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Supreme Court Adjourns Farmers Protest Matter In View Of Ongoing Talks Between Protesters & Union Govt
The Supreme Court today(February 28) was informed that the "discussions" between the protesting farmers and the Union Government are currently going on. Advocate General of Punjab, Gurminder Singh, informed a bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice NK Singh that two meetings, on February 14 and 22, have taken place so far. Another meeting is scheduled to be held on March 19. Apart...
Supreme Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Former Chhattisgarh Advocate General Satish Chandra Verma In NAN Scam Case
The Supreme Court today granted pre-arrest bail to former Advocate General of Chhattisgarh Satish Chandra Verma in connection with the Nagrik Apurti Nigam (NAN) scam case.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order while dealing with his Special Leave Petition challenging Chhattisgarh High Court's order dated February 13, denying anticipatory bail.Briefly put, the...
Supreme Court Dismisses TNPCB's Plea Against Isha Foundation, Bars Coercive Steps Against Yoga & Meditation Centre Constructions
While dismissing a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, the Supreme Court on Friday (February 28) directed that no coercive steps should be taken with respect to the construction of Sadhguru's Isha Yoga and Meditation Centre at Coimbatore.The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the Madras High Court order, which quashed the show cause notice issued to Sadhguru's...
Supreme Court Reserves Order On Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea To Suspend Sentence In 1990 Custodial Torture Case
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 28) reserved order on the application filed by expelled Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking to suspend the life sentence imposed on him in a custodial death case of 1990.A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard the application moved in the Special Leave Petition filed by Bhatt challenging the January 2024 judgment of...
Bar Council Of Maharashtra & Goa Issues Circular Exempting Advocates From Wearing Black Coats From March 1st To June 30th
Taking note of the rising temperatures, the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa (BCMG) has decided that advocates need not wear their usual dress code of "black coats" from March 1st to June 30, every year.Notably the "exemption" for lawyers from wearing their usual dress code was earlier only during the summer months of May to June. But this year, the exemption will commence from March 1st....
Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Over New Delhi Railway Station Stampede
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 28) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) filed in relation to the stampede which occurred in the New Delhi Railway Station on February 15, leading to several deaths.The petitioner, Anand Legal Trust, claimed that not all deaths were accounted for and compensation remained to be paid to many families. A bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice...
BJP-Led Delhi Govt Withdraws Plea Filed By AAP-Govt In Supreme Court Against Direction To Sign MoU With Centre On PM-ABHIM
After coming to power in the national capital, the Bhartiya Janata Party-led Delhi government today withdrew from Supreme Court a case filed by erstwhile Aam Aadmi Party-led government against Delhi High Court's direction to the previous government to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre on implementation of PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM)...
Kerala Court Grants Bail To BJP Leader PC George In Hate Speech Case Citing Health Complications
A Kerala Court has granted bail to BJP leader PC George, who was remanded to 14 days custody, citing health complications. He was remanded to custody for allegedly making hate speech against the Muslim community during a channel debate.Bail was granted by Erattupetta Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kottayam district.A detailed order is awaited.The allegation against PC George was that...
Stay On Discharge Orders Should Not Be Granted Unless Circumstances Are Exceptional : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 28) held that High Courts should not ordinarily stay the discharge orders passed by the trial courts in criminal cases."Stay on discharge should never be granted unless circumstances are exceptional," the Court stated.The Court further held that even when the appellate court invokes Section 390 CrPC to arrest an accused while considering an appeal...
Judgment Allowing Govt Employees To Claim Increment Earned A Day Before Retirement Applies Prospectively To Third Parties : Supreme Court Clarifies
The Supreme Court recently confirmed its interim clarifications made with respect to its decision The Director (Admn and HR) KPTCL & Others vs CP Mundinamani , which held that government employees are entitled to the increment which they earned on the previous day of their retirement.The Court clarified that the judgment in CP Mundinamani will apply to third parties from the date of...
Courts Can't Punish PMLA Accused Only Because ED Tosses Large Volume Of Documents In Complaint: Delhi Court Grants Bail
While granting bail to a man in a money laundering case, a Delhi Court has recently observed that a PMLA accused cannot be presumed to be guilty only because ED tosses large volume of documents in the complaint to magnify the alleged offence.“Nor can courts allow themselves to be a tool to punish the accused by presuming that he is guilty only because the Enforcement Directorate tossed over...