'Activists Have Maoist Links', Alleges Counter Affidavit By Maharashtra Govt In Bhima Koregaon Case [Read Affidavit]

The Maharashtra Government has filed counter-affidavit in Supreme Court against the writ petition challenging the arrests of five activists in relation of Bhima-Koregaon case.The counter-affidavit affirmed by Dr.Shivaji Panditrao Pawar, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Swargate Division, Pune contests the maintainability of the writ petition by stating that the petitioners were total...

Best Bakery Case: SC Directs Gujarat Govt. To Pay Rs. 3Lakh Compensation To An Injured Victim, Sets Aside Compensation To Hostile Witness [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has directed the Gujarat Government to pay Rs. 3,00,000/- (Rupees three lakhs) compensation to Nasibulla Habibulla , an injured victim in the Best Bakery case within a period of six weeks. “it would be appropriate to pay Rs. 3,00,000/- (Rupees three lakhs) to injured victim respondent no. 12 – Nasibulla Habibulla also within a period of six weeks from today” At...

SC To Have All Women Bench Today

The Supreme Court will witness the rarity of an all-women bench as Justice R Banumathi and Justice Indira Banerjee will sit in Court No.12 on September 5 and 6. The bench will hear fresh admission matters.This is for the first time a regular bench comprising only women is being constituted. Though in 2013, there was an instance where Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra and Justice Ranjana Prasad Desai...

SC Dismisses Petition Seeking Ban On Malayalam Novel "Meesha" [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking ban on a Malayalam novel 'Meesha'The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar was hearing a petition alleging that the novel 'Meesha', which was being published in a serialised form in the Malayalam weekly “Mathrubhumi” before it was discontinued following the controversy, ...

SC Stays Execution Of Death Sentence In A 9 Year Old Girl Rape And Murder Case [Read Order]

“She expected him to behave to her like a father. He smothered her, prevented her from crying, raped her and in the process committed murder.”The Supreme Court, on Tuesday,  stayed the execution of death penalty of a man accused of rape and murder Of 9-Yr-Old Girl.The Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra granted leave in the Special Leave Petition filed by the...

Complainant In Bhima-Koregaon Case Moves SC

A Pune-based man, who had lodged an FIR in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence that led to the arrest of five human rights activists, moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking that he be made a party in the plea filed by historian Romila Thapar and four others.A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said it would hear the plea...

SC Agrees To Hear Plea For Restricting Physical Inspection Of EVMs Only By “Authorised Engineers” [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to a hear a petition seeking a direction to the authorities to ensure that physical access to the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) is limited only to authorised engineers of Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). While ECIL manufactures EVMs, BEL undertakes the upkeep and maintenance of EVMs during...

SC Stresses On Need To Develop And Recognize ‘Democratic Policing’ Concept; Enhances Punishment To Cops Involved In Custodial Torture Case [Read Judgment]

“It may not be out of context to remind that the motto of Maharashtra State Police is "Sadrakshnāya Khalanīghrahanāya" (Sanskrit: "To protect good and to Punish evil"), which needs to be respected. Those, who are called upon to administer the criminal law, must bear, in mind, that they have a duty not merely to the individual accused before them, but also to the State and to the community...

No Appeal Against Decree/Order In ‘Section 6 Suit’ For Recovery Of Possession, SC Reminds Courts [Read Order]

‘It is surprising that in a Section 6 Suit, appeals have solemnly been filed and heard on merits. What is even more surprising is that from the first appeal dismissal, a second appeal is also filed and dismissed.’The Supreme Court, while dismissing a special leave petition, reminded the courts that ‘Section 6 Suit’ is of summary nature and no appeal lies against it.A suit under Section...

Malegaon Blast: SC Refuses To Entertain Lt Col Purohit’s Plea For SIT Probe Into His “Custodial Torture”

“Why should we entertain such a petition at this juncture? Why should we interfere at this stage? We feel it may impact the trial,” a bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said.Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition filed by Lt Col Shrikant Purohit, accused in Malegaon blast case for a SIT probe into his “illegal detention” and “custodial torture”.Stating that Purohit...

SC Upholds Delhi HC Order Granting Bail To Neeraj Singal, Stays Other Parts Of The Order [Read Order]

Although not interfering with the interim bail granted to Neeraj Singhal, Bhushan Steel’s former promoter, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the other observations in the August 29 order of the Delhi High Court and transferred the matter to itself.Singhal was arrested by the SFIA for loan fraud for allegedly siphoning off Rs. 2,500 crore of public funds.The bench of Justices D. Y....

Landmark Judgments Awaited In The Last Working Month Of CJI Misra

Hectic days are ahead for Chief Justice Dipak Misra, who has 18 working days left before his retirement on October 2. In these days the country will await judgments in reserved by the bench presided by him in several high profile cases, which could change the course of current constitutional and political narrative.1. Legality of AadhaarThe marathon hearing in the case challenging the validity...