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Supreme Court Suspends Sentence Of Catholic Priest Convicted For Rape Of Minor Girl
The Supreme Court today suspended the life sentence of Father Edwin Pigarez, a priest of the Roman Catholic church, who was convicted for raping a minor girl. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran, while suspending the appellant's sentence, granted bail during the pendency of his appeals against the order of conviction by the High Court. In February 2024, the Kerala High...
Supreme Court Seeks Response From Union On PIL For CBI Probe Into Tiger Poaching
The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre, CBI and National Tiger Conservation Authority (NCTA) in a PIL seeking a CBI probe into tiger poachings in IndiaThe bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran agreed to consider the PIL and issued notice to the Union, Department of Personnel and Training, CBI and National Tiger Conservation Authority (NCTA). The petitioner...
Supreme Court To Hear Surendra Gadling's Bail Plea In Gadchiroli Arson Case On September 24
Senior Advocate Anand Grover on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the case against Dalit rights activist and advocate Surendra Gadling in the 2016 Gadchiroli Surajgad arson incident was “completely false” and based only on electronic evidence illegally seized in the Bhima Koregaon case."In the other case, that is the Bhima Koregaon case, according to them they had electronic evidence....
Supreme Court Refuses To Stop Global Ayyappa Devotees Meet At Sabarimala
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the Kerala High Court's order, which allowed the conduct of the Global Ayyappa Devotees' meet on September 20 in the premises of Sabarimala Shrine and at the banks of the River Pamba.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar dismissed three petitions filed against the High Court's order, which allowed the...
Reasons Not Stated In An Order Can Be Considered In Limited Circumstances: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court carved out an exception to the 'speaking order' rule, holding that although the validity of an administrative order is ordinarily judged only by the reasons stated in it, the Court may, in limited circumstances, rely on existing but unstated grounds evident from the record.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A.G. Masih delivered a judgment setting aside the Andhra...
Patna High Court Directs Removal Of Bihar Congress's AI-Video Featuring PM Narendra Modi's Mother
The Patna High Court on Wednesday (September 17) directed the removal of the AI-generated video posted by the Bihar Congress which features Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother Heeraben Modi from all social media platforms.The Court directed the intermediaries to stall the circulation of the video, if it is still being circulated, in the light of the various Supreme Court...
'Why Suspend Sentence Of Such A Man?' Supreme Court Cancels Bail Of Gangster Chhota Rajan In 2001 Jaya Shetty Murder Case
The Supreme Court today cancelled the bail granted by Bombay High Court to gangster Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, also known as Chhota Rajan, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2001 murder case of hotelier Jaya Shetty.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, after hearing Additional Solicitor General SV Raju (for CBI), noting that Chhota Rajan stands...
