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Supreme CourtSupreme Court Holds NUJS Faculty's Sexual Harassment Complaint Against VC Time-Barred; But Directs VC To Mention Judgment In His ResumeCase Title: VANEETA PATNAIK v NIRMAL KANTI CHAKRABARTI & ORS.| Special Leave Petition (C) No. 17936 of 2025Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 902Supreme Court ruled that the sexual harassment alleged by a faculty member of the West Bengal...
Supreme Court Requests Jharkhand High Court To Sympathetically Consider Apology Of Advocate In Contempt Case
The Supreme Court on Friday requested the Jharkhand High Court to sympathetically consider the apology tendered by a lawyer who is facing the High Court's suo motu contemp proceedings over a heated exchange with a judge.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the plea by advocate Mahesh Tiwari challenging suo-motu criminal contempt against him who was seen in a...
Supreme Court Declines To Order Reduction Of NEET UG Cutoff For BAMS Admissions 2025–26
The Supreme Court today refused to order reduction of the NEET UG qualifying cutoff for admission to BAMS courses for the academic year 2025–26, observing that the academic year is about to end. A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe refused to grant interim relief to ayurvedic colleges seeking reduction in cutoff in order to ensure no seat remains vacant. “We...
Senior Citizen Who Lost Rs 22.92 Crores In Digital Arrest Scam Moves Supreme Court Seeking Preventive Guidelines & Restitution
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Union Government, Reserve Bank of India, CBI and seven private banks in a writ petition by 82 year old man who was defrauded of ₹22.92 crores in a digital arrest scam. This is possibly the largest individual digital scam in the country.The bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice in the matter. Sr Adv...
Mumbai Special Court Discharges Former State PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal In ED's Maharashtra Sadan Scam Case
A special court in Mumbai designated to hear cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Friday discharged senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, his son Pankaj and nephew Sameer in the Maharashtra Sadan Scam case lodged against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Special Judge Satyanarayan Navander presiding over the case pronounced the order discharging the Bhujbals,...
Bail Hearing Can't Be Deferred Citing Failure Of Accused To Comply With Undertaking To Deposit Amount : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the hearing on the bail pleas cannot be deferred merely because the accused has failed to comply with an undertaking to deposit the amount. A Bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Manmohan set aside the Delhi High Court's order that had kept the bail application of a company director accused under Section 409 IPC pending solely on the ground that he failed to...
Violence By Both State & Non-State Actors In Israel & Palestine Will Be Key Focus : UN Inquiry Commission
The newly appointed members of the Human Rights Council-mandated Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, held their first press conference at the United Nations Office at Geneva, setting out their priorities and responding to questions on accountability, cooperation and recent political...
Supreme Court Seeks CBI, ED Status Reports On Probe Of Alleged Bank Fraud By Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Companies
The Supreme Court on Friday called for status reports from the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) and the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) with respect to their ongoing investigation into the alleged bank frauds perpetauted by Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group companies and their promoter Anil Ambani.The reports have to be submitted in a sealed cover.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India...
Supreme Court Criticises Allahabad HC's Casual Order Granting Bail To Child Trafficking Accused; Questions UP Govt For Not Challenging It
The Supreme Court today(January 23) cancelled the bail granted to a child trafficking accused by the Allahabad High Court. It noted that the Allahabad High Court passed mechnical bail order without due consideration to the seriousness and the gravity of the allegations involved. It questioned why the State of Uttar Pradesh is not serious in seeking cancellation of such bail orders. A...
Registered Sale Deed Has Strong Presumption Of Genuineness, Cannot Be Lightly Called 'Sham': Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a registered sale deed carries a greater presumption of validity and genuineness, and therefore cannot be lightly declared as 'sham' to oppose the sale transaction. “It is a settled position of law that a registered Sale Deed carries with it a formidable presumption of validity and genuineness. Registration is not a mere procedural formality but a solemn act...
Supreme Court Pulls Up Registry For Listing Petitions From Same Impugned Order Before Different Benches
The Supreme Court indicated an action against the Registry official, who has listed a petition arising out of the same impugned order in the same FIR before different benches of the Court. A bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Atul S Chandurkar came across a matter arising out of Allahabad High Court's decision, where two petitions were filed in the Supreme Court by different accused, where...