[Breaking] SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Scrapping Of Justice B S Chauhan-Led Panel To ProbeVikas Dubey Encounter On Alleged Ground Of Bias [Read Order]
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[Breaking] SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Scrapping Of Justice B S Chauhan-Led Panel To ProbeVikas Dubey Encounter On Alleged Ground Of Bias [Read Order]

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an application which sought the disbanding of the Justice B S Chauhan inquiry Commission constituted to probe the alleged encounter of UP gangster, Vikas Dubey.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Subramaniun said :"We have provided some safeguards in the manner in which the probe is to be conducted. The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an application which sought the disbanding of the Justice B S Chauhan inquiry Commission constituted to probe the alleged encounter of UP gangster, Vikas Dubey. The top court had reserved order in the plea was by Ghanshyam Upadhyay seeking directions to scrap the inquiry commission constituted by Supreme Court to probe into Vikas Dubey Encounter Case and issue contempt proceedings against state functionaries for allegedly suppressing true facts about the members of the commission. The fresh application alleged "fraud of high magnitude" practised upon the Court by all stakeholders responsible for appointing Justice BS Chauhan, Shri Shashikant Aggarwal, Shri KL Gupta and Shri Ravindar Gaur on the judicial commission.

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BREAKING| Supreme Court Publishes Video & Pictures On Cash At Justice Yashwant Varma's House; Makes Report Of Delhi HC CJ Public
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BREAKING| Supreme Court Publishes Video & Pictures On Cash At Justice Yashwant Varma's House; Makes Report Of Delhi HC CJ Public

Live Law  

In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court on Saturday uploaded on its website the reports and documents, including photos and video, with respect to the allegations of the discovery of unaccounted currencies at the home of Justice Yashwant Varma, sitting judge of the Delhi High Court. The inquiry report of the Delhi High Court Chief Justice and the response of …

BREAKING| CJI Constitutes 3-Member Committee For Inquiry Against Justice Yashwant Varma Over Cash-At-Home Row
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9 hours, 2 minutes ago

BREAKING| CJI Constitutes 3-Member Committee For Inquiry Against Justice Yashwant Varma Over Cash-At-Home Row

Live Law  

The Chief Justice of India has constituted a 3-member committee to conduct an inquiry into the allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma, Judge of the Delhi High Court, as part of the in-house procedure. Chief Justice of Delhi High Court has also been asked not to assign any judicial work to Justice Yashwant Varma. The action was taken after the Delhi …

Supreme Court Dismisses Sukesh Chandrasekhar's Plea to Shift Jails
1 month ago

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 …

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest – January 2025
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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest – January 2025

Live Law  

Supreme Court: Plea In Supreme Court Challenges BSA's Electronic Evidence & Confession Provisions And BNS Sections Case Title: Vinod Kumar Boinapally Versus Union Of India And Ors., W.P. S.187 BNSS | Supreme Court Affirms HC Judgment That Police Custody Must Be Within First 40 Days For Offences Punishable Upto 10 Yrs Imprisonment Case : Hyder Ali v.State of Karnataka The …

Calcutta High Court Constitutes SIT To Probe Sandeshkhali Gang Rape Case, Flags Delay In Investigation
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Calcutta High Court Constitutes SIT To Probe Sandeshkhali Gang Rape Case, Flags Delay In Investigation

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has constituted a special investigation team to probe allegations of gang rape in West Bengal's Sandeskhali allegedly involving politically influential persons.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh formed an SIT comprising Rahul Mishra, IPS and SDPO, Baduria, Basirhat Police District, along with Bireswar Chatterjee, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Homicide Section,. The Calcutta High Court has constituted a special investigation team …

Senior lawyers urge CJI to direct CBI to lodge FIR against Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav
2 months ago

Senior lawyers urge CJI to direct CBI to lodge FIR against Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav

The Hindu  

Senior advocates have written to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Friday to direct the Central Bureau of Investigation to lodge a First Information Report against Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav after taking suo motu notice of communal comments reported to have been made by him during a speech at an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu …

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

Bombay High Court judge, Justice Sarang Kotwal, recuses himself from hearing an appeal filed by Bhima Koregaon violence accused Anand Teltumbde
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay High Court judge, Justice Sarang Kotwal, recuses himself from hearing an appeal filed by Bhima Koregaon violence accused Anand Teltumbde

Op India  

Justice Sarang Kotwal, a judge of the Bombay High Court, recused himself on Thursday, January 2, from the hearing of an appeal filed by Bhima-Koregaon case accused Anand Teltumbde. Anand Teltumbde had filed the concerned appeal through his lawyer Neeraj Yadav after his discharge plea was rejected by a special National Investigation Agency court in May 2024. Teltumbde is accused …

