Newspaper Reports Only Hearsay Evidence, Extra-Judicial Confession Has No Greater Credibility Because Newspapers Reported : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently reiterated that a newspaper report is only hearsay evidence and it can only be treated as secondary evidence under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.A division bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Pankaj Mithal, while setting aside the sentence of life imprisonment awarded to two appellants accused of murder due to insufficient evidence,...

I'm Not Guilty; If I Had to Apologise, Would’ve Done It Earlier: Rahul Gandhi Tells Supreme Court In 'Modi-Surname' Defamation Case

Congress leader and former MP Rahul Gandhi, in his latest affidavit filed in the Supreme Court in his plea to stay the conviction in the criminal defamation case, has asserted that there is no need for him to apologise for the "why all thieves share Modi surname" remark."The petitioner maintains and has always maintained that he is not guilty of offence and that the conviction is...

Supreme Court Stays Delhi HC Order Sentencing Business Tycoon’s Son To 3 Months Prison For Not Paying Maintenance To Ex-Partner

The Supreme Court recently stayed the order of the Delhi High Court which sentenced the son of a business tycoon to three months simple imprisonment for failing to pay maintenance to his former partner.The Court also stayed the High Court direction to issue a Look Out Circular against the appellant. A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, CT Ravikumar and PV Sanjay Kumar passed the interim...

Parliament Passes Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to amend the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002. The Bill was approved by Lok Sabha on July 25.The Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 was enacted to consolidate and amend the law relating to co-operative societies, “with objects not confined to one state and serving the interests...

Parliament Passes Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Rajya Sabha passed the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2023 on Tuesday, it was already cleared by Lok Sabha on July 25. The Bill seeks to amend the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 .The Law was enacted in 2002 with the aim to conserve biodiversity, promote the sustainable utilization of its elements, and ensure just and fair distribution of the advantages arising from the use of...

Article 370 Can't Be Abrogated As J&K Constituent Assembly Never Recommended It Before Dissolution : Kapil Sibal Tells Supreme Court [Day 1]

The hearing witnessed discussions on the 'temporary' nature of the provision.

Supreme Court Reserves Verdict in TN Minister Senthil Balaji’s Plea Against HC Verdict Allowing ED Custody

'To say Section 167 CrPC would not apply is a dangerous proposition,' Justice MM Sundresh remarked during the hearing.

Nuh Violence | Ensure No Hate Speeches, Violence Take Place In VHP-Bajrang Dal Rallies In Delhi-NCR: Supreme Court To Authorities

The Supreme Court on Wednesday urged the authorities to ensure that no violence or hate speeches take place in the protest marches being held by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal in various parts of Delhi-National Capital Region today in the wake of the communal violence in Nuh and Gurugram in Haryana.In a special sitting held at 2 PM to hear an urgent application filed to stop...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To M Sivasankar For 2 Months On Medical Grounds

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to M Sivasankar, Former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, for 2 Months on Medical Grounds. Sivasankar had approached the Top Court seeking bail in a money laundering case in connection with the LIFE Mission corruption case on grounds of ill-health. LIFE (Livelihood, Inclusion and Financial Empowerment) Mission project is...

Plea In Supreme Court To Stop VHP-Bajrang Dal Rallies In Delhi-NCR Following Nuh Communal Violence

An application has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking to stop the rallies proposed to be carried out by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal in Delhi-NCR region in the wake of the communal clashes in Nuh and Gurugram.The plea is filed as an Interlocutory Application(IA) in a pending writ petition concerning hate speeches. Senior Advocate Chander Uday Singh mentioned the...

Article 370 Case Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will begin hearing today the batch of petitions challenging the dilution of Article370 of the Constitution which stripped the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir of its special status. The Constitution Bench comprises CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice BR Gavai, and Justice Surya Kant.Stay on this page for live-updates.

‘ED Has No Vested Right to Seek Police Custody’: Mukul Rohatgi Argues in Senthil Balaji’s Case

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has no vested right to take an accused into police custody, even within the first 15 days when the magistrate’s permission must be sought for that, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi told the Supreme Court on Tuesday. He said: “After the expiry of the initial 15 days, further remand during the period of investigation can only be in...