SC To Hear Kamini Jaiswal's Plea Seeking SIT Probe Into Attacks On Kanhaiya Kumar Inside Court Premises On Dec 5

The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to hear advocate Kamini Jaiswal’s petition seeking to institute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the incidents of attacks on then JNU students’ union leader Kanhaiya Kumar on February 15 and 17, 2016, at Patiala House Court while he was escorted to the courtroom in a sedition case.A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said: “We would...

Breaking: SC Dismisses Kamini Jaiswal's Petition In Medical Bribery Case, Terms Allegations As 'Contemptuous' But Desists From Initiating Contempt' [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court today held that the allegations made by Kamini Jaiswal and Prashant Bhushan against Chief Justice Dipak Misra was "derogatory and contemptuous" but desisted from initiating contempt proceedings "in the hope that goodwill will prevail".The three judge bench dismissed the plea seeking SIT probe into possible role of sitting HC and SC judges on grounds of impropriety like...

Corruption Can’t Be Condoned Even If Amount Involved Is Meagre: SC [Read Judgment]

Mere non-supply of the inquiry report does not automatically warrant re-instatement of the delinquent employee, the bench observed.The Supreme Court, in Uttarakhand Transport Corporation vs Sukhveer Singh, while upholding dismissal of a bus driver from service of Uttarakhand Transport Corporation, observed that acts of corruption/misappropriation cannot be condoned, even in cases where the...

Petitions Challenging Kerala District Judge Selection Referred To Larger Bench [Read Order]

A two Judge bench of the Supreme Court has referred the petitions challenging the selection process of Kerala Higher Judicial Service (District & Sessions Judges) to the Larger Bench.The bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and R Bhanumathi was hearing a petitions filed by the unsuccessful candidates challenging the selection process.The petitioners submitted that as per the Notification...

SC Issues Notices to Centre, Wildlife Bodies On Plea Seeking Relocation Of People Living In & Around Tiger Reserves [Read Petition]

A Supreme Court bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, has issued notices to the Centre and wildlife bodies like Wildlife Institute of India, National Board for Wildlife, National Tiger Conservation Authority, on a PIL seeking a direction to relocate human settlements from reserve forests to save the tiger population in the country.Filing a PIL, advocate Anupam Tripathi submitted...

9 Yrs In Jail As Under-Trial, 179 Hearings; Why No Progress In The Case: SC Asks Trial Court [Read Order]

While hearing the writ plea of some under-trial prisoners who have been in custody for over nine years, the Supreme Court has directed the district and sessions judge concerned to ascertain reasons why 179 hearings took place in the matter without any substantive progress, and to send a report to this court.Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta noted the allegation that 179 hearings...

Pesticides Killing Farm Workers, Consumers: SC Notice To Centre On Petition Seeking Immediate Ban [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a petition seeking weeding out of harmful chemicals and pesticides being used in India causing severe health hazards to farm workers, people living in the vicinity and the consumers.The petition has been filed by Kavita Kuruganti from Bangalore, who is the National Convener of Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture...

Nirbhaya Gangrape: ‘Mukesh Kumar Falsely Implicated; Not Present At Scene Of Crime,’ Reiterates Advocate ML Sharma

A Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice R Banumathi and Justice Ashok Bhushan on Monday admitted the review petition against judgment dated May 5 of the court upholding the death sentence awarded by the Delhi High Court in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case.The petition under Article 137 of the Constitution read with Order XLVII of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, filed on...

‘No.2 Court Had The Authority Under Article 142 To Refer The Bribery Matter To The Constitution Bench’: Shanti Bhushan

Senior​ ​Counsel,​ ​Shanti​ ​Bhushan,​ ​representing​ ​Kamini​ ​Jaiswal,​ ​today submitted​ ​before​ ​the​ ​three-judge​ ​bench​ ​constituted​ ​to​ ​hear​ ​her​ ​petition seeking​ ​independent​ ​probe​ ​into​ ​the​ ​attempt​ ​to​ ​bribe​ ​Supreme​ ​Court​ ​Judges in​ ​a​...

Delhi Pollution: ”Some Expeditious Action In The Matter Is Called For…The Prevailing Condition Was Like An Emergency”, Chief Justice Dipak Misra

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre, Delhi government and national capital’s neighboring states of Punjab, UP and Haryana on a PIL which sought urgent steps to curb stubble burning and dust control”Some expeditious action in the matter is called for…the prevailing condition was like an emergency”, the bench headed by chief justice Dipak Misra said .The remarks came...

Benefit Of Infirmities In Investigation Is To Be Given To Accused: SC [Read Judgment]

Benefit of infirmities in the investigation by the prosecution is to be given to the accused, the Supreme Court said, in State of Uttarakhand vs Jairnail Singh, while upholding a high court verdict reversing conviction awarded by the trial court.Jairnail Singh was convicted by the trial court under Section 307 IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act. Noticing several infirmities in the...

Right To Life Include Right To Die In Company Of Family Members? SC Asks Madras HC To Decide Terminally Ill Ukrainian National’s Appeal [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court, on Monday, directed the Madras High Court to pronounce its judgment as expeditiously as possible in the Appeal filed by a Ukrainian national, Mr. Dudnyk Valentyn, who has been convicted under the Arms Act.The Court noted that Mr. Valentyn was diagnosed with prostate cancer and multiple skeletal, nodal and liver metastases. His plea for shifting him to a private hospital will...