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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Christian Michel James' Plea Against Extradition Treaty Clause
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam accused Christian Michel James against the Delhi High Court's dismissal of his petition challenging Article 17 of the 1999 India-UAE extradition treaty.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi passed the order after hearing Advocate Aljo K Joseph. The matter has been listed before a bench led by Justice Vikram Nath.To recap, Michel was extradited to India from Dubai...
'Service Inam' Land Attached To Mosque Is Wakf Property, Can't Be Alienated : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (April 24) has observed that lands attached to Mosques known as 'service imams' form part of the Wakf Property, and therefore cannot be alienated. “It is undisputed and settled that lands granted as service inam for religious or charitable purposes partake the character of endowed property and are impressed with a public or religious trust, thereby restricting their alienability.”, observed a bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Augustine George Masih.The Court...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Adv AK Preeta As Kerala High Court Judge
The Central Government has notified the appointment of Advocate AK Preeta as an Additional Judge of the Kerala High Court.Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced it in a social media post.Although the Supreme Court Collegium, on April 14, had recommended Senior Advocate Liz Mathew along with Adv AK Preeta for Kerala High Court, the Centre has notified only one appointment.
Right To Speedy Trial Cannot Displace Conditions For Bail Under S 37 NDPS Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the right to speedy trial under Article 21 cannot override the stringent statutory requirements for grant of bail under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1987."The right to speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution is undoubtedly a valuable constitutional guarantee; but in the context of a special statute such as the NDPS Act dealing with commercial quantity, that right has to be read alongside, and not in displacement of, the mandate of...
Supreme Court Lauds 92% Voter Turnout & Lack Of Violence In West Bengal Elections
During the hearing of the West Bengal SIR matter, the Supreme Court today voiced appreciation for the 92 percent voter turnout and the lack of violent incidents in the State's Assembly elections."As a citizen of India, I was very happy to see the percentage of voting. In this country, people need to participate in elections. If people realize their power in a democracy, power of vote, and they follow rule of law, the democratic process and values, like 90% or so went for voting, then they...
Supreme Court Forms SIT To Probe 4-Yr Old's Rape-Murder In Ghaziabad; 2nd SIT In A Month To Investigate Minor's Rape
The Supreme Court today directed constitution of a Special Investigation Team to probe the rape and murder case of a 4-year-old girl in Ghaziabad.This is the case where the Court had earlier flagged failure of UP authorities to invoke sexual assault provisions and refusal of two private hospitals to treat the child when she was still alive.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi passed the order, directing as follows:- The DGP, Uttar Pradesh shall constitute...
'Pawan Khera Dragged Innocent Lady Into Controversy For Political Mileage; Custodial Interrogation Necessary': Gauhati HC
Denying anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera in connection with an FIR filed by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife, the Gauhati High Court today observed that the Congress leader had dragged an 'innocent lady' into the controversy to gain political mileage.Noting that it is not a case of defamation simpliciter, a bench of Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia categorically remarked that a custodial interrogation was necessary in this case to identify Khera's associates who collected and provided him...
West Bengal SIR | Appellate Tribunals May Give Out-of-Turn Hearing If Urgency Shown : Supreme Court
For any grievances remaining with regard to West Bengal electoral roll inclusion/exclusion, the Supreme Court today granted liberty to aggrieved persons to approach the Calcutta High Court and/or the Appellate Tribunals constituted in the state for appropriate redressal.The Court further said that if persons who have filed appeals against exclusion from the electoral roll make out a case of urgency, they shall be accorded out-of-turn hearings by the Appellate Tribunals. Moreover, if judicial...
10 Indians In Russia Died Fighting Ukraine War, Many Went Voluntarily : Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Central Government on Friday told the Supreme Court that 10 Indian citizens, who went to Russia, have died while fighting the war against Ukraine. The Centre also told the Court that most of them fought the Ukraine war as part of the Russian forces on the basis of voluntary contracts.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi was hearing a writ petition filed by the family members of 26 Indians, who were allegedly forced into the...
West Bengal SIR : Supreme Court Asks Election Duty Officers Excluded From Voter Roll To Approach Appellate Tribunal
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain writ petitions filed by persons aggreived by the deletion of their names from the electoral roll in the West Bengal after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), although they are enlisted as electoral officers in the ongoing assembly elections.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi asked the petitioners to approach the Appellate Tribunals which have been formed to hear appeals...
