2015 Sacrilege Cases: High Court Frames 4 Questions For Larger Bench On Ram Rahim's Plea Challenging Punjab's Withdrawal Of Consent For CBI Probe
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2015 Sacrilege Cases: High Court Frames 4 Questions For Larger Bench On Ram Rahim's Plea Challenging Punjab's Withdrawal Of Consent For CBI Probe

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has framed four questions while referring Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's plea challenging Punjab Government's withdrawal of consent for CBI probe into 2015 Sacrilege Cases, in which he is an accused. In 2021, Ram Rahim moved High Court seeking a fair and impartial investigation in three different incidents of sacrilege of Shri Guru Granth Sahib between June to October 2015 in Punjab, wherein he is arrayed as an accused by SIT formed by the Punjab Government. Whereas, the counsel for the state contended that petition is liable to be dismissed since the issues have already been decided by this Court vide a detailed order passed in Charanjit Singh and others Versus State of Punjab and others,, wherein the Court opined that there was "no infirmity" in Punjab's Government to withdraw consent for CBI probe. Another petition was filed titled as Sukhwinder Singh @ Sunny Versus State of Punjab and another before the High Court challenging the impugned notification which was also dismissed vide judgment dated 04.01.2021 by placing reliance on Charanjit Singh's case, the state submitted.

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SC asks CBI stand on plea to probe 'fraud' by Kolkata's SREI group
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SC asks CBI stand on plea to probe 'fraud' by Kolkata's SREI group

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the CBI's stand on a plea seeking a probe into the alleged financial fraud committed by Kolkata-based SREI Group. SC asks CBI stand on plea to probe 'fraud' by Kolkata's SREI group A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took note of the submissions of advocate Prashant Bhushan, …

Cash-for-job scam: SC stays Madras HC order for CBI probe against ex-AIADMK minister
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Cash-for-job scam: SC stays Madras HC order for CBI probe against ex-AIADMK minister

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Madras High Court order directing a CBI probe into corruption allegations against former AIADMK minister K T Rajenthra Bhalaji in a cash-for-job scam case. Cash-for-job scam: SC stays Madras HC order for CBI probe against ex-AIADMK minister A bench comprising Justices Pankaj Mithal and S V N Bhatti passed the order …

Supreme Court stays CBI probe against former Tamil Nadu Minister Rajenthra Bhalaji
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Supreme Court stays CBI probe against former Tamil Nadu Minister Rajenthra Bhalaji

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation not to proceed with its probe cases against former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Minister K.T. The court was referring to the arguments and counter-arguments presented by the State of Tamil Nadu, Mr. Bhalaji, and a complainant in the case. Tamil Nadu Additional Advocate General Amit Anand Tiwari …

Kerala High Court Allows PP Divya To Access Documents Filed In Plea For CBI Probe Into ADM Naveen Babu's Death
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The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Registry to provide copy of writ petition, exhibits and other documents filed by Manjusha, wife of deceased ADM Naveen Babu to PP Divya, who is allegedly accused of abetting his suicide. The single bench of Justice Kauser Edappagath passed the above order in an application filed by Divya in the writ petition …

Delhi court grants bail to Lalu Yadav's son Tej Pratap, daughter Hema in land-for-job scam case
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Delhi court grants bail to Lalu Yadav's son Tej Pratap, daughter Hema in land-for-job scam case

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The Punjab & Haryana High Court dismissed the plea challenging the screening test question paper for the post of Post Graduate Teacher and its final answer key published in October 2024 noting that the expert committee has already been formed and Court cannot sit over it, unless there is an allegation of malice. Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Meenakshi …

Supreme Court Dismisses SGPC's Plea Challenging Grant Of Paroles/Furloughs To Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim
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Supreme Court Dismisses SGPC's Plea Challenging Grant Of Paroles/Furloughs To Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim

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The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition filed by Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee alleging that Haryana government was misusing its powers under Section 11 of Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners Act, 2022 while granting parole/furlough to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra passed the order, taking into account an observation …

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SC refuses to hear SGPC plea against dera chief’s temporary release

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear a plea of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee against the temporary release of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. The high court disposed of the SGPC’s PIL, observing in case an application was filed by Ram Rahim for temporary release, the same should be considered by the competent authority without …

Calcutta High Court dismisses case against man accused of mocking Mamata Banerjee
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Calcutta High Court dismisses case against man accused of mocking Mamata Banerjee

