NGT Disposes Application In Gandhi Sagar Talab (bhilwara) Sewage Diversion Matter; Directs Timely Completion Of Ongoing Project

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Zone Bench, Bhopal, has disposed of Original Application No. 220/2024(CZ) filed by Babulal Jajoo concerning the inflow of untreated sewage into Gandhi Sagar Talab, Bhilwara, Rajasthan.Background of the CaseThe Applicant alleged that untreated domestic sewage was freely entering the Gandhi Sagar Lake, causing pollution and environmental degradation....

Supreme Court Rejects CA's Plea Against Mutual Funds 'Sahi Hai' Ads

The Supreme Court today dismissed a challenge to Bombay High Court's dismissal of a PIL against endorsement of mutual funds through advertisements like 'Mutual Funds Sahi Hai' and 'Mutual Funds mein SIP sahi hai'.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, after hearing petitioner-Chandrakant C Shah in-person.The petitioner argued that the High Court found an element...

'Grossest Abuse Of Process': Supreme Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On NGO For Filing Writ Petition Against Constitution Bench Ruling

The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a cost of ₹1 lakh on an NGO for filing a writ petition under Article 32 seeking to challenge the 2014 Constitution Bench judgment which upheld exemption of minority educational institutions from the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan dismissed the plea and described...

Kerala Court Sentences Six Convicted In Actress Rape Case To 20 Years Imprisonment

The Principal District and Sessions Court, Ernakulam, on Friday (December 12) sentenced all six accused, including the prime accused Sunil N.S. @ Pulsar Suni, to 20 years of imprisonment in the Actress Rape case.Judge Honey M. Varghese delivered the sentence after convicting the accused in the previous hearing."This case has created a sensation but the court should bear in mind that...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Ex-Army Officer's Plea For Supply Of Documents In Case Under Official Secrets Act For Book On RAW

The Supreme Court today issued notice on retired Major General VK Singh's challenge to a Delhi High Court order which allowed him inspection of documents relied upon by the CBI in the Official Secrets Act case against him, but not supply of those documents.To recap, the Official Secrets Act case was lodged against Singh pursuant to his publication of a book post-retirement alleging corruption...

J&K Court Rejects Bail Of Eight Police Personnel Accused Of Custodial Torture Of Constable

The Principal District & Sessions Judge, Kupwara has dismissed the bail applications of eight police personnel accused of illegally detaining and torturing a constable at the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) Kupwara. The Court held that the applicants had failed to demonstrate any legal or factual basis warranting their release and emphasised that the stage of proceedings did not...

56 Former Judges Condemn Impeachment Move Against Justice GR Swaminathan, Call It Attempt To Browbeat Judiciary

Fifty-six former judges of the Supreme Court and various High Courts have issued a strong statement expressing “serious exception” to the move by opposition Members of Parliament to initiate impeachment proceedings against Madras High Court judge Justice G.R. Swaminathan. The former judges have termed the attempt a “brazen effort to browbeat judges who do not fall in line with...

Supreme Court Forms Secondary Medical Board To Assess Passive Euthanasia Plea Of Man In Vegetative State

The Supreme Court on December 11 ordered the constitution of a Secondary Medical Board by the Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), for the purpose of evaluating whether passive euthanasia can be given to a 32-year-old man who has remained in a vegetative state for the past 12 years after falling from a building. The Court will hear the matter on 18th December.This...

Solicitor General Objects To Newspaper Article On Woman Deported To Bangladesh, Says "Attempt To Influence Supreme Court"

The Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta, today took strong exception to a news article published today about Sunali Khatun, a pregnant woman, who was deported to Bangladesh on suspicion of being a foreigner, and was later brought back by the Union Government, on humanitarian grounds.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a special leave petition filed by...

Reliance Capital Insolvency: NCLAT Issues Notice On SEBI's Challenge To Plan Clause Allegedly Shielding Subsidiary From Penalties

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Friday issued notice on SEBI's appeal challenging an NCLT Mumbai order that refused to recall or clarify a paragraph in the Reliance Capital resolution plan which, according to SEBI, is being misused to claim that all liabilities of the company's subsidiaries also stand extinguished. SEBI says this interpretation is being deployed by a...

Karur Stampede | 'Want Everything To Be Fair': Supreme Court Refuses To Modify Direction That Supervisory Committee Members Should Not Be From Tamil Nadu

In the Karur Stampede case, the Supreme Court today refused to modify its earlier direction that members of the Supervisory Committee constituted to monitor the CBI investigation not be natives of Tamil Nadu.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi heard the matter."We want everything to be fair", remarked Justice Maheshwari after Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra raised concerns...

Actress Assault Case: Sessions Judge Honey Varghese Warns Media Against Distorted Reporting Of Court Proceedings

The Principal District and Sessions Court, Ernakulam on Friday (December 12) issued a warning to all the media personnels and lawyers present not to distort the court proceedings while reporting on the high-profile actress assault case.Smt. Honey M. Varghese, Principal District and Sessions Judge made the oral remark prior to conducting the hearing on the sentencing for those convicted in...