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'Son Missing For 17 Years' : Supreme Court Directs Investigation By SIT On A Father's Plea
While considering a father's plea complaining that his son is missing for almost 17 years, the Supreme Court directed the Madhya Pradesh Government to handover further investigation to a Special Investigation Team (SIT).In the year 2005, Attu's son Manoj Prajapati was accused in a crime of outraging modesty of a women. He had filed a Habeas Corpus Petition before the High Court which was...
Merely Because Stay Application Is Pending In Review Petition Cannot Be A Ground To Not Comply With Directions Issued By The Court : Supreme Court
Merely because the stay application is pending in review petition cannot be a ground to not comply with the directions issued by this Court, the Supreme Court observed while issuing notice in a Contempt Petition filed by Reliance Industries Limited.The bench of Justices MR Shah and MM Sundresh observed that the pendency of an appeal and/or writ petition along with stay cannot be equated...
'Derogatory' Averments Made Against Karnataka HC In SLP : Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Petitioner, AoR
The Supreme Court issued contempt notice to a litigant and his Advocate on Record for 'derogatory' averments made against the Karnataka High Court in a Special Leave Petition.Mohan Chandra P., who is a practicing Advocate himself, had, by filing a writ petition before Karnataka High Court, challenged the selection of the Chief Information Commissioner and the Information Commissioners by...
Chief Justice DY Chandrachud: Landmark Judgements, Constitutionalism, and Penchant for Reform
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud on Wednesday took on the mantle as the topmost judge of the country. All eyes remain focused on the Supreme Court as the true-blue liberal and progressive Judge started his two-year-long tenure as the Chief Justice of India this week. We take a look back at some of his most important judgements, both arising out of the High Courts where he served as a Judge for about 16 years, and the Supreme Court.Bridging the Gap between the Traditional and the ModernSon of former and...
High Court Cannot Exercise The Power Of Remission Itself : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that while exercising the power of judicial review, a High Court cannot excercise the power of remission itself.In this case, the convict in a murder case had undergone 12 years and 9 months of actual sentence and 14 years and 6 months with remission when he sought premature release. The authorities kept the issue pending which made him approach the Punjab and...
Supreme Court Discharges State Of Uttarakhand & Its DGP From Contempt Plea Filed By Tushar Gandhi Alleging Inaction In Dharma Sansad Hate Speech Cases
In a contempt plea filed by Tushar Gandhi alleging blatant disobedience by the DGP, Uttarakhand Police and DGP, Delhi Police to take action with respect to hate speeches made by prominent persons in Dharma Sansad in the State of Uttarakhand and an event organised by Hindu Yuva Vahini in NCT of Delhi, the Supreme Court, on Friday, discharged the State of Uttarakhand and Director General...
GNCTD v LG : Supreme Court Refuses To Direct Centre To Respond To Delhi Dy CM's Affidavit Regarding Non-Cooperation By Officials
On Friday, the Supreme Court categorically stated that it would freeze the pleadings filed in the plea regarding dispute between the Delhi Government and the Union Government regarding control of administrative services in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, so that no further affidavits can be filed by the concerned parties. "We will freeze all pleadings now…Otherwise people...
'Post- Poll Alliance Subject To Certain Conditions Permissible' : Supreme Court Rejects PIL Challenging Re-appointment Of Nitish Kumar As Bihar CM
Post- poll alliance subject to certain conditions is permissible, the Supreme Court observed while dismissing a writ petition seeking removal of Nitish Kumar from the post of Chief Minister of Bihar.One Chandan Kumar had approached the Apex Court contending that post-poll alliance or coalition by Nitish Kumar and his political party JD(U) with Mahagathbandhan is fraud on the electorate....
"No Reasons Given" : Supreme Court Quashes Bail Granted By Allahabad HC To Two People Accused Of Firing Asaduddin Owaisi's Moving Car
The Supreme Court of India on Friday quashed and set aside the bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to two people who were accused of firing at Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi's moving car on February 3, this year. A Bench of Justices MR Shah and MM Sundresh has asked the accused to surrender before the concerned court within one week. The Court directed that the matter...
"Ignorance Of Law Is No Defence" : Supreme Court Junks A Writ Petition U/Art. 32 Seeking Expeditious Hearing Of A Petition Pending Before Calcutta HC
"Ignorance of law is no defence", the Supreme Court remarked while dismissing a writ petition seeking directions for expeditious hearing of a petition pending before a High Court.One Nepal Das had approached the Apex Court by filing a writ petition seeking expeditious hearing of petition by the Calcutta High Court."Petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India is filed seeking...