Op India  

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Supreme Court quashes chargesheet against former Army officer in rape case
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Supreme Court quashes chargesheet against former Army officer in rape case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed a chargesheet against a former Army officer in an alleged rape case saying it was an "abuse of process of law". Mr. Dubey said seven FIRs against nine different people, including the petitioner, at seven different police stations, were registered at her instance in the last eight years. "Petitioner is a 63-year-old decorated officer …

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Not for us at all: Top court rejects plea for protection of Hindus in Bangladesh

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea seeking directions to the government to take immediate and decisive action to curb the ongoing violence and persecution of Hindus and other minority communities in Bangladesh. A bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna dismissed the petition, questioning how the court could comment on the internal affairs of another country. Hindu minorities …

Supreme Court Dismisses Sukesh Chandrasekhar's Plea to Shift Jails
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Supreme Court Dismisses Sukesh Chandrasekhar's Plea to Shift Jails

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Calling it an abuse of the process of the law, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea of alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar to shift him from Mandoli Jail in the national capital to any other prison, except ones in Punjab and Delhi.A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and P B Varale noted similar pleas previously filed …

HC to hear MP Rashid’s plea against court’s refusal to issue order on bail plea
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HC to hear MP Rashid’s plea against court’s refusal to issue order on bail plea

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court will on February 24 hear jailed parliament member Engineer Rashid’s plea against a local court’s December 23 refusal to pass an order on his bail plea citing lack of jurisdiction. Justice Vikas Mahajan scheduled the hearing after Delhi high court’s registrar general informed the court about the Supreme Court ’s permission for a special court to …

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No need of probe by CBI into MUDA case, says Karnataka High Court

The Hindu  

In a big relief to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the High Court of Karnataka on Friday said that “the material on record nowhere indicates that the investigation conducted by the Lokayukta police is partisan, lopsided or shoddy” to warrant transferring to the Central Bureau of Investigation the probe into the criminal case on alleged illegality in allotment of 14 sites to …

High court dismisses petition seeking transfer of MUDA investigation against CM to CBI from Lokayukta
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High court dismisses petition seeking transfer of MUDA investigation against CM to CBI from Lokayukta

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: The High Court Justice M. Nagaprasanna on Friday dismissed a petition filed by social activist Snehamayi Krishna seeking transfer of investigation from Lokayukta, Mysuru wing to the sleuths of Central Bureau of Investigation over alleged irregularities in allotments of 14 plots to B.M. However, his advocate Shatabish Shivanna said a “legal victory for Siddaramaiah.” Last year, Snehamayi Krishna moved …

Calcutta High Court to ‘supervise’ framing of charges in R.G. Kar financial irregularities case
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Calcutta High Court to ‘supervise’ framing of charges in R.G. Kar financial irregularities case

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday said it would ‘strictly supervise’ the proceedings before the special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation at Alipore concerning the framing of charges in the case of alleged financial irregularities at the R.G. Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RGKMCH, charged with allegations of corruption and financial malpractice at the institution during his tenure, …

Delhi HC seeks SC clarification on court jurisdiction for Engineer Rashid’s bail plea
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Delhi HC seeks SC clarification on court jurisdiction for Engineer Rashid’s bail plea

New Indian Express  

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Top court denies Ram Rahim relief in sacrilege cases
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Top court denies Ram Rahim relief in sacrilege cases

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday turned down Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s plea to halt his trial and restrain the Punjab Police from continuing its probe into the 2015 sacrilege cases, while making it clear that the matter would be heard in detail at a later stage. Ram Rahim A bench of justices Bhushan R Gavai and K …

Supreme Court Declines Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Plea To Stay Trial In 2015 Sacrilege Cases
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Supreme Court Declines Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Plea To Stay Trial In 2015 Sacrilege Cases

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Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has moved the Supreme Court seeking vacation of stay imposed on the Punjab and Haryana High Court order which stopped the trial in the 2015 sacrilege cases.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and K Vinod Chandran heard the matter today, pursuant to an application filed by Ram Rahim in Punjab government's plea challenging …

Karnataka High Court stays probe against C.T. Ravi in derogatory remarks case
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Karnataka High Court stays probe against C.T. Ravi in derogatory remarks case

