'Hate Speeches From All Sides Will Be Treated Alike' : Supreme Court

Hate speech, whether be it from one side or the other, will be treated alike and dealt with under the law, the Supreme Court orally said on Friday. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti was hearing a batch of petitions seeking action against hate speeches, including a recently filed plea seeking action against calls made by several groups for the social and economic boycott...

Murders Of Govind Pansare,Narendra Dabholkar, MM Kalburgi & Gauri Lankesh Interconnected : Dabholkar's Daughter Tells Supreme Court

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia, resumed its hearing on a plea challenging the Bombay High Court’s refusal to continue monitoring the case relating to the murder of anti-superstition crusader Narendra Dabholkar. The Bench was hearing the petition filed by Mukta Dabholkar, daughter of Narendra Dabholkar.The Bench has granted...

Supreme Court To Hear Umar Khalid's Bail Plea In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case After Two Weeks

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the bail application of former JNU scholar and activist Umar Khalid in connection with the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. He has been behind bars since September 2020, awaiting his trial under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his alleged involvement in the larger conspiracy surrounding the communal violence that broke out in February...

CBI Seeks Urgent Listing Of Plea Against Bail Granted To Lalu Prasad Yadav In Fodder Scam; Supreme Court To Hear On Aug 25

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list the appeals of the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the bail granted by the Jharkhand High Court to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in the Fodder Scam Cases on August 25th.Additional Solicitor General, SV Raju appearing for the CBI requested the bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and comprising of Justice Sanjay...

DU v. St Stephen's | Supreme Court to Hear on August 21 Pleas over College Conducting Interviews for Minority Candidates in Current Academic Year

The pleas, challenging an interim order of the Delhi High Court, have been filed by the University of Delhi and the University Grants Commission.

'Contempt Petition Can't Be Filed Against Registry For Not Listing Case On Date Specified By Court' : Supreme Court Dismisses Advocate's Plea

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a contempt petition filed by an Advocate on Record against the Secretary General and Registrar Judicial Administration of the Supreme Court for allegedly not listing a matter, despite direction of the Court to do so. The Apex Court expressed its strong displeasure and called it a ‘browbeating tactic’ and an abuse of the process of law.Deprecating...

Article 370 Continued To Operate Even After J&K Constituent Assembly Dissolution, Says Supreme Court During Hearing [Day 7 ]

On the seventh day of the Article 370 proceedings before the Supreme Court Constitution Bench, Senior Advocates Dushyant Dave, Shekhar Naphade and Dinesh Dwivedi put their arguments forth before the bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant. The proceedings witnessed a discussion between CJI DY Chandrachud and Senior Advocate Dave...

Delhi Riots: Court Pulls Up Delhi Police For Filing 'Predetermined' Chargesheets, Suspects Manipulation Of Evidence; Discharges 3

While discharging three men in a case relating to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, a Delhi Court said it is suspicious that the investigating officer of the Delhi Police “manipulated evidence” and filed chargesheets in a “predetermined and mechanical manner”.“It is worth to mention here that this order of discharge is being passed on account of realizing that the reported incidents...

'Rahul Gandhi Is Sitting MP, Busy With Attending Parliament': Jharkhand HC While Exempting Personal Appearance In Modi Surname Defamation Case

The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday exempted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from personally appearing before a special Ranchi court that is hearing a defamation case related to the Modi surname remark he made before the Lok Sabha elections in 2019. Gandhi had earlier been directed by the Ranchi MP-MLA court to appear in person in the defamation case.Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, while...

Supreme Court Asks MP HC To Relook Case Of Judge Aspirant Whose Selection Was Cancelled Over 'False' Dog Bite Case

The Supreme Court recently asked the Madhya Pradesh High Court to have a relook the case of a judicial aspirant, whose name was deleted from the merit list of the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services Examination, 2019 (Examination) due to a "false" criminal complaint. The petitioner stated that High Court did not take into account her acquittal from the criminal case.A Division Bench...

Is There Any CAG Report On Implementation Of Manual Scavengers Act? Supreme Court Asks Centre

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar, resumed its hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the implementation of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 (Act).The details of the previous hearing can be seen here. At the outset, Centre, represented by Additional Solicitor General...

Bilkis Bano Case | Gujarat Govt Says Convicts Deserve Chance of Reformation; Supreme Court Asks, ‘Why Is Remission Policy Being Selectively Applied?’

The Supreme Court questioned why the policy for premature release was being applied selectively, during Thursday’s hearing in the challenge against the remission granted to Bilkis Bano’s rapists. This question was in response to the Gujarat government advocating for prisoners convicted of heinous crimes being given a chance of reformation by being prematurely released from jail,...