SC to hear on Monday plea against Calcutta HC order axing 25,753 school jobs, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a batch of petitions, including the West Bengal government’s appeal, filed against the Calcutta High Court’s order cancelling 25,753 appointments in teaching and non-teaching posts made by the WBSSC in 2016. As per the details published on the website of the apex court, a bench headed […]
Delhi HC issues notice on plea for tree transplantation in SC expansion project, ET LegalWorld
The Delhi High Court has issued a notice in response to an Intervention Application (IA) seeking permission for the transplantation of 26 trees within the Supreme Court premises. The trees are part of the ongoing project aimed at expanding the Supreme Court building to create additional courtrooms, including a constitutional court, as well as new […]
SC bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna to hear plea seeking verification of EVMs, ET LegalWorld
A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna will hear a plea filed by former Haryana minister and five-time MLA Karan Singh Dalal seeking a policy for the verification of Electronic Voting Machines. When the matter came up for hearing on Friday before Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan, the bench said the case […]
SC to take up Tahir Hussain’s plea seeking bail for Delhi polls tomorrow, ET LegalWorld
The 2020 riots accused Tahir Hussain has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking interim bail for campaigning ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections. Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has fielded Tahir Hussain as a candidate from the Mustafabad constituency. As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a bench of […]
SC to hear on Monday Rajoana’s plea on commutation of death penalty, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a writ petition filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death row convict in the 1995 assassination case of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh and others, seeking commutation of his death penalty on the ground of over 12-year-long delay in deciding his mercy petition. As per […]
Delhi HC junks Janta Party plea against ECI symbol order, ET LegalWorld
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the Janta Party’s petition challenging the election commission’s order for reserving an election symbol only for recognised registered political parties. A bench of acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said the issue raised by the petitioner was conclusively decided by the Supreme Court and […]
Delhi HC to hear ED plea against Arvind Kejriwal’s bail on Mar 21, ET LegalWorld
The Delhi High Court on Friday set March 21 to hear the enforcement directorate’s plea against the bail granted to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy-linked money laundering case. Justice Vikas Mahajan adjourned Friday’s hearing on the request of the enforcement directorate’s (ED) counsel. The senior counsel representing Kejriwal opposed the request […]
SC to hear mosque committee’s plea on Jan 15, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court would on January 15 hear a plea of the mosque management committee against an order rejecting its petition in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura, UP. A single judge bench of the Allahabad High Court on August 1, last year, rejected the plea of the Committee of Management, Trust Shahi Masjid […]
SC to hear on Jan 15 Cong plea challenging amendments to Conduct of Election Rules, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Wednesday a plea filed by senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh challenging the amendment to the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, which restricts public access to election materials, such as CCTV footage unless explicitly listed by the Election Commission of India (ECI). As per the causelist published on […]
Delhi HC issues notice on plea seeking enhanced regulations for cryptocurrency, ET LegalWorld
The Delhi High Court has agreed to examine a plea seeking enhanced regulations for cryptocurrency or virtual digital assets (VDA). The plea highlighted the plight of BitBNS users, who have been unable to withdraw their funds from their wallets since February 2022 due to a “cyberattack”. Issuing notice, a bench of Justice Sachin Datta sought […]