Tamil Nadu Govt Moves Supreme Court Against HC Restraint On Naming Welfare Schemes After Living Persons, Former CMs

The State of Tamil Nadu has approached the Supreme Court challenging the interim order passed by the Madras High Court restraining the use of names and photographs of living personalities, former Chief Ministers, party leaders or political parties for government welfare schemes.A bench led by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai agreed to list the matter this week after Senior Advocate Mukul...

'If You're True Indian, You Wouldn't Say This' : Supreme Court Rebukes Rahul Gandhi For Claim That Chinese Occupied Indian Territory

'How do you get to know that 2000 square kilometres of Indian territory were occupied by the Chinese?' the Court asked.

Supreme Court Rebukes Bihar IPS Officer For Filing Affidavit Supporting Murder Convict; Issues Show Cause Notice

The Supreme Court on Friday (Aug. 1) took strong exception to the casual conduct of the senior police officer from Bihar for filing a counter-affidavit in support of the accused in a criminal matter, in contradiction with the State's prosecution case. The bench comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and SVN Bhatti issued a show-cause notice to Ashok Mishra, IPS, the then Superintendent...

Medical Jurisprudence & Toxicology Foundation Course by LiveLaw Academy

LiveLaw Academy's brand-new 15 session online course - Medical Jurisprudence & Toxicology Foundations - designed to bridge the gap between law and medicine, starts today 7PM (Aug 8).Taught by the esteemed Justice K. Kannan, Revising Author of the authoritative text Modi's Medical Jurisprudence & Toxicology, this course is essential for legal professionals, judicial officers, police personnel, forensic experts, and anyone involved in the intersection of law and medical science. Dive...

Supreme Court Bars Construction Of Badminton/Basketball Courts & Commercial Activities In Park Near Delhi's Shaikh Ali Gumti

The Supreme Court on July 31 passed further orders for the restoration of the Lodhi-era Shaikh Ali 'Gumti', a 500-year-old tomb of archaeological importance, which was illegally occupied by the Defence Colony Welfare Association (DCWA), Delhi, and where the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) operated an unauthorised office and parking.A bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: July 21, 2024 To July 27, 2024

Reports/JudgmentsSupreme Court Orders Rs 50 Lakh Compensation To J&K Police Officer Who Suffered Custodial Torture, Directs CBI ProbeCase Details: Khursheed Ahmad Chohan V. Union Of Territory Of Jammu And Kashmir And Ors.Citation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 732Reinforcing constitutional safeguards against custodial violence, the Supreme Court (July 21) ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation...

Malegaon Blasts : Special Court Rejects Argument That ATS Wanted To Implicate RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

The special NIA court in Mumbai while acquitting all the seven accused including Pragya Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit from the 2008 Malegaon Blasts case cited the differing theories of the Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the weak testimonies of witnesses forcibly 'obtained' by the ATS sleuths and the failure of the prosecution to bring on record...

[Liquor Policy] Accused Can't Inspect Digital Devices Resulting In Privacy Violation Of Co-Accused Or Third Party: Delhi Court

A Delhi Court today observed that an accused cannot request for inspection of digital device belonging to co accused or other individuals, containing private or third party data, without justified reasons as the same amounts to a fishing expedition and can violate their right to privacy.Special judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts observed that before requesting such inspection which...

Heart Of Justice Must Remain Human; Automated Systems Can't Replace Human Touch : Justice Surya Kant

Justice Surya Kant, Judge of the Supreme Court, opined that technology can never replace the human element in the justice delivery system as the haert of justice will always remain human."While we reimagine legal aid through technology, let us not forget: technology is only a tool. The heart of justice must remain human," Justice Surya Kant said today while delivering the RC Lahoti...

BREAKING | Bengaluru Court Sentences Former MP Prajwal Revanna To Life Imprisonment In Rape Case

A Special Court in Bengaluru today sentenced Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former MP Prajwal Revanna to life imprisonment after he was convicted in the first rape case registered against him at the Holenarasipura Rural Police Station of Hassan District.On Friday Additional City Civil And Session Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat had also convicted Revanna in the rape case for all chargesThe...

Chhattisgarh NIA Court Grants Bail To Two Kerala Nuns Arrested Over Allegations Of Conversion & Trafficking

A Special NIA Court in Bilaspur granted bail to two Kerala Christian Nuns Preethy Mary and Vandana Francis who were arrested on allegations of unlawful religious conversion and human trafficking of three women from Narayanpur last week by the Chhattisgarh police.They were arrested from the Durg police station last week on July 25 and have been under judicial custody since then. They were...

'Alleged Acts Not Part Of Official Duty': NIA Court Rejects Col Purohit's Sanction Plea, Says Charges Though Unproven Not Baseless

The special NIA Court while acquitting all the accused in the 2008 Malegaon Blast case, particularly Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.) Prasad Purohit, held that just because the prosecution failed to prove its case against him, it cannot be said that the serious allegations against him were 'baseless or without foundation' and therefore junked his argument that the prosecution should have...