[Judges' Appointment] No Reason To Assume That Collegium Isn't Mindful Of Its Duty: Uttarakhand High Court
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[Judges' Appointment] No Reason To Assume That Collegium Isn't Mindful Of Its Duty: Uttarakhand High Court

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Dealing with a Public Interest Litigation plea pertaining to the appointment of judges in the HC as per the sanctioned strength, the Uttarakhand High Court recently observed that it is the Job of the HC Collegium to make the recommendations and that there is no reason to assume that the collegium is not mindful of its duty, or that it would not perform its duty, as and when the. Dealing with a Public Interest Litigation plea pertaining to the appointment of judges in the HC as per the sanctioned strength, the Uttarakhand High Court recently observed that it is the Job of the HC Collegium to make the recommendations and that there is no reason to assume that the collegium is not mindful of its duty, or that it would not perform its duty, as and when the occasion arises. The bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Manoj K. Tiwari was essentially dealing with the PIL plea filed by the Youth Bar Association of India and another seeking certain directions including direction to the respondents including the UOI to appoint judges in this Hon'ble High Court as per the sanctioned strength. The plea had also prayed for a direction from the Court that the HC Judges who are on the verge of their retirement, may not be relieved subject to their consent until fresh elevation/appointment of Judges in the High Court are done.

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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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'No Special Treatment' : Supreme Court Refuses CCI's Plea To Transfer Amazon, Flipkart Cases Directly To Karnataka HC Division Bench

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The Supreme Court on Friday refused to transfer 24 writ petitions filed in various High Courts by Amazon and Flipkart associated sellers against the Competition Commission of India's probe into alleged anti-competitive practices to a division bench of the Karnataka High Court. Justice Oka said that CCI could not be given special treatment by directing the petitions to be heard …

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

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Allahabad High Court CJ-Led Bench Directs Listing Of PIL Seeking CBI Probe Into Sambhal Violence Before Appropriate Bench

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The Chief Justice Arun Bhansali-led Bench of the Allahabad High Court today directed the listing of a Public Interest Litigation plea seeking a CBI probe into the violence that erupted last month in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, before a bench with the jurisdiction to hear criminal PILs. The PIL plea also prays for the following reliefs: Appoint a special investigation team, …

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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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 …

Chennai Court Sentences BJP's H Raja To 6 Months In Prison For Comments On Periyar, Kanimozhi; Suspends Sentence To Allow Filing Of Appeal
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Chennai Court Sentences BJP's H Raja To 6 Months In Prison For Comments On Periyar, Kanimozhi; Suspends Sentence To Allow Filing Of Appeal

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The Special Court for Trial of Cases Against MLAs/MPs in Chennai has sentences BJP's H Raja to 6 months imprisonment and fine for his derogatory speech against Periyar and Kanimozhi Karunanidhi. Raja had tweeted against EV Ramasamy, popularly known as Periyar saying that the Atheist leader's statues should be broken and also addressing Periyar as a caste fanatic. In 2023, …

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Judicial Orders Mandating Incarceration- Recent Trend Of Imposition Of Restriction On Filing A Subsequent Bail Petition

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The fixing of time for concluding the trial and renewing the Bail application after a certain time became a generally inevitable part of criminal jurisprudence of the High Courts of India and the Supreme Court while deciding Regular Bail Petitions. To de-valuing of clean hand of the accused, facts, circumstance and stage of the case and fixing time for subsequent …

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Gurugram Court Issues Arrest Warrants Against TV News Anchors Chitra Tripathi & Syed Suhail In POCSO Case

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Adversarial Litigation In Service Matters At Instance Of A Stranger/ Busy Body Not Permitted: Allahabad HC Imposes ₹20K Cost

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Supreme Court issues notice to Yasin Malik, others on CBI's plea to transfer trial in two cases
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Supreme Court issues notice to Yasin Malik, others on CBI's plea to transfer trial in two cases

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The Supreme Court today sought a response from Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik and others on a plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation to transfer the trial in two cases from Jammu to New Delhi. During the proceedings, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that Malik need not be physically taken to Jammu court for trial …

Kerala Women's Commission Supports Registration Of FIRs On Statements Before Justice Hema Committee, Files Affidavit In Supreme Court
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Kerala Women's Commission Supports Registration Of FIRs On Statements Before Justice Hema Committee, Files Affidavit In Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court is set to hear a petition challenging the Kerala High Court's direction to the police to register FIRs on statements made by women actors to the Justice Hema Committee regarding the abuses they faced in the Malayalam cinema industry on November 25, in which the Kerala Women's Commission has recently filed a counter affidavit.The Commission has filed …

