Six Judge Bench To Consider Curative Petition In Saumya Rape And Murder Case
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Six Judge Bench To Consider Curative Petition In Saumya Rape And Murder Case

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The Supreme Court of India will consider a curative petition filed by Government of Kerala in Saumya Murder Case.The Bench of Chief Justice JS Khehar, Justices Dipak Misra, J Chelmeswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Prafulla C Pant and UU Lalit will consider the petition on 27th April.In September 2015, Supreme Court had acquitted Govindachami alias. Partly allowing the Appeal preferred by the Accused Govindachami, the Apex Court Bench comprising of Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Prafulla C. Pant and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit had set aside the death penalty awarded for the Offence of Murder : but has sentenced him to Life imprisonment for Rape. The extreme depravity with which the offences were committed and the merciless manner in which rape was committed brings the case within the category of rarest of rare case which merits the death penalty.” High Court Judgment The Appeal An appeal preferred by the accused was heard by the Kerala High Court Bench comprising Justice TR Ramachandran Nair and Justice B Kemal Pasha, which confirmed the conviction recorded by the trial court. The accused is proved to be a dare criminal.” Hearing at Supreme Court The accused preferred Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court and the criminal appeal was finally heard by a three-judge Bench comprising Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Prafulla C Pant and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit on 8 September, 2016.

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Plea for police probe into Delhi HC judge residence fire listed on March 28
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Plea for police probe into Delhi HC judge residence fire listed on March 28

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A petition seeking a direction to the police to register a First Information Report and investigate allegations of “huge sums of unaccounted money” found on the official residential premises of sitting Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma is listed in the Supreme Court on March 28, 2025. The petition had been orally mentioned before the Chief Justice of India …

Walayar parents asked to appear before CBI court on April 25
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Walayar parents asked to appear before CBI court on April 25

The Hindu  

The parents of the deceased Walayar girls, who the CBI has arraigned as accused in the abetment of rape of their minor daughters, will have to appear before the CBI next month. Incidentally, the Kerala High Court had on Monday issued notices to the CBI on a petition filed by the parents seeking to quash the chargesheets filed against them …

Nithari killings case: SC to hear pleas challenging Surendra Koli's acquittal on April 3
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Nithari killings case: SC to hear pleas challenging Surendra Koli's acquittal on April 3

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday decided to hear separately the appeals filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Uttar Pradesh government challenging the Allahabad High Court’s verdict acquitting Surendra Koli in the 2006 Nithari killings in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The pleas were listed for hearing on Tuesday before a two-judge bench of the apex court, led …

Plea in Supreme Court seeks FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma in cash row
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Plea in Supreme Court seeks FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma in cash row

India Today  

Amid a row over the huge stash of cash discovered in the house of Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma, a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking directions for the registration of an FIR against him. On March 22, the Supreme Court released an enquiry report filed by Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya. The …

SC Collegium transfers Justice Yashwant Varma to Allahabad HC; Bar body seeks impeachment, judgment scrutiny
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SC Collegium transfers Justice Yashwant Varma to Allahabad HC; Bar body seeks impeachment, judgment scrutiny

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Collegium, in meetings held on March 20 and 24, 2025, recommended the repatriation of Justice Yashwant Varma, Judge, High Court of Delhi, to the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, according to an official statement. Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna had earlier formed a three-member committee comprising Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the …

SC rejects petition seeking to withhold order on its website
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SC rejects petition seeking to withhold order on its website

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea seeking to withhold an order from its website to protect the privacy of a warring couple, underscoring that all verdicts are routinely posted on the court’s website as standard practice and exceptions cannot be made arbitrarily. SC rejects petition seeking to withhold order on its website A bench comprising justices Vikram Nath, …

Lawyer seeks action against Allahabad High Court judge over 'not rape' ruling
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Lawyer seeks action against Allahabad High Court judge over 'not rape' ruling

India Today  

A senior lawyer of the Supreme Court has written to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, requesting him to take note of the controversial ruling made by an Allahabad High Court judge and seeking that the concerned judge be immediately removed from the criminal roster. The senior lawyer's request came in light of the High Court judge saying that grabbing …

V.K Saxena defamation case: Delhi court bins Medha Patkar’s plea for new witness, ‘tactics to delay trial’
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V.K Saxena defamation case: Delhi court bins Medha Patkar’s plea for new witness, ‘tactics to delay trial’

