Senthil Balaji Sabotaging Trial, Seeking Adjournments On Frivolous Grounds : ED Tells Supreme Court

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Enforcement Directorate told the Supreme Court on Friday (December 13) that the trial against Senthil Balaji in the alleged cash for jobs scam has been sabotaged. “Trial is sabotaged. I have my affidavit”, Mehta said. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal allowed ED to file it affidavit in a plea seeking to...

Kolkata Court Grants Bail To Ex-RG Kar Principal, Police Officer Abhijit Mondal Due To CBI's Failure To File Chargesheet In Timely Manner

In a new development related to the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar medical college and hospital, the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sealdah, has granted bail to former principal of the college Sandip Ghosh, and former OC of the jurisidictional police station Abhijit Mondal, who were arrested for conspiring to cover-up the incident.The ACJM granted bail...

S. 58 NDPS Act | Proceedings Against Police Officials For Alleged Misconduct In Investigation Ought To Be Tried Summarily : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (Dec. 13) granted relief to a retired IPS Officer, quashing a summons issued by a Special Judge and the subsequent proceedings under Section 58 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (“NDPS”) Act, 1985 over allegations of misconduct during her tenure as SP, Kurukshetra, in a narcotics case investigation. The Court said that the Special Judge is...

'They Are In Contempt': Supreme Court Pulls Up P&H HC Bar Association Members For Opposing Undertaking Against Strikes

The Supreme Court on Friday (December 13) pulled up members of the Executive Committee of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association who opposed a resolution to tender an unconditional undertaking that the Bar Association will not indulge in boycott of court work in the future.“Those who play with litigants must be dealt with firm hands. This must stop. In the Punjab and Haryana...

ASI To Submit Survey Report In Supreme Court On Religious Structures In Mehrauli Archeological Park

The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) today (December 13) informed the Supreme Court that it would file within a week, the survey report of the religious structures inside the Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Delhi, in plea seeking their protection. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a challenge against the Delhi High Court's order, which refused to pass...

Allu Arjun Arrest: Telangana High Court Grants Interim Bail To Allu For 4 Weeks In Stampede Case

The Telangana High Court on Friday (December 13) granted interim bail for four weeks to actor Allu Arjun who had sought quashing of FIR in connection with a stampede which occurred outside a cinema hall in Hyderabad last week when the actor had an unscheduled visit, in which one woman also died.After hearing the arguments for around two hours Justice Juvvadi Sridevi while dictating the...

Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against 'VIP Darshans' In Temples

The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider in January 2025 a plea seeking to stop the additional fees charged by Temples to provide 'VIP Darshans' of deities.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a writ petition seeking the abolition of VIP darshan fees charged by temples across the country. During the hearing, the Court objected to certain news reports...

'No Special Treatment' : Supreme Court Refuses CCI's Plea To Transfer Amazon, Flipkart Cases Directly To Karnataka HC Division Bench

The Supreme Court on Friday (December 13) refused to transfer 24 writ petitions filed in various High Courts by Amazon and Flipkart associated sellers against the Competition Commission of India's probe into alleged anti-competitive practices to a division bench of the Karnataka High Court.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal directed Attorney General for India R....

'Don't Ask Us To Direct Parliament To Enact Law' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Over Voting Rights Of Expatriate Citizens

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) related to voting rights of expatriate citizens, noting that the petitioner was essentially seeking a direction to the Parliament to enact a law.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan disposed of the matter, suggesting that the petitioner approach the appropriate forum. The order was dictated...

Plea To Verify EVMs Used In Haryana Polls : Supreme Court Bench Places Matter Before CJI To Decide Appropriate Bench

Hearing the plea filed by Karan Singh Dalal (former Haryana Cabinet Minister and 5-time MLA) and Lakhan Kumar Singla (a candidate in the recent Haryana Assembly elections) seeking verification and checking of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the elections, the Supreme Court directed that the matter be placed before Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna for listing before...

Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing For Plea Against Conferring MS Subbulakshmi Award To TM Krishna

The Supreme Court today (December 13) refused to urgently hear today itself a plea challenging the Madras High Court order which has allowed the conferment of the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi MS Subbulakshmi Award to musician TM Krishna The Sangita Kalanidhi MS Subbulakshmi Award was instituted by the Hindu group to honour the Late singer and Bharat Ratna MS Subbulakshmi as a yearly accolade...

Order 23 Rule 3 CPC | Only Remedy Against Compromise Decree Is Recall Application Before Court Which Recorded Compromise : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled that if the compromise entered between the parties was not adhered to, there is no bar to filing a recall application seeking restoration of the proceedings under Order 23 Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”). The Court emphasized that the validity and legality of a compromise agreement can be challenged even after a decree is passed.The Court...