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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Fix time for completion of trials, but denying bail no solution, SC tells HCs

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has expressed strong displeasure after discovering that High Courts have been denying bail to people incarcerated for long periods. A two-judge bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih observed, “Every day we notice that in several orders passed by different High Courts while rejecting the bail applications, in a routine manner, the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Mayawati slams government over Rajasthan HC's decision on SC-ST Act

New Indian Express

JAIPUR: In a sharp critique of the government, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has expressed discontent over the Rajasthan High Court's recent decision to exclude charges under the SC-ST Act in a case involving casteist slurs. The controversy arose following a judgment by the Rajasthan High Court, which ruled that the use of terms such as 'bhangi', 'neech', 'bhikari', and …

Mayawati

1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Functioning as kangaroo courts’: Kerala HC's stinging remark on ‘media trials’

Hindustan Times

News outlets should not act as ‘kangaroo courts’ by indulging in ‘media trial’ when reporting on ongoing investigations or cases, the Kerala high court said on Friday. A five-judge bench made the stinging remark while issuing a ruling in response to three petitions seeking to restrict the media's powers in covering active probes and trials, India Today reported. The petitions …

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4 months ago

2017 HCS (judicial) paper leak: Former HC registrar among 2 get 5-yr jail

Hindustan Times

A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced two accused, including a former registrar of the Punjab and Haryana high court, to five-year jail in the 2017 Haryana Civil Services examination paper leak case. Principal district and sessions judge Anju Bajaj Chandna also imposed a fine of ₹1,50,000 on Balwinder Kumar Sharma, the then HC registrar and ₹60,000 on Sunita, the main …

Court Examination Accused Ipc Paper Sharma Hcs

4 months ago

Supreme Court restores conviction in minor's rape, overturns Calcutta HC's order acquitting man

Live Mint

The apex court criticised the verdict last year and termed some of the high court's observations “highly objectionable and completely unwarranted.” The Supreme Court of India has today restored the conviction of a man who raped a minor girl after he was acquitted by the Calcutta High Court, which in its judgement asked adolescent girls to "control their sexual urges", …

India Court Man Calcutta High Adfree Sexual

5 months ago

YS Jagan seeks Andhra HC's intervention for Leader of Opposition status

New Indian Express

VIJAYAWADA: YSRC chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has approached the Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking its directions to the Assembly Speaker and secretary general to accord him the Leader of the Opposition status in the State Assembly as per law. Making Assembly Speaker Ch Ayyannapatrudu and Minister of Finance and Legislative Affairs Payyavula Keshav as respondents in the case, Jagan …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Absurd, Impossible' : Supreme Court On HC's Condition That Accused Will Get Bail Only If Victim Stands As Surety

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed disappointment over an 'absurd' condition for bail imposed by the Patna High Court where the bail was granted to an accused on the condition that the victim of the offence should stand as his surety. The vacation bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a matter where the Patna High Court …

Supreme Court Court Bail Order High Condition Petitioner

7 months ago

Mob has no religion: Rajasthan HC's Justice Farjand Ali while granting bail to Islamists accused of attacking Hindus

Op India

The Rajasthan High Court on 20th May commented on the challenges of identifying the offenders during communal disturbances and claimed that a mob has no religion. The remarks were passed while the court granted bail to eighteen accused who were part of a crowd that attacked participants in a Hindu religious procession on 19th March in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan which resulted …

Rajasthan Court No Religion

8 months ago

SC reserves verdict on Madras HC’s child pornography order

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its order on a Madras high court decision that merely watching child pornography is not an offence, quashing a criminal case against a 28-year-old man last month for downloading and watching pornographic content involving children on his mobile phone. A bench headed by chief justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud said, “The high court …

India Children Court Child Order Accused Ncpcr

8 months ago

Sippy Sidhu murder: Framing of charges delayed till April 30 amid HC’s order

Hindustan Times

The framing of charges in the 2015 Sippy Sidhu murder case has been delayed further, with the Punjab and Haryana high court directing the special CBI court, hearing the case, to adjourn its proceedings beyond April 25, when it will take up prime accused Kalyani Singh’s plea for arguments. On April 9, Kalyani moved a petition before the high court …

Court Application Charges High Cbi Sippy Sidhu Kalyani

9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP slams West Bengal govt for opposing HC's decision on Shajahan Sheikh

