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Odisha State Bar Council & High Court Bar Association Call For 'Pen-Down' Protest Against Murder Of Advocate Pitabash Panda
The Odisha State Bar Council (OSBC) and the Orissa High Court Bar Association (OHCBA) have called for a 'pen-down' protest on Wednesday (October 08) against the brutal murder of OSBC Member as well as seasoned lawyer Advocate Pitabash Panda.Advocate Panda was shot dead by two unknown miscreants yesterday (October 06) near his house in the city of Berhampur. Though he was immediately taken to...
Supreme Court Directs Centre To Examine Amicus Suggestions For Rehabilitation Of Cadets Injured During Military Training
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union Government to consider suggestions made by Amicus Curiae Senior Advocate Rekha Palli to recognise and rehabilitate officer cadets who suffer disabilities during military training and are discharged before commissioning.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan observed that the out-boarded cadets have not been given any status...
Supreme Court Flags Lack Of Pedestrian Crossing Near Delhi High Court; Orders Nationwide Survey To Identify Road Crossing Needs
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 7) expressed concern over the absence of a pedestrian crossing near the Delhi High Court and the National Zoological Garden on Mathura Road, Delhi, terming it a serious safety lapse that endangers thousands of people who cross the busy stretch every day without traffic signals, foot overbridges, or other safety measures.A Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala...
Supreme Court Issues Directions To Enforce Helmet Use, Curb Wrong-Lane Driving & Use Of Dazzling Headlights
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 7) issued a slew of significant directions aimed at strengthening road safety measures across the country. In a writ petition filed in 2012 by Dr. S. Rajaseekaran, a leading orthopaedic surgeon, the Court directed strict enforcement of helmet use, and measures to curb wrong-lane driving, unsafe overtaking, use of dazzling LED lights, and the unauthorised...
Supreme Court Issues Bailable Warrant Against Advocate Who Made 'Scandalous' Police Complaint Against SCBA Election Committee, Judges
The Supreme Court today issued bailable warrants against an advocate who made a police complaint against members of the Election Committee constituted to hold Supreme Court Bar Association elections.The Court noted that the advocate did not refrain from levelling allegations even against judges of the Court and failed to enter physical appearance despite previous directions.A bench of...
CCI Rejects Complaint Against Nestle Over Alleged Unethical Maggi Sauce Production At Goa Plant
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday rejected a complaint of abuse of dominance alleging unethical production practices in the manufacturing of Maggi Sauce by Nestlé India Ltd. at its Goa factory.A coram comprising Chairperson Ravneet Kaur and Members Anil Agrawal, Sweta Kakkad, and Deepak Anurag observed that the issues raised “primarily relates to the violation of...
“Told My Brother Judge To Keep It To My Ears”: CJI BR Gavai In Lighter Vein On Social Media Misreporting Of Judges' Remarks
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai today made a lighter vein comment on how the remarks made by Judges are wrongly portrayed on social media.Because of the chances of misinterpretation, CJI Gavai said that he once refrained his brother Judge, Justice K Vinod Chandran, from making certain open observations in a case concerning judicial service, and instead advised him to share the comments...
'Wealth Distribution' Remark | No Intent To Promote Enmity : UP Court Upholds Rejection Of Plea For FIR Against Rahul Gandhi
A Special MP/MLA Court in Bareilly has rejected a criminal revision petition filed challenging a Magistrate court's order that had refused to direct registration of an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his election speech on 'wealth distribution'. Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Bareilly, Devashish thus upheld the Magistrate's August 27, 2024 order, observing...
Delhi Tribunal Orders ED To Release BMW Car Seized From Ex-Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's Delhi Residence
An appellate tribunal in Delhi recently directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to release a luxury BMW X7 vehicle seized from the residence of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in connection with an alleged land scam.The order, passed on September 25, 2025, by a coram of V Anandarajan, Member of the Appellate Tribunal under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), ordered...