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Juniors, Contractor Did It : DDA Vice Chairman Tells Supreme Court In Contempt Case Over Tree Felling In Delhi Ridge
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 14) indicated that it might initiate criminal contempt proceedings against the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Vice Chairman in the matter concerning the rampant felling of trees in Delhi's Ridge Forest area in violation of its previous orders in M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & Ors.“Subhasish Panda, DDA Vice Chairman appears before the court and...
Supreme Court Confirms Anticipatory Bail Of Restaurant Owner Alleged Of Selling Poisoned Shawarma
The Supreme Court in its recent order has granted anticipatory bail to the owner of a shwarma-selling restaurant in Kerala who is allegedly accused of selling poisoned shawarma which caused the death of a swiggy customer. The bench of Justices AS Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan while noting the post-mortem report and the final medical opinion on the cause of death, granted the main accused on bail. It...
Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure Over Registry Not Placing Case Orders In Case File
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 14) expressed displeasure about the inaction of the Supreme Court's Registry for not curing the default of non-placing of all the case orders in the case file. The bench comprising Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan stated that despite several orders being passed bringing the default to the notice of the Registry, no corrective steps are being taken by...
Ignore Ill-Informed Criticism On Court Vacations, Says Solicitor General After Supreme Court Judges Refer To Sanjeev Sanyal's Comments
Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta on Tuesday (May 14) told the Supreme Court to ignore ill-informed criticism about the vacations of judges. SG underscored the hectic work schedule of judges by pointing out that "vacations" are not "real vacations" as judges spend the time for writing judgments. All are aware that judges are not working only from 10.30 AM to 4 PM, the law officer of...
'Politicians Must Be Circumspect About Utterances' : Supreme Court Refuses To Quash Cases Against BJP's H Raja For Comments On Periyar, Karunanidhi
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 14) refused to quash the criminal cases against the Bharatiya Janata Party's National Secretary H Raja for his alleged derogatory remarks against Dravidian movement leader Periyar, former TN Minister M Karunanidhi, DMK party leaders etc. The Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra was hearing an SLP against the Madras High Court's...
AAP Will Be Made An Accused In Liquor Policy Scam Case: ED Tells Delhi High Court
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is going to be made an accused in the alleged liquor policy scam. The development came while the central probe agency was opposing the plea filed by former Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia in the money laundering case. Special counsel Zoheb Hossain appearing for ED...
Supreme Court Dismisses Punjab Govt Plea Against Quashing Of FIR Against Gurmeet Ram Rahim For Comments Against Kabir, Ravidas
The Supreme Court today (May 14) dismissed Punjab government's challenge to an order quashing FIR against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for allegedly insulting the religious beliefs of Sant Kabir Das and Guru Ravidas' Devotees.Passing the order, the bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta observed that the petition lacked substantial merit. While the counsel who...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea To Disqualify PM Modi From Elections For Alleged Communal Speeches In Campaigns
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 14) refused to entertain a petition seeking to disqualify Prime Minister Narendra Modi from elections for allegedly making hate speeches and invoking religion during campaigns.After the bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Satish Chandra Sharma expressed reluctance to entertain the matter, the petitioner chose to withdraw the petition. The petition...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking ECI Action Against PM Modi, Anurag Thakur For Alleged Hate Speeches During Lok Sabha Elections
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 14) dismissed a writ petition seeking direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) against hate speeches allegedly given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Anurag Thakur during the campaigns for Lok Sabha elections.The bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing the petition filed by ex-IAS Officer EAS Sarma and...
Supreme Court Asks Patanjali To Inform If Stocks Of Products Were Recalled After Their Licenses Were Suspended; Reserves Order In Contempt Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 14) reserved verdict on the contempt proceedings pending against Patanjali Ltd, its Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna and co-founder Baba Ramdev over the publication of misleading medical advertisements in breach of a court undertaking.A bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah passed the order, on being informed by Senior Advocate...
Sandeshkhali Sting Video : Plea In Supreme Court Seeks SIT Probe To Ascertain Genuineness Of Video
An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an independent investigation to ascertain the genuineness of the video of a sting operation which showed a person claiming that the false allegations of rape were raised by women in Sandeshkhali at the instance of BJP MLA Suvendhu Adhikari to cast Trinamool Congress leaders in bad light.The application has been filed by a woman...