'Frivolous' Plea To Protect Pending Ram Temple Artefacts At Ayodhya:Supreme Court Partially Waives Cost And Closes The Matter

Noting that such pleas "create aspirations" and "disrupt emotions", the Supreme Court on Friday partially waived the costs imposed on the petitioners for two 'frivolous' PILs seeking preservation of artefacts recovered from the Ram Janmabhoomi site at Ayodhya, with the warning that such ventures not be indulged in in the future.On July 20, the writ petitions were dismissed with costs of Rs. ...

"Can HC Grant Protection From Arrest To Accused Till Filing Of Chargesheet While Refusing To Quash FIR ?": Supreme Court to Examine

The Supreme Court will examine the issue whether a High Court, while considering a petition to quash FIR, pass an order protecting the accused from arrest until the submission of the charge sheet under Section 173(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure? The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra issued notice in an SLP filed against Allahabad High Court order which granted...

Default Bail Granted Erroneously Can Be Cancelled By High Court U/s 439(2) CrPC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that a 'default bail' illegally or erroneously granted under Section 167(2) Cr.PC can be cancelled under Section 439(2) Cr.PC.In this case, the High Court had allowed the petition filed under Section 439(2) CrPC, by the Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Bangalore Zonal Unit, Bangalore, requesting to cancel the regular bail granted to...

'Will Not take Any Coercive Action Against Former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar In Money Laundering Case': ED Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday was informed by the ED that no coercive action would have proceeded against former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar in a money laundering case.The bench of Justices S. K. Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy was told that the agency would not take any coercive step in connection with the ICICI Bank-Videocon Group loan case. "Although there is a sword...

New Tweet Against CJI: Attorney General Grants Consent To Initiate Contempt Against Comedian Kunal Kamra

The Attorney General for India, KK Venugopal has granted his consent for initiation of contempt proceedings against comedian Kunal Kamra, over his latest tweet passing comments on the Chief Justice of India. Responding to the request made by Advocate Anuj Singh, the AG said, "The depiction of the two fingers, with the legend that he means the middle one, is to deliberately insult...

Siddique Kappan Was Using 'Garb Of Journalism' To Disturb Law & Order In Hathras: UP Govt Tells SC

The State of Uttar Pradesh has submitted before Supreme Court that Journalist Siddique Kappan has no locus to approach the Top Court under an Article 32 petition, since he is not in an illegal custody/confinement but is in judicial custody in "pursuance of the valid judicial order passed by the competent court".The counter-affidavit filed by the UP Government states that the petition filed...

Supreme Court Records State Of UP's No Objection To Siddique Kappan Meeting Lawyer In Jail; Hearing Deferred To Next Week

The Supreme Court on Friday recorded the statement of the Solicitor General, who appeared for the State of Uttar Pradesh, that there was no objection to Kerala journalist Siddiqque Kappan meeting a lawyer while in jail to sign a vakalatnama."There was no objection and there is no objection," said the Law officer. SG Tushar Mehta denied the allegations of the petitioner that Kappan was...

No Objection To Siddique Kappan Meeting A Lawyer, State Of UP Tells SC : Live Updates From Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is hearing the habeas corpus petition filed by the Kerala Union of Working Journalist seeking the release of Kerala journalsit Siddiqque Kappan, who was arrested by the UP Police while he was on his way to Hathras....

'Sahara Must Pay Rs. 62,602 Crore That It Collected From Public': SEBI Moves Supreme Court Seeking Custody Of Subrata Roy For Failure To Deposit

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has moved Supreme Court against Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Ltd. (SIRECL) and Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Ltd. (SHICL) for INR 62,602 crore which it had collected from the public.The Market Regulator seeks that the Contemner(s) be held in contempt & be taken into custody, if it fails to deposit the said amount.SEBI...

When Death Takes Place Inside Privacy Of House, Onus Is On Residents To Give Explanation: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a husband for the murder of his wife after noting that he had not offered an explanation for the death which took place within the privacy of the home.The Court said that in such situations of incidnet happening within the privacy of the house, the accused is "under an obligation to give a plausible explanation regarding the cause of the death in...

Condition Imposed By HC On Travel Restrictions To India Not To Be Considered In Future Visa Applications Of Tablighi Members: Supreme Court

Supreme Court on Monday clarified that the condition imposed by the Karnataka High Court, while quashing criminal proceedings against eight foreigners belonging to the Tablighi Jamaat, that they would not visit India within the next ten years, would not be considered while deciding their application for visa.A Bench of Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna, in their...

'Trial Court Can't Be A Bystander' : Supreme Court Affirms Uttarakhand HC Direction For Re-Trial In Custodial Death Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed a judgment of the Uttarakhand High Court which ordered a re-trial in a 2005 case of custodial death.A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud dismissed the special leave petition filed by the accused persons against the judgment delivered by the High Court.The case relates to the murder of one Raju Ram in 2005 allegedly at the hands of the revenue...