Mismatch Between Statements Of Delhi LG & DDA Vice Chairman In Tree Felling Case: Supreme Court Seeks New Affidavits

The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 24) observed that there was a discrepancy between the statements of the Chairperson of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Vice Chairperson of the DDA regarding the date on which the former was informed about the illegal felling of the trees in the Delhi's ridge forest.The Court noted that as per the affidavit filed by the DDA Chairperson,...

'Let Affected Parties Come' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain NGO's Plea Alleging Violation Of Order Staying Demolitions

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a public interest litigation initiated by the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) alleging contempt by certain state authorities of the Court's interim order staying demolitions without permission.A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and KV Viswanathan declined to entertain the plea, noting that it was filed by a party...

No Intent To Commit Alleged Offence: CPM Leader Accused Of Abetting ADM's Suicide Tells Kerala Court, Order Reserved On Anticipatory Bail

While urging a Kerala Court to grant her anticipatory bail, CPM Member and former Kannur district Panchayath President PP Divya, accused of abetting the suicide of Additional District Magistrate Naveen Babu, argued on Thursday that she had no intent to abet the commission of the alleged offence. Thalassery Principal Sessions Court Judge K T Nisar Ahmed after hearing the arguments reserved...

NCP Dispute : Declare That Clock Symbol Is Sub-Judice In Posters For Maharashtra Elections, Supreme Court Tells Ajit Pawar

The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 24) told Ajit Pawar that the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) should use the 'clock' symbol for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly Elections with a disclaimer that its use is a matter of contest in Court and is subject to the final outcome of the petition filed by Sharad Pawar.To recap, on March 19 and April 4, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Court...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Journalist In UP Police FIRs Over Article On Caste Discrimination

The Supreme Court today granted interim protection to another journalist booked over her article(s) alleging caste discrimination in the administration of the Uttar Pradesh government.A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and KV Viswanathan passed the order in favor of journalist-Mamta Tripathi, against whom 4 FIRs are stated to have been registered. The Court further called for...

'Casting Aspersions On Judge' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea For Inquiry Into Reasons For HC Judge's Recusal

The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 24) refused to entertain a petition seeking an inquiry into the recusal of Justice M Nagaprasanna of Karnataka High Court after reserving an order in a case, observing that the petition cast aspersions on the judge.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, and Justice Augustine George Masih however granted the petitioner to withdraw...

'We Are Discontinuing This Practice': Supreme Court Says Won't Record Appearances Of Advocates Who Didn't Argue/Appear

The Supreme Court recently refused to mark the presence of an advocate in the order saying that she did not argue/appear though the Senior Advocate who argued the matter was engaged by her.The counsel, a young woman, tried to reason why she wanted her appearance to be marked before a bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma. She said: "I engaged a senior advocate. It's a...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against HC Order To Register FIRs On Statements Of Malayalam Cinema Actors To Justice Hema Committee

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a petition challenging the Kerala High Court's direction to the police to register FIRs on statements made by women actors to Justice Hema Committee regarding the abuses faced by them in the Malayalam cinema industry.A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and PB Varale issued notice on a special leave petition filed by film producer Sajimon...

SCBA Executive Committee Objects To Changing Supreme Court Emblem, Lady Justice Statue Without Consulting Bar

The Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association on Wednesday passed a resolution objecting to the 'unilateral' changes made to the emblem of the Supreme Court and the statute of lady justice without consulting the members of the Bar."We are equal stakeholders in the administration of justice but these changes when proposed, were never brought to our attention. We are totally...

Investigation Transfer To CBI Cannot Be Ordered While Rejecting Bail Application: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Monday (October 21) held that Court cannot transfer the investigation to another agency while dealing with bail application filed under Section 439 of the CrPC.“Suffice it to say that while rejecting the bail application file by the appellant the High Court ought not to have transferred investigation to CBI. The direction is virtually to make de novo investigation. Such...

Supreme Court Allows ED Officer Accused In Bribery Case To Travel Outside Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court today allowed Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer Ankit Tiwari, who was arrested by Tamil Nadu authorities in a bribery case but later granted interim bail, to travel to Madhya Pradesh in order to meet his relatives.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order on an application moved by Tiwari seeking the court's permission to travel...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Delhi HC's “Strange” Bail Condition That Accused Must Arrange Accommodation & Reside In Delhi During Trial

The Supreme Court on Monday (October 21) struck down a bail condition imposed by the Delhi High Court in a murder case that required the accused to arrange accommodation in Delhi and reside there during the trial.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih, while dealing with an SLP filed by the accused against the bail conditions, found this condition to be “strange”...