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed an application by Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar to examine an additional witness in a defamation case she filed against Delhi Lieutenant-Governor V.K Saxena. Raghav Sharma, the Judicial Magistrate of Saket court, observed that Ms. Patkar’s application is not a necessity but a “deliberate attempt to delay the trial” in a case which …

Telangana Legal Briefs | Advocate acquitted in murder case
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Telangana Legal Briefs | Advocate acquitted in murder case

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of Telangana High Court reiterated that mere suspicion, however strong, cannot replace proof beyond a reasonable doubt in a criminal case. The panel comprising Justice K. Surender and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti, acquitted an advocate Potham Jagannadham Naidu in a murder case, overturning the conviction handed down by the Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad. MD of TGSPDCL …

Political Parties Must 'Finish' Opponents On Electoral Battlefield, Norm Of Attacking Rivals Must Be Strictly Dealt With: Kerala High Court
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Political Parties Must 'Finish' Opponents On Electoral Battlefield, Norm Of Attacking Rivals Must Be Strictly Dealt With: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court has increased the fine amount from rupees 25,000 to 50,000 for eight CPI leaders and workers who attacked C.Sadanandan Master, which led to the amputation of his legs. Political parties have to deal with or finish their political opponents in the electoral battlefield and not engage in bloodshed and remove the opponents from the face of …

Woman moves Kerala HC against death sentence for murdering boyfriend
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Woman moves Kerala HC against death sentence for murdering boyfriend

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday called for the records in connection with the conviction and death sentence given to a 24-year-old woman for the sensational murder of her boyfriend in 2022. The Neyyattinkara Additional District Sessions Court had on January 20 sentenced Greeshma to death for the murder of her boyfriend Sharon Raj, saying that the manner of …

Supreme Court acquits accused Chandrabhan Sanap in Esther Anuhaya rape-murder case
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Supreme Court acquits accused Chandrabhan Sanap in Esther Anuhaya rape-murder case

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The Supreme Court on January 28 acquitted accused and death row prisoner Chandrabhan Sanap in the Esther Anuhya rape and murder case, according to an ANI report. Death row convict Sanap was booked for the rape and murder of a 23-year-old Mumbai techie Esther Anuhya and was awarded the death penalty by a special women’s court in 2015. In early …

Kerala HC Dismisses Appeal Against Integrity Certificate Granted To SP Who Probed Walayar Rape-Death Case, Says Selection Committee Can Evaluate
2 months, 1 week ago

Kerala HC Dismisses Appeal Against Integrity Certificate Granted To SP Who Probed Walayar Rape-Death Case, Says Selection Committee Can Evaluate

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The Kerala High Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the mother of two girls–who were allegedly raped and killed in Walayar in 2017–against the Integrity Certificate issued by the State to Superintendent of Police MJ Sojan, who probed the case. Referring to Rule 5 of Indian Police Service Regulations, 1995, the Court said, “As per the scheme of the …

Karnataka High Court reserves verdict on Yediyurappa’s petition challenging POCSO case
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Karnataka High Court reserves verdict on Yediyurappa’s petition challenging POCSO case

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday reserved its judgment on the petition filed by former Chief Minister B.S. ‘No sexual assault’ Earlier, Senior Advocate C.V. Nagesh, appearing for Mr. Yediyurappa, denied the allegation and contended that the statements given by the witnesses and the pieces of evidence disclose that there is not even probability of occurrence of the incident …

Former Kerala High Court judge loses ₹90 lakh to online fraudsters
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Former Kerala High Court judge loses ₹90 lakh to online fraudsters

The Hindu  

A former Kerala High Court judge was allegedly cheated of ₹90 lakh by online fraudsters by promising him huge returns by way of online share marketing. The Hill Palace police have registered a case after the former jurist lodged a petition on December 30. He was promised a profit of 850%, based on which he made the payments from various …

Kerala court convicts 8 BJP-RSS workers for 2013 murder of CPI(M) activist
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Kerala court convicts 8 BJP-RSS workers for 2013 murder of CPI(M) activist

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A Kerala court on Friday found eight BJP-RSS workers guilty in a case of beating and stabbing to death a CPI activist near Alamcode here in May 2013. Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Judge IV Aaj Sudarsan found Shambhu Kumar alias Shambhu, Sreejith alias Unni, Harikumar, Chandramohan alias Ambili and Santhosh alias Chandu, guilty for the offence of murder under …

