Woman Accused Of Duping People By Posing As Prime Minister's Advisor Moves Supreme Court For Bail

The Supreme Court today (May 18) issued notice to the State of Maharashtra on the bail plea by Kashmira Sandip Pawar, who is accused of cheating people by personating herself to be the national advisor to the Prime Minister's Office. A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice after briefly hearing the petitioner's counsel, Senior Advocate Sudhanshu...

Supreme Court Stays Tree Felling in Hyderabad's KBR National Park Eco-Sensitive Zone

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed tree felling in the eco-sensitive zone surrounding the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (KBR) National Park in Hyderabad, while issuing notice on a plea challenging the move to cut trees for road development.The Court ordered that there should be no tree felling within 25 to 35 metres eco-sensitive zone around the part. A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice...

Upto 6% Conviction In UAPA Cases Nationally; In J&K, Conviction Rate Less Than 1% : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, while granting bail to a Jammu and Kashmir man accused in a narco-terror case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and incarcerated for over 5 years, noted that UAPA conviction rates across India ranged between 1.5% and 4% between 2019 and 2023, while conviction rates in Jammu and Kashmir remained below 1%.Referring to NCRB data placed before Parliament by the...

Supreme Court Disapproves Judgment Denying Bail To Umar Khalid For Ignoring Binding Precedent In 'KA Najeeb'

'Bail is the rule' even in cases under the UAPA, the Court noted.

Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Hospital Over Rs 2500 Billing Error

The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against Narayana Health, its hospital in Kolkata, and senior officials over allegations arising from a ₹2,500 billing discrepancy, holding that the complaint disclosed no criminal offence and was essentially a service-related grievance better addressed through civil or statutory remedies.A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and...

Delhi Judicial Service Association Condemns 'Clandestine Recording' Of Proceedings, Seeks Deletion Of Viral Rohini Court Video

The Delhi Judicial Service Association (DJSA) has strongly condemned the alleged illegal recording and circulation of video clips from court proceedings involving a Rohini Court judge, calling it a direct assault on the dignity and independence of the judiciary.The condemnation comes after a video showing a heated exchange between Shri Rakesh Kumar-V, District Judge-04, North-West...

Delhi Judge Shifted After Video Of Heated Exchange With Lawyer Goes Viral

The Delhi High Court on Sunday ordered the attachment of District Judge Rakesh Kumar to the Delhi Judicial Academy after a video purportedly showing him in a heated altercation with a lawyer went viral on social media.As per an order issued by the High Court Registrar General, the decision was taken by the Chief Justice and the judges of the High Court to attach Rakesh Kumar, presently serving...

Lawyers, Police Clash In Lucknow Over Demolition Of 'Illegal' Advocate Chambers Following High Court Directions

Tensions escalated and a clash broke out between the Lawyers and Police outside the Lucknow District Court complex on Sunday after the local authorities initiated a demolition action against over 200 'illegal' lawyers' chambers and shops in the Kaiserbagh area. According to media reports, the police had to resort to a lathi-charge and mild force after lawyers protested the...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Delhi HC Order For New Sewer Line Across AIIMS To Tackle Waterlogging In Green Park Extension Area

Courts cannot step into the shoes of administrative bodies, the SC reminded.

Preventive Detention Unwarranted When There's No Breach Of Public Order & Ordinary Law Can Be Applied: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently quashed a preventive detention order issued under the MPDA Act 1981, holding that when a person can be dealt with under ordinary law and there is no cogent material to show breach of public order, invocation of the preventive detention law is unwarranted."in our view, the satisfaction of the detaining authority that activities of the appellant were prejudicial to...

President Promulgates Ordinance To Raise Number Of Supreme Court Judges By 4

The Supreme Court now has a sanctioned strength of 38 judges, including the CJI.

From Litigants Asking 'File Kahan Hai' To 'Link Bhej Dijiye': CJI Surya Kant On Digital Transformation Of Judiciary

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant recently recalled that there was a time when a litigant entering a lawyer's chamber would ask 'File Kahan Hai?' (where is the file?), but that has changed to 'Link bhej dijiye' (send me the link).He said that behind a small shift of language lies an institutional transformation of the justice-delivery system, which was once reflected by a towering bundle of...