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Supreme Court Rejects ED's Plea Against Bail Granted To Ex-DMK Member Jaffer Sadiq, Expresses 'Reservations' About HC Order
The Supreme Court recently declined to interfere with the Madras High Court's order granting bail to former DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq and brother Mohamed Saleem in a money laundering case, while making it clear that it had “reservations” about the High Court's decision.The prosecution has alleged that Sadiq was involved in money laundering arising out of three predicate offences...
Listing Case Under 'For Dismissal' Caption Improper : Supreme Court Criticises AP High Court
The Supreme Court has taken exception to the Andhra Pradesh High Court listing a case in the causelist under the caption "For Dismissal".The Bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S Chandurkar noted that such a practice is improper as it suggests that the Court had pre-decided the matter before hearing.“We find that the High Court had listed the related criminal revision case under...
UP Police Team Entered Former Delhi Mayor's House Looking For Me : Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay Tells Supreme Court
Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay has alleged in the Supreme Court that a Uttar Pradesh Police team entered the residence of former Delhi Mayor Farhad Suri in Nizamuddin East during the intervening night of August 22–23 while purportedly searching for him.In an additional affidavit filed on September 3 in his pending writ petition, Upadhyay relied on a publicly available report about the...
BRICS Chief Justices' Forum Begins In New Delhi; CJI Surya Kant Meets World Judicial Leaders
The BRICS Chief Justices' Forum began in New Delhi on Friday, bringing together Chief Justices, Presidents of Supreme Courts and senior judicial leaders from BRICS member states and partner countries for a three-day meeting focused on strengthening judicial cooperation.The Supreme Court of India is hosting the forum from September 4 to 6, with judicial delegations from Brazil, China,...
Supreme Court Flags Off 26 Mobile eSewa Vans to Take eCourts Services, Legal Aid To Citizens' Doorsteps
The Supreme Court eCommittee, in collaboration with the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Department of Justice, on Friday flagged off 26 Mobile eSewa Vans aimed at taking eCourts services, legal aid and dispute resolution facilities directly to citizens in remote and underserved areas.The vans were flagged off at the Supreme Court's Administrative Buildings Complex in New...
'Not Guilty But Won't Contest Trial In Sarla Bhat Killing Case': Yasin Malik To TADA Court, Seeks Capital Punishment
Jailed Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik has denied any involvement in the 1990 abduction and killing of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat, while telling the Special TADA/POTA Court in Srinagar that he has decided not to contest the trial proceedings further and has instead requested that the court award him capital punishment.Malik has maintained that his decision not...
S. 362 CrPC Does Not Curtail High Court's Inherent Power To Recall Judgment Resulting In Miscarriage Of Justice: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which generally bars criminal courts from altering or reviewing a judgment after it has been signed, does not obliterate the High Court's inherent jurisdiction to recall an order or judgment when allowing it to stand would result in a miscarriage of justice.The Court made the observation while allowing...
Supreme Court Orders Allahabad HC To Initiate Preliminary Inquiry Against Judicial Officer For Failing To Report Trial Progress
The Supreme Court has recently directed the Registrar General of the Allahabad High Court to initiate a preliminary inquiry against a trial court judge after the judicial officer repeatedly failed to submit status reports on the progress of a long-pending trial, despite multiple directions from the Supreme Court.A bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Sree Chandrashekhar directed...
CCTVs In Police Stations | Don't Let Existing Funds Lie Dormant Citing Pending Modernization Scheme : Supreme Court To Centre
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Union Government to ensure that funds already available under the Assistance to States and Union Territories for Modernisation of Police (ASUMP) scheme are utilised to address shortfalls in CCTV infrastructure in police stations, instead of allowing the funds to remain unused while the Centre works on a new police modernisation scheme.A bench of...