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday stayed criminal proceedings against C.T. Though the court on January 23 had directed the CID not to precipitate till January 30 the investigation in the criminal case registered based on Ms. Hebbalkar’s complaint, State Public Prosecutor B.A. However, the court said that the CID cannot frustrate the proceedings on the petition as the …

Bengal Govt Granted Sanction To Prosecute Ex-RG Kar Principal Sandip Ghosh: CBI Tells Calcutta High Court
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Bengal Govt Granted Sanction To Prosecute Ex-RG Kar Principal Sandip Ghosh: CBI Tells Calcutta High Court

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The Central Bureau of Investigation has told the Calcutta High Court that it has received sanction from the West Bengal government to probe the financial irregularities case against the former principal of RG Kar College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh.These submissions were made before a bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh.Notably, Ghosh had been granted bail in the larger conspiracy around. The …

Bengal Govt Granted Sanction To Prosecute Ex-RG Kar Principal Sandip Ghosh: CBI Tells Calcutta High Court
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Bengal Govt Granted Sanction To Prosecute Ex-RG Kar Principal Sandip Ghosh: CBI Tells Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has told the Calcutta High Court that it has received sanction from the West Bengal government to probe the financial irregularities case against the former principal of RG Kar College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh.These submissions were made before a bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh.Notably, Ghosh had been granted bail in the larger conspiracy around. The …

CJI says will consider request for urgent hearing of plea levelling allegations against Manipur CM
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CJI says will consider request for urgent hearing of plea levelling allegations against Manipur CM

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday said the court may, in case of “extreme urgency”, consider advancing the hearing of a plea made by a Kuki organisation, represented by advocate Prashant Bhushan, claiming Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh was instrumental in inciting and organising violence in the northeastern State which led to the loss of many lives. …

Special court issues notice to Karnataka CM in defamation case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Special court issues notice to Karnataka CM in defamation case

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: A special court in the city issued a notice to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday on a private complaint filed by an activist on charges of defamatory statements against him. Abraham filed the complaint for the offence punishable under Section 356 of BNSS, 2023, against Siddaramaiah, who allegedly made a defamatory statement against him after the Governor Thawaarchand Gehlot …

Delhi HC issues notice on Rashid Engineer’s plea for bail decision in terror case
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Delhi HC issues notice on Rashid Engineer’s plea for bail decision in terror case

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi:The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer’s plea to expedite the proceedings on his bail application in a terror funding case, seeking a response from the national investigating agency. Engineer, an independent member of parliament from Baramulla, approached the high court after additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh, the special judge …

Kolkata Court To Deliver Verdict On RG Kar Rape-Murder Case On January 18
2 months ago

Kolkata Court To Deliver Verdict On RG Kar Rape-Murder Case On January 18

Live Law  

A sessions court in Kolkata's Sealdah area will deliver its verdict on the gruesome RG Kar rape and murder case where a trainee doctor was raped and killed after completing her night shift at the city's RG Kar medical college and hospital.The incident, which occurred in August 2024, caused great furore across the country, with the High Court transferring the …

Senior advocates urge CJI to direct CBI action against Allahabad HC judge for hate speech at VHP event
2 months ago

Senior advocates urge CJI to direct CBI action against Allahabad HC judge for hate speech at VHP event

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A group of senior advocates on Friday urged Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to direct the Central Bureau of Investigation to file an FIR against Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav over alleged hate speech. Earlier this week, Justice Yadav wrote to the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, asserting that he stands by his …

Dera follower’s murder in jail: HC seeks report from Punjab Police on status of probe
2 months, 1 week ago

Dera follower’s murder in jail: HC seeks report from Punjab Police on status of probe

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought a report on status of probe into murder of Mohinder Pal Singh Bittu, a dera Sacha Sauda follower and accused in 2015 sacrilege cases, in Nabha jail in 2019. According to the plea, after registration of the FIR a special investigation team was also constituted on HC’s direction in August 2022 but …

'We cannot be court of first instance': SC refuses to hear plea over alleged irregularities in BPSC exam
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'We cannot be court of first instance': SC refuses to hear plea over alleged irregularities in BPSC exam

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to examine a plea over the alleged irregularities in the BPSC exam held on December 13, 2024, and the consequent police action on protestors. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan asked petitioner to move the Patna High Court with the grievances. The counsel …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On CBI's Challenge To Acquittal Of Ram Rahim Singh In 2002 Ranjit Singh Murder Case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On CBI's Challenge To Acquittal Of Ram Rahim Singh In 2002 Ranjit Singh Murder Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice in the SLP filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging Punjab and Haryana High Court's order acquitting Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder of manager Ranjit Singh.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued notice in the matter and tagged it with another pending …

Holding Multiple Inquiries On Same Allegations Amount To Violation Of Article 21: Punjab & Haryana High Court
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Holding Multiple Inquiries On Same Allegations Amount To Violation Of Article 21: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court granted anticipatory bail in fraud and Prevention of Corruption Act case to a Junior Engineer posted in Municipal Council Khanna, accused for committing embezzlement of Rs. Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "multiple inquires on same set of allegations would amount to violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India added with the fact that …

Bombay High Court temporarily suspends externment of Uddhav Sena leader
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bombay High Court temporarily suspends externment of Uddhav Sena leader

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed that a notice issued to Shiv Sena Pimpri Chinchwad city president Sachin Bhosale in pursuance of externment proceedings going on against him, to be temporarily suspended and the authority to decide the issue within a week. The bench of Justices Dr Neela Gokhale and Ashwin Bhobe were hearing a petition filed by Sachin …

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments- Part 3 [51 to 75]
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100 Important Supreme Court Judgments- Part 3 [51 to 75]

Live Law  

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Calcutta High Court Declines To Interfere With Preliminary Report Against SRFTI Dean Filmmaker Vipin Vijay Over POSH Allegations
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Declines To Interfere With Preliminary Report Against SRFTI Dean Filmmaker Vipin Vijay Over POSH Allegations

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has declined to interfere with a preliminary report by the Internal Committee of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute against Dean and Filmmaker Vipin Vijay who had been accused of sexual harassment. In declining a plea by Vijay seeking quashing of the report, Justice Kausik Chanda held: "I am not inclined to interfere with the …

CLAT 2025 : Delhi High Court Finds Two Answers 'Demonstrably Wrong', Directs To Revise Results Of Petitioner
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

CLAT 2025 : Delhi High Court Finds Two Answers 'Demonstrably Wrong', Directs To Revise Results Of Petitioner

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has held that the law does not commend a total 'hands off' approach for Courts where the answer key is demonstrably wrong, underscoring that injustice caused to a candidate must be undone. Justice Jyoti Singh observed that there is no absolute proscription against a Court examining a challenge to the answer key in an examination process, …

Calcutta High Court allows junior doctors front in Bengal to hold protests over R.G. Kar issue
3 months ago

Calcutta High Court allows junior doctors front in Bengal to hold protests over R.G. Kar issue

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday allowed representatives of West Bengal Junior Doctors Front to hold protests at Kolkata Esplanade area over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor earlier this year but restricted the gathering to 200 and 250 members at a time. The WBJDF has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking permission to hold protests after a …

Follower's Castration Case: Punjab & Haryana HC Directs CBI Court To Decide Afresh Relevance Of Docs Sought By Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim
3 months ago

Follower's Castration Case: Punjab & Haryana HC Directs CBI Court To Decide Afresh Relevance Of Docs Sought By Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Friday has asked the CBI court to decide afresh in 4 weeks the relevance of certain documents including statements of witnesses sought by Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim for his defence in a case concerning the castration of his follower.It was alleged that a large number of followers were castrated at …

State Appears To Be Shielding Main Accused Who Haven't Been Summoned In ₹100 Crore Bhovi Corporation "Scam" Probe: Karnataka HC
3 months ago

State Appears To Be Shielding Main Accused Who Haven't Been Summoned In ₹100 Crore Bhovi Corporation "Scam" Probe: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

While hearing a matter seeking transfer of probe in the over Rs 100 crore Bhovi Development Corporation "scam", the Karnataka High Court on Thursday observed that the state government appeared to be shielding the main accused who has not been summoned for investigation and have neither secured bail. Justice M Nagaprasanna was hearing a petition filed by two accused Yashaswini …

Supreme Court clears way for CBI probe into Kallakurichi hooch tragedy
3 months ago

Supreme Court clears way for CBI probe into Kallakurichi hooch tragedy

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the decks for a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that left 68 people dead. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan dismissed the special leave petitions filed by the Tamil Nadu government against the Madras High Court judgment ordering the CBI probe. Based on petitions filed by AIADMK …

Supreme Court Expresses Disinclination To Stay Karnataka Lokayukta Investigation In DK Shivakumar Disproportionate Assets Case
3 months ago

