[Palghar Lynching] Action Taken Against Policemen; No Need To Keep Writ Pending, Maharashtra Govt Tells SC

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday passionately urged the Supreme Court to see whether the PILs filed in connection with the Palghar lynching episode are in "the right perspective or not"."Two crimes were registered-one is of the attack on the monks and their driver, and the other is of attack on the police officials who had reached the scene. Amidst the lockdown, two monks were...

Rights Of Accused Should Not Become Illusory By Imposition Of Disproportionate Bail Conditions: SC [Read Judgment]

The conditions which a court imposes for the grant of bail have to balance the public interest in the enforcement of criminal justice with the rights of the accused, the Supreme Court has observed.The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee observed that the discretion of the court has to be guided by the need to facilitate the administration of justice, secure the...

[Breaking]"Public Places Cannot Be Occupied Indefinitely": Supreme Court On Shaheen Bagh Protests

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the public places cannot be occupied indefinitely."Dissent and democracy go hand in hand but protests must be carried out in designated area", said the bench comprising Justices S K Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari while delivering a judgement on the scope of right to protest and whether or not there can be any limitations on such a right.The...

SC To Decide On Tuesday The Plea Against Interim Bail To Rape Accused Gayatri Prajapati; Refuses Interim Relief Of Stay In Hospital

Agreeing to decide the SLP against the grant of interim bail to him on medical grounds finally on Tuesday, the Supreme Court today denied any interim relief to former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Pradesh Prajapati, declining to allow him to stay at the hospital until then.The Supreme Court had on September 21 stayed the impugned order of the Allahabad High Court granting him interim bail...

[Breaking] Bombay HC Grants Bail To Rhea Chakraborty In NDPS Case Registered For Allegedly Procuring Drugs For Sushant Singh Rajput [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to film actor Rhea Chakraborty in the case registered by the Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB) on the allegation that she had facilitated the procurement of drugs for the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.She was arrested on September 8 and had been under custody ever since.The bench of Justice Sarang V Kotwal also allowed the bail applications of...

Hindu Dharma Parishad Moves SC Seeking Enforcement Of Farmers' Acts; Ban Agitations Against Law

A plea has been preferred in the Supreme Court seeking issuance of directions to the Centre & States for enforcing the Farmers Act and to make rules and guidelines against agitation and processions by political parties and organisations.The plea filed by Hindu Dharma Parishad, also seeks to impose a ban order on those agitations and processions which are in favour of or against Farmers...

SC Reserves Judgment On Senior Journalist Vinod Dua's Plea Seeking To Quash Sedition FIR Against Him

The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved verdict on a plea of senior journalist Vinod Dua seeking quashing of FIR lodged against him for sedition and other offences by a local BJP leader in Himachal Pradesh over his YouTube show.A bench of Justices U U Lalit and Vineet Saran, after hearing arguments for Dua, Himachal Pradesh government and the complainant in the case, asked the parties to file...

[Stubble Burning] SC To Consider Whether A Portion Of MSP Can Be Withheld From Farmers Indulging In Stubble Burning

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stated that it shall look into the suggestion of withholding a portion of Minimum Support Price (MSP) from farmers till it is verified that they did not indulge in stubble burning.A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun was hearing an application filed by a Farmer Vikram Tongad urging the Court for an...

"Facebook Chief Cannot Claim Right To Silence" : Delhi Legislative Assembly Tells SC In Facebook-India VP's Plea Against Summons

The Delhi Legislative Assembly has informed the Supreme Court that Facebook's India Chief, Ajit Mohan, has merely been summoned by its "Peace and Harmony Committee" to give his expert deposition in its inquiry against the Company's alleged failure to track down hate-speech. It is emphasized that its proceedings are not criminal or judicial in nature, and neither is Mr. Mohan an...

SC To Continue Hearing Challenge Against IBC Ordinance 2020 On 8th October [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments on behalf of the Petitioners in a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of conditions introduced by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, on the homebuyers' right to file insolvency petitions against defaulting bidders. A Bench headed by Justice RF Nariman heard arguments submitted by...

"This Is A Shocking Incident": Chief Justice On Hathras Case [Read Courtroom Exchange]

"We have filed the affidavit and are not opposing the petition. We have narrated the incident which has assumed importance....there are narratives and narratives surrounding the incident in public domain. We can't lose sight of the fact that a young, innocent girl has lost her life. The incident can't be sensationalised. There must an investigation into it which is fair and impartial and it...

[Article 164(4)] Who Decides What Are Extraordinary Circumstances For Appointment Of Non-Legislators As Ministers? Asks SC, Directs Petitioner To Approach MP HC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed off a plea against the appointment of persons who are not MLAs as ministers in the Madhya Pradesh government, granting the liberty to approach the High Court."We have been told that before the power to appoint was exercised, the Speaker had already passed the order disqualifying candidates? If it is so, then the petition is infructuous", observed...