Kerala HC acquits second accused in rape and murder of woman and daughter in Kumily
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Kerala HC acquits second accused in rape and murder of woman and daughter in Kumily

The Hindu  

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday acquitted Jomon of Kumily, the second accused in a case relating to the rape and murder of a woman and her daughter in 2007, after setting aside the Thodupuzha Session’s Court’s verdict awarding him death sentence in the case. The High Court had in 2018 confirmed the capital punishment imposed …

Periya Double Murder Case: Kerala High Court Suspends Sentence Of Four CPI(M) Activists
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Periya Double Murder Case: Kerala High Court Suspends Sentence Of Four CPI(M) Activists

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The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the sentence of 4 convicts in the Periya double murder case, including the former CPI MLA K. V. Kunhiraman. The Special CBI Court had found the former MLA K. V. Kunhiraman, K. Manikandan, Raghavan Velutholi, K. V. Bhaskaran guilty of offence under Section 225 of IPC and had sentenced them to 5 years …

Delhi court defers judgment on case linked to 1984 riots killings in Saraswati Vihar
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Delhi court defers judgment on case linked to 1984 riots killings in Saraswati Vihar

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court is likely to deliver on January 21 its verdict in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots murder case against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar. The verdict in the 1984 anti-Sikh riot murder case against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar is anticipated to be delivered by a Delhi court on January 21. The court had reserved the judgment after hearing …

SC to hear Nithari killings pleas against Koli's acquittal on March 25
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SC to hear Nithari killings pleas against Koli's acquittal on March 25

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday posted for hearing on March 25, a batch of pleas against the acquittal of Surendra Koli, accused in the 2005-06 Noida Nithari killings. A series of appeals against Surendra Koli's acquittal in the 2005–06 Noida Nithari killings were scheduled for consideration by the Supreme Court on Monday, March 25. In 2024, the top court agreed …

28 sentenced to life for Chandan Gupta’s murder during 2018 Tiranga yatra in Kasganj
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28 sentenced to life for Chandan Gupta’s murder during 2018 Tiranga yatra in Kasganj

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: A special National Investigation Agency court on Friday awarded life imprisonment.to the 28 men convicted for the murder of Chandan Gupta who was killed in a communal clash in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh during the “Tiranga yatra” on the Republic Day in 2018. Chandan Gupta was killed on January 26, 2018 during a rally involving large number of …

SC agrees to examine CBI appeal against Dera Sacha Sauda chief’s acquittal in murder case
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SC agrees to examine CBI appeal against Dera Sacha Sauda chief’s acquittal in murder case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday consented to look into an appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the acquittal of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others in the 2002 murder of Ranjit Singh, a former manager of the sect. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna issued notice to the …

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

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Case Title – Sheikh Javed Iqbal @ Ashfaq Ansari @ Javed Ansari v. State of Uttar Pradesh., 2024 LiveLaw 486 In a significant judgment granting bail to an undertrial prisoner facing charges under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, the Supreme Court held that a constitutional court can grant bail despite statutory restrictions if it finds that the right to speedy …

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

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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 …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 09 - December 15, 2024
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Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 09 - December 15, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index Manoj George v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw 782 Manohari R v The Deputy Tahsildar, 2024 LiveLaw 783 DBS Bank India Ltd v The State of Kerala and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 784 M Shammy Kumar v State of Kerala & Connected Matter, 2024 LiveLaw 785 Nishad Padinjare Peediyekkal V Hyderiyya Masjid Mahall Committee, 2024 LiveLaw 786 State Bank …

Explained| Impeachment Of A Sitting Judge: Procedure & Precedents
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Explained| Impeachment Of A Sitting Judge: Procedure & Precedents

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Allahabad High Court Judge, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, is the subject of an impeachment motion against him in Rajya Sabha for the controversial remarks made by him against the Muslim community at an event organized by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. “ A Judge of the Supreme Court shall not be removed from his office except by an order of the …

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 …

Kodanad Heist-Murder Case | Madras High Court Allows Accused To Examine Former CM Edappadi Palaniswami, VK Sasikala As Witnesses
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Kodanad Heist-Murder Case | Madras High Court Allows Accused To Examine Former CM Edappadi Palaniswami, VK Sasikala As Witnesses

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has allowed a criminal revision petition filed by three accused in the Kodanadu heist and murder case allowing them to summon and examine former Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami and VK Sasikala among others as witnesses. The court thus directed the Sessions Judge to comlete the trial by giving opportunity to both the parties and give …

