'Centre Thought They Could Bludgeon The Court Like Earlier That We Say This & The Court Will Accept It' : Justice Deepak Gupta On Pegasus Order

The Supreme Court's order in the Pegasus case is getting widely hailed. Yesterday, a 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India of Justices N.V.Ramana, Surya Kant and Hima Kohli ordered the constitution of an independent expert committee to look into the allegations of widespread and targeted surveillance of politicians, journalists, activists, etc using the...

Mere Support To Terrorist Organization Without Intention To Further Its Activities Does Not Attract Section 38/39 UAPA : Supreme Court

In its judgment restoring the bail granted to Thwaha Fasal and Allan Shuhaib, the Supreme Court observed that mere support given to a terrorist organization or mere association with it, is not sufficient to attract offences under Sections 38 and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.The association and the support have to be with intention of furthering the activities of...

BREAKING: Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Aryan Khan & 2 Others In Cruise Ship Drug Case

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to Aryan Khan in connection with the alleged cruise ship drug case. Justice NW Sambre also allowed bail to his friends and co-accused in the matter, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha.Detailed order with reasons is likely to be released tomorrow. Delete BREAKING : Bombay High Court allows bail to #AryanKhan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha....

'Aryan Khan Not A First Time Offender; Attempted To Deal In Commercial Quantities': ASG Anil Singh Argues For NCB In Bombay High Court

"Aryan Khan is not a first-time offender," the Narcotics Control Bureau today told the Bombay High Court in the cruise ship drug case. The hearing is ongoing. Live updates here. ASG Anil Singh, appearing for the anti-drugs agency said, "He is a regular consumer for the past few years and the record shows that he has been providing drugs. And there is a reference of bulk quantity...

[Breaking] Sameer Wankhede Vs Maharashtra Govt.- Mumbai Police Assures Bombay High Court That 3 Days Notice Will Be Given Before Arresting Him

NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede has moved the Bombay High Court on Thursday requesting a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into allegations of corruption levelled against him. In the plea filed, Wankhede has sought relief from the Court stating that in case any probe into extortion allegations need to be carried out, it must be done by either the CBI or the National...

Aryan Khan, 2 Other Granted Bail : Live Updates From Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court will continue hearing bail applications of Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha today.When the court adjourned the hearing yesterday, the single-judge bench of Justice Nitin W Sambre had indicated that the matter will be taken up post 2.30 pm.Today the Court will hear NCB's arguments Yesterday, Senior Advocate Amit Desai completed his arguments for Arbaaz...

Mullaperiyar Dam Case : Supreme Court Asks Kerala & Tamil Nadu To Abide By Committee Decision On Water Level; Next Hearing On Nov 11

Asking the States of Kerala and Tamil Nadu to abide by the decision taken by the Supervisory Committee regarding the appropriate water level in the Mullaperiyar dam, the Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the case till November 11."It has been agreed that parties for the time being will abide by the water level suggested by the Supervisory committee. It will be open to...

Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Senior Designation Of Yatin Oza For 2 Years

With the caveat that it is the High Court which will watch and can best decide how he behaves and conducts himself as a senior counsel "without any further opportunity", the Supreme Court on Thursday opined that the ends of justice would be served by temporarily restoring the designation of advocate Yatin Oza for a period of two years from January 1, 2022."It will be for the...

GST - 'Rectification Of Errors Permissible Only At Initial Stages': Supreme Court Dismisses Bharti Airtel's Plea For Refund Of Rs.923 Crore

The Supreme Court set aside the Delhi High Court judgment that had allowed Bharti Airtel's plea for rectification and refund of excess GST worth Rupees 923 Crores paid by it during the period between July-September 2017."The law permits rectification of errors and omissions only at the initial stages of Forms GSTR­1 and GSTR­3, but in the specified manner. It is a different...

Mullaperiyar Dam Must Be Decommissioned, New Dam Needed : Kerala Govt Tells Supreme Court

The Kerala government has submitted before the Supreme Court that the Mullaperiyar dam is extremely vulnerable due to its age, large catchment area and limited storage capacity and therefore must be decommissioned for a new dam to be built. The submissions were made vide a note submitted to the Apex Court by Kerala government. The note averred that the Mullaperiyar Dam is a...

Hyderabad Cricket Association Row : Supreme Court Asks President & Secretary To Jointly Sign Cheques

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in pleas filed challenging Telangana High Court's order upholding the appointment of former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Deepak Verma as ombudsman and ethics officer for the Hyderabad Cricket Association. A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli has directed both President and the Secretary...

NEET-AIQ : Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Of EWS-OBC Issue To Nov 16; Centre Assures Not To Start Counselling Till Final Decision

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned till November 16 the hearing of a batch of petitions filed by NEET aspirants challenging the decision of the Central Government to introduce 27% OBC and 10% EWS reservation in the NEET-AIQ. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and BV Nagarathna adjourned the hearing based on a request made by the Solicitor General of India...