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Supreme Court Refuses To Intervene In Plea By Family Of Indian Detained In Czech Over Pannun Murder Plot; Leaves Matter To Govt
The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 4) refused to entertain a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of Indian citizen Nikhil Gupta, who is detained in the Czech Republic in connection with the plot to assassinate Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Sigh Pannun in the United States of America.Terming it a sensitive issue involving international law, a bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna...
2008 Jaipur Blasts Case: Supreme Court Judge Justice Sandeep Mehta Recuses From Hearing Appeals Against Acquittals
Supreme Court judge Justice Sandeep Mehta has recused from hearing the appeal filed by the State of Rajasthan against the acquittal of accused persons in the 2008 Jaipur bomb blasts case. Justice B.R. Gavai was also a part of the division bench composition. On May 13, 2008, several explosions took place in Jaipur, resulting in the death of 71 persons and injuries to 185 persons. The...
High Court Chief Justices Have No Power To Frame Rules On Post-Retiral Benefits To Former Judges : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on January 3, while setting aside the directions of the Allahabad High Court to take into custody two Secretaries of the Uttar Pradesh Government for alleged non-compliance of directions regarding the facilities to retired judges, expressly stated that the High Court Chief Justices acting on the administrative side do not have any powers to usurp the rulemaking responsibility...
Bhima Koregaon Case | Supreme Court Issues Notice To NIA On Professor Hany Babu's Bail Plea
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 3) issued notice in the bail plea of Delhi University professor Hany Babu, who was arrested by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) in the Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case.A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Karol was hearing Babu's special leave petition challenging a September 2022 decision of the Bombay High Court to reject his...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre, 13 States On Journalist's PIL Highlighting Caste-Based Segregation In Prisons
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 3) issued notice to the Union Government and thirteen State Governments on a Public Interest Litigation which highlighted the issue of caste-based segregation in prisons in various states.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra was apprised of the state of affairs in several prisons...
ASI Urges Varanasi Court To Postpone Disclosure Of Its Sealed Cover Gyanvapi Survey Report For 4 Weeks
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has urged the Varanasi District Judge to delay the release of its Gyanvapi Survey Report by four weeks so that the agency gets breathing time to file the report in the 1991 suit pertaining the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute.The ASI has contended that as per the High Court's December 18 order, the agency has to present the survey report in...
'Thief' Remark| Lucknow Court Rules In Favor Of Ex-UP Minister In Defamation Suit Against AAP MP Sanjay Singh, Awards ₹1 Lakh Compensation
A Lucknow Court on Tuesday decreed a Defamation Suit in Favour of Ex-UP Minister (Presently an MLC) and BJP Leader Dr Mahendra Singh against AAP Rajyasabha MP Sanjay Singh. Sanjay Singh has also been directed to pay 1 Lakh as compensation to Mahendra Singh.The suit was essentially filed by Mahendra Singh (Plaintiff) in response to Sanjay Singh's defamatory and derogatory remarks,...
Supreme Court Stays HC Order Removing Himachal Pradesh DGP Sanjay Kundu
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 3) stayed order passed by the Himachal Pradesh High Court which removed him from the post of Himachal Pradesh's Director General of Police. The Court also stayed the consequent order issued by the State governmentt transferring Kundu as the DGP and posting him as the Principal Secretary of the Ayush Department.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India...
Supreme Court Seeks Lok Sabha Secretariat's Response To Mahua Moitra's Plea Against Expulsion From Lok Sabha
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 3) asked the Secretary General of Lok Sabha to file a reply to the writ petition filed by Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra challenging her recent expulsion from the Lok Sabha over allegations of unethical conduct.A division bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta observed that one of the issues will be the jurisdiction of the court...
Understanding The Controversy Surrounding 'Hit and Run' Provision Under BNS
Recently, the All India Transporters has called on a nationwide strike to register their protest against a provision contained in the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) prescribing harsher punishment for causing death in a hit and run cases. What does the new law say on hit-and-run cases? Section 106 (2) of BNS stipulates that “Whoever causes death of any person by rash and negligent driving...
Supreme Court Refuses SIT/CBI Probe In Adani-Hindenburg Case; Endorses SEBI Investigation, Regulations
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 3) refused to order a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) or the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) into the allegations levelled in the Hindenburg Research report regarding stock price manipulations by the Adani group of companies.A three-Judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra...