The Menace Of Fake, Fabricated & Orchestrated News Is Harming Our Society: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that the menace of fake, fabricated, and orchestrated news is causing harm to society.The Bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Abdul Moin observed this while hearing a plea seeking an appropriate direction to the State authorities for framing guidelines to regulate various news media so that the tendency to spread fake, fabricated,...

Supreme Court Grants Ad Interim Bail To 97 Convicts Lodged In UP Jails For Over 20 Years

Supreme Court on Tuesday granted ad-interim bail to 97 convicts lodged in two different jails of Uttar Pradesh for over 20 years.A Bench comprising Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice JK Maheshwari also issued notice in two writ petitions filed seeking release of the petitioners languishing in Jails of Agra and Varanasi.The petitioners have argued that all of them were convicted and have...

Sachin Waze Used Extortion Money To Fund Terror Threat to Ambani Family :NIA Chargesheet

Dismissed Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Waze used money he collected through extortion to execute the terror threat to businessman Mukesh Ambani's family and eliminate Mansukh Hiran, a "weak link" in the conspiracy, the NIA alleged in its charge sheet. The agency claimed that the motive behind Waze's alleged crime was to re-establish himself as a "super cop" to regain lost...

NGT Can't Exercise Suo Motu Powers On Letters, Media Reports : Amicus Curiae Tells Supreme Court [Hearing Day 3]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday continued hearing a batch of petitions on the issue whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has jurisdiction under the provisions of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (NGT Act) to initiate suo motu proceedings based on a letter or a newspaper report.The matter is being adjudicated upon by a Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Hrishikesh Roy and CT...

Supreme Court Dismisses Former Karnataka Pollution Control Board Chairman's Plea Against Govt Accepting His 'Resignation'

The petitioner had claimed that his signatures were taken fraudulently and procedure for the resignation was not followed.

'Last Chance' 'Costs Will Be Imposed': Gauhati HC Raps State Govt For Non-Compliance With Directions on Benefits For Transgender Community

The Gauhati High Court on Monday has cautioned that it would impose costs on the State government if it failed to comply with the Court's earlier directions regarding the establishment of a special ward for the transgender community in the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital as well as furnishing of details regarding the benefits given to transgenders under various government schemes....

Supreme Court Orders Release Of Alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba Member Imprisoned For Over 15 years

Supreme Court today has ordered the release of an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba Member incarcerated since 2006 in Kalaburgi jail in a case related to recovery of a pistol and two hand grenades.The order was passed in an appeal filed by one Abdul Raheman who is said to have undergone a sentence of more than 15 years. Allegedly a member of banned terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba, the appellant was...

Kodanad Murder & Dacoity Case: Supreme Court Dismisses AIADMK Member's Plea To Stop Further Investigation

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by AIADMK functionary Anubhav Ravi, a prosecution witness in the Kodanad Murder and Dacoity case challenging the Madras High Court's order of refusing to intervene with the further police investigation by police.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Bela M Trivedi dismissed the petition and approved...

"Why Is The State Of Goa Backing Large Entities In Renewal Of Lease Without Following Due Process?' SC Dismisses Vedanta's Plea For Validating Its Mining Lease Till 2037

"If the state wants to maximise revenue, why is the due process of law not being followed? Why is the state backing these large entities in the renewal of their leases?", the court asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.

Supreme Court Not Meant Only For People Living Near Delhi; Madras HC Judge Justice Kirubakaran Urges Centre To Amend Constitution To Set Up Regional Benches

"Location of Courts and Tribunals in New Delhi alone, without having Regional Benches, causes injustice to the people living in far flung places away from New Delhi," observed Justice N. Kirubakaran of the Madras High Court recently. Statistically, Justice Kirubakaran said, only those Courts having close geographical proximity to the Supreme Court have been filing cases or appeals...

'Rule of Law' Cannot Be At Mercy Of Archaic Method Of Investigation: MP HC Expresses Concern Over Govt's Myopic Approach In Establishing Of Forensic Sciences University

The Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has expressed its discontentment over the myopic approach of the state government in establishing a Forensic Sciences University."....approach of Authorities in M.P. regarding establishment of Forensic Sciences University is still myopic and reason appears to be their approach to equate the Forensic Sciences subjects with DNA or FSL...

Medical Professionals Cannot Be Held Negligent Merely Because The Treatment Is Not Successful Or Patient Dies During Surgery: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a medical professional cannot be held negligent merely because the treatment is not successful or the patient dies during surgery.To indicate negligence, the bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and AS Bopanna said, there should be material available on record or else appropriate medical evidence should be tendered. The court said that the...