'Don't Waste Our Time' : Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing Of Plea Against Police Action On Student Protesters

'We don't have time to watch videos', CJI Surya Kant said when the lawyer said there are videos showing police brutality.

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Consider Increasing Retirement Age Of District Judges To 61 : Supreme Court To States/UTs

The States/UTs have been asked to take a decision in consultation with the respective High Courts.

Prosecution Should Focus On Securing Conviction Than Opposing Bail: Supreme Court Flags Increasing SLPs Against Bail Orders

The Court also raised concerns over lengthy bail orders being written by the High Courts.

Student Protest : SCBA President Vikas Singh Writes To PM & HM Seeking Inquiry Into Police Lathi Charge, Suspension Of Delhi Police Commissioner

Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate and President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, has written a letter to the Office of the Prime Minister and the Union Home Ministry raising issues over the use of disproportionate force by the police during the recent 'Chalo Sansad' protests. He has sought a judicial inquiry into the excesses by the police and immediate action against those police officers who have used force unprovoked. In his letter, Singh has highlighted cases where the police assaulted...

Delhi High Court Seeks Police Response On PILs Alleging Excessive Force On Student Protesters, Directs Preservation Of Videos

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a batch of public interest litigations alleging excessive use of force by the Delhi Police against students participating in the Cockroach Janta Party's “Sansad Chalo” march on July 20, against the alleged NEET paper leak.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia directed the Delhi Police and the Union of India to file their counter affidavits within four weeks. In the meantime, the Court ordered...

S. 50 NDPS Act Applies Only To Personal Search, Not When Recovery Is From Articles Carried By Accused : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 21) observed that the protection under Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, to be searched in the presence of a Gazetted Officer or a Magistrate, would be available during the personal search of an accused and doesn't extend to searches when the accused was carrying a bag, container, or any other object. “The protection under Section 50 is confined to cases where the recovery is sought to be effected through the personal...

Lawyers Condemn Delhi Police Violence Against Student Protesters At Jantar Mantar, Seek Accountability

A group of over 650 lawyers, including several senior advocates, has issued a statement condemning the alleged use of force by the Delhi Police against student protesters at Jantar Mantar on July 20, calling the police action an attack on the constitutional values of free expression and the right to dissent.The statement, signed by Senior Advocates Indira Jaising, Raju Ramachandran, Chander Uday Singh, Sanjay Hegde, Huzefa Ahmadi, Rebecca M John, Nandita Rao, Sanjay Parikh, Anjana Prakash, Gopal...

Delhi High Court Hears PIL Alleging Excessive Force By Police During CJP's 'Sansad Chalo' March [LIVE UPDATES]

Delhi High Court allows urgent listing for today of PIL alleging excessive use of force by Delhi Police during Cockroach Janta Party's protest march. The PILs alleging police brutality on students protestors will be heard by Court after lunch. Chief Justice says PIL against forceful removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk will also be heard together.Follow this page for live updates.

Supreme Court Bar Bodies Condemn Delhi Police Action Against Student Protesters, Seek Independent Probe

The associations demanded action against policemen who used excessive force.

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Lok Sabha Speaker On Shiv Sena UBT Challenge To Merger Of MPs With Shinde Sena

The Supreme Court today (July 22) issued notice to the Lok Sabha Speaker in a plea filed by Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) member Arvind Ganpat Sawant challenging the Lok Sabha Speaker's decision approving the merger of its six Members of Parliament with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. However, the Court refused to grant interim relief at this stage.Before a bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe, Senior Advocate Devadutt Kamat(for UBT) argued that no...

Bhojshala Dispute : Will Allot A Nearer Spot For Friday Namaz, MP Govt Tells Supreme Court

In the Bhojshala dispute, Muslim parties have filed an application in the Supreme Court objecting to the Madhya Pradesh administration's choice of the plot allotted for Friday namaz.They contended that though the Supreme Court had directed that a plot which is adjacent to the Bhojshala complex must be given for Friday namaz, the site given by the administration is located 2 kilometres away from it.Senior Advocate Huzefa Ahmadi mentioned the application before Chief Justice of India Surya...