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

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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 …

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

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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Separate State For Tirupati

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The Supreme Court today dismissed a public interest litigation filed by evangelist Dr KA Paul seeking CBI probe into the Tirupati Laddu controversy as well as declaration of Tirupati city as a separate state/Union Territory.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan passed the order after hearing Paul, who appeared and argued in person.To state briefly, the controversy arose …

High Court Imposes ₹10,000 Cost on District Judge for Using 'Pick and Choose Policy' to Deny Benefit to Clerk
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High Court Imposes ₹10,000 Cost on District Judge for Using 'Pick and Choose Policy' to Deny Benefit to Clerk

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A District and Sessions judge in Punjab has been fined ₹10,000 for adopting a 'pick and choose policy' in denying the benefit of 2nd Assured Career Progression (ACP) to a clerk posted in his Court. The court found that the practice was unreasonable and that the judge was liable for violating the principles of natural justice and due process.

SC to deliver verdict on Thursday on plea against 'caste-based discrimination' in jails
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SC to deliver verdict on Thursday on plea against 'caste-based discrimination' in jails

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Thursday on a plea which has alleged that prison manuals of some states in the country encourage caste-based discrimination. While issuing notices to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and others, the apex court had asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to assist it in dealing with the issues …

Breaking News: Supreme Court to Rule Today on Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea in CBI Case | ABP News
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Breaking News: Supreme Court to Rule Today on Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea in CBI Case | ABP News

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The Supreme Court of India is set to deliver its judgment on September 13, 2024, regarding Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition for release from custody and a request for bail. Kejriwal’s petition challenges the Delhi High Court's decision from August 5, 2024, which upheld his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation in relation to the Delhi Excise Policy …

SC verdict on Kejriwal's bail petition today
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SC verdict on Kejriwal's bail petition today

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will deliver on Friday its verdict on CM Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the CBI and seeking interim bail in the excise policy case. While senior lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi represented Kejriwal, senior Additional Solicitor General and senior lawyer S V Raju appeared for CBI. Terming the arrest of Kejriwal “illegal and arbitrary”, …

Procedural And Technical Hurdles Cannot Impede Substantial Justice: Rajasthan HC Grants Appointment To Candidate Who Erred In Submitting Application
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Procedural And Technical Hurdles Cannot Impede Substantial Justice: Rajasthan HC Grants Appointment To Candidate Who Erred In Submitting Application

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Arvind Kejriwal's Bail : Live Updates From Supreme Court
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Arvind Kejriwal's Bail : Live Updates From Supreme Court

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Arvind Kejriwal's Bail : Live Updates From Supreme Court
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Arvind Kejriwal's Bail : Live Updates From Supreme Court

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Arvind Kejriwal's Bail : Live Updates From Supreme Court
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Arvind Kejriwal's Bail : Live Updates From Supreme Court

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HC seeks Tihar Jail reply as Sunjay Singh claims denial of meeting with Kejriwal
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HC seeks Tihar Jail reply as Sunjay Singh claims denial of meeting with Kejriwal

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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Tihar Jail authorities to respond to a plea by Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh claiming that he was not being allowed to meet Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in prison. Mr. Singh said the jail authorities denied him a physical meeting with the Chief Minister, who is lodged in Tihar …

Are judges not entitled to change mind before signing orders? asks Justice Subramaniam of Madras High Court
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Are judges not entitled to change mind before signing orders? asks Justice Subramaniam of Madras High Court

The Hindu  

Subramaniam of the Madras High Court on Tuesday asked whether judges are not entitled to refrain from signing an order dictated in open court and decide to hear the case, by giving due opportunity to the litigants to make their submissions, before taking a final decision. However, Justice Subramaniam told the senior counsel that when the present petition for quashing …

Banbhoolpura violence: Uttarakhand HC asks 'mastermind' to approach division bench for bail
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Banbhoolpura violence: Uttarakhand HC asks 'mastermind' to approach division bench for bail

The Hindu  

A single-judge bench of Uttarakhand High Court on Monday disposed of the bail petition of Abdul Malik, the alleged mastermind of Banbhoolpura violence, asking him to approach a division Bench of the high court as it is a case under the Unlawful Activities Act. On August 30, after hearing the bail application of Mr. Malik, the single bench of Justice …