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday dubbed it as a matter of "great shame" that the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal was opposing the Calcutta High Court order to hand over the custody of suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh to the CBI in the ED officers attack case. Addressing a press conference, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

Move to promote HCS officers stoke controversy

Hindustan Times

Haryana government’s recent move to push for the promotion of eight Haryana civil services officers, arraigned as accused by the anti-corruption bureau, to the Indian administrative service has stoked a controversy. HT Image The government has sent an eligibility list containing names of the eight HCS officers of the 2002 batch to the Union Public Service Commission. In its fresh …

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1 year, 2 months ago

‘Nithari murder probe botched up, public trust betrayed’: Allahabad HC’s top 6 quotes

Hindustan Times

PRAYAGRAJ: In a 308-page verdict on Monday that acquitted Surendra Koli and his employer Moninder Singh Pandher for the Nithari serial murders, a two-judge bench of justices Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi came down heavily on the investigating agencies for a “botched up” investigation and betraying public trust. Surender Koli, who was sentenced to death has been …

Murder Public Trust Accused Nithari Prosecution Evidence

1 year, 5 months ago

2001 HCS selections: Ex-HPSC chairman, former IAS officer continue to enjoy sinecures despite being charge-sheeted

Hindustan Times

: Former HPSC chairman, KC Bangar and former IAS officer, Hardeep Singh, who have been arraigned as accused in a graft case charge-sheet filed by Haryana anti-corruption bureau on July 4 continue to hold sinecures offered by a munificent BJP-JJP government. 2001 HCS selections: Ex-HPSC chairman, former IAS officer continue to enjoy sinecures despite being charge-sheeted The case pertained to …

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1 year, 6 months ago

SC takes suo moto cognisance of Allahabad HC's order to examine rape victim's 'mangali dasha'

India Today

The Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognisance of the Allahabad High Court’s order directing the examination of an alleged rape victim’s kundali to determine if she is a mangali or mangalik. The direction was passed by a bench led by Justice Brij Raj Singh on May 23, granting 3 weeks-time to Lucknow University’s Astrology Department to decide whether the …

Suo Moto Mangali

2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court stays Karnataka HC's order refusing to quash corruption case against BS Yediyurappa

India Today

The Supreme Court on Friday put a stay on Karnataka High Court’s order refusing to quash a criminal complaint registered against Karnataka’s former CM BS Yediyurappa under the Prevention of Corruption Act. A bench comprising of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Hima Kohli issued the notice in a special leave petition filed by Yediyurappa …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Athlete murder case: CBI arrests daughter of Himachal Pradesh HC's acting Chief Justice

India TV News

Athlete murder case: The CBI on Wednesday arrested Kalyani Singh, daughter of Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court, in connection with the killing of national-level shooter Sukhmanpreet Singh alias Sippy Sidhu over six years ago in Chandigarh, officials said. The CBI had called Kalyani Singh to its office for questioning after it recovered “documentary material” indicating her affair …

Chandigarh Cbi Kalyani Singh Singh Kalyani Sidhu

2 years, 9 months ago

Nithari Killings: After Allahabad HC's Nudge, CBI Files Autopsy Reports In Accused Surendra Koli's Appeal Against Death Penalty

Live Law

Days after the Allahabad High Court slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation for its failure to produce the post mortem reports of the victims of the Nithari case, the CBI yesterday submitted the copies of the post-mortem reports before the HC.The CBI has submitted the Post mortem reports in pursuance of the HC's previous order. Days after the Allahabad High …

Case Cbi Post Reports Koli Nithari Mortem

2 years, 10 months ago

CBI Changes Team Probing Murder of Dhanbad Judge After HC's Rap on 'Laxity' in Investigation

News 18

The Central Bureau of Investigation has changed the team probing the death of Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand, officials said on Saturday. The development came after the Jharkhand High Court recently slammed the agency for its “laxity” in probing the murder, and observed that it seemed that the CBI was trying to quit the investigation and even protect the accused. The …

Investigation Jharkhand Cbi Dhanbad Team Probing

2 years, 11 months ago

ICICI-Videocon Scam: Supreme Court Dismisses ED's Plea Against Bombay HC's Order Granting Bail To Deepak Kochhar

Live Law

The Supreme Court of India on Monday dismissed Enforcement Directorate's plea against Bombay High Court's order granting bail to Deepak Kochhar, husband of ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, an accused in the multi-crore ICICI Bank-Videocon money laundering case.A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli dismissed the special leave petition but kept the. The Supreme …

