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Supreme Court To Hear Kanhaiya Lal Murder Case Accused's Plea Against Release Of 'Udaipur Files' Movie Tomorrow
The Supreme Court today agreed to list tomorrow a petition filed by an accused in the Kanhaiya Lal murder case seeking to stay the release of the controversial movie "Udaipur Files : Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder".The petition has been filed by one Mohammed Javed, who is facing trial as the eighth accused in the case. He sought a stay of the film's release till the trial in the case is...
Andhra Candidate Withdraws Plea In Supreme Court Regarding Telangana Judicial Service Mandate For Enrollment In Telangana
The Supreme Court today(July 14) dismissed as withdrawn a special leave petition filed by a judicial aspirant challenging the Telangana High Court's judgment whereby her appointment as a judicial officer was subjected to the outcome of a matter challenging April 2024 notification of the Telangana High Court for post of civil judge, which restricted appointment only to those candidates...
Centre Notifies Transfer Of 17 HC Judges Nearly Two Months After SC Collegium Recommendations
The Central Government today (July 14) notified the transfer of 17 High Court Judges, out of the 22 transfer proposals the Supreme Court Collegium made on May 26. The following transfers have been approved by the Union : From Telangana High Court - Justice Sujoy Paul (parent High Court, Madhya Pradesh) transferred to Calcutta HC. Justice Tadakamalla Vinod Kumar transferred to the Madras...
Supreme Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Accused In Gujarat Mob Lynching Case
The Supreme Court today dismissed the bail plea of one of the men accused in the murder case of Salman Vohra, who was allegedly beaten to death by a mob during a cricket match in Gujarat.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the matter. Noting that the bail plea of a co-accused was earlier dismissed, the bench refused to entertain the petitioner's plea at this stage.In...
'Go Approach RBI' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Investigation Into Fraudulent Loan Transactions
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking constitution of an Expert Committee to investigate fraudulent loan transfers and directions for a national framework to regulate loan transactions.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi dismissed the case as withdrawn after the petitioner sought liberty to make a representation before the Reserve Bank...
National Herald Case: Delhi Court Reserves Order On Cognizance Of ED's Complaint Against Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi
A Delhi Court on Monday reserved order on whether it will take cognizance of Enforcement Directorate's money laundering complaint in the National Herald case allegedly involving Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. Special Judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Courts has listed the matter for orders on July 29. “In view of the extensive submissions made by the ld. respective...
Whether Discharge In Predicate Offence Automatically Invalidates PMLA Proceedings? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court is set to consider the issue as to whether discharge in the predicate/scheduled offence would automatically invalidate proceedings initiated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi is dealing with the challenge to a Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court order, which held that discharge in the predicate offence does...
Centre Clears Names Of New Chief Justices For 5 High Courts
The Union today (July 14) confirmed the appointment of new Chief Justices of 5 High Courts. As per the official notification, the following Judges have been elevated as the Chief Justices of various High Courts : (1) Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Judge of the MP High Court ( parent HC : Delhi High Court), as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.(2) Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Delhi High...
Centre Notifies Transfer Of Four High Court Chief Justices
The Central Government has notified the transfer of four High Court Chief Justices.In a notification issued today, the central government notified the transfer of Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava to Madras High Court as CJ, Tripura High Court Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh to Telangana High Court as CJ, Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Extension Of Ban On SIMI
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging extension of the 5-year ban imposed on the Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), an organization declared as an "unlawful association" under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.Notably, the ban on SIMI has been continuing since September, 2001. In 2024, while extending the ban on the organization, a press release by...