Supreme Court judge Justice J.K. Maheshwari said on Sunday that mediation has become an essential and effective mechanism for resolving commercial and business disputes in India, moving beyond its role as a voluntary alternative to litigation. Speaking at a mediation conference in New Delhi, Maheshwari said mediation is increasingly being integrated into the legal system...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Haryana government whether it was willing to show “one-time magnanimity” and deny sanction to prosecute an Ashoka University professor over his remarks on Indian Army press briefings during Operation Sindoor, Live Law reported. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that if the...
The former BJP MLA was granted bail by the High Court, which ruled that a legislator does not qualify as a ‘public servant’ under the POCSO Act. Supreme Court of India on Monday stayed the bail granted to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar by the High Court in the Unnao rape case, ordering that...
Earlier High Court held that the facts did not meet criteria for ‘aggravated penetrative sexual assault’, ruling Sengar was not a ‘public servant’ under Pocso Act. The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday moved the Supreme Court against a Delhi High Court order suspending the life sentence of former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar...
The top court questioned whether the High Court should have made factual findings while the matter was pending before the tribunal. The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Kerala High Court order declaring that the 404.76-acre Munambam property is not waqf land and directed that status quo be maintained until January 27, Live Law reported....
Bhatt been a prominent critic of former Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. In a 2011 petition, he accused Modi of encouraging the 2002 communal violence. The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to suspend the 20-year prison term handed to former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a 1996 drug-planting case, Live Law reported. Bhatt, who is...
The court said it would deliver its order before the winter vacation beginning December 19 and asked all parties to file compiled documents by 18 December. The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its decision on the bail petitions filed by activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and several others accused of involvement in an alleged “larger...
The top court called the case against Islamuddin Ansari, who privately sent the clip to the police officer for verification, “a total abuse of authority and court process”. The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a senior Uttar Pradesh police officer to provide a voice sample for forensic analysis over an audio clip in which he...
Court reportedly questioned the legal status of Rohingya in India, compared their entry to that of ‘intruders digging tunnels’ and asked whether those entering illegally were entitled to food, shelter and education. A group of former judges, senior advocates and civil society members on Friday issued an open letter to Chief Justice of India, expressing...
Top court overturns Calcutta HC ruling, saying the law entitles divorced Muslim women to reclaim all marital gifts and property given to the groom The Supreme Court of India has ruled that gifts given by a bride’s parents to a Muslim groom at the time of marriage must be returned to the woman if the...