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Bail Is Rule, Jail Exception Even Under UAPA: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today held that “bail is the rule and jail is the exception” even under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and statutory restrictions on bail under Section 43D(5) cannot override constitutional guarantees under Articles 21 and 22.A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice BV Nagarathna observed that the principle that bail is the rule was not merely a...
Supreme Court Declines To Entertain Plea Seeking Review Of Wages, Of Priests In State-Controlled Temples
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a public interest petition seeking the constitution of a judicial commission or expert committee to review the wages and service benefits of priests, sevadars and other staff working in state-controlled temples across the country.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta dismissed the plea after expressing disinclination...
Woman Accused Of Duping People By Posing As Prime Minister's Advisor Moves Supreme Court For Bail
The Supreme Court today (May 18) issued notice to the State of Maharashtra on the bail plea by Kashmira Sandip Pawar, who is accused of cheating people by personating herself to be the national advisor to the Prime Minister's Office. A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice after briefly hearing the petitioner's counsel, Senior Advocate Sudhanshu...
Supreme Court Stays Tree Felling in Hyderabad's KBR National Park Eco-Sensitive Zone
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed tree felling in the eco-sensitive zone surrounding the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (KBR) National Park in Hyderabad, while issuing notice on a plea challenging the move to cut trees for road development.The Court ordered that there should be no tree felling within 25 to 35 metres eco-sensitive zone around the part. A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice...
Upto 6% Conviction In UAPA Cases Nationally; In J&K, Conviction Rate Less Than 1% : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, while granting bail to a Jammu and Kashmir man accused in a narco-terror case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and incarcerated for over 5 years, noted that UAPA conviction rates across India ranged between 1.5% and 4% between 2019 and 2023, while conviction rates in Jammu and Kashmir remained below 1%.Referring to NCRB data placed before Parliament by the...
Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Hospital Over Rs 2500 Billing Error
The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against Narayana Health, its hospital in Kolkata, and senior officials over allegations arising from a ₹2,500 billing discrepancy, holding that the complaint disclosed no criminal offence and was essentially a service-related grievance better addressed through civil or statutory remedies.A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and...
Delhi Judicial Service Association Condemns 'Clandestine Recording' Of Proceedings, Seeks Deletion Of Viral Rohini Court Video
The Delhi Judicial Service Association (DJSA) has strongly condemned the alleged illegal recording and circulation of video clips from court proceedings involving a Rohini Court judge, calling it a direct assault on the dignity and independence of the judiciary.The condemnation comes after a video showing a heated exchange between Shri Rakesh Kumar-V, District Judge-04, North-West...
Delhi Judge Shifted After Video Of Heated Exchange With Lawyer Goes Viral
The Delhi High Court on Sunday ordered the attachment of District Judge Rakesh Kumar to the Delhi Judicial Academy after a video purportedly showing him in a heated altercation with a lawyer went viral on social media.As per an order issued by the High Court Registrar General, the decision was taken by the Chief Justice and the judges of the High Court to attach Rakesh Kumar, presently serving...
Lawyers, Police Clash In Lucknow Over Demolition Of 'Illegal' Advocate Chambers Following High Court Directions
Tensions escalated and a clash broke out between the Lawyers and Police outside the Lucknow District Court complex on Sunday after the local authorities initiated a demolition action against over 200 'illegal' lawyers' chambers and shops in the Kaiserbagh area. According to media reports, the police had to resort to a lathi-charge and mild force after lawyers protested the...
Preventive Detention Unwarranted When There's No Breach Of Public Order & Ordinary Law Can Be Applied: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently quashed a preventive detention order issued under the MPDA Act 1981, holding that when a person can be dealt with under ordinary law and there is no cogent material to show breach of public order, invocation of the preventive detention law is unwarranted."in our view, the satisfaction of the detaining authority that activities of the appellant were prejudicial to...