Another CBI Officer Moves SC Challenging His Abrupt, Midnight Repatriation

Says he is being penalised for unearthing findings against Asthana in Sterling Biotech caseAmidst all the questionable developments in the CBI, another officer named Ashwini Kumar Gupta has moved the Supreme Court against his “unjust and abrupt” midnight repatriation to his parent organisation as a penalty for unearthing clear link of CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana with fugitives...

SC Posts Review Petition In Death Penalty Case For Open Court Hearing [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has posted for an open court hearing a review petition filed by a murder convict whose death penalty was affirmed by the court in 2013.Sunder @ Sundararajan was convicted for the kidnap-cum-murder of a 7-year-old boy. The apex court had affirmed the death sentence awarded to the accused. A review petition was dismissed in March 2013.In view of the judgment in Mohd. Arif...

What More Documents Could Have Been Filed To Prove The Accident: SC Relief To Family Of A Man Who Died In Mishap [Read Judgment]

“In our view, what more documents could be filed than the documents filed by the appellants to prove the factum of the accident and the persons involved therein.”Fifteen years after a man died in an accident, his family got the compensation from the Supreme Court, which reversed the concurrent findings of the high court and the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal that the accident could not...

SC Issues Notice On Contempt Petition Against K’taka Civic Body Killing 350 Stray Dogs [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a contempt petition moved by an animal rights activist against the killing of 350 dogs by the municipal council in Sakaleshapura Town, Karnataka, in violation of a November, 2015 order of the apex court which expressly directed all municipal bodies to strictly follow the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Animal Birth Control Rules...

SC Slams UP Govt. For Negligent And Lackadaisical Approach In Contesting Criminal Cases Against Accused [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the state of Uttar Pradesh for its negligent and lackadaisical approach in contesting cases against the accused in criminal appeals.The bench of Justice NV Ramana and Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar was considering an appeal filed by de facto complainant against Allahabad High Court order granting bail to a murder accused. It was contended that the...

SC Suspends Conviction Of Cong Leader Hopeful Of Getting Ticket For Contesting Rajasthan Assembly Polls [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended conviction of a Congress leader in Rajasthan who is hopeful to get a ticket for contesting the forthcoming Legislative Assembly Election in the state.Shivkant Nandwana had approached the apex court after his plea seeking expeditiously disposal of appeal pending before the Sessions court was dismissed by the High Court of Rajasthan.Senior Advocate...

The Witticisms Of The Chief Justice Of India

The Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has managed to pierce his tough and reticent image with certain witty remarks during the tense hearings of Alok Verma and Rafale cases.Today, when Solicitor General Thushar Mehta expressed his wish to have a copy of the confidential report filed by the Central Vigilance Commission on the probe against Alok Verma, the CJI asked him "Who are you?""I...

Filing of Fresh SLP Against Self-Same Judgment Isn’t Permissible If No Such Liberty Was Granted In The Order In Earlier SLP: SC [Read Judgment]

“In absence of such liberty to the appellants, filing of fresh special leave petition against the self-same judgment is not permissible.”The Supreme Court has observed that filing of fresh special leave petition against the self-same judgment is not permissible if no such liberty was granted by the court while disposing of earlier SLP.U.P. Jal Nigam had earlier assailed an order passed by...

CBI-Alok Verma Case : 'CVC Report Against Alok Verma Mixed', Says CJI, SC Orders To Give Copy To Verma For His Reply [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S. K. Kaul and K. M. Joseph on Friday called for the response on behalf of CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma to the report submitted by the CVC of its findings against him.“Having perused the report, we are of the view that at this stage and before taking any decision, a copy of the report be given to the counsel for the...

SC Allows ‘Moderate’ Fireworks In Ujjain On The Occasion Of Vaikunth Chaturdashi, But With Time Restrictions [Read Order]

“We expect that the fireworks would be moderate in nature so that it does not cause undue air pollution.”The Supreme Court has permitted the fireworks on the occasion of Vaikunth Chaturdashi on in Ujjain City on 21.11.2018 between 11:00 p.m. on November 21 and 1:00 a.m. on November 22.The bench comprising Justice AK Sikri and Justice Abdul Nazeer disposed an application filed seeking...

SC Relief To Couple Who Pleaded Guilty For Marrying Off Their Under-Age Kids [Read Order]

“It is true that the maximum sentence under the Act of 1929 was three months whereas under the Act of 2006, it is two years. That, however, would make no difference on the facts of this case.”The Supreme Court recently set aside a high court order to conduct de novo trial under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 against a couple who were convicted by the trial court under the...

Petition For Quashing FIR Can Be Entertained Even If Chargesheet Is Filed During Its Pendency: SC [Read Judgment]

‘It would be a travesty to hold that proceedings initiated against a person can be interfered with at the stage of FIR but not if it has advanced, and the allegations have materialized into a charge sheet.’The Supreme Court has held that high courts could entertain a petition filed under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of FIR, even if the charge sheet is filed during the pendency of...