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Supreme Court Asks Special Court To Decide Bail Plea Of TMC's Kuntal Ghosh In 10 Days
The Supreme Court today directed a West Bengal Special Court to hear and decide in 10 days Trinamool Congress youth leader Kuntal Ghosh's bail plea in a money laundering case arising out of the alleged cash-for-jobs scam in West Bengal.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order in a writ petition filed by Ghosh, assailing fresh hearing of his bail plea by a new judge,...
Supreme Court Urges Advocates Not To File Baseless Petitions, Flags Outrageous Averments in Family Law Cases
The Supreme Court has deprecated the filing of the vexatious and frivolous applications which cause a delay in the disposals, adding to the pendency of the cases. The bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan said that “it is time that such frivolous and vexatious proceedings are met with due sanctions in the form of exemplary costs to dissuade parties from resorting to...
Punjab Govt Requests Supreme Court For Early Hearing Of Suit Against Union Over RDF Dues
The State of Punjab today (October 1) requested the Supreme Court for scheduling an early hearing of its suit seeking reimbursement of the statutory charges of Market Fees and Rural Development Fees (RDF) by the Union.Advocate General of Punjab Gurminder Singh requested an early listing of the matter considering that the kharif harvest season would begin from October 1. "My season is...
BJP Councilor Withdraws From Supreme Court Contempt Plea Against MCD Mayor's Decision To Postpone Standing Committee Elections
BJP councilor Raja Iqbal Singh withdrew from the Supreme Court today a contempt petition filed by him against Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor Shelly Oberoi, raising allegations about delay in the conduct of elections to fill vacancy in the MCD Standing Committee.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan dismissed the contempt petition as withdrawn, with liberty to approach the...
Scammers Fake Supreme Court Hearing & Impersonate CJI, Dupe Industrialist Of ₹7 Crore
Textile baron and Chairman of the Vardhman Group, SP Oswal has filed a complaint for being scammed by cyber criminals who orchestrated a fake Supreme Court hearing presided by a person impersonating Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. According to a report by Reuters , the fraudsters swindled Rs 7 crores of Oswal after he was made to attend a fake court proceeding in a purported...
'My Credibility At Stake' : CJI DY Chandrachud Disapproves Of Different Lawyers Mentioning Same Case
The Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today (October 1) expressed displeasure at the practice of repeated mentioning of same cases by different advocates. The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud along with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra had commenced the Court hearings for the day when a counsel mentioned a matter relating to the lapse of mining lease Taking note that the matter was...
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Petition Seeking Free & Timely Legal Aid To Convicts
The Supreme Court yesterday (September 30) reserved the judgment on question of free and timely legal aid to convicted prisoners in batch of petitions filed by human rights activist Suhas Chakma flagging issue of free legal aid to prisoners and open jail reforms. A bench of B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan was assisted by amicus and Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria on the issue of free legal aid....
Patni Muslim Trust Files Contempt Petition In Supreme Court Alleging Illegal Demolitions By Gujarat Authorities Violating SC Order
After 47 Assam residents approached the Supreme Court against alleged illegal demolitions in contravention of its order in the "bulldozer" matter, another contempt petition has been filed before the Court alleging illegal demolition of Muslim religious and residential places by Gujarat authorities on September 28, without issuance of notice and/or opportunity of hearing. The petition is filed...
Supreme Court Upholds Punishment Of Censure On UP Police Sub-Inspector For Not Completing Investigations On Time
Recently, the Supreme Court upheld a penalty of censure imposed on a Sub-Inspector of Police in Uttar Pradesh for not performing his duties and not completing the assigned investigations within the specified time frame. A show cause notice was served to the appellant who was posted as Sub-Inspector at Police Station Hanumanganj, District Khushinagar, Uttar Pradesh condemning the appellant...
S. 173(8) CrPC | No Further Investigation Be Ordered If Application Was Filed Without Any Fresh Material : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the courts should refrain from ordering further investigation when the party requesting further investigation under Section 173(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) has not whispered about anything new in its evidence and has based its application for further investigation without averring fresh materials. “Where fresh materials come to light which...
Supreme Court Calls Madras High Court's Rehearing Of Previously Allowed Quashing Petition “Absolutely Wrong”
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30) said that the Madras High Court's decision to rehear a quashing petition despite having previously quashed the case was “absolutely wrong”.“What is this practice? Now what is to be done? This is something which is completely wrong”, Justice Abhay Oka said.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih was hearing the plea...