'Where Is The Money?': Supreme Court Cancels Bail To MD Of Heera Gold On Failure To Raise Rs.580 Crores To Settle Claims

The Supreme Court today (October 18) cancelled the bail granted to Nowhera Shaikh, the Managing Director of Heera Gold Exim Private Limited, on the failure to raise 580 crores to settle the claims of investors despite repeated chances given by the Court to do so. The Court ordered Shaikh to surrender within 2 weeks and all FIRs registered against Shaikh in different States shall now be...

Supreme Court Issues Notices To Union & FRRO On Plea Against Detention Of Nigerian National In Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Union of Indian and Foreigners Registration Office in a special leave petition filed by the Indian wife on behalf of a Nigerian national detained in Special Camp (Foreigners), Tiruchirappalli for allegedly committing various offences under the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act. As per the SLP, Aluko Oluwa Tobi Jones was granted...

Children Of Those Who Didn't Renounce Indian Citizenship By Making Declaration U/S. 8(1) Of Citizenship Act Before Acquiring Foreign Citizenship Can't Resume Indian Citizenship U/S. 8(2): Supreme Court

The Supreme Court pronounced an important judgment on Friday (October 18) dealing with various provisions relating to Indian citizenship. The Court clarified that when a person acquires a foreign citizenship, the cessation of Indian citizenship happens by operation of law by virtue of Section 9 of the Citizenship Act. Hence, such cessation of citizenship cannot be regarded as...

'Nothing To Suggest Speeches Were Disturbing Public Order' : Supreme Court Quashes Detention Of Maulana Mufti Salman Azhari In Gujarat

The Supreme Court today directed the release of prominent Muslim cleric and scholar Maulana Mufti Salman Azhari who was detained over alleged hate speech under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985 (“PASA”). The bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna B. Varale granted relief to Azhari while setting aside the Gujarat High Court's order validating the...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea To Stall Release Of Alia Bhatt's Movie 'Jigra' Over Alleged Trade Mark Infringement

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 18) refused to entertain a trade mark infringement plea seeking to injunct the use of term 'Jigra' for the Alia Bhatt starrer film which has recently been released in theatres. The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a challenge to the order of the Rajasthan High Court which lifted a stay imposed by a...

Gujarat High Court Permits Rape Convict Narayan Sai To Meet Ailing Father Asaram Bapu For 4 Hours, Notes They Haven't Met For 11 Yrs

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (October 18) permitted Narayan Sai to meet his ailing father and rape convict Asaram Bapu–who is lodged in a Jodhpur jail serving a life sentence, for four hours.A division bench of Justice Ilesh J Vora and Justice SV Pinto directed Sai to be taken to the jail accompanied by a delegation of police officers at his own cost, to meet his father. Sai, who has...

Supreme Court Seeks Expert's View On MBBS Admission For Candidate With 88% Muscular Dystrophy

The Supreme Court today (Friday) while hearing a plea by a medical candidate suffering from muscular dystrophy observed that there are no specific guidelines to assess disability with assistive devices as per the GOI gazette (March 2024) on assessing specified disabilities. The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing by a candidate facing 88%...

Steps Taken For Two New Solid Waste Management Projects : Delhi Municipal Corporation Tells Supreme Court

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi told the Supreme Court on Friday that it expects two solid waste management projects to go ahead within two weeks which will result in MCD surpassing the required waste management capacity by 3,000 metric tons daily by 2026.“We have received bids. After this hearing, my lords, in the next two weeks, we will process those bids and these projects will go...

Bar Association Approaches Supreme Court Challenging Validity Of 4 BNSS Provisions

'You don't want sex offenders and terrorists to be hand-cuffed?' Court asked the petitioner on its challenge to Section 43(3) BNSS.

BNSS Provision Capping Maximum Undertrial Term Applies To PMLA : Supreme Court Grants Bail

The court held that beneficial provision of S.479(1) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which corresponds with S.36A of CrPC, will apply to prosecution under PMLA

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...