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TV Today Network Moves Supreme Court Seeking Discharge In BJP Leader Ramesh Bidhuri's Defamation Case
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea filed by TV Today Network Ltd., which owns Aaj Tak and the India Today group, seeking discharge in criminal defamation cases filed by BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri and his nephew Rajpal Poswal. A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan also issued notice on the plea seeking an interim stay on the trial court proceedings. The...
Supreme Court Dismisses Devangana Kalita's Plea For Reconstruction Of Case Diaries In 2020 Delhi Riots Case
The Supreme Court today (March 9) declined to entertain Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita's plea challenging the Delhi High Court's refusal to allow reconstruction of the case diaries in relation to a 2020 Delhi riots case.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice PB Varale heard the matter. Kalita's counsel argued that the material supplied by the prosecution was ...
S. 202 CrPC Inquiry Not Mandatory In Complaint Filed By Public Servant: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that the magistrate need not conduct a statutory inquiry under Section 202 of the Cr.P.C. (now Section 225 of the BNSS) before issuing a summons to an accused residing beyond the magistrate's territorial jurisdiction based on a complaint filed by a public servant in discharge of its official duty. A Bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice...
Supreme Court Clubs FIRs Against Woman Accused Of Sending Bomb Threats To Frame Man Who Rejected Marriage Proposal
The Supreme Court today allowed clubbing of the FIRs registered against a Chennai techie over the alleged sending of bomb threat emails across multiple states, allegedly to frame a man who refused to marry her.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order after hearing Senior Advocate Devadatt Kamat (for petitioner).During the submissions, Kamat urged that the...
Supreme Court Allows Extension Of Tribunal Members' Term Till September 8, 2026; Centre To Bring New Tribunal Law In Monsoon Session
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Union Government to extend the term of Chairpersons and Members of various Tribunals, who are due to retire soon, till September 8, 2026.The Court passed the order after Attorney General for India R Venkaramani informed that a new Tribunal bill, in terms of the directions in last year's judgment in the Madras Bar Association case, is likely to be...
Unnao Rape Case : Supreme Court Allows Victim To Be Heard In CBI's Plea Against Kuldeep Singh Sengar's Bail
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the impleadment of the Unnao rape victim in the petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the bail granted to former BJP MLA Kuleep Singh Sengar in the case, observing that she has a right to be heard.At the same time, the Court rejected the intervention application filed by her cousin. The intervention application was filed by the...
After YouTuber's Apology, Supreme Court Closes Contempt Proceedings Over Comments Against Judge
The Supreme Court today(March 90 closed suo motu contempt proceeding initiated against Chandigarh-based YouTuber and Editor-in-Chief of Varprad Media, Ajay Shukla, for his alleged "scandalous, contemptuous and defamatory" remarks against a former judge of the Supreme Court.The matter was disposed of by a bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma after...
Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Supply Of Complete Copies Of Times Of India Newspaper To Paper Buyers
The Supreme Court today dismissed a public interest litigation seeking directions to the Union and Times of India for supply of complete copy of the daily newspaper to all paper buyers.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, after hearing petitioner-in-person Gouri Shanker Rathore.Briefly put, the petitioner sought a direction to the respondents for supply of...
