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Supreme Court Lists 40 Death Penalty Cases For Hearing From 7th September 2021
The Supreme Court notified that 40 'Death Cases' will be listed before three judge benches from 7th September 2021 onwards.The list includes four review petitions of convicts whose appeals were dismissed by the Court upholding the death penalty.Narayan Chetanram Chaudhary and Jitendra @ Jitu Nayansingh GehlotNarayan Chetanram Chaudhary and Jitendra @ Jitu Nayansingh Gehlot were sentenced to...
Bhima Koregaon Case Accused Rona Wilson Approaches Court For Temporary Bail Following Father's Demise
Researcher Rona Wilson, accused in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad caste violence case approached the Special NIA Court on Wednesday seeking temporary bail for two weeks following his father's demise on August 18, 2021. Wilson's father passed away at AT Neendakara, Kerala. He was 84. Wilson had met his father in April 2018, months before his arrest in the case. In...
Javed Akhtar Defamation Case- Bombay High Court To Pronounce Orders In Kangana Ranaut's Plea To Quash Proceedings On September 9
Ranaut's counsel argued that the Magistrate mechanically ordered the police to conduct the inquiry into Akhtar's complaint under section 202(1) of the CrPC without assigning reasons.
Can NGT Take Suo Motu Cognizance Based On A Letter Or News Report? Supreme Court Starts Hearing
The Supreme Court on Wednesday commenced the hearing of a batch of cases on the issue whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has jurisdiction under the provisions of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 to take suo motu proceedings based on a letter or newspaper report. The matter was heard by the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar. Senior Advocate...
Supreme Court Stays Patna High Court's Order Directing Demolition Of Waqf Bhawan Constructed Close To The High Court Building
Patna High Court, in its demolition order, had previously noted that the Waqf Bhawan is in utter and brazen violation of Section 32 of the Waqf Act, 1995, bye-law no. 21 of the Bihar Building Bye-Laws, 2014 and various provisions of the Municipal Act.
Indore Bangle Seller, Who Was Thrashed By Mob, Denied Bail In A Molestation Case
A Indore Court has rejected the bail application of the bangle seller who was assaulted by a group of men allegedly because of his religion. Within 24 hours of the purported incident of assault, the bangle-seller was booked for allegedly touching a 13-year-old girl inappropriately, among other offenses. One Rakesh Pawar filed the complaint, the minor girl's father, who the applicant...
EVMs Used In Many States Stuck: ECI Prays To Supreme Court To Fix Timeline For Filing Election Petitions So That It Can Utilize The EVMs In Upcoming Elections
The Election Commission of India has approached the Supreme Court praying before it to fix a timeline for filing Election Petitions while the Orders passed by it extending the normal statutory period of limitation on account of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be in force.An IA has been filed by ECI for fixing a timeline for filing Election Petitions in the States/Union Territories of...
"Gender Biased Selection": Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea By 8 Women Candidates Seeking Publication Of Final Result For Commission In Territorial Army
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on the petition moved by 8 women candidates seeking publication of final merit list/ result for commission in Territorial Army in which women were found eligible for recruitment and appointment under Section 6 of the Indian Territorial Army Act, 1948 after the Kush Kalra case.Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Manmohan sought response of Centre,...
Karnataka High Court Reserves Judgment On Plea Challenging Handing Over Of Mangalore Airport Management To Adani Enterprises
Referring to Section 12 of the Airports Authority of India Act, it was submitted that the premises of the airport can be leased but the entire airport cannot be given away to a private person for operations.
Cow Should Be Declared National Animal; Cow Protection Be Made Fundamental Right Of Hindus : Allahabad High Court
Observing that cow should be declared as national animal and cow protection should be kept as a fundamental right of Hindus the Allahabad High Court denied bail to one Javed who has been accused of slaughtering a cow."We know that when a country's culture and its faith gets hurt, the country becomes weak," noted the Court. Denying him bail, the Bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav...
