'Must Be Cured' : CJI Surya Kant On Delay In Pronouncing Judgments, To Raise Issue At High Court Chief Justices' Conference

The Chief Justice of India on Tuesday repeated his concerns about the delay on the part of certain High Court Judges in delivering judgments after reserving them for several months.CJI Surya Kant said that he will address the issue in the upcoming conference of High Court Chief Justices scheduled to take place on February 7-8. "This is also one of the agenda which we have already flagged...

'Are Eyewitnesses Supposed To Measure Injuries?': Supreme Court On Bombay HC Order Granting Bail In Murder Case

The High Court had granted bail noting inter-alia that the case lacked specific allegations about who caused what injury.

Accused Cannot Be Said To Be Delaying Trial By Legally Challenging Trial Court Orders : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally commented that an accused cannot be said to be delaying trial by taking steps to legally challenge an order passed by the trial court.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi was hearing the petition filed former Chhattisgarh Excise Minister Kawasi Lakhma in relation to the liquor scam...

Supreme Court Asks NCLAT To Take Fresh Decision On Whether Probe Needed Against Flipkart Under Competition Act

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the order passed by the National Company Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in 2020 directing a probe by the Director General on whether there was any violation of the Competition Act 2000 by Flipkart.The Court remanded the matter to the NCLAT for fresh consideration, after considering Flipkart's argument that the NCLAT passed the order relying on the...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Former Chhattisgarh Excise Minister Kawasi Lakhma In Liquor Scam Cases

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to former Chhattisgarh excise minister and present Congress MLA Kawasi Lakhma in two cases connected with the Chhattisgarh liquor scam.The Court granted him relief in the case under the Prevention of Corruption Act being handled by the Economic Offences Wing/Anti-Corruption Bureau as well as the connected money laundering case being...

'You Bring As Members Who Can't Even Hold A Bat?': Supreme Court Asks Maharashtra Cricket Association

The Court refused to interfere with the High Court's stay on MCA elections, and asked the parties to raise the arguments before the HC itself.

Sr Adv Vivek Tankha Agrees To Withdraw Defamation Case Against Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

The Supreme Court today disposed of Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's plea seeking quashing of the criminal defamation case filed against him by Congress MP and senior advocate Vivek Tankha in view of a settlement between the parties.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice N Kotiswar Singh recorded the withdrawal of the proceedings by Tankha and closed the case pending before...

Supreme Court Questions UP Police For Not Invoking Hate Crime Offences In FIR Over Attack On Muslim Cleric In Noida

"Enquiry proceedings against IO not the answer to non-registration of FIR under appropriate provisions", said J Sandeep Mehta.

'Only 7 Witnesses Examined In 7 Years' : Supreme Court Slams J&K UT For Delay In Trial; Seeks Details Of Pending Criminal Cases

"We propose to take a very strict view of the matter," the Court observed.

Kerala Court Suspends Sentence Of Former MLA Antony Raju In Evidence Tampering Case

The District and Sessions Court, Thiruvananthapuram has suspended the sentence of former MLA Antony Raju in Evidence Tampering case.Smt. Nazeera S, suspended the execution of sentence, while considering the appeal against the judgment of the Judicial First Class Magistrate -I Nedumangad. Judicial First Class Magistrate -I Nedumangad, convicted Antony Raju, who is arrayed as the second accused...

'You Can't Play With Data Of Indians': Supreme Court Questions Meta & WhatsApp Over Privacy Policy

The Court raised concerns over how the personal data of users is exploited for targeted online ads.

ED v. Mamata Banerjee : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

The Supreme Court to hear today ED's plea against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and certain state police officers, for allegedly obstructing its search of the office of IPAC, the political consultant of All India Trinamool CongressBench: Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Vipul M PancholiOn the last date, the bench issued notice on the plea and stayed further proceedings in 3 FIRs lodged by...