Supreme Court Asks Parties To Suggest Names Of Independent Experts To Be Included In Panel To Oversee Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Project

Responding to a contention that the twelve-member expert Committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal ("NGT"), to oversee that mitigation measures are effectively implemented by NHAI, lacks independent experts, the Supreme Court, on Friday, asked the Solicitor General of India and the Counsel appearing for Citizens for Green Doon, Mr Ritwick Dutta to provide a list...

'To Protect Naxals, False Allegations Of Extra-Judicial Killings By Security Forces Made' : Centre Seeks Perjury Action Against PIL Petitioners

The Union Government has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking action against petitoners who filed a PIL making allegations against security forces of committing extra-judicial killings during anti-Maoist opeartions in Chhattisgarh.Contending that the petitioners deliberately submitted false informaiton before the Court, the Centre has sought action for perjury against them.In...

Preventive Detention Cannot Be Ordered Merely Because A Person Is Implicated In A Criminal Proceeding : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that preventive detention cannot be ordered merely because a person is implicated in a criminal proceeding."A mere apprehension of a breach of law and order is not sufficient to meet the standard of adversely affecting the "maintenance of public order"", the bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant observed while quashing a detention order.In this...

National Medical Commission Has Power To Stop Admissions In Medical Colleges: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Friday, stayed the operation of the order of the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad, which permitted Annasaheb Chudaman Patil Memorial Medical College to admit students to fill up its 100 seats in the MBBS course for the academic year 2021-2022.The Court noted that Section 26(1)(f) of the National Medical Commission Act 2019 gives power to the National Medical Commisison...

SCAORA Announces Election Results For Term 2022-2024, Adv Manoj Mishra Elected As President

The Supreme Court Advocates On Record Association on Friday announced the results for its elections for the term 2022-2024, electing Advocate Manoj K Mishra as its President. Advocate Mishra has been elected as the president with a total of 368 votes.Advocate Snehasish Mukherjee has been elected as the Vice President with 368 votes and Advocate Devvrat has been elected as the Hony Secretary...

[Goa-Tamnar Transmission Project] Supreme Court Approves Recommendation Of Central Empowered Committee To Not Clear Forest Cover

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, approved the recommendation of the Central Empowered Committee's ("CEC") made in its Report No. 6 of 2021 dated 23.04.2021, that instead of clearing canopy of virgin forest along a 10.5 km long corridor in the State of Goa, the 400KV electric lines in the Goa-Tamnar Transmission Project can be laid along the alignment of the existing powerline, which does...

Mere Plea Of 'Inconvenience' Not A Ground To Challenge Constitutional Validity Of A Legislation : Supreme Court

Mere plea of inconvenience is not enough to assail constitutional validity of a legislation, the Supreme Court observed while upholding the 2020 amendments made to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010.The court observed that there is presumption that the Parliament understands and reacts to the needs of its own people as per the exigencies and experience gained in the implementation...

Inadequate Sentence Cannot Be Imposed Merely Because Long Period Has Lapsed By The Time Criminal Appeal Is Decided: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that merely because a long period has lapsed by the time the appeal is decided cannot be a ground to award the punishment which is disproportionate and inadequate.The bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna observed that it has come across a number of judgments of different High Courts in which the criminal appeals are disposed of in a cursory manner and...

Foreign Contributions Can Influence National Polity; Govt Can Completely Prohibit Acceptance Of Foreign Aid : Supreme Court

"The charitable associations may instead focus on donors within the country, to obviate influence of foreign country owing to foreign contribution. There is no dearth of donors within our country"

'You Can't Be Drunk On Border Security Force Duty' : Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal Of BSF Officer

The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to entertain a plea filed by an erstwhile Border Security Force personnel who was dismissed from service, inter alia, on charge of being intoxicated while on duty.A Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Aniruddha Bose made it abundantly clear that given the conduct of the officer, it would not interfere with the order passed by the Summary...

Breaking: Delhi Court Asks Aakar Patel Not To Leave Country Without Prior Permission, Stays Order Directing CBI To Apologize

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Friday granted interim relief to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which had sought revision of the order directing them to immediately withdraw the Look Out Circular issued by it against former Amnesty International India Chief Aakar Patel. Special CBI Judge Santosh Snehi Mann directed Patel not to leave the country without permission of the Court....

"It's a New Trend, Government Maligning the Judges! It's Unfortunate: Chief Justice Of India NV Ramana

"It's a new trend started, Government has started maligning the Judges! It's unfortunate" the Chief Justice of India remarked on Friday. The remark was made while considering two special leave petitions including one filed by the State of Chattisgarh challenging the High Court's order quashing FIR registered against Aman Kumar Singh, former IRS Officer and Principal Secretary to former...