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Sunanda Pushkar's Death Not Confirmed As Suicide; Even If Suicide Assumed, No Material To Show Abetment By Shashi Tharoor : Delhi Court In Discharge Order
Discharging Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor of the charges of cruelty and abetment to suicide in connection with Sunanda Pushkar death case, a Delhi Court has observed that there was no prima facie willful conduct on his part likely to drive Pushkar to commit suicide and that in absence of sufficient material, Tharoor cannot be compelled to face the rigmaroles of a criminal trial.The Delhi...
Supreme Court Refuses To Stay CAT Contempt Order Against Advocate Mehmood Pracha; Urges Him To Apologize
The Supreme Court today asked Advocate Mehmood Pracha to consider filing an unconditional apology in a plea challenging Central Administrative Tribunal's ("CAT") order which had held him guilty of contempt. While refusing to stay the CAT order, the division bench of Justice KM Joseph and Justice SR Bhat said, "All that has happened, one condition that we want you to consider is...
Enrica Lexie Case : On Plea By Injured Fishermen, Supreme Court Stays Disbursement Of Rs 2 Crores Compensation To Boat Owner
In a significant development in the Enrica Lexie case, Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a stay on the disbursement of the compensation of 2 crores to the owner of the boat named "St Antony" which was attacked by the Italian Marines in the 2012 sea-firing incident.The Court has requested the Kerala High Court to not disburse any amount to the boat owner in terms of the Supreme Court's 15th...
Calcutta High Court Orders CBI Probe Into West Bengal Post-Poll Violence Cases Of Murder And Rape [Read Judgment]
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) the investigation of the cases related to murder, rape and crime against women which happened in the State of West Bengal in May 2021 soon after the declaration of the assembly election results. The CBI investigation will be monitored by the High Court. Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal delivered...
Personal Liberty- Merely Because An Arrest Can Be Made Lawfully, It Does Not Mandate That Arrest Must Be Made : Supreme Court
Merely because an arrest can be made because it is lawful does not mandate that arrest must be made, the Supreme Court recently observed.The bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy observed that personal liberty is an important aspect of our constitutional mandate.In this case, the appellant along with 83 other private persons were sought to be roped in a FIR which was...
Failure To Deposit Cost- Supreme Court Issues Bailable Warrants To Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya
The Supreme Court today issued bailable warrants against Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya in the Contempt of Court case for scandalizing the Court. While declining Daiya's letter seeking adjournment of four months the division bench of Justices SK Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy remarked that, "It appears that his contumacious conduct continues and he is under a misconception that...
Extension Of Tenure Of ED Director Who Has Already Superannuated Is Wrong : Dave Argues In Supreme Court
Challenging the order dated November 13, 2020, which retrospectively amended the tenure of the present Director of Enforcement Directorate, Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave argued before the Supreme Court that the Government could not extend the tenure of officer who had already superannuated.He was appearing for the NGO Common Cause, which has challenged the ED...
Breaking: Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Nine Names For Elevation To Supreme Court Including Three Women And One Lawyer
For the first time in the History of the Supreme Court of India, the names of three women High Court Judges have been recommended for elevation to Supreme Court.The Supreme Court Collegium comprising of Chief Justice NV Ramana Justices U U Lalit, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud, and L Nageswara Rao has recommended the names of Justice B V Nagarathna of the Karnataka High Court; Justice...