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Sabarimala Gold Theft Case : Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Former Devaswom Secretary S Jayasree
Supreme Court of India Grants Anticipatory Bail to S. Jayashree in Sabarimala Gold Theft CaseThe Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to former Devaswom Board Secretary S. Jayashree, the fourth accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case. She is the only accused in the case to have been granted anticipatory bail thus far.The matter was heard by a Bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta...
Supreme Court Asks Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board To Halt Selection Process For Guruvayur Devaswom Posts
The Supreme Court today orally asked the Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board to halt the selection process for Guruvayur temple Devaswom posts.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta impressed the same upon the Board's counsels, who then agreed to advise the Board accordingly."Senior Advocate V Giri, for petitioner(KDRB), on instructions of the AoR, states that he would advise his...
TP Chandrashekharan Murder Case : Supreme Court Suspends Geothi Babu's Sentence
The Supreme Court on Monday suspended the sentence of Geothi Babu in the TP Chandrashekharan murder case from Kerala.A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma allowed bail to him. The bench also prima facie observed that the evidence against him appeared to be weak.Earlier, the Court had called for a report from the Kannur medical college on the health of...
Moratorium On Starting New Law Colleges Withdrawn : BCI Tells Supreme Court
The Bar Council of India today informed the Supreme Court that it has withdrawn the moratorium on the starting of new law colleges.BCI's counsel, Advocate Radhika Gautam, informed about the decision to a bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta during the hearing of a writ petition filed by Vocational Education Foundation Society challenging the 2025 notification...
NEET-PG | 'Concerned About Adverse Effect On Quality' : Supreme Court To Examine NEET-PG 2025 Cut-Off Reduction
The Supreme Court today said it would examine whether the sharp reduction in the qualifying percentile for NEET-PG 2025-26 affects standards in postgraduate medical education.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe was hearing pleas challenging reduction in the percentile cut-off.Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati referred to the reasoning set out in the...
Can FIR Be Quashed Partially Based On Compromise With Some Accused? Supreme Court Appoints Amicus To Consider
The Supreme Court recently appointed Senior Advocate K Parameshwar as an Amicus Curiae to deliberate on the issue of whether a criminal case can be quashed as against one of the many accused under Section 482 CrPC/Section 528 BNSS on the basis of a compromise arrived at by the parties. A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice NK Singh passed the order in a case where the informant...
Supreme Court To Hear Plea Seeking OBC Reservation For Pasmanda Muslims
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking that 'Pasmanda Muslims' should be given reservations under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) Category. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi briefly considered the PIL, filed by one Mohd Waseem Saifi, on Monday, seeking 10% reservation for Pasmanda Muslims by sub-categorizing...
Former Punjab & Haryana High Court Justice VK Jhanji Passes Away
Justice VK Jhanji, former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and former Acting Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, passed away on February 23, 2026. He was 81.According to an announcement issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, his cremation will take place at 4:30 pm at the Cremation Ground, Sector 25, Chandigarh.Born in 1944, Justice Jhanji...
UP Police Invoke Serious POCSO Charges Against Swami Avimukteshwaranand In Late-Night FIR, Hours After Special Court Order
The Uttar Pradesh Police on late Saturday (February 21) night lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, Mukudanand Brahmachari and others, invoking stringent provisions of the POCSO Act and BNS over alleged sexual abuse of minors during the recent Magh Mela. The FIR was lodged at the Jhunsi Police Station in Prayagraj at 23:37 hours, just...
CJI Justice Surya Kant Launches “Nurturing the Future of the Judiciary” E-Souvenir Of Chhattisgarh State Judicial Academy
Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant digitally launched the e-souvenir of the Chhattisgarh State Judicial Academy titled “Nurturing the Future of the Judiciary” at a felicitation programme organised by the High Court of Chhattisgarh in Raipur.Supreme Court judges Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra attended as guests of honour. Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh...