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Supreme Court Seeks BCI's View On SCBA Plea That SC Lawyers Should Get Exclusive Benefit Of Advocates' Welfare Stamps In SC Vakalats
The Supreme Court today sought the Bar Council of India's response to the Supreme Court Bar Association's plea that money collected from welfare stamps on vakalatnamas filed in the Supreme Court should not be transferred to the Advocates Welfare Trust under the Bar Council of Delhi.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe was hearing a plea by SCBA seeking the creation of...
TCS Nashik Case | Court Denies Interim Anticipatory Bail To Nida Khan
In the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Nashik BPO sexual harassment and religious coercion case, a court in Nashik on Monday (April 20) refused to grant interim relief from arrest to accused Nida Khan, who had sought pre-arrest bail plea citing her pregnancy.Her anticipatory bail application will be considered on April 27.Among several other grounds that she raised before the court...
'If Nothing To Hide, Entire CCTV Should've Been Produced': NIA Court Orders Probe Against Jail Officials Over Alleged Ill-Treatment Of Inmate
A Special Court for NIA cases in Ernakulam has issued an order directing probe into alleged ill-treatment of an accused lodged in a High Security prison in Thrissur.The order was passed by Sri. P.K. Mohandas, Judge for NIA Cases, while considering multiple petitions filed by an accused who has alleged mistreatment during custody. The applications sought judicial intervention and action...
Supreme Court Sets 3 Month Deadline For Trial Of Cleric In UAPA Case Over Alleged Al Qaeda Link
While refusing to entertain his bail plea on merits, the Supreme Court today directed a time-bound trial in the case of Islamic cleric Md. Abdur Raheman, facing trial in Odisha for offences under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, over allegations of teaching anti-national ideas and aiding the recruitment of youth to Al-Qaeda.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed...
Rahul Gandhi Citizenship Row | 'Court Maligned': Allahabad HC Slams BJP Worker For Social Media Posts Casting Aspersions; Judge Recuses
In a significant development, Justice Subhash Vidyarthi of the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) today RECUSED from the case filed by BJP worker Vignesh Shishir seeking an FIR against LoP Rahul Gandhi over his alleged British citizenshipThe recusal came as the Court took strong exception to certain social media posts and media interviews by Shishir, noting that they cast aspersions on...
Contempt Against BJP MLA For Calling MP HC Judge: Supreme Court Allows Whistleblower To Approach HC For Being Heard
The Supreme Court on Monday permitted a whistleblower to approach the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking to be heard in suo motu criminal contempt proceedings initiated against a BJP MLA accused of contacting a High Court judge.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi allowed petitioner Ashutosh Dixit to withdraw his plea with liberty to move the High...
West Bengal SIR : Supreme Court Declines Oral Plea Against Addition Of 7 Lakh New Voters Using Form 6
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain an oral plea made against the addition of nearly 7 lakh new voters in West Bengal using Form 6 after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).Making an oral mention before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy, appearing for the petitioners challenging the WB SIR process,...
'Supreme Court Mein Entry Band Kar Denge': SC Warns Petitioner For Repeated PILs To Declare Netaji Won Indian Independence
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation filed by one Pinakpani Mohanty seeking a declaration that Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army (INA) secured India's independence. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that the petition appeared to be an attempt to gain publicity and noted that a similar...
Shocking That Well Educated People Are Falling Prey To Digital Arrest Scams : CJI Surya Kant
The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, on Monday expressed shock that well-educated people continue to fall prey to digital arrest scams, where fraudsters impersonate police officers or judges and extort money through video calls.CJI Surya Kant also revealed that he got a complaint from a lady, who is known to him in an official capacity, that she lost all her post-retirement benefits in...
West Bengal SIR : Supreme Court To Seek Calcutta HC CJ's Report On Appellate Tribunals' Functioning
The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will seek a report from the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court today itself on the functioning of the appellate tribunals, which are constituted to hear the appeals filed against exclusions/inclusions in the electoral rolls of West Bengal after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).In an oral mention before the bench comprising Chief Justice of...
AI Cannot Replace Judge's Lived Human Experience; Judging Is Human Responsibility: Justice Vikram Nath
Supreme Court Judge, Justice Vikram Nath, yesterday expressed that while AI is here to stay, it cannot replace a judge's lived human experience, which is crucial in decision-making. Justice Nath was speaking at the Valedictory Function of the 22nd Biennial State Level Conference of Karnataka State Judicial Officers Associations Justice Nath expressed that one has to acknowledge with clarity...