Salman Khan Demands Apology From ANI News, Lawyer Of Men Who Fired Outside His Bungalow For Linking Him To D-Company

Bollywood actor Salman Khan has sought an apology from news broadcasting agency Asia News International (ANI) and also the legal team of the two accused booked in the firing case outside the actor's house, for defaming the actor by publishing an objectionable news article claiming that he has "known relations" with underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim's group “D-Company.”In a legal notice...

Supreme Court Directs West Bengal To Form Municipal Building Tribunal Within 2 Weeks, Asks HC To Initiate Contempt Proceedings On Default

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 17) directed the State of West Bengal to complete the formation of the Municipal Building Tribunal within two weeks, warning that failure to comply could lead to contempt of court proceedings.Under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980, any party aggrieved by a demolition order for unauthorised construction can appeal to the Municipal...

Can DRI Officers Exercise Powers Under Customs Act? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Customs Dept's Review Petition

The Supreme Court today (September 19) reserved its judgement on the issue whether the powers under the Customs Act, 1962 can be conferred upon the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence. The Court heard the review petition filed by the Customs Department against the 2021 Supreme Court Judgment in Canon India Private Ltd. versus Commissioner of Customs, which had held that officers of...

Supreme Court Dismisses Telecom Companies' Curative Petitions Against Ruling On AGR Dues

In a significant development, the Supreme Court has dismissed curative petitions filed by telecom companies (including Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices) against a 2019 ruling of the Court regarding payment of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues.A bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai rendered the decision, holding that no ground was made out to exercise...

'Unheard Of' : Supreme Court Surprised By Grant Of Anticipatory Bail In NDPS Matter

The Supreme Court today expressed surprise at the grant of anticipatory bail in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985 and asked the State of West Bengal to consider filing applications seeking the cancellation of pre-arrest bail granted to the accused..The bench of Justices B.R. Gavai, Aravind Kumar and K.V. Viswanathan directed: "Grant of anticipatory bail in...

Jharkhand Has Filed Contempt Against Union For Not Appointing HC Chief Justice : CJI Tells Attorney General

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday (September 19) informed the Attorney General for India about the contempt petition filed by the State of Jharkhand against the Centre for the delay in appointing the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court. AG said that he was not aware of the petition."There is also a contempt petition filed by the State of Jharkhand...just pointed out to...

MBBS : Supreme Court Allows Candidate With Speech & Language Disability To Pursue Medical Education

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 18) allowed a candidate with nearly 45% speech and language disability to be admitted to the MBBS course after a medical board constituted by the Court opined that he could pursue medical education.The Court directed that the candidate be admitted to the seat, which was earlier directed to be kept vacant.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Aravind...

Chandigarh Court Issues Notice To MP Kangana Ranaut, Others On Plea Seeking FIR For 'Maligning Image Of Sikhs' In 'Emergency' Movie

A Chandigarh district court on Tuesday issued notice to actress BJP Member of Parliament Kangana Ranaut and two others on a complaint filed by an advocate, seeking an FIR against them for allegedly maligning the image of Sikhs in the 'Emergency movie'.JMIC Ankit Airi said, "This happens to be a fresh complaint under Section 196 (1), 197 (1), 302, 299 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita,...

S.195 CrPC Bar Not Applicable When Forgery Was Committed On Document Before It Was Given As Evidence In Court : Supreme Court

Dealing with a case involving allegations of forgery, the Supreme Court recently reiterated that there is no embargo under Section 195(1)(b)(ii) of CrPC to examine an allegation of forgery of documents filed in Court, when such forgery is committed before its production.As per Section 195(1)(b)(ii) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a Court can take cognizance of an offence of forgery in...

Justice BV Nagarathna Appointed As Chairperson Of Supreme Court Gender Sensitisation & Internal Complaints Committee

Justice BV Nagarathna has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Supreme Court Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee following the retirement of Justice Hima Kohli, who was earlier heading the Committee.Chief Justice of India has reconstituted the Committee as follows Justice BV Nagarathna - ChairpersonJustice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh Dr. Sukhda Pritam, Additional...

Travesty Of Justice If Prisoner Can't Get Benefit Of Bail Order Due To Inability To Furnish Local Surety: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (September 18) directed the release of a POCSO convict who continued to remain in custody despite a bail order passed in May 2024. The petitioner had been unable to secure release due to his inability to furnish local surety.A bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice SVN Bhatti noted that continuing to keep him in custody despite a bail...

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's View On Whether Charitable Trust Is A “Consumer” Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986

The Supreme Court today (September 18) sought the assistance of Union of India through the Ministry of Consumer Affairs as a respondent in a case involving the issue whether a charitable trust can be considered a “consumer” under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.The definition of “consumer” under Section 2(1)(d) of the 1986 Act includes any “person” who buys goods or avails...