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Supreme Court Transfers Trial Against Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti From MP To Delhi After He Alleges Intimidation Of Defence Witnesses
The Supreme Court today transferred to Delhi the trial in a cheating case against Congress Madhya Pradesh MLA Rajendra Bharti after taking note of his allegation that the defense witnesses were pressurized.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, upon hearing Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal (for Bharti), Additional Solicitor General SV Raju (for State) and Senior...
Nagpur's Futala Lake Not Wetland : Supreme Court Allows Constructions Near It
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 7) upheld the Bombay High Court's decision declining to classify Nagpur's Futala Lake as a 'wetland' under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, thereby permitting the State authorities to proceed with temporary constructions such as a floating restaurant, banquet hall, musical fountain, and viewing gallery around the lake."In view of...
Supreme Court Directs States/UTs To Frame Rules Under Motor Vehicles Act For Pedestrian Safety, Footpaths & Road Designs
The Supreme Court today (October 7) issued a series of final directions relating to the safety of pedestrians on roads and footpaths, including the wearing of helmets, wrong lane driving, and the use of unauthorised hooters on cars in a long-standing writ petition. It has directed the States and Union Territories to formulate Rules under Section 138(1A) the Motor Vehicles Act in the interest...
Cough Syrup Deaths: PIL In Supreme Court Seeks CBI Probe, Review Of Drug Controls & Seizure Of Contaminated Medicines
Following the recent spate of child deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan caused by the consumption of toxic cough syrups, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an independent, court-monitored probe into the incident and a nationwide review of drug safety mechanisms. The petition, filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, calls for the constitution of a...
Karur Stampede : Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Madras High Court's Refusal To Order CBI Investigation
The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea challenging the Madras High Court's order, which declined to order a CBI investigation into the stampede which occurred in Karur in Tamil Nadu on September 27 during a political rally by actor Vijay's political party TVK.The petition was mentioned before Chief Justice of India BR Gavai for urgent listing. CJI agreed to list the matter on...
Supreme Court Refuses To Quash Money Laundering Case Against JSW Steel Over Dealings With Obulapuram Mining Company
The Supreme Court today refused to quash PMLA proceedings against JSW Steel Limited in relation to alleged illegal mining by mining companies owned by former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy.A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih noted that JSW steel is no more an accused in the predicate offence investigated by the CBI, and the ECIR also doesn't name JSW...
Supreme Court Grants Relief To Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd; Directs Essar Power To Reimburse Fixed Charges For Electricity Diverted
The Supreme Court has granted relief to Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) by setting aside the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity's (APTEL) March 2025 judgment and restoring the 2009 order of the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) in its long-pending dispute with Essar Power Limited (EPL) over diversion of electricity in breach of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The...
Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Sealing Of Advocates' Office In Basement Of Delhi Building
The Supreme Court on Monday heard a matter relating to the sealing of a basement office run by lawyers. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing the application filed by lawyers who purchased a basement office in Greater Kailash-I for setting up their chambers. Their office was subsequently sealed in 2019 by the orders of the Monitoring Committee. Sr Advocate...
Supreme Court Dismisses Congress MP Adoor Prakash's Challenge To Kerala HC Condoning Delay In State's Revision Against His Discharge
The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed Lok Sabha MP and former Kerala Minister Adoor Prakash's challenge to a Kerala High Court order which condoned the delay of 225 days in state's filing of a criminal revision petition against the order discharging him in a corruption case. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal...
Supreme Court Seeks Union, RBI Responses On PIL Seeking Portal To Access Unclaimed Financial Assets & Dormant Bank Accounts
The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice on a PIL seeking a centralized portal for enabling individuals to access a comprehensive list of all financial assets held across entities regulated by the Reserve Bank of India and other financial regulators. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order on a petition filed by one Aakash Goel.Senior Advocate Mukta Gupta appeared...
