When Abduction Is Followed By Murder, Court Can Presume That Abductor Is The Murderer : SC

A 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court has upheld the convictions for the abduction and murder of Tamil Nadu politician, M K Balan in 2001.The case was referred to the 3-judge bench following a split verdict by a division bench.In 2016, a bench comprising Justices V Gopala Gowda and Arun Mishra delivered split verdicts in the case, with the former acquitting the accused and the...

SC Asks Kin Of Malegaon Blast Victim To Approach Bombay HC CJ With Request For Extending Tenure Of Judge Holding Trial

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the kin of a Malegaon Blast victim seeking speedy trial of the case to move the Bombay High Court, for purposes of extending the tenure of the Trial Judge who is hearing the case.The Ld. Presiding Officer of the Special NIA Court at Mumbai, namely Shri Padalkar who has been trying the case was set to retire on account of superannuation on February 29,...

SC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Urgent Release Of 187 Bonded Labourers Held At Brick Kilns In Bihar, UP [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a PIL seeking urgent release and rehabilitation of 187 victims of bonded labour (including pregnant women, children and infants) who are being held at three different brick kilns in the States of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Ravindra Bhat was hearing the plea of social worker Zahid Hussain alleging that...

SC Dismisses Andhra Pradesh Govt's Challenge Against HC Direction To Remove Party Flag Colours From Govt Buildings

The Bench also asked the State Government to remove party colours from panchayat buildings within four weeks, failing which it shall be considered as contempt of court.

[Vizag Tragedy] NGT Says It Has The Power To Take 'Suo Motu 'Cognizance Against Environment Law Defaulters [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal on Monday held that it has the power and jurisdiction to institute suo moto proceedings against environment law defaulters and it thus held that the orders passed by the Tribunal against South Korean company LG Polymers in a suo moto case registered against the fateful incident of chemical gas leak at Vizag in Andhra Pradesh, are not illegal. The...

SC Declines To Stay Presidential Order Excluding Assam From 'Inner Line Permit' Area; Seeks Centre's Response

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the 2019 Presidential Order, whereby the State of Assam has been excluded from Inner Line Area, in light of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019.A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & Hrishikesh Roy, however issued notice on the plea and sought the Centre's response.Senior Advocate Vikas Singh appeared for...

SC Seeks Centre's Response In Plea Seeking Changing Name Of Bombay High Court To 'Maharashtra High Court'

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response in a PIL seeking seeking directions to change the name of 'High Court of Bombay' to 'High Court of Maharashtra'.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices SA Bopanna & Hrishikesh Roy took up for hearing, the petition filed by Retired Labour Court Judge VP Patil.Patil avers in his petition that the word "Maharashtra" denotes...

Plea To Change 'India' As 'Bharat' : SC Refuses Interference; Asks Centre To Treat Writ Petition As Representation

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Central Government to treat a writ petition seeking direction to change the name of the country as "Bharat" from "India" as a representation and to take a decision on the same.A bench headed by CJI SA Bobde observed that the Court cannot pass any directions to amend the Constitution for such name change."We cannot do that. India is already called Bharat...

PIL By Journalist Unions Against Salary Cut, Lay Offs; Bombay HC Issues Notice To Centre, State & 10 Media Groups

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre, the State and ten different media groups while hearing a public interest litigation filed by Maharashtra Union of Working Journalists (MUWJ) and Nagpur Union of Working Journalists (NUWJ) against the "illegal and arbitrary" actions of newspapers/employers to lay off, force salary cuts on journalists/non-journalist employees during...

SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Exclusion Of Lockdown Period From Validity Period Of Cheques/DDs

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a PIL which sought a relief to exclude the time period of lockdown for calculating the limitation for presentation of cheques/demand drafts. Dismissing the PIL, a bench comprising Justices R Banumathi, Indu Malhotra and Aniruddha Bose said "In our considered view, this is a policy decision to be taken by the Reserve Bank of India...

SC Calls Upon Advocates & Parties-In-Person To Provide Joint Consent For Resuming Physical Hearings [Read Notice]

Taking stock of requests for re-commencing physical hearings at the Top Court, the Supreme Court has called upon Advocates and Parties-in-person to give their written consent stating that the same shall only be considered on receipt of the same.The circular signed under the hand of the additional registrar has been released today and states that,"In view of the request received from...

Breaking: [Bhima Koregaon] SC Stays Gautam Navlakha's Bail Proceedings Before Delhi High Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the proceedings in the Gautam Navlakha's bail proceedings before Delhi High Court.The Court was hearing an appeal filed by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) against a May 27 order of the Delhi High Court whereby it directed the agency to furnish a complete record of the proceedings before the NIA Special Judges based on which he was transferred...