Source: indiatoday.in A day before the Supreme Court is to take up the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday met Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Delhi. However, an official release quoting the chief minister said he did not discuss the issue with the Union minister but
Source: scroll.in This came after Rakesh Kumar and Chief Justice AP Sahi met Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in New Delhi. Patna High Court Judge Rakesh Kumar, who was criticised by a special bench for making observations on alleged corruption in the judiciary and whose judicial work was withdrawn, was reassigned cases from Monday, PTI
Source: barandbench.com The hearing in the Ayodhya case is progressing at the Supreme Court of India. The Ayodhya case is being heard by a Constitution Bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices SA Bobde, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Nazeer. Hearings had commenced on August 6, with arguments being made on behalf of the Nirmohi Akhara. In
Source: mayerbrown.com In AIC Limited v The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria [2019] EWHC 2212, the English High Court adjourned an application made by AIC Limited (“AIC”), a Nigerian construction and property development company, to enforce a Nigerian arbitral award pursuant to the New York Convention worth approximately US$123 million (including accrued interest) made in its favour
Source: orfonline.org The Supreme Court has to decide whether to reconsider its earlier recommendation or to reiterate Justice Kureshi’s name. The ongoing tussle of supremacy between the country’s executive and judiciary continues unabated as evident in the holding up of the recommendation of the collegium of the Supreme Court (SC) to elevate Justice Akil Abdul
Source: hindustantimes.com Facing the prospect of being sent to Tihar jail later in the evening, former finance minister P Chidambaram’s legal team on Monday made a strong pitch in the Supreme Court to place the veteran Congress leader under house arrest or let him stay in CBI custody. Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal, who was representing the 73-year-old politician, told
Source: indianexpress.com Inspector Chand had been chargesheeted by the Vigilance Cell under section 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent) of the Indian Penal Code, while the charges were yet to be framed by the Court. The matter dates back to 2012, when then OSD, Vigilance, Kulwant Singh
Source: barandbench.com The Supreme Court today issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking the setting up of community kitchens to combat hunger in the country. The plea sought the involvement of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) to monitor the exercise of setting up of these kitchens. However, Justice NV Ramana, who was on the Bench with Justice Ajay Rastogi, asked
