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Supreme Court Sets Aside 'Moratorium' Of 1 Year Imposed By High Court To Apply For Bail Afresh
Today, the Supreme Court set aside a condition imposed by the Patna High Court wherein, while denying bail to a petitioner, the High Court stated that the accused can only seek bail afresh after one year of the framing of the charges.The Court observed that the High Court could not have imposed a "moratorium of one year" for moving fresh bail application.Modifying the High Court's order, a...
Supreme Court Considers Extending Term Of Tribunal Members Nearing Retirement, Seeks Union's Update On Fresh Appointments
The Supreme Court indicated yesterday that it would extend the tenure of Tribunal members nearing retirement to prevent Tribunals from becoming defunct due to delays in fresh appointments. The Court further directed the Union Government to provide an update on the status of vacancies.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh conveyed the aforesaid to Attorney General R...
No Absolute Rule That HC Cannot Interfere In S.482 CrPC Petition If Investigation Is At Preliminary Stage : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that there is no absolute rule that the High Court cannot interfere in a Section 482 CrPC petition if the investigation is at a primary stage. The bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was deciding a challenge to the order of the Madras High Court, which refused to quash the FIR registered against the petitioner under the offence of misappropriation...
Supreme Court Directs Central Adoption Resource Authority To Issue NOC In Plea Seeking To Ease Inter-Country Adoption
In a plea relating to ease the procedure for inter-country adoption, the Supreme Court (March 24) directed CARA to issue a No Objection Certificate in 4 weeks to steadfast the adoption process. The bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice SC Sharma was hearing a petition seeking the inter-country adoption of two children by a 49-year-old single Indian woman who resides in the United...
Supreme Court Refuses Transfer To Another Bench PIL Seeking Lifelong Ban On MP/MLAs After Conviction
A Supreme Court bench led by Justice Surya Kant today refused to transfer to another bench a 2016 PIL seeking expeditious disposal of criminal cases against MP/MLAs and lifelong ban on the said class of politicians after conviction. A bench of Justices Kant and N Kotiswar Singh was requested by Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria (acting as Amicus) that the matter be listed before a bench of...
Supreme Court Asks Two UP Journalists To Avail Alternate Remedies Against FIR Over Articles On Caste Discrimination
The Supreme Court today(Wednesday) disposed of two writ petitions filed by journalists from Uttar Pradesh, Abhishek Upadhyay and Mamta Tripathi, seeking protection against the FIRs registered against him after he published an Article identifying people of a particular caste who were deployed in responsible positions in the State. Following the publication of the said Article and also after...
Need To Achieve 33% Tree/Forest Cover In Delhi NCT: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 26) emphasized the need to achieve a target of 33 percent or more green cover in Delhi, as proposed by the Forest Research Institute (FRI).A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing the MC Mehta case on the issue of enhancing the green cover of Delhi. “In paragraph 3 laying down the objectives, it is proposed for enhancing...
Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking CBI Probe Into Alleged Honey Trapping Of Karnataka Politicians & Judges
The Supreme Court today (March 26) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a court-monitored investigation by CBI into the recent allegations of honey-trapping Karnataka's state legislators, political leaders and judges. The plea filed by Binay Kumar Singh relates to the recent instance shared by the State's Cooperation Minister KN Rajanna on March 20 over alleged attempts...
'If JAG Posts Are Gender Neutral, Why Fewer Women Allowed?' Supreme Court Questions Union
The Supreme Court today(Wednesday) questioned the rationale behind the low vacancy of women in the post of Judge Advocate General (JAG). It asked the Union why, despite its claim that the JAG post was gender-neutral, it preferred men over equally qualified women.In this writ petition, the petitioners challenged the notification dated 18.01.2023 for the JAG Entry Scheme 31st Course,...
Supreme Court Asks Members Of MP District Bar Association To File Unconditional Apology For Lawyers' Strike
The Supreme Court today (March 26) directed the senior members of the Seoni District Bar Association in Madhya Pradesh to file an unconditional apology for calling for a lawyers' strike in March 2024 in relation to allotment of court complex land without consulting the Association.The bench CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the challenge to the Madhya Pradesh High...
Misleading Medical Ads | Supreme Court Directs States To Appoint Officers To Enforce Drugs & Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 26) passed a slew of directions to state governments for the effective implementation of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 (DMR Act), which prohibits the publication of misleading advertisements regarding medical cures.The Court lamented the poor implementation of the Act, which was enacted seventy years ago."The 1954...