2018 Chandan Gupta murder case: NIA court convicts 28 from Muslim mob that killed Hindu man during Tiranga Yatra
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2018 Chandan Gupta murder case: NIA court convicts 28 from Muslim mob that killed Hindu man during Tiranga Yatra

Op India  

In the 2018 Chandan Gupta murder case wherein the Hindu youth was killed in a brutal mob violence that erupted over a Tiranga Yatra in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, the NIA court of Lucknow on Thursday convicted 28 accused and acquitted 2 people. According to the special advocate of the prosecution, Chandan Gupta alias Abhishek Gupta was shot dead in a …

SC to hear plea against ban on IS on Jan 22; ex-judge Mukta Gupta is amicus curiae
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SC to hear plea against ban on IS on Jan 22; ex-judge Mukta Gupta is amicus curiae

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will next month hear a petition declaring the Islamic State and all its fronts a banned outfit under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. A view of the Supreme Court building in New Delhi The petition was filed by Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan, 64, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in December 2023 on …

Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Civil Judges Accused Under SC/ST Act By Colleague
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Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Civil Judges Accused Under SC/ST Act By Colleague

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has granted relief to two Junior Civil Judges in a long pending case of 10 years, wherein they were charged under Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989. “It is pertinent to mention that respondent No.5 has lodged a complaint against the petitioners on 09.10.2015, subsequent to the report submitted by the …

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 Dismisses Rajasthan HC's Plea Against Judicial Service Appointment Of Candidate After FIRs Were Closed
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3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Rajasthan HC's Plea Against Judicial Service Appointment Of Candidate After FIRs Were Closed

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The Supreme Court recently dismissed a Special Leave Petition challenging a Rajasthan High Court judgment that directed the appointment of a candidate in the Rajasthan Judicial Services Examination 2021. A bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice SVN Bhatti refused to interfere with the Rajasthan High Court's decision observing, “Having considered the basis for the impugned judgment of the Division …

Supreme Court Dismisses Rajasthan HC's Plea Against Judicial Service Appointment Of Candidate After FIRs Were Closed
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3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Rajasthan HC's Plea Against Judicial Service Appointment Of Candidate After FIRs Were Closed

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a Special Leave Petition challenging a Rajasthan High Court judgment that directed the appointment of a candidate in the Rajasthan Judicial Services Examination 2021. A bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice SVN Bhatti refused to interfere with the Rajasthan High Court's decision observing, “Having considered the basis for the impugned judgment of the Division …

WB Universities' VC Appointments | '11 Appointments Approved By Governor', AG Says; Supreme Court Gives 3 Weeks' Time For The Remaining
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WB Universities' VC Appointments | '11 Appointments Approved By Governor', AG Says; Supreme Court Gives 3 Weeks' Time For The Remaining

Live Law  

In the matter pertaining to appointment of Vice Chancellors for certain West Bengal Universities, the Supreme Court was informed today that the Chancellor has cleared the names of 6 VCs and 5 more names shall be cleared by today or tomorrow.A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Manmohan adjourned the matter to January 8, in light of Attorney General. In …

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

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

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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 …

'Don't Dig Up Ghosts, Be Sensitive About Judiciary': Supreme Court In PIL Against Ex-Andhra CM Jagan Over Remarks On Justice Ramana
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Don't Dig Up Ghosts, Be Sensitive About Judiciary': Supreme Court In PIL Against Ex-Andhra CM Jagan Over Remarks On Justice Ramana

Live Law  

While hearing a PIL filed against ex-Andhra Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy over his allegations of impropriety against former Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, the Supreme Court today remarked that people should be sensitive atleast towards the judiciary. In the context of the main matter, Justice Kant posed to the petitioner's counsel, "who has advised you to unnecessarily …

CBI urges Supreme Court to transfer Yasin Malik's trial from Jammu to Delhi
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

CBI urges Supreme Court to transfer Yasin Malik's trial from Jammu to Delhi

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the ongoing terror-funding trial against Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik could be transferred from Jammu to the Tihar Jail, where a court facility is already functional with video conferencing facilities in place. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench of Justices AS Oka and Augustine George Masih, which …

Supreme Court on Yasin Malik's case: ‘Even Ajmal Kasab was given fair trial’
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4 months ago

Supreme Court on Yasin Malik's case: ‘Even Ajmal Kasab was given fair trial’