Two Kerala judges move SC against their exclusion from list for appointment as HC judges
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Two Kerala judges move SC against their exclusion from list for appointment as HC judges

The Hindu  

The selection of High Court judges from Kerala has once again run into controversy with two senior district judges moving the Supreme Court against their exclusion from the list and the inclusion of some others, whom they term as ineligible. Two lists Interestingly, the Kerala collegium had earlier sent two lists of judges to be elevated to the High Court. …

Karnataka HC quashes CBI plea in Deputy CM DK Shivakumar disproportionate assets case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka HC quashes CBI plea in Deputy CM DK Shivakumar disproportionate assets case

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar termed the Karnataka High Court verdict quashing the CBI’s plea in the disproportionate assets case against him, as a victory for the people and the government. “It is more a victory for the people and the government than a personal one,” he told reporters after the HC quashed the application of CBI and BJP …

Supreme Court grants bail to BRS leader K. Kavitha in excise policy cases
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court grants bail to BRS leader K. Kavitha in excise policy cases

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K. Kavitha’s release on bail “forthwith” in the politically-charged Delhi liquor policy case, which saw high-profile arrests like that of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal just days ahead of the general election in 2024. The top court found it fantastic that the Delhi High Court had refused bail to Ms. …

Supreme Court Adjourns Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea In CBI Case Till September 5
4 months ago

Supreme Court Adjourns Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea In CBI Case Till September 5

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The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's pleas challenging his arrest and seeking bail in the case registered by the CBI over the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam, after the CBI sought time to file a counter-affidavit in the matter.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan posted the matter on September …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (12 August-17 August, 2024)
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Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (12 August-17 August, 2024)

Live Law  

Live Law has got you covered with all the latest updates of this last week. Supreme Court Dismisses Himachal Pradesh Govt's Appeal Against HC Decision Quashing Illegal Land Acquisition Case details: State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors v. Balbir Singh & Anr, Diary No. Supreme Court Dismisses ED's Plea Against HC Order Allowing NDTV To Seek Compounding Of Alleged FEMA …

High Court bench recuses from hearing 'Matka Queen's' plea against multiple FIRs
4 months ago

High Court bench recuses from hearing 'Matka Queen's' plea against multiple FIRs

India Today  

The bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan of the Bombay High Court on Monday recused from hearing five petitions filed by "Matka Queen" Jaya Chheda as it realised that Justice Chavan, who was a sessions judge earlier, had recorded evidence of some persons associated with a case related to Chheda. Chheda had initially filed 16 petitions seeking …

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

Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea: Supreme Court to hear Kejriwal’s plea against Delhi High Court today
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Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea: Supreme Court to hear Kejriwal’s plea against Delhi High Court today

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea against the Delhi High Court order upholding his arrest by the CBI in a corruption case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam. The Delhi High Court had on August 5 upheld the arrest of the Chief Minister as legal, and said there was no malice …

SC issues notice to CBI, ED on K Kavitha's plea seeking bail in excise policy case
4 months, 1 week ago

SC issues notice to CBI, ED on K Kavitha's plea seeking bail in excise policy case

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation on BRS leader K Kavitha's pleas seeking bail in corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. The high court had on July 1 dismissed Kavitha's bail pleas in both the cases, saying she was prima facie one …

Delhi excise policy case: SC to hear BRS MLC K Kavitha's bail plea on August 12
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Kerala High Court to pronounce verdict on plea against making Hema committee report public on August 13
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala High Court to pronounce verdict on plea against making Hema committee report public on August 13

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a writ petition challenging the State Information Commission’s order directing the Kerala government to make public the Justice K. Hema Committee report on women’s working conditions in the Malayalam film industry with limited redactions. The Kerala Women’s Commission and the Women in Cinema Collective, which were impleaded in the case, …

Excise policy case: SC to hear Manish Sisodia's bail pleas on August 5
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Excise policy case: SC to hear Manish Sisodia's bail pleas on August 5

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday pleas filed by AAP leader Manish Sisodia, seeking bail in corruption and money-laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. Mr. Raju had raised preliminary objections on Mr. Sisodia's pleas and said it was the second special leave petition challenging the same Delhi High Court order. Mr. Sisodia had …

