Justice UU Lalit Recuses Himself From Hearing Appeals In Suryanelli Rape Case

Justice U.U. Lalit has recused himself from hearing the appeals in the Suryanelli rape case, as he had earler appeared for one of the accused persons.The case involves kidnapping and rape of a 16 year old school girl from Suryanelli, Kerala in 1996. The rape survivor was initially abducted by a bus conductor and then handed over to several people who continuously raped her over a period of...

SC Tells CBI To Respond To Karti Chidambaram’s Plea For Abroad Travel By Monday

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar on Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit by Monday its affidavit in response to Karti Chidambaram’s application seeking permission to travel abroad.Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, is under investigation for his prima...

AgustaWestland Scam: SC Asks Chattisgarh Govt To Produce Original Purchase Documents

The purchase of AgustaWestland VIP choppers by the Chattisgarh government, a multi-million dollar deal, a decade ago came under the scanner of the Supreme Court today.A bench of justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and U U Lalit asked the state government to furnish within one weeks time the original documents of the procurement of the helicopters.This came on a petition filed by Swaraj...

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: Justice KT Thomas, Who Confirmed Convicts' Death Sentence, Writes To Sonia Gandhi To Show "Magnanimity" [Read Letter]

Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice K.T. Thomas has written a letter to Congress Supremo Sonia Gandhi, urging her to “show magnanimity” towards her husband's assassinators. Curiously, it was Justice Thomas who had led the three-Judge Bench which confirmed the death penalty awarded to the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.In the letter dated 18 October, Justice Thomas...

SC Notice To Centre On Plea To Regulate Crypto Currency (Read Petition)

Supreme Court has sought the response of the Centre on a petition seeking regulation of the flow of Bitcoin (Crypto Currency) and wanted that the virtual currency be made accountable to the exchequer.A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra issued notice to the ministries of Finance, Law and Justice, Information Technology, market regulator SEBI and the RBI.The plea filed by an...

SC Slams UP Govt For Not Filing Comprehensive Policy On Environmental Preservation In TTZ

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rapped Uttar Pradesh government for failing to file a comprehensive policy on the issue of pollution in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) and nearby areas as directed under its order dated October 17.The apex court had, by the aforesaid order, granted stay on the demolition of the multi-level parking being constructed in Taj   Orientation Centre Project in...

Illegal Mining In Goa: No Inherent Arbitrariness In The Renewal Of Iron Ore Mining Leases By State, Argues Sr. Adv. CU Singh

llegal Mining In Goa: No Inherent Arbitrariness In The Renewal Of Iron Ore Mining Leases By State, Argues Sr. Adv. CU Singh

Should M. Nagaraj Judgment On Reservations In Promotion Be Reconsidered? SC Refers Question To Constitution Bench [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, referred to a Constitution Bench the question of reconsideration of its 2006 judgment in the case of M. Nagaraj v. Union of India.The Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice A.M. Khanwilkar passed the order, in view of a challenge to the interpretation of Articles 16(4), 16(4A) and 16(4B) of the Constitution of...

Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice V Khalid Passes away

Former Judge of Supreme Court of India Justice V Khalid passed away this afternoon. He was 95.He was a Judge of the Supreme Court from 25.6.1984 to 30.6.1987. He was the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir from 24.08.1984. He also served as the Acting Governor of Jammu and Kashmir for a short period. He started his career in judiciary as Judge of Kerala High Court. He had delivered many...

Multi-Level Parking In Taj Trapezium Zone: UP Insists On Commitment To Environmental Preservation, Sustainability

The Supreme Court bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta on Tuesday permitted the Department of Tourism, State of Uttar Pradesh, to file by way of affidavit the state policy on the issue of combating pollution in and ensuring preservation of historic monument Taj Mahal and the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ). The affidavit was filed in compliance with an order dated October 27 of...

Three HC Judges Including Delhi HC Judge Ashutosh Kumar Transferred [Read Notifications]

Government of India on Tuesday notified the transfer of three High Court Judges.Delhi High Court Judge Justice Ashutosh Kumar has been transferred to Patna High Court.Meghalaya High Court Judge Justice Ved Prakash Vaish has been transferred to Allahabad High Court.Orissa High Court Judge Justice Satrughna Pujhari has been transferred to Madras High Court.As per the notifications all three...

SC To Hear Maharashtra’s Appeal Against Salman's Acquittal After 12 Weeks

The appeal filed by Maharashtra government challenging the acquittal of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case will be heard by Supreme Court after 12 weeksFollowing a mentioning by the Maharashtra government, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said it would list the plea for hearing after three months as leave has...