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated it might set up a courtroom inside Delhi's Tihar jail for Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik in a kidnapping case. The top court also remarked that "Even Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial in our country." In our country, a fair trial was given even to Ajmal Kasab and legal assistance …

'In Our Country, Even Ajmal Kasab Was Given Fair Trial' : Supreme Court To CBI In Yasin Malik's Case
4 months ago

'In Our Country, Even Ajmal Kasab Was Given Fair Trial' : Supreme Court To CBI In Yasin Malik's Case

Live Law  

Even terrorist Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial, orally observed the Supreme Court, while hearing an appeal filed by the CBI against an order for the physical production of Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik to a Jammu court for the trial in the case related to the killing of 4 IAF personnel in 1989.Citing security concerns, the Central Bureau of …

Supreme Court junks CBI plea in Yasin Malik case: 'Even Ajmal Kasab got fair trial'
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4 months ago

Supreme Court junks CBI plea in Yasin Malik case: 'Even Ajmal Kasab got fair trial'

India TV News  

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday emphasised the importance of a fair trial system citing the example of of 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab's case. This happened when the court was hearing the Central Bureau of Investigation appeal regarding a Jammu court’s direction for local Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik to personally appear to face the trial. In …

Even Ajmal Kasab got fair trial: Supreme Court to CBI in Yasin Malik's case
4 months ago

Even Ajmal Kasab got fair trial: Supreme Court to CBI in Yasin Malik's case

India Today  

Even 26/11 Mumbai attack terrorist Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial, the Supreme Court observed while hearing an appeal by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging a Jammu court order asking Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik to appear in person. Yasin Malik is the main accused in the killing of four Indian Air Force personnel near Srinagar in 1990 …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 11, 2024 To November 17, 2024
4 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 11, 2024 To November 17, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index Citations M/S Crystal Transport Private Limited & Anr. Case Details: XYZ v. State of Gujarat Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 887 The Supreme Court advised High Courts to exercise caution before quashing non-compoundable cases based on settlement between the victim and the accused. Case Details: Som Nath Bharti v. State of Uttar Pradesh The Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed …

Ghaziabad Court Violence | Allahabad HC Bar Association Resolves To File Criminal Contempt Case Against District & Sessions Judge
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ghaziabad Court Violence | Allahabad HC Bar Association Resolves To File Criminal Contempt Case Against District & Sessions Judge

Live Law  

Condemning the recent lathi charge violence against advocates in Ghaziabad Court, allegedly at the behest of the District and Sessions Judge, the Allahabad High Court Bar Association today passed a resolution deciding to file a criminal contempt case against the Judicial Officer. The resolution was passed today in an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee of the High Court Bar …

SC notice to J’khand on plea seeking to quash appointment of DGP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

SC notice to J’khand on plea seeking to quash appointment of DGP

New Indian Express  

RANCHI: While hearing a petition seeking direction to quash the appointment of Jharkhand acting DGP Anurag Gupta, the Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Jharkhand government and the DGP seeking their replies within two weeks. The contempt petition, filed by Jamshedpur resident Naresh Makani, stated that Anurag Gupta was appointed as interim DGP replacing Ajay Kumar Singh in …

Punjab to file special leave petition in top court
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab to file special leave petition in top court

Hindustan Times  

Bargari sacrilege On March 11, while hearing a plea filed by Ram Rahim in 2015 sacrilege cases, the high court had stayed further proceeding against the Sirsa dera head. The Punjab government is preparing to file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court to challenge the Punjab and Haryana high court order staying proceedings before a trial court in …

Delhi excise policy case: SC to hear BRS MLC K Kavitha's bail plea on August 12
7 months, 1 week ago

Delhi excise policy case: SC to hear BRS MLC K Kavitha's bail plea on August 12

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on August 12, Monday, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader, K Kavitha's plea seeking bail in the cases filed by both the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the 2021-22 Excise Policy A two-judge bench of the top court, led by Justice BR Gavai and also comprising …

Supreme Court Disposes Satyendra Jain's Plea Against VIPS Chairman Over Cross-Examination Of Witness In Election Petition
7 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Disposes Satyendra Jain's Plea Against VIPS Chairman Over Cross-Examination Of Witness In Election Petition

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today disposed off the plea filed by former Delhi Minister Satyendra Jain against Dr SC Vats to cross-examine a witness in an election petition filed by Vats challenging Jain's election from Shakur Basti, Delhi. The Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that Jain wanted to cross-examine the witness in order to establish the issuance …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Satyendra Jain's Plea Against VIPS Chairman Over Cross-Examination Of A Witness In An Election Matter
8 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Satyendra Jain's Plea Against VIPS Chairman Over Cross-Examination Of A Witness In An Election Matter

