[Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case On Two Tweets] AG KK Venugopal Urges Court Not To Punish Bhushan [LIVE UPDATES]

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Plea Filed In SC To Recall Senior Designation Of Sr Adv Rajeev Dhawan For Smoking During Virtual Court Hearing [Read Petition]

A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking to recall the 'Senior' designation of Advocate Rajeev Dhawan, allegedly for smoking during the Virtual Court proceedings. The petition has been filed by one Rashid Khan Pathan, claiming to be a human rights activist, in the backdrop of a recent viral video where Mr. Dhawan can be seen smoking during a virtual hearing...

[AGR Case] Premature For SC To Decide If Spectrum Can Be Sold; DoT Will Decide On Sale If Resolution Plan Succeeds: Salve For Jio

The Supreme Court continued hearing the case on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues of telecom companies. Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for Reliance Jio, said that spectrum is not owned by Telecom Companies and that it cannot be sold without a nod from the DoT.He argued that Spectrum can be sold only with the DoT nod, as per guidelines. "It is premature for the courts to decide if...

[Breaking] 7-Judge Committee Suggests Resumption Of Limited Physical Hearing In SC

The Supreme Court Registry has written to the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) communicating the decision of the 7-Judges Committee to resume physical hearings in a limited manner, subject to the decision of the 'competent authority'.In the communication addressed to the President of SCAORA, it is informed that the Supreme Court Judges Committee has recommended that three...

[UGC v. Students] "Law Students Holding Offers At Foreign Universities On Brink Of Having Admission Forfeited": Plea Moved In SC Seeking Conferment Of Provisional Degree [Read Petition]

A LLM offer-holder from the University of Cambridge, Vaishnavi Ambadipudi, (a final year law student of Osmania University, Hyderabad) has filed an Intervention Application in the Supreme Court in the challenge to the UGC Guidelines dated 6th July mandating conduct of examinations for final year students by 30th September.The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved judgment on a batch of...

'Is This The View Of Entire Court?' : Jaising Urges All SC Judges To Reconsider Prashant Bhushan Contempt Verdict

Senior Advocate and former Additional Solicitor-General of India Indira Jaising appealed to the Supreme Court to reconsider the judgement rendered by a 3-Judge Bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra wherein Advocate Prashant Bhushan was held in contempt of court over two tweets. Jaising sought for a full Court of 32 judges to hear the matter. The remarks were stated during Jaising's...

Defence Of Insanity & Juvenility Ordinarily Ought To Be Raised During Trial: SC [Read Judgment]

"Belated claims not only prevent proper production and appreciation of evidence, but they also undermine the genuineness of the defence’s case."

[Vikas Dubey Encounter] Allegations Of Bias Based On Unverified Newspaper Reports Liable To Be Rejected : SC Dismisses Plea Against Probe Panel

While dismissing a plea which sought for the disbanding of the Inquiry Commission headed by former Supreme Court Judge Justice (Retd.) BS Chauhan to probe the alleged encounter of Vikas Dubey, the Supreme Court said that it cannot accept unverified claims based on news paper reports.The judgement was rendered in a petition filed by Mumbai-based lawyer Ghanshyam Upadhyay, praying for...

Sushant Singh Rajput Case: Why SC Upheld Jurisdiction Of Bihar Police To Register FIR?

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that Bihar police had jurisdiction to register FIR in the Sushant Singh Rajput case at the complaint of his father, and held that transfer of investigation to CBI was valid. The order was passed by a single bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy who held that the Bihar Police committed no illegality in registering an FIR on the basis of a complaint made...

[Sushant Singh Rajput] Nothing To Show Any Wrong Doing By Mumbai Police; Probe By Agency Not Controlled By Both States Appropriate: SC

"The records of the case produced before this Court, does not prima facie suggest any wrong doing by the Mumbai Police"

'Undertakes To File Review In 30 Days' : Prashant Bhushan Files Application To Defer Sentence Hearing In Contempt Case [Read Application]

A day ahead of the sentencing hearing in the contempt case, Advocate Prashant Bhushan filed an application before Supreme Court seeking deferment of the hearing on his sentencing. In his application, filed by Advocate Kamini Jaiswal, Bhushan has requested the Apex Court to postpone the hearing on sentencing, which is scheduled for August 20, till he files a review petition and that...

[Sushant Singh Rajput] CBI Probe Appropriate To Ensure 'Public Confidence', Says SC To Invoke Article 142

The Supreme Court has approved the ongoing investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. The Top Court has also upheld the Patna FIR and has asked Maharashtra to assist the probe. Maharashtra has been asked to hand over all the evidence in the case to CBI.The Court also held that any future FIR, which is likely to be registered by the Mumbai...