of day-to-day hearings in the high-profile Akhlaq lynching case due to the absence of a key prosecution witness.The daily hearing, scheduled to begin on January 6 at the Surajpur court, could not proceed as the main witness failed to appear. The court has now fixed January 8 as the next date of hearing and directed that the witness be produced under police protection.Yusuf Saifi, advocate representing…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Centre on Monday notified the appointment of four advocates as judges in three High Courts, acting on the recommendations of the Supreme Court Collegium.In a post on social media platform X, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal said that the President, in exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India and after consultation with the Chief Justice of India (CJI), was pleased to appoint advocates Ritesh Kumar …
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court has quashed a criminal case, including charges under the SC/ST Act, arising from alleged irregularities in land allotments made more than two decades ago and related revenue proceedings. Allowing a criminal appeal, a single-judge Bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav observed that a mere reference to Scheduled Caste land or the caste status of the informant is insufficient to attract the provisions of the special law.Justice Yadav held that the ca…