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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The Supreme Court today asked the Tamil Nadu government to state on affidavit that no sanction for prosecution has been withdrawn in cases against any sitting/former Minister or any politician of the ruling DMK party without the completion of a proper investigation."[State] seeks and is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...
Snake Venom & Rave Party Case | Supreme Court Stays Trial Proceedings Against YouTuber Elvish Yadav
The Supreme Court today (August 6) granted a stay on trial court proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav in a case alleging that he misused snakes and snake venom for a YouTube video and was involved in organising rave parties where foreigners allegedly supplied snake venom and other intoxicating drugs.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice in a plea...
Jharkhand Court Grants Bail To Rahul Gandhi In 2018 Defamation Case Involving Amit Shah
A Court in Jharkhand's Chaibasa district today granted bail to Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in connection with a defamation case pertaining to his alleged remarks on Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Gandhi personally appeared before Spl. Judge, MP-MLA Court, Chaibasa, Supriya Rani Tigga and surrendered to seek bail in the case.Previously on February 27, the MP-MLA Court...
Bihar SIR : Supreme Court Seeks ECI Response On Allegations Of Irregularities In Deleting 65 Lakh Voters From Draft List
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 6) asked the Election Commission of India to respond by Saturday on the allegations of irregularities regarding the deletion of 65 lakh voters from the draft electoral roll list published with respect to Bihar after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).The Court asked the ECI to specify if the draft list, published on August 1, was shared with the...
Supreme Court Cancels Dheeraj Wadhawan's Bail In DHFL Fraud Case, Orders Surrender In 2 Weeks
The Supreme Court today(August 5) cancelled the bail granted to former promoter of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) Dheeraj Wadhawan, accused in a case of bank loan misappropriation and cheating to the tune of Rs. 34,000 crores.A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma passed the order against the Delhi High Court's order, which had granted bail...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Centre's Notification Of ISIS As Terrorist Organisation
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a challenge to the government notifications whereby the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and others, were declared as 'terrorist organizations' under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi disposed of the matter, being of the view that instead of challenging the government...
'Education Now An Industry' : Supreme Court Strikes Down Centre's Exemption For Educational Buildings From Environmental Clearance
The Supreme Court today struck down a part of the Centre's January 29, 2025 notification that had exempted construction projects related to industrial sheds, schools, colleges, and hostels from obtaining prior environmental clearance under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006.A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran held that this exemption,...
Principal City Civil And Sessions Judge Transfers Dharmasthala Burial Case To New Bench After Recusal Of Presiding Judge
The Principal City Civil and Session Judge has transferred the case concerning ex parte interim gag order in the Dharmasthala burial case to another judge, for further hearing. Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar Rai, who had earlier restrained the media and YouTube channels from publishing "defamatory content" against Harshendra Kumar D, the brother of Dharmasthala...