Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea Alleging Allotment Of Contracts To Arunachal CM's Family

The Supreme Court today (January 29) agreed to issue notice in a PIL seeking directions for SIT probe into the alleged irregular allotment of public contracts to the companies owned by relatives of the incumbent chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Mr Pema Khandu. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was apprised of the previous pending SLP in...

Supreme Court Seeks Armed Forces' Response Over Failure To Compensate Veteran Who Got HIV After Blood Transfusion At Military Hospital

In a contempt case filed by an ex-Air Force officer, the Supreme Court today called for responses of the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force as to why he had not been paid the court-ordered sum of Rs.1.6 crores in compensation for medical negligence at a military hospital that resulted in his contracting HIV.The Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta, while issuing notice, declined...

Supreme Court Recalls Its Order Which Wrongly Applied Highway Distance Rule To Liquor Shop In Municipal Area

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 29) noticed that it had wrongly applied a precedent while ordering the relocation of a liquor shop in Puducherry to an area beyond 500 meters from a temple, mosque or an educational institution.In March 2023, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court had ordered the relocation of the liquor shop after relying on the 2016 judgment passed in State of Tamil Nadu...

Prosecution Sanction Under Section 197 Cr.P.C Explained By Justice V Ram Kumar [Part-I]

A. I N T R O D U C T I O N Section 197 Cr.P.C. has been enacted for affording some protection to “public servants” including Judges and Magistrates. In the case of Judges and Magistrates, they have to function without any fear or favour, affection or ill will. As long as they act bona fide, they need protection for fearlessly administering justice and any...

Did Judge Get Chief Justice's Approval Before Taking Suo Motu Cognizance Of Minister's Discharge? Supreme Court Asks Madras HC

The Supreme Court today called for a report from the Registrar General (RG) of Madras High Court over a Single Judge of the court taking suo motu cognizance of the discharge of Tamil Nadu Revenue Minister KKSSR Ramachandran in corruption case.The Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra has asked the RG to clarify whether prior approval of the Chief Justice of the High Court...

Supreme Court Surprised At Practice Of Gujarat Courts Giving Police Liberty To Seek Remand While Granting Anticipatory Bail; Issues Notice To HC

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 29) expressed surprise at the practice followed by Courts in Gujarat of giving the police liberty to seek remand of the accused even while granting anticipatory bail.The Bench, comprising Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta, remarked that such a practice would defeat the objective of granting anticipatory bail, nullifying the guarantee of personal liberty....

Supreme Court Dismisses Andhra Pradesh Plea Against Chandrababu Naidu's Anticipatory Bail In IRR Alignment 'Scam'

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 29) refused to entertain a petition filed by the State of Andhra Pradesh against the high court granting anticipatory bail to former Chief Minister and Telegu Desam Party (TDP) President N Chandrababu Naidu in the Inner Ring Road (IRR) alignment scam case.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta heard the state's special leave petition...

Caste Or Religion Of Parties Should Not Be Mentioned In Any Filings Before Courts : Supreme Court

In a significant development, the Supreme Court has passed a general order directing that the caste or religion of parties shall not be mentioned in the memo of parties of a petition/proceeding filed before the Courts. To ensure the immediate compliance of these directions, the Court also directed a copy of this order to be placed before the concerned Registrar. The same shall...

Krishna Janmabhoomi Case | No Commission Survey Of Shahi Eidgah Mosque Till April As Supreme Court Extends Stay

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 29) adjourned until April a batch of pleas pertaining to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute but extended the interim stay granted on a high court order appointing a commission to inspect the premises of the mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was hearing the special leave petitions filed...

Supreme Court Asks Tejashwi Yadav To File 'Clear & Simple' Statement On Withdrawing Remarks Against Gujaratis

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 29) granted a week time to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav to file a clear statement withdrawing the “Gujarati hi thag hai ho sakta hai (only Gujaratis can be cheats)" comment made by him last year.The Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan sought a simple and clear statement from Yadav after an objection was raised by the respondent(complainant) that...

'You're In A Position Of Dominance' : Supreme Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Former Kerala Govt Pleader Accused Of Raping Client

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 29) dismissed the petition filed by a former Government Pleader at the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a rape case.A bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by Advocate PG Manu challenging the judgment of the Kerala High Court refusing him anticipatory...

MCD Mayor Approaches Supreme Court To Allow Delhi Corporation To Exercise Functions Of Standing Committee

The Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to exercise the functions of its Standing Committee till the committee can be properly and legally constituted.It may be recalled that the Top Court had reserved its judgment on the issue of whether the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi can nominate aldermen (nominated...