[LIVE-UPDATES] Bombay HC Hearing On Kangana Ranaut's Plea Against Demolition Of Her Office Building By BMC

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Mehboob Mufti's Detention Order Based On Subjective Satisfaction Of Detaining Authority Cannot Be A Matter Of Judicial Review: J&K Admin. Tells SC

The District Magistrate, Srinagar, who passed the order for preventive detention of former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti under the Public Safety Act, has told the Supreme Court that the order was passed after "subjective satisfaction" of the detaining authority that it is necessary to detain Mufti so as to prevent her from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public...

"How Long This Detention Will Continue?":SC Asks SG To Get Instructions On Plea Challenging Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti's Detention

Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Solicitor General to get instruction on the petition filed by former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti's daughter, Iltija challenging her detention under Public Safety Act.A bench of Justices SK Kaul & Hrishikesh Roy was hearing the petition seeking amendment to the prayers sought in Mufti's habeas corpus petition, which is currently...

SC Directs States To Provide Dry Rations For Identified Sex Workers Sans Insistence On Identity Proof & File Affidavit On Benefits Accrued

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed State Governments to provide dry rations for identified sex workers by National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) and State Governments sans insistence of identity proof.A bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Ajay Rastogi further directed the State Governments to file an affidavit stipulating the implementation of the instant order for...

[Jheeram Ghati Naxal Attack] SC Dismisses Chhattisgarh Govt.'s Plea For Examination Of Additional Witnesses By Inquiry Commission

Supreme Court dismisses an appeal filed by State of Chhattisgarh against the order of the Chhattisgarh High Court which dismissed its plea seeking directions to the Special Judiciary Inquiry Commission to examine the additional witnesses in the 2013 Jheeram Ghati Naxal attack in which 29 people were killed. A Bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah...

Circumstances Not Put To An Accused Under Section 313 CrPC Cannot Be Used Against Him: SC [Read Judgment]

The circumstances not put to an accused under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure cannot be used against him, and must be excluded from consideration, the Supreme Court has observed.While acquitting a rape accused, the bench headed by Justice RF Nariman reemphasized the importance of putting all relevant questions to an accused under Section 313 Code of...

SC Requires Disclosure Of Assets By NGO Suraz India Trust For Recovery Of Rs. 25 Lakh Costs Over Allegations Levelled Against Judges

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to NGO Suraz India Trust for not having *desposited the cost of Rs. 25 lakh in view of the observations made in its order dated May 1, 2017. Justices S. K. Kaul and Hirishikesh Roy also required the disclosure of all movable and immovable assets of the original petitioner so that the costs can be recovered.For wasting judicial time, the Supreme...

[Rhea Bail Hearing-LIVE UPDATES] Bombay HC Hearing On Bail Application Of Rhea Chakraborty And Others In NDPS Case

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[S. 24. LA Act] CB Judgment Creates Confusion, CJI Asks For How Long Acquisition Could Sustain Where Possession Taken But Compensation Not Paid

Asserting that "it is our judgment" and that "with all humility, we cannot leave it like this", Chief Justice S. A. Bobde on Monday raised a question of law, *which, he remarked, is apparently unaddressed by the five-judge bench decision on section 24 of the 2013 Land Acquisition Act, delivered on March 6. "The Constitution Bench judgment creates confusion, *leaving somethings...

Kangana's Public Utterance Do Not Give Immunity To Her Unlawful Acts: Sr Adv Aspi Chinoy Submits For BMC

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai's counsel told the Bombay High Court on Monday that actor Kangana Ranaut was being evasive and deliberately did not state categorically that no alterations were made to the partly demolished property but instead said no illegal alterations were made.Before Senior Advocate Aspi Chinoy made his submissions on behalf of the MCGM, Kangana's lawyer...

Rape - Misconception Of Fact About Promise To Marry Has To Be In Proximity Of Time To The Occurrence: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in its judgment acquitting a man accused of raping a woman on the pretext of marriage, observed that misconception of fact arising out of promise to marry has to be in proximity of time to the occurrence and cannot be spread over a long period of time coupled with a conscious positive action not to protest.The allegation by the Prosecuterix in this case was that the...

'Cases Of Celebrities Are Critical Cases?' Bombay HC Grills Mumbai Civic Body Officials In Kangana Ranaut Case Hearing

During the course of hearing in Kangana Ranaut's writ petition challenging the demolition of her bungalow turned office at Pali Hill, the Bombay High Court questioned the officials of the Mumbai civic body, who were made parties in the matter along with Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut as the petitioner alleged malice in fact and malice in law by the corporation.Bhagyavant Late, the Designated...