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WB Polls: Barasat Court Sends Three Accused In Killing Of Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari's PA To 13-Day Police Custody
A court at Barasat in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, on Monday remanded three accused arrested in connection with the murder of Chandranath Rath, close aide and personal assistant of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, to police custody for further investigation. The Session's court has ordered thirteen days of police custody for all the accused.The accused — identified as Mayank Raj Mishra,...
4-Yr Old's Rape In Gurugram: SIT Completes Probe, Supreme Court To Consider Hospital Lapse & Victim Compensation
In the case related to the rape of a 4-year-old girl in Gurugram, the Supreme Court today expressed that it will be considering the aspects of hospitals' negligence/complicity and victim compensation.Noting that the Special Investigation Team constituted to probe the case had completed its investigation, the Court further directed that the chargesheet be filed before the competent court (for...
'Our Order Not A Comment Against Any Judge': Supreme Court Clarifies In Suo Motu Case Over Odisha Courts' 'Caste-Coloured' Bail Conditions
In the suo motu case taken up over some Odisha courts' bail conditions requiring accused from Dalit-Adivasi communities to clean police stations, the Supreme Court today clarified that its earlier order calling out the State judiciary over its orders should not be understood as casting aspersions or making adverse comment against any High Court judge or judicial officer in the state.A...
WB Polls: Justice T.S. Sivagnanam Quit Bengal SIR Tribunal After Clearing More Voter Appeals Alone Than Total Restorations By EC
Former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, Justice T.S. Sivagnanam, has resigned from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Appellate Tribunal constituted to hear appeals against the deletion of names from the electoral rolls in West Bengal.Justice Sivagnanam, who was among 19 retired judges appointed pursuant to directions of the Supreme Court of India, reportedly resigned...
West Bengal SIR | Vote Gap With BJP Less Than Pending Appeals : Trinamool Congress Tells Supreme Court
The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) made a claim before the Supreme Court on Monday that deletions due to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls materially affected the results in certain assembly constituencies in West Bengal.Senior Advocate Kalyan Bandhopadhyay, for AITC members, submitted before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against HC Order For CBI Probe Into Transformer Procurement During Senthil Balaji's Tenure As TN Minister
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the Madras High Court's order directing a CBI probe into the alleged Rs. 397-crore scam in the procurement of transformers during the tenure of V Senthil Balaji as Electricity Minister in Tamil Nadu.A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta refused to interfere with the High Court's direction ordering a Central Bureau...
'Don't Treat Your Wife Like An Animal': Supreme Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Husband In Domestic Violence Case
While denying anticipatory bail to a man accused of domestic violence, the Supreme Court orally remarked that a husband can't treat his wife like an animal and that she deserves dignity.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice PB Varale was hearing an anticipatory bail application of a man, who was denied bail by the Patna High Court for offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109,...
Plea To Regulate Institutions Imparting Religious Education | Supreme Court Asks Petitioner To Await Centre's Decision
The Supreme Court today (May 11) disposed of a writ petition seeking registration, recognition and supervision of all institutions imparting religious education to children up to 14 years. It directed the petitioner to await the outcome of the representation made to the Secretary, Ministry of Education.A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma heard...
