SC refuses to quash proceedings against Rahul, Sonia in Herald Case; grants exemption from personal appearance [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today declined to quash criminal proceedings against Congress president Sonia Gandhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi and five other party leaders in the National Herald case and asked them to raise all their objections and contentions in the trial court before framing of charges.A bench of Justices J S Khehar and C Nagappan said trial proceedings should continue. The judges...

Zandu Balm wins disparagement Case against Moov in Supreme Court [Read Order]

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld Emami Ltd's allegations of disparagement against Reckitt Benckiser (RB). The Bench, comprising Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Prafulla C. Pant dismissed the appeal challenging the injunction against an advertisement of the pain ointment Moov manufactured by Reckitt Benkiser.“Reckitt Benckiser has been restrained by the Supreme Court...

SC stays execution of 55 year old convicted for rape and murder of 4 year old [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the execution of death row convict, Vasanta Sampat Dupare, who had been convicted of raping and stoning to death a four-year-old girl in Maharashtra in 2008.The three Judge Bench, comprising Justice Dipak Misra, Justice R.F. Nariman and Justice U.U. Lalit agreed to hear Dupare’s review petition, on his counsel’s submission that the lower Court had...

MP Judge Harassment allegations: Rajya Sabha Chairman appoints Justice Gogoi to head probe panel [Read Notification]

Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari has appointed Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the head of the panel investigating the allegations of sexual harassment levied against Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge, Justice S.K. Gangele. The reconstitution of the panel had to be undertaken due to retirement of Justice Vikramjit Sen.The notification issued by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat on...

SC dismisses Law Student’s Appeal against Mobile Internet Ban in Gujarat during Patel Agitation

Supreme Court of India Today upheld the Gujarat High Court Judgment which approved the 'mobile internet ban' by Gujarat Government during the Patel quota agitation in the state.The Bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur justified the ban holding that such decision can be taken by the government to maintain law and order situation U/S 144 CrPC and such decision cannot be termed as...

J&K HC considers incorporating Dogri language on currency notes and postal orders

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Tuesday asked both the Central Government and the Reserve Bank of India to consider incorporation of Dogri language on the language panel of currency notes and Indian postal orders, if possible.In a PIL highlighting the utter discrimination being meted out to Dogri language both, a High Court Division Bench of Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and...

SC begins re-examination of anti-defection laws on Amar Singh and Jaya’s plea

The Supreme Court has commenced a hearing to re-examine the anti-defection law, which lays down rules for disqualification of MPs or Members of state assemblies for crossing the floor during voting on any particular issue.Interestingly it is the expelled Samajwadi Party leaders Amar Singh and Jaya Prada who have become catalyst for this move by the apex court.A bench of  Justices Ranjan...

Prashant Bhushan appears before the Rajya Sabha Privilege Committee, makes submissions to defend himself

Eminent Advocate Prashant Bhushan, who received the breach of privilege notice from Rajya Sabha Privilege Committee, regarding the premature disclosure of the CAG report, appeared before the committee today, and made submissions to deny that he committed breach of privilege, as alleged by the committee. According to sources, the committee members just heard him, and they will decide whether...

Delhi Secretariat Raid: Delhi HC quashes lower Court order, allows CBI to retain documents [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court on Wednesday quashed the lower’s Court’s order, which had directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to release the documents seized by it during the raids at the office of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar on December 15. The search was carried after a search warrant was issued by the lower CourtQuashing the order, Justice P.S....

DDCA row: Delhi HC dismisses Kirti Azad’s plea seeking court-monitored investigation [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court Single Bench Justice Manmohan dismissed the suspended Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirti Azad’s plea seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into the alleged high level of corruption in Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) or constitution of a Special Investigation Team to investigate into the mismanagement by the officials of DDCA.Senior Advocate Shri. Ram Jethmalani,...

Salman Khan Hit and Run Case: Victim’s wife and son challenge acquittal before SC; Govt’s petition listed on Feb 12 [Read Petition]

Bollywood Actor Salman Khan’s acquittal by the Bombay High Court was challenged today through a second Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court. Last month, Maharashtra Government had also filed an SLP challenging the acquittal. The Government’s SLP is listed on February 12.The petition, filed by deceased Noorullah Sheikh’s son, and wife, contends that the High Court reversed...

Consider giving Bharat Ratna to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: Madras HC to Home Ministry

A Division Bench of Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Union Home Ministry to deliberate upon conferment of Bharat Ratna on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. It has directed the Centre to pass an order within 8 weeks.The Bench, comprising Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice S. Vimala was hearing a PIL filed by K.K. Ramesh, managing trustee of Tamil Nadu Centre for Public Interest Litigation....