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'What Use Of Keeping Accused In Jail For Optics?' : Supreme Court Stresses Need For Effective Prosecution
During the hearing of a plea seeking cancellation of interim bail granted to businessman-Suryakant Tiwari in the Chhattisgarh Coal Levy 'Scam' case, the Supreme Court today lamented that accused these days are kept in jails only for the 'optics of prosecution', while states follow 'archaic' prosecution strategies and fail to prioritize protection of witnesses."We only send people to jail and...
Ordinance Made For Better Administration Of Banke Bihari Temple; No Intention To Interfere With Religious Rights : UP Govt Tells Supreme Court
In pleas challenging the Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, 2025, the Uttar Pradesh government urged before the Supreme Court today that it did not intend to interfere with any religious rights by means of the Ordinance. It further claimed that the Ordinance will soon be placed before the Legislative Assembly for ratification."Let me clarify the Ordinance first...it has nothing to...
Telangana State Legal Services Authority Concludes 'Mediation For The Nation' Campaign, Settles 179 Cases In 90 Days
The Telangana State Legal Services Authority (TSLSA) successfully concluded its 90-day "Mediation for the Nation" campaign, settling 179 cases across the state. Telangana High Court judge Justice P. Sam Koshy who is also the Executive Chairman of TSLSA, led a sensitization program on August 2 at the District Legal Services Authority premises in Kushaiguda, emphasizing the critical role...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging ONGC Relaxing Height Criteria For Tribal & Hill Area Candidates
The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition challenging the differential height criteria prescribed for general category and Scheduled Caste candidates as compared to tribal or hill area domicile candidates for the post of Junior Fire Supervisor at ONGC. The bench comprising Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan agreed to examine the issue while hearing a plea filed by P. Ashok Kumar,...
Let GST Council Look Into Tracking Of GST Paid On Foreign OIDAR Services : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently disposed of a public interest litigation seeking directions for setting up a mechanism to track services provided by foreign entities in India under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice KV Viswanathan passed the order after briefly hearing Advocate Charu Mathur, who appeared for the petitioner.During the hearing,...
Supreme Court To Hear Plea To Restore Statehood Of Jammu & Kashmir On August 8
The Supreme Court will hear on August 8 an application seeking directions to the Union Government to restore the statehood of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and said that it is shown as listed on August 8. He requested that the matter not be deleted from the list of that day. CJI...
'Approach HC' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea For Action Against Raj Thackeray Over Alleged Hate Speech Targeting Hindi-Speakers
The Supreme Court today (August 4) refused to entertain a petition seeking an independent investigation against the alleged hate speech given by MNS President Raj Thackery, which led to violence against Hindi-speaking employees in Mumbai. The Court has granted liberty to the petitioner to approach the Bombay High Court. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing the...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 4, 2025
Links of today's stories :'If You're True Indian, You Wouldn't Say This' : Supreme Court Rebukes Rahul Gandhi For Claim That Chinese Occupied Indian TerritoryTamil Nadu Govt Moves Supreme Court Against HC Restraint On Naming Welfare Schemes After Living Persons, Former CMsBanke Bihari Temple : Supreme Court Questions UP Govt's Hurry In Ordinance; Proposes To Recall Judgment Allowing State Use...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On US-Based Professor's Plea Challenging Law On Automatic Revocation Of Indian Citizenship After Acquiring Foreign One
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea challenging Section 9 of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which provides for automatic termination of an individual's Indian citizenship upon voluntary acquisition of a foreign citizenship. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order and tagged the case with Dr Radhika Thappeta v. Union of India, where similar issue of...