Supreme Court Stays Arrest Of CRPF Personnel Accused Of Using Forged Medical Certificate To Join Armed Forces

In a plea for the grant of anticipatory bail preferred by a CRPF personnel against whom an investigation has been pending for ten years, the Supreme Court granted interim protection to the personnel and stayed his arrest.The allegation against the Petitioner/Personnel is about using a forged medical certificate to enter in service of the Armed Forces. However, later he was discharged from...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Odisha Administrative Service Officer Bijaya Ketan Sahoo In Money Laundering Case

The Supreme Court today (June 24) granted interim protection from arrest to Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) Officer Bijaya Ketan Sahoo accused of money laundering in connection with a disproportionate assets case. The Court directed Sahoo to appear before the Special Court within two weeks and furnish his bail bonds. The vacation bench of Justices A.S Oka and Rajesh Bindal while...

S.138 NI Act - Cheque Dishonour Complaint Can't Be Transferred At The Instance Of Accused : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (June 24) observed that transfer of a case for the offence of dishonour of cheque under S. 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 cannot be sought at the instance of the accused.The vacation bench of Justices AS Oka and Rajesh Bindal dismissed a transfer petition sought at the behest of the accused involved in the offence under S. 138 NIA. 8. Justice Oka remarked...

Supreme Court Shocked At DDA Appointing Judicial Officers As Its Legal Advisors, Says It Violates Judicial Independence

The Supreme Court on Monday (June 24) expressed shock at the practice of Delhi Development Authority(DDA) appointing in-service Judicial Officers of the Delhi Higher Judicial Service as its legal advisors.Observing that such a practice violated judicial independence and the doctrine of separation of powers, the Court asked the DDA to discontinue it. The Court also urged the Delhi High Court...

Delhi High Court To Pronounce Tomorrow Judgment On ED's Plea To Stay Arvind Kejriwal's Bail

The Delhi High Court will pronounce tomorrow judgment on a plea moved by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking stay of the trial court order granting bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case. Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain will pronounce the verdict at 2:30 PM. Kejriwal was granted bail by the trial court on June 20. On June 21, ED moved the Delhi High Court challenging...

Emails Indicate Delhi LG Directed Cutting Of Trees In Ridge, Come Clean On This : Supreme Court To DDA In Contempt Case

The Supreme Court on Monday (June 24) asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) if the illegal cutting of trees in Delhi's ridge forest was carried out based on the direction issued by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.A vacation bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a suo motu contempt case initiated against DDA Vice Chairman Subhashish Panda for the felling...

Supreme Court Approves HC Order Quashing Haryana Govt Decision To Grant Extra Marks To Certain Domiciles In Recruitment Tests

The Supreme Court on Monday (June 24) dismissed a petition filed by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission (SSC) against a judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court setting aside a 2022 Notification that granted 5% additional marks to domiciles of Haryana in recruitment to certain posts based on "socio-economic" criteria. The Supreme Court orally expressed that the policy of the...

NEET-UG 2024 : Supreme Court Adjourns Petition Alleging Involvement Of NTA Officers In Manipulating OMR Sheets

Another petition alleging, among other things, the involvement of the National Testing Agency (NTA) officers in manipulating the OMR sheets was listed today before the Supreme Court in a list of petitions filed pertaining to the NEET-UG 2024 exam controversy. The Vacation Bench of Justices Manoj Misra and S.V.N. Bhatti adjourned the same to next week after asking the petitioner to...

Arvind Kejriwal Bail : Supreme Court Says HC Reserving Order On ED's Stay Application 'Unusual', Says Stay Orders Normally Passed On Spot

The Supreme Court on Monday (June 24) orally commented that the Delhi High Court's approach to reserve order on the Enforcement Directorate's stay application against Arvind Kejriwal's bail was "a bit unusual."The Court commented that in the usual course, stay orders are passed "on the spot" immediately after the hearing and are not reserved.A vacation bench comprising Justices Manoj Misra...

Arvind Kejriwal's Challenge To HC's Stay On Bail : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approached the Supreme Court challenging the order passed by the Delhi High Court on June 21 staying the trial court's order which granted him bail in the liquor policy case.A vacation bench comprising Justices Manoj Misra and SVN Bhatti will hear the matter today.Follow this page for live updates.The petition was filed on Sunday (June 23) at 5.52...

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NEET-UG 2024 : Plea In Supreme Court Seeks ED Investigation Into Exam Irregularities

Some petitioners in the NEET-UG case have filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking an investigation by the Enforcement Directorate into the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024 exam.ED should take up the matter to bring the accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, they urged.“The Enforcement Directorate is duty bound to take cognizance of the matter, investigate...