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Delhi Riots UAPA Case | Trial Can Be Completed In 2 Years If Accused Cooperate : Police Tell Supreme Court
The Delhi police on Friday (November 21) told the Supreme Court that the trial in the riots larger conspiracy case - in which Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima etc., are booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act -can be completed within two years if the accused cooperate."I can finish the trial in 2 years, provided they cooperate," Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, for...
Art 226 | Writ Petition Shouldn't Be Normally Entertained If Alternative Remedy Available Under HC's Different Jurisdiction: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that when an effective alternate statutory remedy exists before the High Court under a different jurisdiction, a writ petition becomes non-maintainable. “The principle, plainly, is that, if a remedy is available to a party before the high court in another jurisdiction, the writ jurisdiction should not normally be exercised on a petition under Article 226…”,...
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 AnjariaFollow this page for live...
Never Saw Position Of Judge As Office Of Power, But As Chance To Serve : CJI BR Gavai In Farewell Address
The Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai, today expressed that he never saw the office of a judge as a position of power but as a means to serve the nation. Speaking at the ceremonial bench conducted by the Supreme Court to bid him farewell, the CJI expressed : "As a lawyer and then as the judge of the High Court and then a Supreme Court judge, I have always believed that the office is not an...
Delay In Framing Of Charges | Supreme Court Asks High Courts To Furnish Information Sought By Amicus Curiae
In the matter where the Supreme Court has proposed laying down guidelines to avoid delay in the framing of charges by the Trial Courts, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Registrar Generals of all High Courts to furnish to the amici curiae the information sought by them.The Court observed that the Chief Justices of High Courts can form committees to get the information from the districts...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To ECI On Pleas To Postpone SIR In Kerala; Hearing On Nov 26
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Election Commission of India on a petition filed by the Kerala Government seeking to defer the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in Kerala till the completion of the local body elections.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, SVN Bhatti and Joymalya Bagchi agreed to post the matter on November 26. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appeared for...
S. 197 CrPC | Order Granting Or Denying Sanction Must Show Clear Application of Mind : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a sanction under Section 197 CrPC to prosecute a public servant cannot rest on vague or mechanical assertions and must reflect a clear application of mind by the competent authority. “Application of mind by the authorities granting or denying sanction must be easily visible including consideration of the evidence placed before it in arriving at the...
Supreme Court Dismisses ED's Challenge To Madras High Court's Order Summoning ED Officer In Contempt Matter
The Supreme Court recently dismissed a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging an order of the Madras High Court issuing notice to an ED officer in a contempt petition. The contempt petition was filed alleging that the ED was continuing the investigation ignoring the High Court's stay order.A bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi expressed...
Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association Approaches SC Against Bombay HC Ruling Excluding Bar Council From POSH Act
The Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order holding that the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 does not apply to complaints of sexual harassment made by advocates against other advocates before Bar Councils. A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R...
We Used 'Swadeshi Interpretation' In Presidential Reference Opinion : CJI BR Gavai
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai said on Friday that the Court had adopted a "swadeshi interpretation" in its recent opinion in the Presidential Reference, preferring Indian precedents over foreign jurisprudence.The CJI made this comment in response to a statement by Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta that after Justice Gavai took over as the CJI and also with Justice Surya Kant, "a...
'Don't Throw' : CJI BR Gavai Stops Lawyer From Showering Flowers On Him During Farewell
In an unusual moment during the ceremonial farewell for Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, a lawyer attempted to shower flower petals on the retiring CJI inside Courtroom No. 1, prompting a quick but light-hearted intervention from the bench.A lawyer, while offering his farewell remarks, praised CJI Gavai and then announced that he had brought a packet of flower petals to “shower” on the...