Supreme Court Court Bail Order Accused Bench Icici

3 years ago

ICICI-Videocon Scam: Supreme Court To Hear In January ED's Plea Against Bombay HC's Order Granting Bail To Deepak Kochhar

Live Law

Supreme Court on Friday posted in January the Enforcement Directorate's plea against Bombay High Court's order granting bail to Deepak Kochhar, husband of ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, an accused in the multi-crore ICICI Bank-Videocon money laundering case. Post in January," CJI said The High Court through its impugned order dated 25th March 2021 granted bail to Kochhar on the …

Supreme Court Court Accused Bench Icici Icici Bank Cji

3 years, 6 months ago

SC asserts HCs’ power to protect from arrest

Hindustan Times

High courts are empowered to protect an accused from arrest for a certain period of time even if it rejects the anticipatory bail plea, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday, while underscoring that bail provisions must be liberally construed by the courts to take into account myriad situations. In the wake of two orders by the Allahabad high court, granting …

Court Power Accused High Bench Arrest Protect

3 years, 11 months ago

NCPCR seeks urgent appeal against Bombay HC's no sexual assault without 'skin to skin' contact judgment

India Today

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, India's apex child rights body, asked the Maharashtra government on Monday to file an urgent appeal against Bombay High Court's recent judgment that an act cannot be termed as sexual assault if there is no "skin-to-skin" contact. The Bombay High Court ruled that groping without ‘skin to skin’ contact is not sexual assault …

Sexual Assault Bombay High Court Child Skin Ncpcr Act Sexual

4 years, 2 months ago

SC Sets Aside HC's Interim Bail on Medical Grounds to Ex-UP Minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati in Gang-rape Case

News 18

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside Allahabad High Court's order which granted interim bail for two months on medical grounds to former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati — accused in a gang rape case. A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan allowed the appeal filed by the UP government and said that the September 3 order of high …

Medical Treatment Court Bail Order Gang Accused

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Fix time for completion of trials, but denying bail no solution, SC tells HCs

Mayawati slams government over Rajasthan HC's decision on SC-ST Act

‘Functioning as kangaroo courts’: Kerala HC's stinging remark on ‘media trials’

2017 HCS (judicial) paper leak: Former HC registrar among 2 get 5-yr jail

Supreme Court restores conviction in minor's rape, overturns Calcutta HC's order acquitting man

YS Jagan seeks Andhra HC's intervention for Leader of Opposition status

'Absurd, Impossible' : Supreme Court On HC's Condition That Accused Will Get Bail Only If Victim Stands As Surety

Mob has no religion: Rajasthan HC's Justice Farjand Ali while granting bail to Islamists accused of attacking Hindus

SC reserves verdict on Madras HC’s child pornography order

Sippy Sidhu murder: Framing of charges delayed till April 30 amid HC’s order

BJP slams West Bengal govt for opposing HC's decision on Shajahan Sheikh

Move to promote HCS officers stoke controversy

‘Nithari murder probe botched up, public trust betrayed’: Allahabad HC’s top 6 quotes

2001 HCS selections: Ex-HPSC chairman, former IAS officer continue to enjoy sinecures despite being charge-sheeted

SC takes suo moto cognisance of Allahabad HC's order to examine rape victim's 'mangali dasha'

Supreme Court stays Karnataka HC's order refusing to quash corruption case against BS Yediyurappa

Athlete murder case: CBI arrests daughter of Himachal Pradesh HC's acting Chief Justice

Nithari Killings: After Allahabad HC's Nudge, CBI Files Autopsy Reports In Accused Surendra Koli's Appeal Against Death Penalty

CBI Changes Team Probing Murder of Dhanbad Judge After HC's Rap on 'Laxity' in Investigation

ICICI-Videocon Scam: Supreme Court Dismisses ED's Plea Against Bombay HC's Order Granting Bail To Deepak Kochhar

ICICI-Videocon Scam: Supreme Court To Hear In January ED's Plea Against Bombay HC's Order Granting Bail To Deepak Kochhar

SC asserts HCs’ power to protect from arrest

NCPCR seeks urgent appeal against Bombay HC's no sexual assault without 'skin to skin' contact judgment

SC Sets Aside HC's Interim Bail on Medical Grounds to Ex-UP Minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati in Gang-rape Case