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on July 12 issued notice on a plea filed by former Delhi Minister Satyendra Jain against Dr SC Vats, Chairman of the governing council of Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies. The case pertains to a witness sought to be cross-examined by Jain in a 2020 election petition filed by Vats challenging his election from Shakur Basti, Delhi.A …

Excise policy: Supreme Court judge recuses from hearing Manish Sisodia's plea for revival of bail petitions
8 months, 1 week ago

Excise policy: Supreme Court judge recuses from hearing Manish Sisodia's plea for revival of bail petitions

The Hindu  

Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Kumar on July 11 recused from hearing pleas of AAP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia by which his bail petitions has been sought to be revived in the excise policy scam cases. A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Karol and Sanjay Kumar said another Bench in which Justice Kumar is not …

Savukku Shankar Detention Case:Justice Swaminathan May Recused If Influenced by External Factors,Says Justice Jayachandran
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Savukku Shankar Detention Case:Justice Swaminathan May Recused If Influenced by External Factors,Says Justice Jayachandran

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Thursday ruled that the split verdict passed concerning the detention of YouTuber Savukku Shankar was without following the principles of natural justice granting fair opportunity. Justice Jayachandran noted that while the court was not bound by a hard and fast rule of granting 4 weeks to file counter, especially in cases dealing with detention orders, …

Savukku Shankar’s Goondas detention: Chennai Police ask third judge to refer petition against detention back to a Division Bench
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Savukku Shankar’s Goondas detention: Chennai Police ask third judge to refer petition against detention back to a Division Bench

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai City Police on Thursday, June 6, 2024, filed a sub application before the Madras High Court claiming that Justice G. Jayachandran had agreed with the view taken by Justice P.B. Balaji, in a habeas corpus petition filed against YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar alias A. Shankar’s detention under the Goondas Act, and therefore, the case must now be referred …

Delhi court rejects Bibhav Kumar’s bail request in Swati Maliwal assault case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court rejects Bibhav Kumar’s bail request in Swati Maliwal assault case

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday rejected a bail application filed by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar in connection with the alleged assault case involving Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar being taken from Tis Hazari Court, in New Delhi on Friday Additional sessions judge Sushil Anuj Tyagi’s decision comes a …

HC delivers split verdict on legality of Savukku’s arrest
9 months, 3 weeks ago

HC delivers split verdict on legality of Savukku’s arrest

Hindustan Times  

Madras high court on Friday delivered a split verdict in the case of whistleblower-turned-YouTuber Savukku Shankar where justice G R Swaminathan quashed his detention under the Goondas Act while justice P B Balaji differed. Both judges were of the opinion that he must be shifted out of the Coimbatore because Shankar’s mother had filed another habeas corpus petition complaining that …

Madras HC delivers split verdict on legality of detention of 'Savukku' Shankar under Goondas Act
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras HC delivers split verdict on legality of detention of 'Savukku' Shankar under Goondas Act

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Friday delivered a split verdict on the legality of the detention of jailed YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar under the Goondas Act in the wake of his arrest in five different cases including the ones relating to denigrating women police personnel in an interview and possession of ganja. Justice GR Swaminathan, who was presiding the division …

SC junks plea for Arvind Kejriwal’s removal as Delhi CM
10 months, 1 week ago

SC junks plea for Arvind Kejriwal’s removal as Delhi CM

Hindustan Times  

There is no legal right to demand the removal of Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi’s chief minister following his arrest in the Delhi excise policy case, the Supreme Court held on Monday, rejecting a petition that challenged Kejriwal’s continued authority in office. Bhati had challenged an April 10 ruling by the high court nixing a petition by former Aam Aadmi Party …

Delhi court judge rebukes Kavitha
11 months, 1 week ago

Delhi court judge rebukes Kavitha

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Judge Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue court in Delhi pulled up BRS MLC K. Kavitha for speaking to mediapersons on the court premises and directed here not to do so henceforth. When the CBI brought Kavitha to court at the end of the police custody period on Monday, Kavitha told waiting mediapersons that the agency had only asked …

SC seeks govt reply on bail plea of ex-cop in 2006 fake encounter case
11 months, 2 weeks ago

SC seeks govt reply on bail plea of ex-cop in 2006 fake encounter case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday gave relief to former Mumbai Police cop Pradeep Sharma from surrendering in a 2006 case where he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Bombay high court which reversed his acquittal last month and directed surrender within three weeks. Issuing notice to the Maharashtra government and the complainant Ramprasad Vishwanth Gupta, the bench said, “As …

