SC Dismisses Two Officials For Tampering With Order Directing Personal Appearance Of Anil Ambani

The Supreme Court has summarily dismissed two court masters- Manav Sharma and Tapan Kumar Chakraborty- for tampering with the January 7 order directing personal appearance of Reliance Communication's Chairman Anil Ambani reports the Telegraph It is reliably learnt the CJI Ranjan Gogoi passed the order yesterday late evening, exercising his disciplinary powers as the administrative head of...

Rape & Murder Of 7.5 Year Old: SC Commutes Death Sentence [Read Judgment]

“Though, we acknowledge the gravity of the offence, we are unable to satisfy ourselves that this case would fall in the category of ‘rarest of rare case’ warranting the death sentence.”

"We Are Always Angry, Our Anger Has No Meaning":CJI [Courtroom Exchange In Sr Adv Ashwani Kumar's PIL]

The hearing in the PIL by former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar for effective and purposeful legislation against custodial torture was privy to an intriguing exchange between the Senior Advocate, Attorney General K. K. Venugopal and Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Wednesday morning. When the Chief Justice asked where in his petition Mr. Kumar has made a case for directions to be issued by...

'Reliance Has Money To Pay Rafale; But Not To Pay Our Debts', Ericsson Submits As SC Reserves Orders On Contempt Plea Against Anil Ambani

The Supreme Court bench of Justices R F Nariman and Vineet Saran today reserved orders on the contempt petitions filed by Ericsson against the Chairman of Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom) Anil Ambani and other officials.Ambani was present in Court today along with Reliance Telecom Ltd Chairman Satish Seth and Reliance Infratel Ltd Chairperson Chhaya Virani.The contempt petitions have been...

'Why Woman Judge Who Complained Against Sexual Harassment Was Not Allowed To Meet CJ?', SC Asks MP HC

The Supreme Court yesterday quizzed the Madhya Pradesh High Court as to why a woman judicial officer, seeking reinstatement after having resigned following inquiry into her allegations of sexual harassment against a sitting high court judge, was not allowed to meet the then Chief Justice.The judge was given a clean chit in December 2017 by a Rajya Sabha-appointed panel which had probed...

Proof Of 'Common Intention' Necessary To Alter Conviction From Section 149 IPC To Section 34 IPC: SC [Read Judgment]

The High Court though had the jurisdiction to alter the charge from Section 149 IPC to Section 34 IPC qua the three appellants, yet, in our view, in the absence of any evidence of common intention qua the three appellants so as to bring their case within the net of Section 34 IPC, their conviction under Section 302/34 IPC is not legally sustainable

Bhima Koregaon : SC Sets Aside Bombay HC Judgment Which Refused Additional Time To File Chargesheet [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court today set aside the Bombay High Court judgment which had refused to grant additional time beyond 90 days under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for filing the charge sheet against lawyer Surendra Gadling and four other activists arrested in Bhima Koregaon case.This means that the arrested activists will not get the benefit of 'default bail' to seek release...

Bank Employee Has No Right To Be Associated With Decision Making Process For Fixation Of Salary: SC [Read Judgment]

"Writ petitioner as an Officer of the Bank is bound by the salary structure approved by the Bank for its Officers. The decision of the Standing Committee is a part of the decision-making in respect of salary payable to the employees of the Banks."

SC Reserves Orders On PIL Seeking Fresh Probe Into Murder Of Haren Pandya

The Supreme Court bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran today reserved orders on the PIL filed by Centre for Public Interest Litigation seeking fresh probe into the death of Haren Pandya, who was shot dead almost sixteen years ago while being the Home Minister of BJP Cabinet in Gujarat.Though the trial court had convicted 12 persons in the case in June 2007, the Gujarat High...

Minority Status Of Aligarh Muslim University: SC Refers The Matter To Seven Judge Bench [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court Tuesday referred to seven-judge bench the issue of determining the correctness of minority status granted to Aligarh Muslim University. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi referred the matter to the larger bench for defining the parameters for grant of minority status to educational institutions. The then UPA-led centre government had filed an...

"Brazen And Blatant Disregard Of The Majesty And Dignity Of Court"- [Courtroom Exchange In Nageswara Rao Case]

"Why is a contemnor being defended at the government's cost?", asked Chief Justice Gogoi to AG Venugopal

Anil Ambani Appears Before SC In Contempt Plea By Ericsson; SC Adjourns Matter For Tomorrow

Anil Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Communications, appeared in the Supreme Court in response to the notices issued by the apex court in the contempt petitions filed Swedish company Ericsson. Three officials of the company were also present.The bench of Justices R F Nariman and Vineet Saran however adjourned the matter for tomorrow. Since the bench has not exempted the personal appearance, and...