Delhi excise policy case: SC adjourns Sisodia's bail hearing to August 5
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Delhi excise policy case: SC adjourns Sisodia's bail hearing to August 5

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court adjourned former Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s order rejecting his bail to August 5 in the excise policy-linked money laundering case. A two-judge bench of the top court, led by Justice B R Gavai and Justice K V Viswanathan said, "Let the ED reply be filed prior to Thursday. …

MP High Court Asks Sessions Judge To Explain Why She Awarded Lesser Than Prescribed Minimum Sentence For Rape
4 months, 4 weeks ago

MP High Court Asks Sessions Judge To Explain Why She Awarded Lesser Than Prescribed Minimum Sentence For Rape

Live Law  

In a criminal appeal filed against a rape conviction and for suspension of sentence, Madhya Pradesh High Court has called for an explanation from the Sessions Judge, Dindori, as to why lesser than the minimum prescribed statutory sentence for offence of rape under Section 376 IPC was awarded to the convict. The single-judge bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Paliwal observed …

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL On Stray Dog Issue, Asks Petitioner To Move HC
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL On Stray Dog Issue, Asks Petitioner To Move HC

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The Supreme Court dismissed the petition pertaining to the prevention of mishaps arising due to stray dogs issue. Therein, the Court had disposed of a batch of petitions relating to the stray dog issue, stating that in view of Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, the matter can now be decided by the respective High Courts. “Considering all the intervening developments …

Supreme Court gets 2 new judges, its first from Manipur
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court gets 2 new judges, its first from Manipur

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The central government on Tuesday notified the appointments of justices N Kotiswar Singh and R Mahadevan to the Supreme Court, following the recommendations by the collegium. The Supreme Court collegium, led by CJI Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, recommended their names on July 11, considering factors such as seniority, merit and judicial integrity Justice Singh’s elevation marks a historic moment …

Delhi excise policy case: Supreme Court notice to CBI, ED on Manish Sisodia’s bail plea
5 months, 1 week ago

Delhi excise policy case: Supreme Court notice to CBI, ED on Manish Sisodia’s bail plea

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, sought responses from the Directorate of Enforcement and the Central Bureau of Investigation on separate petitions filed by former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for bail in the excise policy case. However, the Bench gave the Aam Aadmi Party leader liberty to “revive” his plea for bail, afresh, as soon as …

Tihar jail opposes Kejriwal’s request for add’l meetings with lawyers
5 months, 1 week ago

Tihar jail opposes Kejriwal’s request for add’l meetings with lawyers

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Arvind Kejriwal in CBI custody. The Tihar jail superintendent opposed chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea in the Delhi high court seeking additional meetings with his lawyers to discuss and plan strategies with regard to multiple litigations pending against him, saying that the Aam Aadmi Party supremo cannot be granted “special treatment”. Kejriwal had approached the high court against …

Supreme Court declines PIL seeking probe into Hathras stampede by expert committee
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court declines PIL seeking probe into Hathras stampede by expert committee

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking direction to appoint a five-member expert committee under the supervision of a retired top court judge to inquire into the Hathras stampede incident, where more than 100 people were killed on July 2. The petition had further sought the court’s direction to the State of Uttar Pradesh to submit …

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL For Probe Into Hathras Stampede, Asks Petitioner To Approach HC
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL For Probe Into Hathras Stampede, Asks Petitioner To Approach HC

Live Law  

Today, the Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation initiated in relation to the Hathras Stampede incident, saying that every matter does not have to be filed under Article 32. The instant PIL filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari sought the appointment of a five-member expert committee under the supervision of a retired Supreme Court judge to inquire into the incident. …

Excise policy: Supreme Court judge recuses from hearing Manish Sisodia's plea for revival of bail petitions
5 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 …

SC judge recuses from hearing Manish Sisodia’s bail plea; adjourned to next week
5 months, 1 week ago

SC judge recuses from hearing Manish Sisodia’s bail plea; adjourned to next week

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing to next week on the bail plea by former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia as one of the judges on the bench recused for personal reasons. Former Delhi deputy chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia in custody in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. As the bench …

Delhi High Court reserves order on Bibhav Kumar's bail plea, Judgement on July 12
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court reserves order on Bibhav Kumar's bail plea, Judgement on July 12

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the bail plea moved by Bibhav Kumar, former personal secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Swati Maliwal's alleged assault case. On July 6, a Delhi court extended till July 16 the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar. On June 22, a Delhi court extended …

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