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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Safety Protocols For Mountain Helicopter Operations After Uttarakhand Crashes
The Supreme Court on Thursday (August 14) issued notice in a plea seeking directions for framing a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for helicopter operations in mountainous and high-risk terrain.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta made the notice returnable in three weeks. The petition raises concerns over recurring helicopter crashes in the...
'No Five-Star Treatment For Accused, Or We Will Suspend Jail Superintendent': Supreme Court Warns
While cancelling the bail granted to Kannada Actor Darshan in the Renukaswamy murder case, the Supreme Court has warned the jail authorities against providing any special treatment to the actor over his celebrity status.A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan cancelled the bail granted to actors Darshan, Pavitra Gowda and five other accused in the Renukaswamy Murder...
'No Immediate Threat Of Nimisha Priya's Execution In Yemen, Negotiations Going On': NGO Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned for eight weeks the plea filed by Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council seeking directions to secure the release of Malayali nurse Nimisha Priya, who is on the death row in Yemen. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta adjourned the matter after being informed that there was no immediate threat of execution and that...
Experience As Judicial Officer Can't Be Counted Towards '3-Year Practice' For Civil Judge Exams : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (August 14) refused to entertain an application seeking to modify its earlier order on the 3-year practice rule to state that a judicial officer's experience be treated equivalent to a practising lawyer. The Court said that it will lead to opening Pandora's box. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing an application filed in the recent...
'Baawla' Song Payment Row | Haryana Court Orders Badshah To Deposit Additional ₹50 Lakh, Raising Total Security To ₹2.2 Crore
A Court in Haryana's Karnal District recently directed rapper, singer and producer Aditya Prateek Singh alias Badshah to deposit an additional Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) of ₹50 lakh as security in an ongoing payment dispute with Unisys Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd. over the Hindi-Haryanvi audio-video track 'Baawla'. With this latest direction of the court (dated July 22), the total...
Supreme Court Questions Petitions Filed Against Vantara Wildlife Centre
The Supreme Court on Thursday (August 14) criticised two petitions alleging illegalities in Vantara's operations and the transfer of Kolhapur temple elephant Mahadevi, as “vague”, but allowed the petitioners to amend them and fixed both matters for hearing on August 25.A bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna Varale heard two separate petitions concerning the operations...
'When Road Is In Bad Condition, How Toll Can Be Collected?': Supreme Court Asks NHAI Over Toll Collection At Paliyekkara In NH 544
The Supreme Court on Thursday (August 14) expressed reluctance to entertain the petition filed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) challenging the judgment of the Kerala High Court which suspended the toll collection at the Paliyekkara toll plaza in Thrissur district along National Highway 544 due to the bad condition of the highway.Both Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and...
Savarkar Defamation case: Lawyer Withdraws Plea Claiming 'Threat' To Rahul Gandhi, Says He Filed Without Consulting RG
A day after filing a Pursis highlighting the apprehension to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's safety, especially after he "exposed" the alleged "vote theft", his lawyer on Thursday withdrew the said Pursis, which was taken on record by the Special MP/MLA Court presently seized with the criminal defamation case filed against him over his comments against right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar.The...
'Ground Realities Have To Be Seen; Can't Ignore Pahalgam Attack' : Supreme Court On Plea For J&K Statehood Restoration
The Supreme Court today (August 14), while hearing the plea seeking directions for restoration of Statehood in Jammu & Kashmir, verbally observed that it was crucial to consider ground realities in the region and one cannot ignore the instances such as the recent Pahalgam terrorist attack.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing the application seeking directions...
