Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection From Eviction To Over 19000 Maharashtra Street Vendors

The Supreme Court recently granted interim protection from eviction to 19000 odd street vendors in Pimpri-Chinchwad near Pune in Maharashtra.The Court said that until the exercise of identifying/notifying the hawking and non-hawking zones is contemplated in accordance with the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, status quo be maintained and...

Supreme Court Expresses Inclination To Transfer Gold Smuggling Case Trial From Kerala To Karnataka

The Supreme Court on Thursday(March 20) orally expressed a prima facie inclination to transfer the trial of the money laundering case related to the 2020 gold smuggling case from Kerala to Karnataka.The Court orally observed that since the prima facie allegations are "serious", the plea of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to transfer the trial should not be opposed.A bench of Justice...

Supreme Court Asks Odisha Govt To Decide Premature Release Plea Of Convict In Graham Staines Murder Case Within 6 Weeks

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 19) asked the State of Odisha to take a decision on the plea for premature release of Dara Singh who is serving life sentence for the murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons in 1999.A bench comprising Justice Manoj Misra and Justice KV Viswanathan was hearing a writ petition filed by Singh seeking remission of his sentence. He...

Delhi Riots: Court Frames Charges Against Eight For Murder Of Auto Driver, Discharges 11

A Delhi Court has discharged 11 men forming part of a mob of Muslim community in the murder case of one Babbu, an auto driver during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots and framed charges against 8 men who formed part of a mob of Hindu community. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Courts observed that the mob of the Muslim community had no role to play in deceased's...

Supreme Court Seeks Report From NEERI On Laying Down Of Paver Blocks In Matheran; Assures That It Won't Allow 'Motorization' Of The Hill Town

While dealing with the issue of laying down of paver blocks in Matheran, Maharashtra, the Supreme Court today called for a report from the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) on aspects including the necessity of installing paver blocks, the preferred nature of paver blocks (clay/concrete), etc.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih passed the order, being of the...

Senior Designations | Supreme Court Questions Inclusion Of Attorney General, Advocate Generals & Bar Members In Permanent Committee

The Supreme Court today (March 19) questioned the inclusion of members of the bar such as Attorney General for India and Advocates Generals in the Permanent Committee of the Court that assigns marks to candidates for senior advocate designations.“If something is to be done by the Full Court, can anybody else be part of the Full Court decision-making process? There are two different things....

'Need Clear Answers, To Whom Contracts Were Awarded' : Supreme Court To Arunachal Pradesh Govt & Union On Allegations Against Arunachal CM

While hearing a plea for SIT probe into alleged irregular tender allotments in Arunachal Pradesh, the Supreme Court on March 18 sought detailed responses from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Finance Ministry and the state government on the parties that awarded public work tenders within the state.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan was hearing a PIL...

SCAORA Highlights AORs' Difficulties In Translating Documents, Requests CJI To Re-Establish Official Pool Of Translators In SC

The Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Association (“SCAORA”) today addressed a letter to Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna bringing his attention to the significant challenges faced by Advocates-on-Record (AORs) in obtaining accurate and reliable translations of annexures and supporting documents required for submissions before the Supreme Court. On behalf of SCAORA, Mr. Vipin Nair, President...

Uttarakhand Govt Explains 'Misutilization' Of CAMPA Funds; Supreme Court Closes Issue Finding Deviations To Be 'Trivial'

Pursuant to Supreme Court's rap regarding misutilization of CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority) funds, the Uttarakhand government explained today that majority of the subject expenses were directly or indirectly related to purposes permissible under the relevant Rules.In the few instances where irregularities were found, the state government conveyed...

'Some States Boast Of High Per Capita Income, Yet Say Majority In Poverty' : Supreme Court Asks If Scientific Criteria Is Followed For BPL

The Court said that its worry was about benefits meant for the genuine poor being pocketed by the undeserving sections.

Chennai Court Finds Kotak Mahindra Guilty Of Perjury, Sentences Bank's Legal Manager To 3 Months Imprisonment

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore has convicted Kotak Mahindra Bank and has imposed a fine of Rs. 1,50,000 on the Bank for giving false evidence in court. The court also sentenced the Bank's Legal manager to 3 years of simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 10,000. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate N Kothandaraj passed the order on March 12, 2025, convicting the bank...

2 Convictions In 193 ED Cases Filed Against Political Leaders In Last 10 Years : Centre Tells Parliament

The Union Government has informed the Parliament that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) registered 193 cases over the past 10 years against political leaders, out of which two cases resulted in convictions. No case has resulted in acquittal on merits.The Ministry of Finance made this statement in response to the queries raised by CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP AA Rahim.Rahim sought to know the number of...