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Rejection by Governor does not mean death of Bill, says Supreme Court
Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, writing for a three-judge Bench, held that a law proposed by a State legislature is not extinguished merely because the Governor refuses to sign his assent. The judgment, based on a petition filed by the Punjab government against its Governor, bolsters Tamil Nadu’s push for gubernatorial assent to 10 Bills.
Tamil Nadu Governor’s indefinite holding back of Bills a matter of ‘serious concern’, says Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Friday said the “constitutional deadlock’ created by Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi was a “serious concern’ A three-judge Bench issued formal notice to the Union of India through the Home Ministry to respond to Tamil Nadu government’s petition.
SC reserves verdict in review of JMM Bribery case The Bench indicated that receiving a bribe was a crime under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Bench was reviewing the law laid down by a majority in the JMM Bribery case judgment in 1998. The reference to a seven-judge Bench came in an appeal filed by JMM leader Sita Soren.
SC reserves verdict in review of JMM Bribery case The Bench was reviewing the law laid down by a majority in the JMM Bribery case judgment in 1998. The majority judgment had held that MPs and MLAs who take bribes to cast their votes or make speeches in a particular manner were immune from any legal proceedings.
No evidence against Sisodia except for a statement, Supreme Court tells Enforcement Directorate The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has to establish an unbroken chain of evidence linking former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia with the liquor lobby in the excise scam case. “We know it is difficult to establish the chain as everything is done undercover… but that is where your competence lies,” Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who headed the Bench, said.
Justice Bhatti recuses from hearing Chandrababu Naidu case; SC to list it before another Bench next week Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has filed a petition to quash a First Information Report (FIR) registered against him in the multi-crore skill development scam case. Justice S.V.N. Bhatti, the Associate Judge on the Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, recused from hearing the petition. The case will be listed before an appropriate Bench next week, Justice Khanna told senior advocates Harish Salve and Siddharth Luthra.
Delhi excise policy case | Will not summon BRS leader Kavitha till Nov. 20: ED tells Supreme Court BRS leader K. Kavitha will not be called for questioning till November 20, the Enforcement Directorate told the Supreme Court. The Bench posted her plea, in which she has challenged the summons issued by the agency, for hearing on November 20.
SC asks govt. whether PM Cares’ benefits given to COVID orphans can be extended to other parentless children Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud addressed the Union government, represented by Additional Solicitor General Vikramjit Banerjee. The three-judge Bench was hearing a PIL petition filed by Poulomi Pavini Shukla in 2018 when she was a law student.
SC asks govt. whether PM Cares’ benefits given to COVID orphans can be extended to other parentless children Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud addressed the Union government, represented by Additional Solicitor General Vikramjit Banerjee. The three-judge Bench was hearing a PIL petition filed by Poulomi Pavini Shukla in 2018.
NGT orders Tantransco to file report on deviation in putting up towers The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation (Tantransco) and the State Coastal Zone Management Authority (SCZMA) to file reports on alleged violations in transmission towers in the Kosasthalaiyar. Referring to the death of a fisherman in the river whose boat reportedly collided with the debris dumped by the Tantransco, the Bench ordered the power utility to file a report.
SC sends railway demolition-affected people to civil court to prove claim of adverse possession of disputed land The Supreme Court gave liberty to people affected by a large-scale eviction conducted by the Railways on disputed land at Nai Basti near Krishnajanmasthan at Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. A three-judge Bench headed by Justices Aniruddha Bose said the petitioner, Yakub Shah, cannot seek relief under Article 32 from a writ court.
SC judge P.K. Mishra recuses himself from hearing Umar Khalid’s bail plea in UAPA case The Supreme Court on August 9 adjourned the Umar Khalid bail hearing on a UAPA case as Justice P.K. Mishra recused himself. Justice A.S. Bopanna, the leaded judge, has scheduled the next hearing before another Bench on August 17. Twenty people have been booked for their alleged involvement in the conspiracy to incite the 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots.
SC judge P.K. Mishra recuses himself from hearing Umar Khalid’s bail plea in UAPA case The Supreme Court on August 9 adjourned the Umar Khalid bail hearing on a UAPA case as Justice P.K. Mishra recused himself. Justice A.S. Bopanna, the leaded judge, has scheduled the next hearing before another Bench on August 17.
SC stays Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in ‘Modi surname’ remark criminal defamation case The Supreme Court on August 4, 2023, stayed the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case. A three-judge Bench headed by Justice B.R. Gavai also comprised of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Sanjay Kumar. The case relates to Mr. Gandhi’s “Modi” surname remark in a political speech during a rally in Karnataka in 2019.
SC asks for break-up of 6,000 FIRs on Manipur clashes The Supreme Court on Monday said it needed a complete breakdown of the “approximately 6,000 first information reports [FIRs]” the Manipur government is said to have registered during the ethnic clashes. A three-judge Bench expressed surprise that the Centre and the State was groping in the dark for facts about the crimes. The court was shocked to know that the police took 14 days to register even a “zero FIR” on the sexual assault and gang rape of two women in Thoubal district on May 4.
SC declines to intervene in Karnataka High Court’s interim stay of CBI proceedings against D.K. Shivakumar A Bench led by Justice B.R. Gavai said that the order under challenge was an interim one. The Bench requested the High Court to expeditiously hear and decide the case in its merits. The High Court on February 10 stayed the CBI probe and the stay was extended in subsequent hearings.
Supreme Court of Nepal orders registration of marriages for same-sex couples Nepal’s Supreme Court issued an interim order to the government to temporarily register same-sex marriage. The order was passed by Justice Til Prasad Shrestha, presiding over a single Bench, that issued the interim order on June 28, 2023.
No obstacle in appointing Priya Varghese, Kannur University gets legal advice Kannur University has got legal advice that there is no obstacle to appoint Priya Varghese, wife of Chief Minister’s private secretary K.K. Ragesh. The Governor had issued an order freezing the appointment before the single Bench verdict.
Justice Yvonne Mokgoro: South Africa’s trailblazing defender of justice, human dignity and the constitution Yvonne Mokgoro was among the first justices of South Africa's new constitutional court. She was the first black African woman appointed to the Bench in 1994. Her most lasting contribution was her efforts to Africanise human rights.
No union, but Centre ready to ease living of gay couples The Bench termed the government’s stand a “step forward” and even a ‘big, big positive’ towards achieving wider social acceptance of the right of same-sex couples to cohabit. The 5-judge constitutional bench will continue hearing the pleas on May 9.
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