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Ludicrous That Smog Towers Aren't Working: Supreme Court Summons Chairperson Of Delhi Pollution Control Committee
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7) summoned the Chairperson of Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on next date of its hearing in air pollution matter (November 10).During the hearing, Senior Advocate Aparajitha Singh (Amicus), pointed out the aspect of smog towers being non-functional. Following the same, the Bench marked in its order:“It is stated that the smog tower which...
Plea Alleges Interference By Calcutta HC Judge & Spouse In Criminal Investigation; Supreme Court Seeks West Bengal Police's Report
The Supreme Court on Monday (November 6) sought a report from the West Bengal government with respect to an ongoing criminal investigation, which has allegedly suffered interference by Calcutta High Court judge Amrita Sinha and her husband. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti was hearing a criminal writ petition alleging that the lawyer-husband of the sitting high court...
Section 27 Evidence Act | Recovery Of A Weapon From An Open Place Accessible To All Not Reliable : Supreme Court
The Court recently held that incriminatory objects, when discovered in places accessible to the public, cannot be solely relied upon to establish the guilt of the accused persons. It is pertinent to note that for admissibility under section 27, of the Evidence Act, the fact discovered must be a direct consequence of information received from a person in custody.The Court relied on Nikhil...
Supreme Court Passes Slew Of Directions To High Courts Of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab And Haryana For Recruitment In District Judiciary
The Supreme Court (on Monday) passed a slew of directions with respect to the High Courts of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, for laying down the time schedule regarding the recruitment of District Judges in these High Court. However, the matter pertaining to the High Court of Tamil Nadu is listed tomorrow along with other applications.The matter was placed before the Bench of Justices...
Examination Of Person Who Recorded Dying Declaration Essential: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently laid down all the questions to be asked, the considerations to be kept in mind while deciding the weightage to be awarded to a dying declaration. The Court recognized the inherent value of a dying declaration but found several glaring issues that cast doubt on the reliability of the declaration used as evidence in this particular case.It observed “In the case at...
Centre Must Stop 'Pick & Choose' Approach To Collegium Proposals : Supreme Court Deprecates 'Selective' Appointments Of Judges
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7) again expressed disapproval of the 'pick and choose' approach adopted by the central government in selectively accepting names from the collegium resolutions for judges' appointments. It also conveyed its concerns to the Attorney General for India R Venkataramani over the pendency of certain proposals made by the collegium for the transfer of high...
Seizure Of Journalists' Digital Devices A Serious Matter, Better Guidelines Needed To Protect Media Professionals : Supreme Court To Centre
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7) expressed concerns over the arbitrary seizure of media professionals' digital devices and stressed the need for better guidelines to protect their interests. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Foundation for Media Professionals through...
Directions Regulating Firecrackers Apply To All States In Country, Not Just Delhi : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (07.11.2023) clarified that its earlier directions against the use of barium and banned chemicals in firecrackers are applicable across the country, binding all states and not just the Delhi-National Capital Region.The Court made this clarification while hearing an application seeking directions to the State of Rajasthan to comply with the Apex Court's...
Delhi Air Pollution : Stop Stubble Burning Forthwith, Supreme Court Directs Punjab, Haryana, UP & Rajasthan
In the wake of the worsening air quality in Delhi-National Capital Region, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7) sternly directed the Governments of Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana to take immediate steps to stop stubble burning by farmers in the State, which the Court said was one of the major contributors to air pollution.The Court made the local State House Officer, under the...
Adani-Hindenburg Case | Petitioners Raise Concerns About Delay In Listing, CJI Agrees To Look Into The Issue
The batch of petitions concerning the Adani-Hindenburg matter is yet to be listed in the Supreme Court, though the matter was scheduled to be heard on August 29, 2023. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for one of the petitioners, expressing concerns about repeated deferrals in listing the case in the Supreme Court, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud...
In Sexual Harassment Cases, Courts Shouldn't Get Swayed By 'Hyper Technicalities; Must Consider Broader Context : Supreme Court
In a case pertaining to sexual harassment at workplace, the Supreme Court held that courts should not get swayed by insignificant discrepancies and hyper-technicalities and assess the impact of any procedural violation against the overall fairness of the inquiry. The judgement pronounced by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra held that...
Supreme Court Allows Retired Judge Who Acquitted TN Minister Ponmudi To Give Response To Madras HC's Adverse Comments Against Her
A retired Sessions Judge from Tamil Nadu approached the Supreme Court aggrieved by the adverse comments made by a single judge of the Madras High Court against her in relation to the judgment passed by her acquitting State Minister K Ponmudi and his wife in a disproportionate assets case.The petitioner, who retired as the Principal District and Sessions Judge at Vellore, took objection to...