Mere Abusive, Humiliating Or Defamative Words By Itself Cannot Attract Offence Under Section 294 IPC : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that mere abusive, humiliating or defamative words by itself cannot attract an offence under Section 294 of the Indian Penal Code. To prove the offence under Section 294 of IPC mere utterance of obscence words are not sufficient but there must be a further proof to establish that it was to the annoyance of others, the bench of Justices S.Abdul Nazeer and JB...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas Of WhatsApp-Meta Against CCI Probe Into Privacy Policy

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the petitions filed by Whatsapp and its parent company Meta (Facebook) seeking to stay the investigation by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into their privacy policy.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and Sudhanshu Dhulia rejected the petitions filed by WhatsApp and Meta challenging the order of the Delhi High Court division bench which refused...

BREAKING | [Gyanvapi] Varanasi Court Rejects Hindu Worshippers' Plea For Scientific Probe Into 'Shiva Linga' In View Of SC Order

The Court rejected the plea in view of the Supreme Court's May 17 order to protect the spot where a "shiv ling" was claimed to have been found during the survey of the Gyanvapi mosque.

UAPA Trial Without Valid Sanction Is Void; Procedural Safeguards Can't Be Sacrificed: Bombay High Court While Discharging GN Sai Baba

Acquitting former DU Professor GN Saibaba and five others in a maoist- links case under the stringent UAPA, the Bombay High Court has held the entire trial against them to be null and void in the absence of a valid sanction under section 45(1) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. The bench of Justices Rohit Deo and Anil Pansare noted that the sanction to prosecute GN Saibaba...

Supreme Court Posts Electoral Bonds Case To December 6

The Supreme Court on Friday posted a batch of petitions challenging the anonymous electoral bonds scheme to December 6.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna was considering a batch of petitions filed by Association for Democratic Reforms, Communist Party of India (Marxist) etc, challenging the electoral bonds scheme.The case was listed today for first time after the last...

'People Have Already Invested, Come After Diwali': Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing For Plea Seeking Nationwide Ban On Firecrackers

The Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justice Hemant Gupta refused to grant urgent listing for a plea praying for a nationwide ban on firecrackers on Friday. When the matter was mentioned for urgent listing, CJI Lalit noted that since the festival of Diwali was already around the corner, many people must have already invested in the firecracker business. Therefore,...

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"Let Individuals Come" : Supreme Court Dismisses NGO's PIL Seeking General Directions Against Wrongful Prosecution

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed for framing of guidelines and/or directions against malicious, wrongful prosecution and incarceration of innocent persons. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justice Hemant Gupta.At the outset, CJI Lalit remarked that the petition consisted of "sweeping prayers" and that a better course would be...

Savukku Shankar Moves Supreme Court Against Contempt Sentence Of Madras HC Over "Entire Judiciary Is Corrupt" Remark

YouTuber and activist Savukku Shankar has filed an appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order which sentenced him to 6 months imprisonment for criminal contempt of court.It was on September 15 that a division bench of the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) comprising Justices GR Swaminathan and P Pugalendhi convicted Shankar for criminal contempt of court for...

CJI UU Lalit Recuses From Hearing Former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa's Petition In Land De-notification Case

Chief Justice UU Lalit, on Friday, recused himself from hearing petition filed by Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and former State Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani, against a Karnataka High Court order allowing restoration of a criminal case against them in the alleged illegal land de-notification case. The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice Lalit and...

'Surprised With Observations Made By High Court' - Supreme Court Sets Aside Gujarat HC Order Granting Relief To Adani Ports SEZ

While setting aside the Gujarat High Court order in a case of dispute between Adani Ports Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZL) and Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), the Supreme Court observed that it is surprised with the observations made by the High Court.The bench of Justices BR Gavai and CT Ravikumar said that the approach of the High Court ought to have been a balanced one and that...

Can Waqf Board Exercise Full Power w.r.t. So-called Trusts, By Inquiry After Individual Notice to All?: SC Suggests

The Supreme Court on Thursday resumed hearing on the issue as to whether every charitable trust established by someone professing Islam is necessarily a waqf, on the contours of the Bombay Public Trust Act 1950 and Waqf Act, 1995The bench of Justices K. M. Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy orally suggested to the parties an alternative route for resolving the present controversy.The bench said to...