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...

Dharmasthala Burial Case: Karnataka Court Gags Media From Circulating 'Defamatory' Content Against Temple, Dharmadhikari's Brother

A Bengaluru court has in an ex-parte interim order restrained various media houses and YouTube channels from publishing, circulating and telecasting any "defamatory content" and information against Harshendra Kumar D–brother of Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Veerendra Heggade, his family members, institutions run by the family and Sri Manjunathaswamy temple, Dharmasthala. The court in its...

'Misuse Of Political Power' : Supreme Court Asks How Samajwadi Party Got Municipal Building For Pilibhit Office At Cheap Rate

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 21) refused to entertain Samajwadi Party's plea challenging its eviction from Pilibhit district office, asking the party to approach the Civil Court, where it has already filed a civil suit, seeking ad-interim injunction.During the hearing, the Court made certain oral remarks, disapproving of the manner in which the Party got the office in the municipal plot at...

No Review Jurisdiction : Lokpal Refuses To Revisit Order Dismissing Complaints Against Ex-SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch

The Lokpal has refused to revisit its earlier decision dismissing multiple complaints filed against former SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, holding that no express review jurisdiction has been bestowed on the Lokpal under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. A bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar (Chairperson), Justice L Narayana Swamy, Justice Sanjay Yadav, Sushil Chandra, Justice Ritu...

Centre Orders More Changes To "Udaipur Files" Movie; Supreme Court Extends Stay On Release Till July 24

The Central Government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it has passed an order in the applications seeking revision of the certificate granted by Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for the controversial movie "Udaipur Files : Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder".As per the Centre's order, 6 changes to the contents of the film were suggested by an expert committee and the same were accepted...

Supreme Court Stays Arrest Of Actor Shreyas Talpade In Cheating Cases

The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim protection to actor Shreyas Talpade from arrest in cases registered in various states in connection with alleged financial crime committed by a cooperative society accused of defrauding investors.A bench of Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice K.V. Viswanathan issued notice to respondents to file their response/counter affidavit and directed that in...