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Prabir Purkayastha's Arrest By Delhi Police & Remand Illegal : Supreme Court Orders NewsClick Editor's Release In UAPA Case
In a major development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 15) declared as illegal NewsClick founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha's arrest by the Delhi police and his remand in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.The Court noted that a copy of the remand application was not provided to Purkayastha or his counsel before passing the remand order on October 4,...
On Complaint By Visually Impaired Individual, Court Of CCPD Asks Ola Cabs To Make Its App Accessible To Persons With Disabilities
The Court of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities has issued a series of recommendations to Ola Cabs aimed at improving accessibility features within their application, following a complaint filed by one Amar Jain, a person with 100% visual impairment.The complaint highlighted various accessibility barriers encountered while accessing the Ola app, including unorganized services,...
Indian Courts Came To Be Re-imagined As Democratic Spaces, Not As Imposing Empires : CJI DY Chandrachud At J20 Summit In Brazil
Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud remarked at the J20 summit in Brazil that the perception of courts in India has evolved from being seen as authoritative 'empires' to becoming inclusive democratic spaces for dialogue."Our courts have come to be reimagined not as imposing 'empires', but as democratic spaces of discourse. COVID-19 pushed the frontiers of our court systems- which...
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...