Banastarim Accident Case: Court Cancels Bail Of AAP Goa Chief Amit Palekar For Travelling Abroad Without Permission

A sessions court in Goa on Monday (August 26) cancelled the bail granted to Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) state unit chief Amit Palekar in the 2023 Banastarim accident case–which resulted in the death of three persons, after observing that Palekar had violated the condition of not leaving the country without the court's prior permission. The court of Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Panaji (sitting...

Supreme Court Directs MoRTH To Create Portal And Toll-Free Number For National Highway Encroachment Complaints

The Supreme Court of Tuesday (August 27) directed the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to establish a portal and a toll-free number for citizens to lodge complaints about encroachments on National Highways.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih passed the order in a writ petition by one Gyan Prakash Mishra highlighting the issue of encroachment...

Terror Funding Case: Delhi Court Orders Release Of Kashmiri Separatist Leader Shabir Shah In PMLA Case

A Delhi Court has ordered release of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah in a money laundering case connected to a terror funding case.Additional Sessions Judge Dheeraj Mor of Patiala House Courts passed the order after noting that Shah has undergone the maximum sentence of seven years prescribed for the offence under Section 3 of PMLA. The court noted that Shah was in continuous...

We Always Speak About Victims, Why Not Teach The Boys? Bombay High Court While Hearing Badlapur School Sexual Assault Case

While hearing a suo motu PIL regarding the alleged sexual assault of two minor kindergarten girls in a school at Badlapur in Thane, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday orally called for "teaching boys the difference between right and wrong" as well as sensitising them about respecting women at a young age.A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan asked...

'Won't Tolerate IAS Officer Lying To Court As Per Convenience Of His Masters' : Supreme Court Rebukes UP Prisons Secretary

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 27) sharply criticized the Principal Secretary of the Prison Administration and Reforms Department of Uttar Pradesh for submitting a false affidavit regarding the progress of a remission plea of a convict.“We will not tolerate IAS officer lying to this court and changing the stands as per convenience of his masters”, Justice Abhay Oka orally...

'Illegible, Miniscule Font': Supreme Court Expresses Discontent Over Size Of Apology Published By IMA President

The Supreme Court today again expressed displeasure with an apology published by Indian Medical Association's President Dr RV Asokan in relation to his remarks against the Court in a media interview over the Patanjali contempt case.A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta,objecting to the size of the apology ads published, directed that their physical copies be placed on record within...

Judicial Officers' Pay | Supreme Court Directs States & UTs To Disburse Funds Within 4 Weeks From Lodging Of Claims On SNJPC Proposals

The Supreme Court today (August 27) directed the States and Union Territories to disburse the funds within 4 weeks from the date of claims raised by Judicial Officers for clearance of arrears and allowances as per Court's earlier directions.The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the issue of non-compliance with the directions of payment...

West Bengal OBC Reservations| Supreme Court To Hear Challenge Against HC Order Quashing 77 OBC Classifications On Sep 2

The Supreme Court has adjourned to Monday (September 2) the hearing of the challenge to Calcutta High Court's order quashing classification of 77 communities as Other Backward Classes (OBC) by West Bengal Government. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the State of West Bengal requested time for filling its reply to certain documents tendered by the respondents. The CJI DY...

'You Pick & Choose Anyone As Accused?' : Supreme Court Questions Fairness Of ED/CBI Probe In Delhi Liquor Policy Case

Today (on August 27), the Supreme Court, while granting bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha made scathing observations regarding the fairness of the prosecution by the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) and the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) The bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan categorically said that the prosecution has to be fair and cannot pick and...

Supreme Court Disposes Of ED's Plea, Tamil Nadu Govt Says District Collectors Will Share Documents Relating To Sand Mining Cases

The Supreme Court today disposed of the Enforcement Directorate's plea assailing stay of summonses issued to District Collectors of Tamil Nadu in connection with alleged illegal sand mining-money laundering cases.The bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma closed the proceedings, noting that most of the documents sought by ED from the District Collectors had been supplied...

Supreme Court Stays Ayush Ministry's Notification That Omitted Prohibition On Ads Of Ayurvedic, Unani & Siddha Drugs Without Approval

The Supreme Court today stayed a Central government notification dated 1 July, 2024, whereby Rule 170 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 was omitted.A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, observing that the omission was in the teeth of the Court's order dated 7 May, 2024. It recorded thus:"Enclosed with the affidavit filed by the Ministry of Ayush is a...

RBI Imposes ₹3.91 Crore Penalty On Lenden Club And Liquiloans For Regulatory Violations In P2P Lending And Digital Practices

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed monetary penalties on two non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), Innofin Solutions Pvt Ltd and NDX P2P Pvt Ltd for failing to comply with various regulatory guidelines. These companies, known respectively as LenDen Club and LiquiLoans, were penalized ₹1.99 crore and ₹1.92 crore for violations of the RBI's directions related...