AIADMK Candidate's Narrow Victory By 4 Votes Challenged : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea To Recount Madurai Council Votes

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice in a petition filed by K Muthu Sumathi, a candidate of Communist Party of India challenging the election of AIADMK candidate K.Chokkayee as a Councillor in Madurai Corporation in 2022. The petitioner sought a recount of votes alleging irregularities by erring officials. The officials had declared an AIADMK candidate as the winner by 4 votes.The...

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Man Booked For Cryptocurrency Fraud In Four Different States

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to Ganesh Shivkumar Sagar, booked in connection with a cryptocurrency fraud in four different states. He has been accused of duping innocent investors to become part of a sham exchange whereby investors were lured into selling cryptocurrency.A division bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Dipankar Datta granted bail in the case registered by...

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Vernon Gonsalves & Arun Ferreira In Bhima Koregaon Case

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Bhima Koregaon-accused and activists Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, both of whom have been lodged in jail since August 2018 for alleged offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. They were arrested in connection with the 2018 caste-based violence that broke out at Bhima Koregaon in Pune, and for having alleged links with...

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear PIL Raising Alarm Over Mob Lynching ; Issues Notice To Union, States

The Supreme Court of India on Friday issued notice in a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) raising alarm over an increase in cases of lynching and mob violence against Muslims, particularly by 'cow vigilantes', despite the court's Tehseen Poonawalla ruling. In this 2018 judgment, the top court had issued comprehensive...

Manipur : Supreme Court To Hear On July 31 Prof Kham Khan Suan Hausing's Plea Challenging Summons Over Statements Against Meiteis

The Supreme Court has rescheduled to July 31, 2023, the hearing of Professor Kham Khan Suan Hausing's plea challenging the summons issued against him by a Manipur Court. The summons was in connection with his alleged defamation of the Metei community during an interview with 'The Wire.'Originally slated for today (July 28, 2023), the matter was supposed to be heard by the bench led by...

Supreme Court Closes Plea By Sri Lankan National For Premature Release After Tamil Nadu Government Arranges For His Return

The Supreme Court recently closed a plea filed by a Sri Lankan citizen for his premature release after being incarcerated in India for over 35 years. The matter was closed on the submission of the Tamil Nadu Government that his release had been arranged for by providing him documents for his travel issued by the Sri Lankan Government. A division bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice...

CBI Court Convicts Income Tax Officer For Taking Bribe From Ernakulam Doctor

The CBI Special Court, Ernakulam, has sentenced an Income Tax Department officer to rigorous imprisonment for a period of 4.5 years and fine of Rs. 50,000/- for taking bribe from a doctor. The Additional Special Sessions Judge (SPE/CBI)-III, Ernakulam, KK Balakrishnan passed the order. The prosecution case against the accused Income Tax official, KK Dinesh, was that he had obtained a bribe of...

Centre Entrusts Manipur Sexual Violence Video Case With CBI; Requests Supreme Court To Transfer Trial To Any Other State

The Government of India, in response to the distressing incident involving the video of two women in Manipur being paraded naked and subjected to sexual violence amidst the ethnic conflict in the State, has decided to entrust the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with the investigation in the matter. The step has been taken with the consent of the State Government of Manipur considering...

Lok Sabha Passes Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill To Decriminalise Minor Offences In Various Statutes

Today, Lok Sabha passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023. It aims to amend 42 laws administered by 19 ministries.According to the Bill, It intends to decriminalise and rationalise minor offences to further “enhance trust- based governance for ease of living and doing business.”The Acts which are proposed to be amended by the Bill includes The Press and Registration...

Supreme Court Hears PIL Petition Raising Corruption Allegations Against Arunachal Pradesh Govt

The Supreme Court on Thursday pondered on whether to entertain a PIL which raises allegations of corruption regarding certain tenders floated by Arunachal Pradesh government years ago at a belated stage.The bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Justice Bela M Trivedi was hearing a Special Leave Petition where the petitioners alleged that contracts were given by the state government...

Long Weekend? Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association Requests Chief Justice To Declare August 14 As Holiday

The Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association has written a letter to the high court, requesting it to declare August 14 as a local holiday.It said that an "oral as well as a written request signed by more than 200 members of the Bar Association" has been received for declaring August 14 as a local holiday as the High Court is already closed from August 12 to August 15, except on...

Supreme Court Expresses Anguish At States Not Implementing Prohibition Of Manual Scavenging Act

The Supreme Court on Thursday, while hearing a PIL on implementation of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 asked the Centre, why the states have not taken action on implementation of the Act.A Division Bench of Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice Aravind Kumar was hearing the matter During the course of the hearing Amicus Curiae appointed by the...