Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Reject Ex-TN CM O Panneerselvam's Election Petition Against MP Navas Kani's Win In 2024 LS Polls

The Supreme Court today(July 21) dismissed a special leave petition filed by MP K Navas Kani, of the Indian Union Muslim League, challenging the Madras High Court's order dismissing his pleat to reject the petition filed by former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam challenging MP Kani's victory in the June 2024 Lok Sabha polls on grounds of suppression of facts. By an order dated April 21,...

Dharmasthala Burial Case : YouTube Channel Approaches Supreme Court Challenging Order To Delete 'Defamatory' Content Against Temple Family

A special leave petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Bengaluru Court ex-parte interim order which restrained various media houses and YouTube channels from publishing any "defamatory content" against the family running the Sri Manjunathaswamy temple, Dharmasthala(Karnataka) and also the temple in relation to the "Dharmasthala Burial" caseTo recap, the case arises...

'A Cow Is A Cow' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Use Only Indigenous Cow Milk For Worship At Tirumala Temple

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a writ petition seeking a direction to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) that the milk used for the worship of Lord Venkatesh at the Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala should be sourced only from indigenous cows.After a bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh expressed disinclination to hear the matter, the counsel...

Supreme Court Guidelines On Management Of DNA Evidence

Supreme Court in KATTAVELLAI @ DEVAKAR VERSUS STATE OF TAMIL NADU [2025 LiveLaw (SC) 703] issued the following Guidelines for the management of DNA Evidence1. The collection of DNA samples once made after due care and compliance of all necessary procedure including swift and appropriate packaging including a) FIR number and date; b) Section and the statute involved therein; c) details of...

'CBI Has Guts To Not Appear Before Us?' : Supreme Court Questions CBI's Absence In Plea For Probe Against Indiabulls Housing Finance

The Supreme Court today(July 21) passed strong critical oral remarks against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for not entering appearance in a case concerning allegations of serious illegalities, including round-tripping of funds, violations of provisions of the Companies Act, and siphoning of funds committed by the promoters of Indiabulls House Finance Limited (renamed as...

Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Order Restraining Probe Into Alleged Misappropriation Of ₹1243 Crore At Mumbai's Lilavati Trust

The Supreme Court today stayed an ex-parte interim order of the Bombay High Court that had restrained investigation into alleged cheating and misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs. 1243 Crores at the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust, which runs Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar issued notice to in a special leave petition filed by...

'Savior Turned Devil': Supreme Court Cancels Bail Of Woman In-Charge Of Bihar Shelter Home Accused Of Trafficking Inmates

The Supreme Court today cancelled the bail granted to woman in-charge of a Bihar shelter home, accused of trafficking the shelter home residents and facilitating immoral activities."we are of the firm opinion that the present case is an exceptional one, wherein the grant of bail by the High Court to respondent No.2-accused by a cryptic order dated 18th January, 2024 has resulted into travesty...

'You Cannot Say Media Narratives Influence Our Judgments' : Supreme Court To Solicitor General

The Supreme Court today stated that its judgments and actions are not influenced by any "media narrative." The Court's statement came in response to a submission made by the Solicitor General that there was a media narrative being made against the Enforcement Directorate.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing the Suo Motu case taken to...

MPs Submit Motion In Both Parliament Houses To Impeach Justice Yashwant Varma

The impeachment proceedings to remove Justice Yashwant Verma, over the alleged unaccounted cash recovery at his official residence, have been formally initiated today after a notice of impeachment, sponsored by 145 members of Lok Sabha including and 63 members of Rajya Sabha, was submitted to the Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla and the Vice-President and ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha,...

Russian Wife Seems To Have Fled India Through Nepal With Child, Says Centre; 'Unacceptable', Remarks Supreme Court

In the case where a Russian woman has seemingly gone missing with her child during pendency of a custody battle with her Indian husband, the Supreme Court was today informed by the Centre that the woman appears to have left the country and gone to Russia.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was apprised by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati that based on the woman's...

Delhi Court Convicts Former NALCO MD AK Srivastava & 3 Others For Money Laundering

A Delhi Court on Monday convicted Abhay Kumar Srivastava, former Chairman cum Managing Director of the National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO), a Public Sector Undertaking, for the offence of money laundering under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.Apart from Srivastava, the Special PMLA Court in Delhi convicted three other individuals, Bhushan Lal Bajaj, Smt....

Isha Foundation v Nakkheeran Publications : Supreme Court Asks Parties To Work Out Remedies In Delhi High Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 21) asked Sadhguru's Isha Foundation to agitate before the Delhi High Court its plea seeking to injunct Tamil media outlet Nakkheeran Publications from publishing 'defamatory' content against the Foundation.The Court also allowed Nakkheeran to raise its contentions in an application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC (for rejection of the plaint filed by Isha...