Supreme Court Grants Bail To UP Police Officers Convicted For Hashimpura Massacre
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Supreme Court Grants Bail To UP Police Officers Convicted For Hashimpura Massacre

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today granted bail to the members of the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary personnel who were convicted by the Delhi High Court in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre case.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice AG Masih passed the order considering that the convicts have been undergoing imprisonment for over six years since November 2018. The …

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

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 …

Beant Singh assassination convict Rajoana's mercy plea sensitive matter: Centre to SC
4 months, 1 week ago

Beant Singh assassination convict Rajoana's mercy plea sensitive matter: Centre to SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that there was sensitivity involved in the matter related to the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai was hearing Rajoana's plea seeking directions to commute his …

BREAKING: Supreme Court issues notice to Muslim side in Gyanvapi case, seeks reply within two weeks
4 months, 1 week ago

BREAKING: Supreme Court issues notice to Muslim side in Gyanvapi case, seeks reply within two weeks

India TV News  

Gyanvapi case: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Muslim side on the petition demanding an Archaeological Survey of India survey of the alleged Shivling in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. After hearing this, the apex court has issued a notice to the Muslim side and sought a reply within two weeks. A bench …

Kerala High Court quashes case against Goa Governor over Sabarimala remarks
4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala High Court quashes case against Goa Governor over Sabarimala remarks

India Today  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday quashed a case registered against Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai for his controversial remarks regarding the entry of women at the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple. The case, filed by Kozhikode Kasaba police, was linked to a speech Pillai made in 2018 during a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha meeting, in which he expressed opposition to the …

Supreme Court Restores Criminal Proceedings Against Kerala MLA Antony Raju In Evidence Tampering Case, Directs To Conclude Trial In 1 Yr
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Restores Criminal Proceedings Against Kerala MLA Antony Raju In Evidence Tampering Case, Directs To Conclude Trial In 1 Yr

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday restored the criminal proceedings initiated against Kerala MLA and former Minister Antony Raju over alleged tampering of underwear evidence in a drugs case conducted by him as a junior lawyer in 1990.A bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol held that the Kerala High Court erred in holding that the criminal proceedings were barred …

Soujanya rape and murder case of 2012: No purpose will be served even if reinvestigation is permitted, says Karnataka High Court
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Soujanya rape and murder case of 2012: No purpose will be served even if reinvestigation is permitted, says Karnataka High Court

The Hindu  

Stating that “no purpose would be served even if reinvestigation is permitted”, the High Court of Karnataka has rejected the plea for a fresh probe into the 2012 case of rape and murder of 17-year-old Soujanya, who was a student of SDM College, Ujire, near Dharmasthala, in Dakshina Kannada district. The CBI had filed an appeal against the June 6, …

Kerala High Court Quashes Case Against Police Officer For Remarks Against Walayar Rape Victims, Asks DGP To Consider Action Against News Channel
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Quashes Case Against Police Officer For Remarks Against Walayar Rape Victims, Asks DGP To Consider Action Against News Channel

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has quashed the criminal case filed against Superintendent of Police M. P. Sojan for making distasteful comments against the child victims in Walayar rape case. The Counsel for the complainant said that in Section 23, the words “any person” which signifies that the provision is not just applicable to the media persons but any other person …

Supreme Court asks Kerala to clarify the number of witnesses left to be examined in the 2017 actor sexual assault case
7 months ago

Supreme Court asks Kerala to clarify the number of witnesses left to be examined in the 2017 actor sexual assault case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the State of Kerala to confirm the number of witnesses waiting to be examined in a case of sexual assault of a Malayalam actress inside a moving car in 2017. A Bench headed by Justice A.S. Oka sought the information from the State while hearing a plea for bail by the main accused, Sunil …

Nithari Killings: Should Surendra Koli's Acquittal Be Reversed? Supreme Court Agrees To Hear CBI's Plea
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Nithari Killings: Should Surendra Koli's Acquittal Be Reversed? Supreme Court Agrees To Hear CBI's Plea

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a fresh petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the Allahabad High Court's verdict that acquitted Surendra Koli in the sensational 2006 Nithari serial killings case. In May, the Supreme Court also agreed to hear another plea filed by the father of one of the victims challenging the high court's …

