Supreme Court Refuses To Restrain Trial Judge From Hearing CID Plea For Police Custody Of Chandrababu Naidu

After the recusal of Supreme Court Judge Justice SVN Bhatti from hearing the petition of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu seeking quashing of his FIR in the skill development scam case, Naidu's lawyers mentioned the matter before the Chief Justice of India for urgent listing.CJI DY Chandrachud agreed to list the matter on October 3 (the next working day for the...

Justice SVN Bhatti Recuses From Hearing Chandrababu Naidu's Plea In Supreme Court To Quash FIR

Supreme Court judge Justice SVN Bhatti on Wednesday (September 27) recused himself from hearing a petition filed by former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu seeking to quash the criminal proceedings against him in connection with a multi-crore skill development scam in the state.The matter was listed before a bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti (who...

Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Extends Stay Granted By Bombay HC On Mahesh Raut's Bail Till Oct 5, Admits NIA's Appeal

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 27) admitted the appeal by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenging the bail granted to tribal rights activist Mahesh Raut in the Bhima Koregaon case over alleged Maoist links. The court also extended the week-long stay granted by the Bombay High Court on the bail order, till the next date of hearing on October 5.A bench comprising...

Sanatana Dharma Row | Supreme Court Tags Plea Seeking FIR against Udhayanidhi Stalin with Similar Petition

The Supreme Court on Wednesday tagged a petition seeking the registration of a first information report (FIR) against Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin over his controversial remarks about 'Sanatana Dharma', with another plea in which the court issued notice last week.A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi was hearing a writ petition filed by a...

Delhi Government Urges Supreme Court To Urgently Hear Plea Challenging Law Diluting Its Powers Over Services

The Delhi Government on Wednesday (September 27) requested the Supreme Court to urgently list the petition filed by it challenging the Government of NCT Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2023 which gives overriding powers to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor over the control of civil servants.Upon an oral mentioning by Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi on behalf of the GNCTD, Chief Justice of India...

Supreme Court Pulls Up Chhattisgarh Jail Superintendent For Producing Letter From Prisoner Regarding Withdrawal Of His Petition

The Supreme Court recently (September 25) disapproved of the conduct of the Jail Superintendent of the Durg Central Jail in Chattisgarh for producing a purported letter from a prisoner in which he agreed to withdraw the petition filed by him in the Supreme Court seeking premature release.A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal was surprised to note that along with...

'We're Showing How Youngsters Speak', Says Maker Of 'College Romance'; Supreme Court To Examine If Profane Language Falls Under Sec 67A IT Act

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (26.09.2023), while considering an appeal by the makers of the TVF web series ‘College Romance’, said that it will look into whether Section 67A of the Information Technology Act,2000 would apply to profane language. The makers of the web series had approached the Supreme Court against the order of the Delhi High Court that had upheld the registration of...

Abdullah Azam Khan Claims Juvenility To Seek Suspension Of Conviction; Supreme Court Seeks District Judge's Report On Birth Date

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (26.09.2023) directed the District Judge, Rampur to submit a report regarding the date of birth of Samajwadi Party leader Mohammed Abdullah Azam Khan while hearing his plea to stay the conviction in a case, which resulted in his disqualification as a member of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly. In February this year, Khan was convicted for an offence during...

AFT Chandigarh Bar Association Writes To CJI Seeking Quashing Of "Sudden Transfer" Of Justice Dharam Chand Chaudhary

The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) Chandigarh Bench Bar Association has written to CJI D.Y Chandrachud on Monday, seeking quashing of the transfer of Justice Dharma Chand Chaudhary from the Tribunal. Justice Chaudhary was transferred for allegedly passing strict orders against senior Government officials for non-implementation of AFT judgements.The Bar Association writes that, "...the Chairperson...

Automatic Vacation Of Stay After 6 Months Creating Problems, Requires Serious Reconsideration: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally remarked that its order in Asian Resurfacing of Road Agency Pvt. Ltd. VS. Central Bureau of Investigation directing automatic vacation of stay granted by any court including High Courts in civil or criminal proceedings after 6 months ‘requires serious consideration’ as it is creating problems.In March 2018, the Supreme Court had directed that where...

CCI Closes Complaint Against Hero Moto Corp Limited, Citing No Contravention Of Competition Act, 2002

The Competition Commission of India (‘CCI’) comprising Ravneet Kaur (Chairperson) and Sangeeta Verma (Member) closed the complaint filed by Sri Balaji Enterprises (‘Informant’) alleging contravention of provisions of Section 3 and Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2002 ('Act'). The complaint has been filed against Hero Moto Corp Limited (‘OP-1’), Hero Moto Corp....

Bulldozer Action Against Homes Of Accused Becoming Fashion In Many States, Court Should Lay Down Law : Dushyant Dave To Supreme Court

Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave on Tuesday voiced his concerns about the rising trend of state governments demolishing the homes of people accused of crimes, emphatically stressing that the right to a home was a facet of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Prashant Kumar Misra was hearing a batch of petitions relating to a demolition drive held...