'Even Today Court Is Forced Restate DK Basu Principles', Supreme Court Directs Police & Probe Agencies To Strictly Follow Norms On Arrest

In a recent decision, the Supreme Court expressed displeasure with the conduct of the investigative agencies and the police for not adhering to the Constitutional and statutory safeguards while arresting and taking the accused into custody. An accused was subjected to physical and verbal abuse by a Maharashtra police officer and complainant after he moved out of the lock-up. The accused...

BREAKING| Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Approaches Supreme Court Challenging ED Arrest, Seeks Urgent Hearing Tonight

Update at 11.15 PM : No hearing of Arvind Kejriwal's plea in SupremeCourt tonight.Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approached the Supreme Court against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate at his residence in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case.He has filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the arrest by the ED.His lawyers are seeking an...

ED Arrests Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal In Liquor Policy Case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam. Earlier today, a division bench of Delhi High Court refused to pass orders granting interim protection from coercive action at this stage to Kejriwal in the case.Kejriwal has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the summons issued...

Supreme Court Passes Interim Order Allowing Visually Impaired Candidates To Appear In MP State Judiciary Exams

The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 21) issued interim directions for the efficient facilitation of judicial aspirants with visual impairments in the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services Exam. The Court's interim direction comes after its suo-moto cognizance on March 7 of a letter sent to CJI DY Chandrachud by the mother of one of the visually impaired candidates against the exclusion of...

Protection Of Great Indian Bustard: Supreme Court Relooks Earlier Directions On Undergrounding Powerlines, Forms Expert Committee

The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 21) constituted an expert committee to examine the scope, feasibility and extent of installing overhead and underground powerlines in areas considered 'Priority' for the conservation of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB). The directions of the court come as a consequence of the need to strike a balance between the protection of the GIB and India's...

'No S.153A IPC Offence Without Presence Of Two Or More Communities' : Supreme Court Quashes Case Against Journalist

The Supreme Court reiterated that to constitute an offence under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code, the essential ingredient is to create a sense of enmity and disharmony amongst two or more groups or communities, failing which no offence could be made out under Section 153A IPC. “From a bare reading of the language of Section 153A IPC, it is clear that in order to constitute such...

NEET-UG | Domicile Entitled To MBBS Seat In Maharashtra Even If Parent Serving Union Is Posted Outside State: Supreme Court

In a notable judgment, the Supreme Court granted a major relief to a candidate who was wrongfully denied medical admission last year in the state quota in Maharashtra in NEET-UG 2023. The Court directed that he should be accommodated in the first year of MBBS(UG) course in the same college in the next session, i.e., NEET UG-2024.Further, the Court directed the College and Maharashtra...

'Centre Trying To Control State's Financial Affairs', Kerala To Supreme Court; Union Cites 'Poor Financial Indicators' & History Of Overborrowing

The State of Kerala on Thursday (March 21) vehemently opposed the Union of India's limits on its borrowing powers, terming it as the central government's attempt to act like an 'executive' and control the state's financial affairs. The Centre resisted this claim, alleging that Kerala has poor financial indicators and a history of overborrowing in the recent past.The court, led by Justices...

'How 6 Out Of 200 Shortlisted In Few Hours?' : Supreme Court Questions Centre Over Hurried Appointment Of New Election Commissioners

While refusing to stay the controversial Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which removes the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for appointing Election Commissioners, the Supreme Court today expressed that the Union government's latest appointment of two new ECs viz. Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu was in haste.Posting the matter...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Grant Interim Protection From ED Arrest To CM Arvind Kejriwal In Liquor Policy Case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to pass orders granting interim protection from coercive action at this stage to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy case. “We have heard both the sides. However, at this stage, we are not inclined [to pass any order],” a division bench comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice...

Electoral Bond Numbers & All Details Disclosed To ECI : SBI Chairman Files Compliance Affidavit In Supreme Court

The Chairman of the State Bank of India, Dinesh Kumar Khara, has filed a compliance affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that the SBI has disclosed all details relating to the Electoral Bonds to the Election Commission of India, including the unique numbers of the bonds.The unique bond numbers enable the matching of the purchasers of the bonds with the political parties which redeemed...

'TN Governor Defying Supreme Court, Seriously Concerned About His Conduct' : Supreme Court Slams Governor RN Ravi For Refusing To Appoint Minister

The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 21) expressed displeasure at the Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi for refusing to re-induct MLA K Ponmudi as a Minister, even after his conviction was suspended by the Supreme Court.Addressing the Attorney General for India R Venkataramani, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said : "Mr Attorney General, what is your Governor doing? The conviction has been...