Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt Moves Supreme Court For Suspension Of 20-Year Jail Sentence In 1996 Drug Planting Case

Ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has approached the Supreme Court seeking suspension of the 20-year jail sentence imposed on him in the 1996 drug planting case.The case was listed today before a bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi. It got adjourned at the request of Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal (for Bhatt).Initially, Bhatt approached the Gujarat High Court for suspension of sentence...

Need To Examine If Adversarial Litigation Has Been Beneficial : Justice Narasimha Bats For Mediation

Justice Narasimha however added that arbitration and mediation in India have been unorganised sectors.

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Seeking GST Concession For Car Purchase By Persons With Disabilities

The Supreme Court recently issued notice on a petition filed by a person suffering visual impairment seeking that the government revive its GST Concession scheme for the purchase of cars by persons with orthopaedic disability and extend it to all Persons with Disabilities, irrespective of the nature of their disability.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order,...

Centre Withdraws Direction For Mandatory Pre-Installation Of Sanchar Saathi App In Mobile Phones

The Government of India has withdrawn its direction mandating the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi cyber safety application on all mobile phones manufactured or imported in the country. The rollback comes a day after the original decision, which led to widespread concerns and criticism. The direction for pre-installation of the app was issued invoking Rule 8(4) of the...

Delhi Riots UAPA Case Bail Pleas : Supreme Court Asks Umar Khalid, Sharjeel, Gulfisha & Others To Furnish Permanent Addresses

While adjourning the bail pleas in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, the Supreme Court today asked the counsels to submit the permanent address of all petitioners by the next date of hearing.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria has been hearing petitions filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meera Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd.Saleem Khan...

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Single Bench Order Cancelling 32000 Teachers' Appointments In Recruitment Scam Case

The Calcutta High Court has set aside a single bench order which cancelled the appointment of around 32000 primary teachers in the cash-for-jobs TET-Recruitment scam case.A division bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Reetobroto Kumar Mitra passed the order, setting aside a 2023 decision by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, presently a BJP Lok Sabha member. "There must have been a...

Lawyer Creates Ruckus In Supreme Court; Escorted Out

In an unusual development on Wednesday, a woman lawyer was escorted out of the Chief Justice of India's courtroom after she refused to leave despite repeated requests from the bench.The incident occurred when the lawyer made an out-of-list oral mention before the bench led by CJI Surya Kant, claiming that her close friend, whom she referred to as a brother, had been murdered in a guest house...

Umar Khalid, Sharjeel, Gulfisha Fatima Bail : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing | Delhi Riots UAPA Case

The Supreme Court is hearing bail petitions filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and others in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. Bench: Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria Follow this page for live...

Supreme Court Restores Property Of Corporate Debtor Attached Under PMLA To Successful Resolution Applicant

The Supreme Court recently reiterated that the objective of Section 8(8) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA) is to ultimately restore any attached properties to the bonafide successful resolution application(SRA) who have a legitimate interest in it.Section 8(8) allows the Special Court to direct the Central Government to restore property that has been confiscated under the Act to...

Supreme Court Expresses Shock At Maharashtra Authorities Not Producing Accused Before Court On 55 Dates; Orders Inquiry

The production of an undertrial before the Court is a fundamental safeguard against violations, the Court observed.

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks PwD Reservation In Government Pleader Post

The Supreme Court recently issued notice on a petition seeking reservation for the post of Additional Public Prosecutor and Additional Government Pleader in terms of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order.Briefly put, the petitioner is a practicing advocate with 19 years of experience. She, being a person with...

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Former Rajasthan Minister Mahesh Joshi In Jal Jeevan Mission Money Laundering Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Congress leader and former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Central government's Jal Jeevan Mission in the State.A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih passed the order in a Special Leave Petition filed by Joshi challenging the...