Lakhimpur Kheri Case : Supreme Court Questions UP Police For Not Acting On Witness's Complaint Of Threat

The Supreme Court today directed Uttar Pradesh police to verify allegations and take necessary action on a complaint made by a person regarding threats/inducement to not depose in the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence case involving former Union Minister's son Ashish Mishra.Insofar as the UP government did not register an FIR despite a formal complaint being made by the person, on the ground that he...

Supreme Court Dismisses Justice Yashwant Varma's Plea Challenging CJI's Recommendation For His Removal

The Supreme Court today(August 7) dismissed the writ petition filed by Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma challenging the in-house inquiry report, which indicted him in the case-at-home scandal, as well as the then Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna's recommendation made to the President and the Prime Minister for Justice Varma's removal.A bench comprising Justice Dipankar...

A Judge Should Not Bother About Future Prospects Or Popularity: Justice AS Oka On Morality In Judiciary

Judge should be bound by the oath of the Constitution and not by traditional morality, Justice Oka said.

Why Outstanding Advocates Not Being Appointed As Judges? Need Answers From Central Govt : Justice MB Lokur

Justice Madan B Lokur, former Supreme Court Judge, on Wednesday (August 6), raised concerns about the rising executive interference in the judges' appointment process and called for more transparency on why the Government was not appointing certain candidates, despite their reputation as outstanding advocates."We have had several problems in the appointment of judges in the recent past. There...

Courts Should Not Be Used To Settle Scores Between Political Parties; Fight Political Battles Before Electorate : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (August 6) reiterated that political parties cannot use the Courts to fight their political battles. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice NV Anjaria observed while hearing the petitions filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party as well as the Tamil Nadu Government against the Madras High Court's interim...

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Petition Challenging S 17A Prevention Of Corruption Act

The Supreme Court today(August 6) reserved judgment in a writ petition challenging the constitutionality of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act("PC Act"), which was introduced through an amendment in 2018. The writ petition was filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation.A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice KV Viswanathan heard Advocate Prashant Bhushan(for...

Supreme Court Refuses To Cancel Suryakant Tiwari's Interim Bail In Chhattisgarh Coal Levy 'Scam' Case; Grants Interim Bail In DMF 'Scam' Case

The Supreme Court has refused to cancel the interim bail granted to businessman-Suryakant Tiwari in the Chhattisgarh Coal Levy 'Scam' case. It has further granted interim bail to the businessman in the DMF scam case on the same terms and conditions imposed earlier in May.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi granted the relief, after having heard substantial arguments yesterday....

'Child' Includes 'Orphan Child': Supreme Court Orders Survey To Find If Orphans Are Given Benefits Under Right To Education Act

The Supreme Court today(August 6) directed the States and Union Territories to carry out surveys to find out whether orphan children are getting the benefit of free and compulsory education under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education, 2009 ("RTE Act") or not. The Court passed the order in a writ petition seeking care and protection of orphan children in the country.Before a...

'Practice Of One Human Pulling Another In A Cart Inhuman': Supreme Court Bans Hand-Pulled Rickshaws In Matheran

The Court directed the State to adopt an e-rickshaw policy in the hill town.

ECI Hasn't Given Reasons For Deleting 65 Lakh Electors From Bihar Draft Roll : ADR To Supreme Court

The concealment of reasons has made public verification of the rolls impossible, the NGO stated.

Supreme Court Quashes HC Order Banning Use Of CM Stalin's Name For TN Govt Scheme; Imposes Rs 10 Lakh Cost On AIADMK MP Who Challenged It

Political battles must be settled before the electorate and Courts should not be used for it, SC said.

Say On Affidavit That No Prosecution Sanction Against Ministers & DMK Leaders Was Withrawn Without Probe : Supreme Court To TN Govt

The Supreme Court today asked the Tamil Nadu government to state on affidavit that no sanction for prosecution has been withdrawn in cases against any sitting/former Minister or any politician of the ruling DMK party without the completion of a proper investigation."[State] seeks and is granted 2 weeks' time to file a specific affidavit that there is no case against any sitting or a...