Plea to remove Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal: High Court pulls up petitioner
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Plea to remove Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal: High Court pulls up petitioner

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday pulled up Sandeep Kumar, a former legislator from the Sultanpur Mazraconstituency in the Capital who filed a plea seeking to dislodge chief minister Arvind Kejriwal from holding his post, with the court saying that the petition was filed “for publicity”, and deserved to be saddled with heavy costs. Arvind Kejriwal Kumar, who was an …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (1st April-06 April, 2024)
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (1st April-06 April, 2024)

Live Law  

With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest, dedicated to keeping our readers abreast of the most recent legal developments in the country's apex court. Supreme Court Stays Allahabad HC Judgment Striking Down UP Board Of Madarsa Education Act, Prima Facie Says HC Misconstrued Act Case Title : …

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
1 year ago

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

Live Law  

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 …

District Judge’s conference call with Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati | Madras High Court upholds his removal from service
1 year ago

District Judge’s conference call with Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati | Madras High Court upholds his removal from service

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court refused to interfere with the punishment of removal from service imposed upon an Additional District Judge for having participated in a conference call relating to the payment of money with Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati of Kanchi Mutt when the latter had been arrayed as the prime accused in the Sankararaman murder case. The explanations submitted by them …

Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses Criminal Case Over 22 Yrs Old Land Dispute, Says Prosecution Can't Abuse Legal Remedies To Further Malicious Agenda
1 year ago

Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses Criminal Case Over 22 Yrs Old Land Dispute, Says Prosecution Can't Abuse Legal Remedies To Further Malicious Agenda

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the summoning order in a cheating case which was lodged 22 years after the alleged incident, observing that prosecution cannot be allowed to take undue benefit of the available legal remedies merely to further its own malicious agenda.A complaint was filed by a son in 2012 against a manager of his …

Sandeshkhali case: Supreme Court dismisses Bengal govt's plea, refuses to stay Calcutta HC order
1 year ago

Sandeshkhali case: Supreme Court dismisses Bengal govt's plea, refuses to stay Calcutta HC order

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the West Bengal government's plea seeking an urgent hearing on the Sandeshkhali case which pertains to assault on Enforcement Directorate officers in January. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led state government had moved to the apex court demanding an early hearing after refusing to transfer Shahjahan to CBI custody. West Bengal govt moves apex …

Orders Appealable U/S 14A Of SC/ST Act Can't Be Challenged U/S 482 Of CrPC: Allahabad High Court
1 year, 1 month ago

Orders Appealable U/S 14A Of SC/ST Act Can't Be Challenged U/S 482 Of CrPC: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that in cases where an appeal against an order would lie under Section 14A of the SC/ST Act, 1989, the aggrieved person cannot invoke the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court under Section 482 CrPC to challenge the order. The Court also noted that Section 14-A starts with the words “notwithstanding anything contained in …

Supreme Court Declines Abhishek Banerjee's Plea For Action Against HC Judge Over Interviews, But Agrees To Consider Request For Transfer Of Cases
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Declines Abhishek Banerjee's Plea For Action Against HC Judge Over Interviews, But Agrees To Consider Request For Transfer Of Cases

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed disinclination to entertain Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's request for 'necessary action' against Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, judge of the Calcutta High Court, for 'politically motivated' interviews. With respect to this prayer, the bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices Manoj Mishra and Satish Chandra Sharma stated that Banerjee's petition will be tagged with …

SC denies bail to alleged member of Sikhs for Justice in UAPA case
1 year, 1 month ago

SC denies bail to alleged member of Sikhs for Justice in UAPA case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has denied bail to an alleged Khalistani separatist, Gurwinder Singh, who is purported to be a member of banned outfit 'Sikhs for Justice', after noting that prima facie his complicity in preparation for a terrorist act could not be ruled out. The National Investigation Agency had registered a case and probing the alleged role of …

Delhi Liquor Policy Case | Supreme Court To Hear On March 5 AAP MP Sanjay Singh's Plea Against Arrest By Enforcement Directorate
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi Liquor Policy Case | Supreme Court To Hear On March 5 AAP MP Sanjay Singh's Plea Against Arrest By Enforcement Directorate

Live Law  

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was hearing Singh's plea against a Delhi High Court order refusing to set aside his arrest. Last month, the Aam Aadmi Party MP moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail in the money laundering case and a bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice in his application, seeking the Enforcement …

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