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Supreme Court Grants Interim Police Protection To Discovery Channel Officials From Threats Received For Documentary On Asaram Bapu
The Supreme Court today (February 6) granted interim police protection to the officials and property of Discovery Communications India over the threats faced by the broadcasting channel in relation to the documentary on self-styled godman Asaram Baapu. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the plea filed by the top officials of Discovery India which stated that...
Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Pleas Of Surendra Gadling, Jyoti Jagtap & NIA Appeal Against Mahesh Raut's Bail
The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 6) adjourned the petitions filed by lawyer Surendra Gadling and Jyoti Jagtap seeking bail in the Bhima Koregaon case over alleged links with banned Maoist groups.A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal also adjourned the appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenging the bail granted to co-accused Mahesh...
Supreme Court Transfers Petitions Challenging CLAT 2025 Results To Delhi High Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 15) transferred to the Delhi High Court the petitions filed in other High Courts challenging the results of the Common Law Admission Test-2025 (CLAT-2025) held in December 2024 for admissions to undergraduate and post-graduate law courses in various National Law Universities.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna , Justice PV Sanjay...
BRS Moves Supreme Court For Early Decision By Telangana Speaker On Disqualification Pleas Against 7 MLAs Who Defected To Congress
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and its MLAs have moved the Supreme Court assailing the Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker's delay in deciding disqualification petitions filed in respect of 7 MLAs who contested the 2023 Assembly elections on BRS ticket but later joined the ruling Congress party in the state.The MLAs (Respondent Nos. 2 to 8) whose defection is assailed by the petitioners...
Delhi Court Summons ED Director Over Failure To Provide Legible Copies Of Docs Relied Upon To Accused In ₹88 Crore Fraud Case
The Delhi Court recently summoned the Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over the ED's failure to supply legible copies of the Relied Upon Documents (RUDs) of its own Prosecution Complaint (PC) to the accused in connection with ₹88 Crore SEBI-related cheating and fraud case. Special Judge Aparna Swami of Patiala House Courts passed this order, noting that despite...
Supreme Court Monthly Round-up: January 2025
Nominal IndexCitationsM/S Naresh Potteries v. M/S Aarti Industries and Anr., SLP(Crl) No. 8659-2023 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1Bernard Francis Joseph Vaz and Ors v. Government of Karnataka and Ors 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 2Urmila Dixit v. Sunil Sharan Dixit and others 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 3BN John v. State of UP & Anr., SLP (Crl.) No. 2184 of 2024 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 4Municipal Corporation of Delhi v....
Supreme Court Directs Making Chandigarh UT A Party In Ex-Punjab CM Assassination Case Convict's Plea For Transfer From Tihar Jail
The Supreme Court yesterday(February 4) said that the Union Territory of Chandigarh must be made a party in the petition filed by Jagtar Singh Hawara, convicted in the 1995 assassination of former Chief Minister of Punjab Beant Singh and 16 others, for transfer from Tihar jail to any jail in Punjab. The Court noted the necessity of the Chandigarh Administration because Hawara was tried and...
'Only Issue Is Whether PUCL Guidelines Were Complied' : Supreme Court In Plea Alleging 'Fake' Encounters In Assam
While hearing a case raising the issue of 'fake' encounters in Assam, the Supreme Court yesterday indicated that the only issue to be considered is whether the guidelines laid down by it in PUCL v. State of Maharashtra (pertaining to investigation of police encounters) were complied with or not."We are not going to form any opinion on merits. We can't...Only limited issue is compliance of...
SCAORA Submits Suggestions To Supreme Court On Guidelines For AORs, Reforms Of Senior Designation Process
The Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) has filed suggestions before the Supreme Court regarding the code of conduct for the Advocates-on-Record and senior designation process.The Court took up these issues in a case arising out of false statements and the suppression of material facts made by a Senior Advocate in multiple remission pleas.As per the suggestions, the SCAORA...
Justice Hrishikesh Roy's Landmark Judgments : A Law Clerk's Account
Justice Hrishikesh Roy demitted office on 1.2.2025 after serving for over 5 years as a judge of the Supreme Court of India. Justice Roy's wit, ever-smiling demeanour and encouragement for juniors is well-known but much remains to be said about the judgments and the individual- on and off the bench. Considering my experience of working for a year at the office of Justice Muralidhar, I received a call for interview for the position of law clerk at Justice Roy's office in December,2022. The...