'Remedy Before High Court': Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea For Default Bail By Former UP Minister Gayatri Prajapati In Money Laundering Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain an application of default bail moved by former Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Gayatri Prajapati and instead observed that the appropriate remedy in this regard would lie before the Allahabad High Court. A Special Court in Lucknow had declined to grant default bail to Prajapati and had also granted custody to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in...

Supreme Court To Hear Next Week SLP Against Appointment Of IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana As Commissioner Of Delhi Police

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre for Public Interest Litigation to file an SLP against the Delhi High Court judgment dismissing the challenge to the appointment of IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana as the Commissioner of Delhi Police.The Apex Court said it will consider the matter next Friday.This order was passed by the bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and A. S. Bopanna...

Supreme Court Dismisses CBSE-ICSE Students' Plea Seeking Hybrid Option For Class X-XII Term Exams

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by students seeking urgent directions to conduct Class X and XII CBSE and ICSE Term I exams in hybrid manner for November 18, 2021.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar dismissed the petition observing that the CBSE term exams have already commenced on November 16 and an intervention at this juncture will disturb...

Congress Leader Moves Supreme Court Challenging Ordinances Extending Tenure Of CBI & ED Directors

A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Centre's decision to extend the tenure of the Directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) up to 5 years. Originally, the term of CBI and ED heads is 2 years. "Extension of Tenure, in this adhoc and episodic fashion, in fact reaffirms the control of the Executive...

Breaking: Supreme Court Allows Centre To Further Disinvest Its 29.5% Shares In Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Orders CBI Investigation Into 2002 Disinvestment Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Union of India may disinvest its residual shareholding of 29.5% in HZL.The Court also directed that a prima facie case for registration of Regular Case by the CBI as regards the illegalities in the March, 2002 disinvestment of 26% shares is concerned, and order the CBI to do the needful.The bench headed by Justice D. Y. Chandrachud was pronouncing...

Restricting 'Touch' Or 'Physical Contact' Only To 'Skin To Skin' Contact Absurd : Supreme Court Reverses Bombay HC's POCSO Judgment

"The most important ingredient for constituting the offence of sexual assault under Section 7 of the Act is the "sexual intent" and not the "skin to skin" contact with the child"

Distinction Between 'Acquiescence' And 'Delay and Laches': Supreme Court Explains

In a judgment delivered on Tuesday (16 November 2021), the Supreme Court explained the distinction between 'acquiescence' and 'delay and laches'.The court observed that the doctrine of delay and laches as well as acquiescence are applied to non-suit the litigants who approach the court/appellate authorities belatedly without any justifiable explanation for bringing action after...

Jayalalithaa's Death : Inquiry Commission Violating Natural Justice Principles, Appolo Hospital Tells Supreme Court

Proceedings Before Commission Of Inquiry In Violation Of Principle Of Natural Justice; Commission Is Only A Fact Finding Body: Apollo Hospital Tells Supreme Court

[Gujarat Riots]'Evidence Not Collected, If Collected Not Analysed, Leads To The Inference That SIT Was Hiding Something': Kapil Sibal To Supreme Court In Zakia Jafri Matter

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard Senior Advocate Kabil Sibal in the plea challenging the SIT report giving clean chit to the former Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi and other high functionaries of the State in the Gujarat riots of 2002. While making submissions, before a Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar, Senior Advocate Kapil...

Reservation in promotions: Applicability of Article 16(4A) To Jammu And Kashmir: Supreme Court To Consider After Constitution Bench Decision On Validity of Article 370 Abrogation

The Supreme Court on Wednesday posted the issue of the right of Reserved Category Government servants in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir to accelerated promotion for after the decision of the Constitution Bench on the validity of the abrogation of Article 370.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath was hearing SLPs against the 2015 decision of the Jammu...

Centre Notifies Justice M. Duraiswamy's Appointment As Acting Chief Justice Of Madras HC Until Justice MN Bhandari Joins HC

The Central government today notified the Appointment of Madras High Court judge Justice M. Duraiswamy as the acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court. He would remain on the post till the time, Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari take over from him.Significantly, Justice MN Bhandari would become the Senior Most judge of the Madras High Court once he joins the Court pursuant to his recent...

TMC MP Mahua Moitra Moves Supreme Court Challenging Ordinances Permitting Tenure Extension Of CBI & ED Directors

All India Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha Member of Parliament, Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Ordinances which permit extension of the tenures of the Directors of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) for upto 5 years.Claiming that the ordinances are against the Judgments of the Supreme Court, Mitra has moved this plea and has tweeted...