Supreme Court Directs Central Zoo Authority To Inspect Translocated Deer From Hauz Khas Deer Park

The Supreme Court on Friday (May 16) directed officers of the Central Zoo Authority to visit the places in Rajasthan where 261 deer have been translocated from the Deer Park at Hauz Khas in Delhi, and to assess the condition of the deer.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was informed that 261 out of the 600 deer have already been shifted from the park in a case concerning...

Andhra Pradesh Liquor Scam: Supreme Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Accused P Krishna Mohan Reddy & K Dhananjaya

The Supreme Court today (May 16) denied anticipatory bail to accused persons P Krishna Mohan Reddy and K. Dhananjaya in the multi-crore AP liquor scam case. It reasoned that the investigation is at a crucial juncture and granting anticipatory bail might prejudice the case of the Respondent-State of Andhra Pradesh.They served as secretary and OSD, respectively, in the office of ex-CM Jagan...

'Beautifully Crafted Story' : Supreme Court Questions Claim That Rohingyas Were Thrown Into Sea; Refuses Stay On Deportation

"People who are sitting outside cannot challenge our sovereignty," bench said when petitioner cited a UN report.

Supreme Court Asks Union & States To Create Special POSCO Courts On Top Priority, Mandates Timeline Compliances

The Supreme Court on May 15 closed the 2019 suo moto proceedings initiated in relation to addressing the systematic flaws under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. It has directed the Union and States Government to set up Special POCSO Courts on top priority basis. A bench of Justice Bela M. Trivedi and PB Varale closed the proceedings, asking the Union and...

Supreme Court Modifies UP MLA Abbas Ansari's Bail Condition In Gangsters Act Case, Allows Stay At Ghazipur House While Visiting Constituency

While hearing his bail plea in a UP Gangsters Act case, the Supreme Court today modified Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari's interim bail conditions and allowed him to stay at his Ghazipur residence for 3 nights whenever he travels from his official residence in Lucknow to his constituency (ie Mau)."Having regard to difficulties being experienced by petitioner (Ansari) while visiting...

Ready To Publish CLAT UG 2025 Revised Results Today Evening, NLU Consortium Tells Supreme Court

The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) today (May 16) informed the Supreme Court that they are ready to publish the revised results of the CLAT-UG 2025 and are waiting for the uploading of the final order passed by the Supreme Court on May 7, where directions were passed to rectify certain mistakes in answer keys.When Chief Justice of India BR Gavai said that the May 7 order will...

Supreme Court Issues Directions For Regularisation Of Court Managers, Directs High Courts To Frame Rules On Their Recruitment

The Court lamented that despite its previous directions, Court Managers are continuing on contractual basis in many States.

CJI BR Gavai Deprecates Supreme Court Bar Association's Refusal To Hold Farewell For Justice Bela Trivedi

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai today criticised the stand taken by the Supreme Court Bar Association in not offering a farewell for Justice Bela M Trivedi.Presiding over a ceremonial bench held to honour Justice Bela Trivedi, who chose today as her last working day (her official date of retirement is June 9, 2025), CJI Gavai said, "I believe in speaking straightly, the Association ought not...

ISKCON Temple In Bengaluru Belongs To ISKCON Society Bangalore, Not Mumbai : Supreme Court

Deciding a 24-year-old property dispute between the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Mumbai and International Society for Krishna Consciousness Bangalore, the Supreme Court on Friday (May 16) held that the ISKCON temple in Bengaluru belongs to ISKCON Society Bangalore registered under the Karnataka Societies Act.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih...

Don't Grant Ex-Post Facto Environmental Clearances In Future : Supreme Court To Centre; Quashes Previous Notifications

The Court however did not interfere with the ECs already granted.

Maharashtra Court Acquits Actor Vijay Raaz From Sexual Harassment & Stalking Case

In a breather for popular actor Vijay Raaz, a Magistrate court in Maharashtra's Gondia district has acquitted him from sexual harassment and stalking case lodged against him in 2020 by an assistant director of the Vidya Balan-starrer film 'Sherni.'Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Mahendra Sorte noted that the victim in the case died and thus could not be examined by the prosecution and...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Man Convicted For Rape On False Marriage Promise After Parties Agree To Marry

In an exceptional turn of events on Thursday (May 15), the Supreme Court suspended the sentence of a man, who was convicted for rape on the false pretext of marriage, after he and the complainant-woman agreed to marry each other.The Court granted interim bail to the man to enable him to marry the woman.The bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and SC Sharma was hearing the case where...