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Supreme Court Dismisses Bail Plea Of UP MLA Abbas Ansari Under Gangsters Act, Asks To Approach High Court
The Supreme Court today dismissed Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari's plea for bail in a case registered under the UP Gangsters Act. It however granted him liberty to approach the High Court for bail, with a request to the High Court that it decide the bail plea within 4 weeks of filing.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order after hearing Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal...
Krishna River Water Dispute: Justice Sanjay Kumar Recuses, Bench Refers Matter To CJI For Relisting
The Supreme Court today (October 18) sought the relisting of a writ petition filed by the State of Telangana against the Andhra Pradesh Government and Krishna River Management Board after Justice Sanjay Kumar recused from the hearing.The matter came up before a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Kumar, when Justice Khanna said: "This will go before another bench...Subject to others of...
Delhi Court Grants Bail To AAP Leader Satyendar Jain In Money Laundering Case, Says He's Incarcerated Since 18 Months
A Delhi Court on Friday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case.Special Judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Courts granted the relief citing delay in trial and long incarceration of Jain. “Considering the delay in trial and long incarceration of 18 months, and the fact that trail will take long to start, let alone conclude, accused is...
'With These Kind Of PILs, We Don't Get Time To Deal With Genuine PILs' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea For OTT Regulation
The Supreme Court today (October 18) dismissed a plea seeking constitution of a board for regulation of content and release of films on the OTT Platform. The petitioner mainly contended that there is no regulation for monitoring the OTT Content and the release of the films of OTT. "Just last month there were two movies, one was an OTT, one was for the theatre. The theatre movie could not...
'Frivolous SLP' : Supreme Court Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost On Jharkhand, Says Govt Can Enquire Which Officer 'Ill-Advised' Filing
The Supreme Court today imposed an exemplary cost of 1 lac on the State of Jharkhand for filing a frivolous special leave petition and granted the State liberty to initiate an inquiry against the officer responsible for advising the filing of an "ill-advised" SLP to recover the costs. A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V Viswanathan recalled that it has repeatedly insisted against the filing...
'Prioritise Prevention, Prosecution Alone Ineffective To Bring Social Change' : Read Supreme Court's Guidelines Against Child Marriages
The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 is a social legislation which requires a collective effort of all stakeholders for its success, said the Supreme Court, emphasising the need for community-driven strategies and more focus on prevention than prosecution.The Court said that preventive strategies should therefore be tailored to address the root causes of child marriage, such as...
Child Marriage Deprives Children Of Agency, Autonomy & Right To Enjoy Childhood; Affects Both Boys & Girls : Supreme Court
While issuing several guidelines to prevent child marriages, the Supreme Court has elaborately discussed how child marriages violate Constitutional rights.The judgment, delivered in a petition filed by the NGO Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action, stated that child marriages violate the rights to self-determination, choice, autonomy, sexuality, health and education of...
Rajasthan Civil Judge Exam 2024 : Supreme Court Seeks Production Of English Essay Papers With Low Scores, Issues Notice To HC
The Supreme Court today (October 18) while issuing notice in the pleas challenging the Rajasthan Civil Judge Cadre, 2024 has directed the production of those answer sheets where candidates have been marked below 15 marks for English essays. As per the pleas, the common contention is that while the candidates had performed well overall, it is alleged that they have been marked unjustly low in...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To UP MLA Abbas Ansari In Money Laundering Case
The Supreme Court today (October 18) granted bail to Abbas Ansari, MLA from Mau from Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party.A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Pankaj Mithal however did not make any observation on merits. On the last occasion, the Court issued notice in the special leave petition filed by Ansari against the order of the Allahabad High Court denying bail to him in the Prevention...
Supreme Court Upholds Maintainability Of Appeals Filed By Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Against Orders Of TDSAT On Tariff Imposition
The Supreme Court today (October 18) upheld the maintainability of appeals filed by Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) assailing orders of the TDSAT under the AERA Act 2008 relating to tariff imposition on certain services. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra allowed the appeals to filed by AERA in the following order : "The appeals...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To UP MLA Abbas Ansari In Case Over Alleged Unauthorised Jail Meetings & Threats To Witnesses
The Supreme Court today granted bail to Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari in a case involving allegations that his wife made unrestricted visits to him in Chitrakoot jail and he used her mobile phone to threaten witnesses and officials.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order in Ansari's challenge to an Allahabad High Court order whereby he was denied bail. Notice was...