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Supreme Court on Monday extended till September 15 its order asking the Manipur Police not to take any coercive steps against four members of the Editors Guild of India (EGI) in connection with two FIRs lodged against them for alleged offences, including promoting enmity between two communities.

government employees. ALSO READ: Article 370: Ready for elections in Jammu & Kashmir 'anytime', Centre tells SC Bhat had been removed from his place of posting in Srinagar a day after he argued a case related to the abrogation of Article 370 before the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court of India on the twelfth day of hearing petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir noted that the reorganisation of the state was not ‘one of a kind’ as was pointed out by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. The five judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant noted that the case of Jammu and Kashmir bifurcation was no different than other Indian states that have undergone the same.

NEW DELHI : Underlining that restoration of democracy in Jammu and Kashmir is “very important", the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Union government to indicate a timeframe to restore the statehood of J&K, prompting the Centre to seek 48 hours for making what it called a “positive statement" in this regard. “The government has to make that statement before us that its (J&K’s) progression back to state has to take place.

Jammu and Kashmir. On Tuesday the Indian government informed the apex court that that the union territory status of Jammu and Kashmir is not a “permanent thing". "The union territory status of Jammu and Kashmir is not a permanent thing.

Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was a «self-extinguishing» and a «temporary» provision. Appearing on behalf of the central government, solicitor general Tushar Mehta argued that a «mistake of the past should not befall upon the future generations», adding that the mistake has been «rectified» by the Centre by abrogating Article 370. Mehta further contended that the Constitution of India lies on a higher platform than that of the J&K Constitution which now stands repealed. The Solicitor General added that Article 370 was used in a «floating way» and any word in Article 370 which became «otiose» was replaced by its successor. Strongly defending the abrogation of Article 370, the solicitor general added that Article 370 could have been abrogated through «an administrative exercise» and that the Parliament committed no illegality, as alleged by the petitioners, by abrogating the Article. Reiterating that the abrogation of Article 370 has brought the people of Jammu and Kashmir on a par with their «brothers and sisters (natives)» of India, Mehta argued that it acted as a barrier in providing welfare legislations to the people of the region.

Centre's submission on pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370 that the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir is «subordinate» to the Indian Constitution, which is on a higher pedestal.

Supreme Court on Friday allowed completion of a forensic audit of Ruchi Soya Industries (now taken over by Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved) and asked its erstwhile management to cooperate in the process. The audit has been initiated at the instance of IDBI Bank, which is leading a consortium of lenders of Ruchi Soya. «It is imperative that the fresh forensic audit be taken to its logical conclusion,» solicitor general Tushar Mehta told a bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, adding the allegation involved misappropriation of ₹9,000 crore of public money advanced by banks. Appearing for IDBI Bank, the SG, along with counsels Akshay Sapre and Abhijeet Swaroop, argued that only a forensic audit would unearth any financial mismanagement that has taken place in the company. The bank also wanted restoration of its contempt proceedings initiated against Ruchi Soya's former MD Dinesh Shahra, as it claimed the audit could not be concluded due to his non-cooperation.

Arvind Kejriwal can raise his grievances before the concerned high court. Senior lawyer Abhishek Singhvi, representing Kejriwal, asserted that the high court's decision to deny a temporary halt to the defamation case was incorrect. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who represented the University, claimed that Kejriwal had deliberately concealed relevant information.

Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the bail pleas of three convicts serving life term in the 2002 Godhra train burning case, which plunged Gujarat into one of the worst communal riots, terming it a «very serious incident». «The incident is also a very serious incident. It is not a question of an isolated person being murdered,» a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud observed, adding that specific roles have been attributed to these convicts.

Manipur has demanded the withdrawal of a remark made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in the Supreme Court where he had reportedly said that most of the unclaimed bodies of the ethnic violence in Manipur belong to those of «infiltrators». In a statement, the UNAU Tribal Women's Forum, Delhi-NCR, said the mothers of the Kuki-Hmar-Zomi community of Manipur, represented by the group, are «deeply hurt and appalled» by the remarks made by the solicitor general in the Supreme Court on August 1.

Supreme Court on Monday commenced hearing on a batch of petitions pertaining to ethnic violence in Manipur, with the state government proposing to set up SITs headed by district SPs to probe cases. Manipur DGP Rajiv Singh also appeared before a bench headed by Chief justice D Y Chandrachud to answer queries on the ethnic violence and steps taken by the administration so far, besides the segregation of cases for the purposes of effective investigation.

Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard the Muslim side's plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order. The apex court bench ordered the survey to be carried out through "non-invasive" processes.

Allahabad High Court is expected to pronounce its final verdict on the Archaeological Survey of India conducting a survey of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on Thursday. 1. On July 21, a Varanasi court directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct the survey, including excavations, wherever necessary, to determine if the mosque was built at a place where a temple existed earlier.

Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on pleas of Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji and his wife Megala challenging the Madras High Court order upholding his arrest in a money laundering case. «The arguments heard. Judgement reserved,» a bench comprising justices A S Bopanna and M M Sundresh said after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Enforcement Directorate (ED), and senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing the minister, concluded their submissions. Presenting its arguments, the anti-money laundering agency said it has the requisite power to arrest and interrogate the accused minister in its custody in order to collect evidence and ensure corroboration. On the other hand, Rohatgi, assisted by lawyer Amit Anand Tiwari, said ED has no vested right to interrogate an accused in custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Balaji, who continues to be a minister without portfolio in the Tamil Nadu government even after his arrest on June 14, and his wife assailed a Madras High Court order upholding his arrest by the probe agency in a money laundering case arising out of the alleged cash-for-jobs scam in the state's transport department.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the DGP of Manipur shall remain present before the court for the next hearing on Monday at 2 pm and be in a position to answer the court. Having called as «deeply disturbing» the video of two women being paraded naked in Manipur, SC also said there was a long delay in registering the FIR in connection with the incident. Tension had soared in Manipur, tormented by unabated ethnic violence, after a May 4 video surfaced last week that showed two women from one of the warring communities being paraded naked by a mob from the other side. «One thing is very clear that there is long delay in registering FIR in video case,» a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud remarked orally. At the outset, the Manipur government told the bench it has lodged 6,523 FIRs after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur in May.

LiveLaw. The apex court observed that Manipur police are either unwilling or incapable to act and some mechanism is needed to sort out 6,500 FIR as not everything can be dumped on CBI.

CJI DY Chandrachud asks the government why police took 14 days to register the zero FIR. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta says that government has nothing to hide.

reality. "We are dealing with an unprecedented magnitude of violence against women in communal and sectarian strife. We cannot justify what happened in Manipur by saying that this and this happened elsewhere.

Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the extension of Enforcement Directorate Director Sanjay Mishra's tenure until September 15. The Centre on Wednesday moved the apex court seeking ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra's continuance till October 15, saying his absence during the ongoing FATF review will adversely impact India's national interests. The Centre also emphasised that Mishra, 63, has been engaged in preparation of documents and fulfilling other requirements for mutual evaluation since the beginning of the year 2020 and, accordingly, his continuation in this arduous and delicate process at this «critical stage» is essential.

PTI, a bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra acknowledged the arguments presented by senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, representing the Committee of Management Anjuman Intezamia of the Gyanvapi mosque. Ahmadi stated that the court inadvertently disposed of the main plea during the last hearing, contrary to the interim plea seeking a halt to the ASI work.