Nithari killings: SC agrees to hear CBI's plea against Allahabad HC order acquitting Surendra Koli
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Nithari killings: SC agrees to hear CBI's plea against Allahabad HC order acquitting Surendra Koli

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a fresh plea filed by the CBI challenging the Allahabad High Court's verdict that acquitted Surendra Koli in the sensational 2006 Nithari serial killings case. The apex court had in May agreed to hear a plea filed by the father of one of the victims challenging the High Court's verdict acquitting Koli …

Rape-cum-murder case: SC stays execution of death sentence awarded to convict
8 months, 1 week ago

Rape-cum-murder case: SC stays execution of death sentence awarded to convict

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence awarded to a man convicted for raping and murdering a 30-year-old law student in Kerala in 2016. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai passed the order while hearing the convict's plea challenging the Kerala High Court's May 20 verdict that upheld his conviction and confirmed …

Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Penalty Given To Man For Rape-Murder Of Law Student In Kerala
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Penalty Given To Man For Rape-Murder Of Law Student In Kerala

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the execution of the death sentence given to Muhammed Ameer-Ul Islam, a migrant labourer from Assam, for committing the rape and murder of a law student in Perumbavoor on April 28, 2016.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Sanjay Karol and KV Viswanathan, considering the appeal filed by the convict against the Kerala High Court's. …

Excise policy: Supreme Court judge recuses from hearing Manish Sisodia's plea for revival of bail petitions
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 8 agreed to examine the pleas filed by Delhi Police challenging the high court's order granting bail to four convicts, who were sentenced to life imprisonment in the murder case of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice on the four pleas filed by Delhi …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: SC to hear DP's SLP challenging bail to four convicts on July 8
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: SC to hear DP's SLP challenging bail to four convicts on July 8

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI : On July 8, the Supreme Court will hear Delhi Police’s Special Leave Petition challenging the bail granted by Delhi HC to four life convicts in the 2008 TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder case. Earlier on April 22, 2024, a bench led by Justice Trivedi had also issued notice to Delhi police and the four convicts -- Ravi …

Kerala High Court Declines Minor Girl's Plea Seeking Pilgrimage To Sabarimala Temple Due To Issues Pending Before SC's Larger Bench In Review Petition
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Declines Minor Girl's Plea Seeking Pilgrimage To Sabarimala Temple Due To Issues Pending Before SC's Larger Bench In Review Petition

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court today dismissed the writ petition of a 10-year-old minor girl who invoked its writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a declaration that she was entitled to have a pilgrimage to Sabarimala Temple during the Mandala Pooja/Makaravilakku season of 1199 ME without insisting on upper age qualification. The writ petition was filed …

Why Ram Rahim Singh Was Acquitted In 2002 Murder Case? Punjab & Haryana High Court Belies Polygraph Test, Says CBI Coerced Key Witness
10 months ago

Why Ram Rahim Singh Was Acquitted In 2002 Murder Case? Punjab & Haryana High Court Belies Polygraph Test, Says CBI Coerced Key Witness

Live Law  

In its 163-page judgment, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others who were sentenced to life imprisonment by a CBI court in the 2002 Ranjit Singh murder case.A division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Lalit Batra found the CBI, which took over the probe in November …

HC delivers split verdict on legality of Savukku’s arrest
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student
10 months, 1 week ago

Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Monday upheld the death sentence given by a trial court to Muhammed Ameer ul-Islam, the lone convict in the 2016 rape and murder of a 30-year-old law student in Ernakulam district of the state. Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student The accused, then 22 years old and a …

Kerala High Court upholds death sentence of a convict in law student rape and murder case
10 months, 1 week ago

Kerala High Court upholds death sentence of a convict in law student rape and murder case

India TV News  

The Kerala High Court on Monday upheld the death sentence for Ameerul Islam, convicted in the 2016 rape and murder of a 30-year-old Dalit law student in Perumbavoor. The high court dismissed Islam's appeal against the sessions court verdict and confirmed the capital punishment. The court had said that the confirmation of the capital punishment was also made based on …

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: April 2024
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: April 2024

Live Law  

Here's a comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court of India proceedings during April 2024. Supreme Court Stays MP Administration's Decision To Deny Permission For Christian Prayer Meet Case Title: SURESH CARLETONS vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH., Diary No.- 16136 - 2024 Coram: Justices B.R. Karnataka's Plea For Drought Relief: Supreme Court Asks Union To Submit Inter-Ministerial Central Team's Report Case …

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