Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Thiruchendur Temple Vidhayahar's Plea Against Consecration Ceremony Timing

The Supreme Court recently refused to entertain the petition filed by Vidhayahar of Thiruchendur's Sri Subramaniya Swamy Temple, in Tamil Nadu, contesting fixation of timing of a consecration ceremony (Kumbhabhishekam) at the temple on July 7 based on recommendations of a committee comprising 5 priests.A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and N Kotiswar Singh declined to entertain under Article...

Delhi Court Orders Perjury Complaint Against Woman For Filing False Rape Case To Extort Money

A Delhi Court yesterday ordered filing of a complaint against a woman for filing a false rape case against a man, whom she met on a matrimonial website, in order to extort money from him. While acquitting the accused in the case, ASJ Anuj Agrawal of Tis Hazari Courts said that an acquittal simplicitor would not subserve the interest of justice as the law must not only punish the guilty, but...

Supreme Court Modifies HC Order Imposing Rs 1 Lakh Cost On Union Govt Officers For Delayed Appeal In NDPS Case

The Supreme Court today refused to set aside a Calcutta High Court order which imposed cost on the Union Government for its delay in filing an appeal against acquittal under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS).The Court however modified the order to say that the cost should be deposited by the Union government and not the officers involved in the making and filing of the...

HDFC Bank CEO Approaches Supreme Court Against Lilavati Trust's FIR After Recusal By Bombay HC Judges

Sashidhar Jagdishan, the CEO of the HDFC Bank, has approached the Supreme Court seeking to quash the FIR registered at the behest of Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust.Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the petition before a bench comprising Justices MM Sundresh and K Vinod Chandran, seeking urgent listing tomorrow, saying that three Bombay High Court judges have recused from hearing...

Vismaya Case : Supreme Court Suspends Sentence Of Husband Convicted For Dowry Death, Domestic Cruelty

The Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended the 10-year sentence imposed on Kiran Kumar for the death of his wife, Vismaya, over domestic cruelty related to dowry harassment.A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice K Vinod Chandran passed the interim order. It allowed his release on interim bail in a special leave petition filed by Kumar against the Kerala High Court's refusal to...

Supreme Court Allows Substitution Of M3M India Property Provisionally Attached By ED

The Supreme Court recently allowed real estate company M3M Group's plea for substitution of the provisionally attached property by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, subject to stringent safeguards.The Court, however, clarified that the substitution of provisional attached property was allowed in the facts and circumstances of the case...

Director Sujoy Ghosh Approaches Supreme Court To Quash Copyright Infringement Case Over "Kahaani 2" Film Script

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 2) issued notice on a petition filed by national award-winning scriptwriter and director Sujoy Ghosh seeking to quash a criminal case filed under Section 63 of the Copyright Act, 1957, on the allegation that his movie "Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh" was based on a stolen script.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice R Mahadevan, while issuing...

Shiv Sena (UBT) Seeks Urgent Hearing Of Symbol Dispute Ahead Of Maharashtra Local Elections; Supreme Court Lists On July 14

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 2) agreed to list on July 14 an application filed by Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) seeking interim reliefs in its petition challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to recognise the Eknath Shinde group as the official Shiv Sena and grant them the 'bow and arrow' election symbol.Senior Advocate Devadatt Kamat, for the UBT...

Kolkata Court Extends Police Custody Of Three Accused Of Raping Law Student On College Grounds

A sessions court in Kolkata has extended the police custody of three persons including law students Jaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukhopadhyay; and ex-student, practising lawyer and contractual staff at the South Kolkata Law college Manojit Mishra till July 7th over the alleged rape of a student within the college premises.According to the complaint, the victim had come to the college to complete...

ACJM Recuses From Hearing IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi's Defamation Case Against CAT Member

The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM), Nainital, Neha Kushwaha, recently recused herself from hearing a criminal defamation complaint filed by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi against Manish Garg, a Member (Judicial) of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi. In a letter addressed to the Chief Judicial Magistrate,...

'Hindus & Muslims Celebrate Each Other's Festivals, Model For Entire Nation' : Karnataka High Court Lauds Yadgir District's Harmony

In a recent order, the Karnataka High Court praised the communal harmony in Yadgir district, where there is a traditional practice of Hindus and Muslims celebrating each other's festivals.Yadgir is in the border area of Karnataka and the erstwhile Hyderabad princely state. The Court noted that this district celebrates communal harmony with the participation of Hindus and Muslims in the...

Under CJI Gavai, Supreme Court Introduces SC/ST Reservations In Its Staff Recruitment For First Time

In a significant development, the Supreme Court has introduced reservations for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes in its staff appointments.The employees were informed through a circular recently that a model reservation roster has been made effective from June 23.Notably, the policy, a first-of-its-kind initiative, has been introduced during the tenure of CJI BR Gavai, who is also the...