Supreme Court Asks Animal Welfare Board To Get Approval For Rules On Birth Control Of Feral & Free-Ranging Dogs In Wildlife Areas

The Supreme Court today (November 28) directed the Union of India to get approval "quickly" from the concerned Ministry of the Government of India in regard to the rules concerning birth control of feral, free-ranging and domestic dogs attacking or hunting wildlife in protected areas and forests which is arrived in consonance with the present petitioner and the Animal Welfare Board of...

UAPA | Supreme Court Refuses To Cancel Bail Of Man Booked Over Alleged ISIS Links, Expunges Madras HC's Remarks

The Supreme Court recently refused to cancel the bail granted to one Asif Musthaheen, booked over alleged ISIS links, Al-Qaeda ideology and plans to kill members of Hindu organisations.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order. Although the grant of bail, primarily on account of long incarceration, was not interfered with, the Court expunged certain remarks made by...

CBI Files Application In Supreme Court To Transfer Trial Against Yasin Malik From Jammu To Court In Tihar Jail

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking the transfer of the trial of the case involving Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik from Jammu to a court facility within Tihar jail, where he is currently lodged.Malik need not be physically produced before the court in Jammu for trial as Tihar jail has a functional court with video-conferencing facilities,...

'ED Wants To Keep Accused In Detention Without Trial' : Court Asks ED Director To Ensure Bails Aren't Opposed When Agency Delays Trials

While granting bail to an accused in the money laundering case connected to alleged Delhi Waqf Board scam, a Delhi Court yesterday rapped the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for causing delay in trial of about five months. “The state and its agency are expected to be equal votaries of liberty. Instead of channelizing their energy and resources for speedy trial, it appears that the entire thrust...

Supreme Court To Balance Competing Claims For Hospital & Open Prison; Appoints Registrar To Inspect Rajasthan Correctional Home

The Supreme Court on November 25 appointed a Registrar as the "Court Commissioner" for the site inspection of the Sanganer open-air prison in Rajasthan after a contempt petition was filed, alleging that the part of the area allotted to the prison has been taken away by the Rajasthan Government for constructing a 300-bed hospital. The order adds: "We are also of the considered view that there...

Rajasthan Court Issues Notices On Suit Claiming A Shiva Temple Lies Beneath Ajmer Sharif Dargah

A court in Rajasthan's Ajmer district today issued notice to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Union Ministry of Minority Affairs and the Ajmer Dargah Committee in a civil suit filed by Hindu Sena President Vishnu Gupta claiming that the Ajmer Dargah was built over the remains of a Shiva temple. Civil Judge Manmohan Chandel issued notices and posted the matter for further...

Are Medical College HoD Appointments Governed By NMC Regulations? Supreme Court Seeks National Medical Commission's View

In a plea concerning the law regarding the appointment of Heads of Departments (HoDs) in medical colleges, the Supreme Court ordered the inclusion of the National Medical Commission (NMC) as a necessary party to the case.A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Rajesh Bindal was dealing with a plea against Karnataka High Court's decision holding that HoD is not an administrative post and...

Can't Provide Ration Cards To Migrant Workers Beyond Ceiling Limit Provided In Food Security Act : Union To Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on November 26 heard the matter pertaining to giving free ration cards to migrant workers and unskilled labourers found eligible under the e-Shram portal. During the hearing, the Union Government submitted that they have an obligation to provide ration cards only under the mandated regime of the National Food Security Act, 2013(NFSA) which provides a coverage limit on the...

Not Necessary That Bribe Amount Should Be Substantial To Draw Presumption Under S.20 Prevention Of Corruption Act : Supreme Court

While convicting a government servant for taking a bribe of Rs.2000, the Supreme Court observed that it was not necessary for the amount involved to be substantial to draw the presumption under Section 20 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.As per Section 20(3), the Court has the discretion to refrain from drawing adverse presumption against the public servant if the amount involved...

Hasn't Laid Down That Sentence Can Be Suspended Only If Half Term Is Undergone : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently clarified that it has not laid down any proposition that post-conviction bail can be granted only if the convict has undergone half of the sentence.While considering a petition challenging the refusal of the Madhya Pradesh High Court to suspend sentence, the Court observed that the High Court has misunderstood its decision in Atul @ Ashutosh v. State of Madhya...

'Strange Facts' : Supreme Court Issues Notice To Delhi Municipal Corporation Over Demolition Of Delhi Public Library In Karol Bagh

The Supreme Court on Monday (November 25) issued show-cause notice to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the owner of a building that housed the Delhi Public Library in Karol Bagh, New Delhi, regarding the demolition of the building in 2018.A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan expressed concern over the circumstances surrounding the demolition, which occurred...

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence : Supreme Court Seeks Ashish Mishra's Response On Allegations Of Threatening Witnesses

The Supreme Court today sought the response of Ashish Mishra, son of former Union Minister Ajay Mishra, on allegations of threatening witnesses in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case related to killing of 5 persons in October 2021, when vehicles of his convoy allegedly ran over a group of farmers who were protesting against the farm laws.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed...