[Hathras Case] Pleas Seeking SIT Probe And Witness Protection Hearing [Live-Updates From Supreme Court]

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SC Issues Notice In Plea For Direction To Draft Statutes, Rules and Notifications In Plain Language

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice in a plea seeking directions for the use of plain language in drafting and issuing of all government communications, and for issuance of handbooks of laws of general public interest which are easily understandable to the layman.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun sought responsen from the Centre on...

"We Are Also Concerned With The Tendency Of Police Commissioners Giving Interviews":SC In Republic Vs Mumbai Police TRP Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Republic TV and its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami to approach the Bombay High Court for quashing of a FIR registered by Mumbai Police for manipulating their Television Rating Points, or TRP."Your client has an office at Worli (in Mumbai)? Between Flora Fountain and the bridge, it would be better if you move the high Court either under 226 or 482...

[Breaking] 'Have Faith In Our HCs' : SC Asks Republic TV To Move Bombay HC With Plea Challenging Mumbai Police Summons In TRP Case [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a writ petition filed by the company running Republic TV and its chief Mr. Arnab Goswami seeking to quash the summons issued by the Mumbai police in the FIR alleging manipulation of Television Rating Points(TRP).The Court granted the petitioners liberty to approach the High Court."We must have faith in our HCs. Without the intervention of the...

[TRP SCAM- Republic TV And Arnab Goswami Vs Mumbai Police] Live Updates From Supreme Court

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Chandrachud is hearing a petition filed by Republic TV (AGR Outlier Media Pvt Ltd) and Arnab Goswamy against the Bombay Police Investigation in the TRPScam...

"Article 19(1)(a) Cannot Be Used As A Shield Against Commission Of Crime": Mumbai Police Tells SC In Republic TV's Plea Against Investigation In TRP Scam Case

The Mumbai Police has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court, urging it to dismiss, with exemplary costs, the petition filed by Republic TV ( (AGR Outlier Media Pvt Ltd) and Arnab Goswami challenging the Mumbai Police investigation against the channel in the TRP Scam case. The Mumbai Police has contended that investigation in to an alleged crime cannot be urged as a...

'Prima Facie Humiliated Dignity & Honour Of A Woman': Calcutta HC On Babul Supriyo's Remarks Against Mahua Moitra

The Calcutta High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings against BJP MP and Union Minister Babul Supriyo in the criminal defamation case lodged by TMC politician Mahua Moitra on the technical ground that police could not have registered FIR for the offence under Section 499/500 of the Indian Penal Code, the same being a non-cognizable offence.At the same time, the High Court took exception...

"Misused Position For Making False, Political And Scandalising Remarks": Plea In SC To Remove Andhra CM For Allegations Against Justice Ramana

Two practicing Advocates have moved the Supreme Court seeking action against Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Jagan Reddy, for falsely accusing second-senior most Judge of the Court, Justice NV Ramana, of interfering with the administration of justice. The Petitioner-Advocates, GS Mani Pradeep Kumar Yadav, and seek a time bound judicial inquiry into the allegations made against...

[Breaking] 'Dignity Of Woman Must Be Protected; Utterance Was Defamatory', Calcutta HC Quashes FIR By Mahua Moitra Against Babul Supriyo; Says Mahua Free To Take Action For Defamation [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (14th October) quashed the Criminal Proceedings launched against the Union Minister Babul Supriyo, based on a charge sheet filed by the State Police in an FIR lodged by Mahua Moitra (Presently Member of Parliament) alleging that objectionable remark was made against her by Babul Supriyo during a TV Debate.However, the Bench of Justice Bibek Chaudhuri...

You Can Argue On Bias Even After Disciplinary Inquiry Over: SC Rejects ADJ's Plea Of Inquiry Officer Being Same HC Judge Who Directed Inquiry

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere on the plea of an Additional District Judge in the state of Uttarakhand for a change of the Inquiry Officer (a sitting judge of the Nainital High Court) examining the charges against him, on the ground that latter was also the Chairman of the Committee which had recommended a full-fledged disciplinary inquiry against...

SC Upholds Tamil Nadu Government's 'Elephant Corridor' Notification; Appoints 3 Member Committee To Hear Objections Of Land/Resort Owners [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the Tamil Nadu Government notification declaring an 'Elephant Corridor' in the Sigur Plateau of Nilgiris District.The bench comprising the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna upheld the Madras High Court judgment which had directed resort owners and other private landowners to vacate and hand over the...

'Lacking In Propriety': SCAORA Condemns Jagan Mohan Reddy's Letter Regarding Justice Ramana [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court Advocates-On- Record Association has issued a statement condemning the letter written by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy to the Chief Justice of India, wherein he has alleged Justice NV Ramana of interfering with the administration of justice by the State's High Court. SCAORA has said that the act of circulating such a letter in the media...