Supreme Court Expresses Disinclination To Stay Karnataka Lokayukta Investigation In DK Shivakumar Disproportionate Assets Case

Live Law  

In pleas challenging withdrawal of consent accorded by Karnataka government for CBI to prosecute Congress leader and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar in a disproportionate assets case, the Supreme Court today expressed disinclination to pass any interim order regarding ongoing investigation by Karnataka Lokayukta.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan heard the matter, arising out of. In pleas challenging …

Supreme Court backs moving cases against Amazon, Flipkart to Karnataka High Court
3 months ago

Supreme Court backs moving cases against Amazon, Flipkart to Karnataka High Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its inclination to transfer petitions filed by e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart, challenging a Competition Commission of India probe order, to the Karnataka High Court for adjudication. “Prima facie, we are of the view that all cases, which are pending in various high courts, should be transferred to Karnataka High Court for hearing,” the …

IIT-BHU gang rape case: Victim allowed cross-examination via video conferencing
3 months, 1 week ago

IIT-BHU gang rape case: Victim allowed cross-examination via video conferencing

Hindustan Times  

A Varanasi court partially accepted a plea from the Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University gang rape victim, seeking permission to appear in court for cross-examination through video conferencing. The court ordered that the cross-examination statement of the plaintiff/victim be recorded on the scheduled dates in the Vulnerable Witness Room located within the court premises. From a protest in November …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024
3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024

Live Law  

Index Citations Ashok v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Criminal Appeal No. Case Details: Irfan Khan v. State Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 945 The Supreme Court quashed the Arms Act case against the person accused of possessing a buttondar knife. Setting aside the High Court's decision, Mehta J. in the judgment observed that "the notification whereby, a buttondar knife having blade dimensions …

SC seeks CBI response in Balwan Khokhar plea in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

SC seeks CBI response in Balwan Khokhar plea in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to file a response to former Congress councillor Balwan Khokhar’s plea seeking suspension of sentence in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Khokhar, along with former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, had been convicted under various counts of Indian Penal Code in the case and is undergoing a life sentence and …

Supreme Court To Hear Jharkhand IAS Officer's Plea Against HC Refusing To Hear Challenge To ECI Direction For Disciplinary Action
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court To Hear Jharkhand IAS Officer's Plea Against HC Refusing To Hear Challenge To ECI Direction For Disciplinary Action

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea involving the issue as to whether the Election Commission of India's direction to state government to take disciplinary action against a District Election Officer ought to be challenged before the jurisdictional High Court or the Central Administrative Tribunal.A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Pankaj Mithal called for the response of …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 25, 2024 To December 01, 2024
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 25, 2024 To December 01, 2024

Live Law  

Index Citations M/S Ajay Protech Pvt. Case Details: State of Karnataka v. Chandrasha Criminal Appeal No.2646 Of 2024 Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 926 While convicting a government servant for taking a bribe of Rs.2000, the Supreme Court observed that it was not necessary for the amount involved to be substantial to draw the presumption under Section 20 of the Prevention of …

Trial against dera chief in sacrilege cases starts in Chandigarh court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trial against dera chief in sacrilege cases starts in Chandigarh court

Hindustan Times  

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was produced before the local court here via video conferencing from Sunaria Jail in Rohtak on Thursday in relation to three interlinked 2015 sacrilege cases. Trial against dera chief in sacrilege cases starts in Chandigarh court As per the counsel for Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee in one of the cases, Rajesh Kumar Rai, …

SC Agrees To Consider CBI Plea To Transfer Yasin Malik’s Trial From Jammu
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

SC Agrees To Consider CBI Plea To Transfer Yasin Malik’s Trial From Jammu

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider an application moved by the Central Bureau of Investigation’s to transfer the trial of terror convict Yasin Malik and former Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front chief, from a Jammu court to Delhi. The matter came up after a trial court in Jammu directed Yasin Malik to be present in person for the …

SC agrees to examine CBI plea to transfer Yasin Malik’s trial from Jammu
3 months, 2 weeks ago

SC agrees to examine CBI plea to transfer Yasin Malik’s trial from Jammu

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine the Central Bureau of Investigation’s plea to transfer the trial of Yasin Malik, a terror convict and former Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front chief, from a Jammu court to Delhi. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta and advocate Rajat Nair, representing CBI, brought on record the agency’s application in the light of a Jammu …

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