BREAKING : Bombay High Court Grants Default Bail To Sudha Bharadwaj In Bhima Koregaon Case; Refuses Bail To 8 Other Accused

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted default bail to lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad caste violence case.However, the Court rejected the bail applications of the 8 other accused Sudhir Dawale, Dr P Varavara Rao, Rona Wilson, Advocate Surendra Gadling, Professor Shoma Sen, Mahesh Raut, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira. They were...

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court

Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002. A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar will take up the part-heard matter for further hearing. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi for SIT will continue...

Intention To Cause Death Immaterial If Prosecution Proves Ingredients Of "Thirdly" Of Section 300 IPC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that once the prosecution establishes the existence of three ingredients forming part of "thirdly" in Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code, it is irrelevant whether there was an intention on the accused part to cause death.The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and AS Oka was considering a criminal appeal against an order dated July 18, 2016 passed by the...

'Online Gambling Bigger Menace Than Alcohol' : Advocate General Defends Karnataka Police(Amendment) Act 2021

The State Government on Tuesday informed the Karnataka High Court that Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, by which it has banned all kinds of online gaming, is a social legislation. Advocate General Prabhuling K Navadgi submitted that the, "Object of this enactment is to prohibit activity which is injurious to public health and order." A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu...

Mere Non-Availability Of Operation Theatres When Patient Was Taken For Surgery Not Medical Negligence On Part Of Hospital : Supreme Court

"No fault can be attached to the Hospital if the operation theatres were occupied when the patient was taken for surgery. Operation theatres cannot be presumed to be available at all times"

Breaking: Delhi Court Lets Off Former Delhi HC Bar Association President Rajiv Khosla With Rs. 40K Fine For Assaulting Woman Lawyer In 1994

A Delhi Court on Tuesday let off Former Delhi High Court Bar Association President Rajiv Khosla, recently convicted for assaulting a woman lawyer namely Sujata Kohli in the year 1994, by imposing a fine of Rs. 40,000 on him.Complainant Sujata Kohli, who was a practicing lawyer earlier, became a judge in the Delhi judiciary and retired as District and Sessions Judge. Chief Metropolitan...

Civil Society Must Also Be Placed With Collective Responsibility To Carry Out Reafforestation Activities : Supreme Court

While emphasising on the idea of collective responsibility to carry out reafforestation and ensure a sustainable future,the Supreme Court of India on Monday directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to evolve a plan of action to plant tree saplings in the city y involving school and college students, educational institutions, NGOz ,...

Businessmen Will Be Hesitant To Enter Govt Contracts If Undertakings Are Altered On Mere Change Of Person In Power : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has cautioned against the public authorities changing the undertakings in government contracts merely due to the change of person in power. The Court said that if previous undertakings are violated by the successor authority without any proper grounds of public interests, businessmen will be hesitant to enter into government contracts.Such a situation will be...

'Police Preventing Transfer Of Shares? We Can't Allow This': Supreme Court Stays UP Police Notices To Yes Bank

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reprimanded the Uttar Pradesh Police for issuing Cr. P. C. section 102 notice to Yes Bank in respect of shares allegedly pledged by Dish TV and injuncting it from transferring the same or exercising its voting rights at the latter's AGM.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, A. S. Bopanna and Vikram Nath was hearing Yes Bank's SLP against the November 25 order...

'We Can't Wait Longer Now' : Supreme Court To Go Ahead With Sentence Hearing In Vijay Mallaya's Contempt Case Regardless Of His Absence

Expressing a clear intention to go ahead with the sentence hearing in the contempt case against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, the Supreme Court on Tuesday posted the matter for hearing on January 18, 2022.The Court stated that even if Mallya - who is now in United Kingdom from where the India Government is trying to extradite him- is not present before the Court on that day for any...

Fully Reasoned Order Not Necessary For Taking Cognizance On The Basis Of Police Report : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that it is not obligatory on the part of the Court to issue a fully reasoned order for taking cognizance on the basis of a police report(Case : Pradeep S Wodeyar versus Union of India). A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Vikram Nath and Justice BV Nagarathna was deciding an appeal filed against a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which...

Irregularity In Order Taking Cognizance Will Not Vitiate Criminal Proceedings : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that an irregularity in the order taking cognizance will not vitiate the proceedings in a criminal trial(case: Pradeep S Wodeyar vs State of Karnataka).A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Vikram Nath and Justice BV Nagarathna was deciding an appeal filed against a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which dismissed the appellant's petition...