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Supreme Court Asks UP ATS If Further Custody Of Man Accused Of 'Waging War Against India' Through Mass Conversions Is Necessary
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorism Squad whether it was necessary to continue the custody of Irfan Shaikh who has been arrested over allegations of illegally converting persons to Islam.Shaikh, a Central Government employee, is facing charges for conspiracy to wage war against India (Section 121A IPC) and offences under the UP Prohibition of Unlawful...
Rs 2 Crore Compensation For Bad Haircut Excessive : Supreme Court Asks NCDRC To Decide Model's Claim Afresh
The Supreme Court on February 7 set aside an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission(NCDRC) awarding compensation of Rs. 2 crores awarded to a lady model for a bad haircut and poor hair treatment she underwent at a 5-star Hotel in Delhi.While remitting the matter back to the NCDRC for fresh determination of the compensation amount, a Division Bench of Justices Aniruddha...
MCD Mayor Polls : Supreme Court Issues Notice On AAP Leader's Plea Against Allowing Nominated Members To Vote
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday issued notice to the offices of the Delhi Lieutenant Governor and the Pro tem presiding officer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) mayoral candidate Dr Shelly Oberoi and AAP for urgent completion of mayoral elections of MCD. The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY...
Jurisdiction of PMLA Court To Try Money Laundering Offence Not Limited to Place Where Proceeds Of Crime Come Into Possession Of Accused : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court stated that the offence of money laundering is constituted by various activities, namely, concealment, possession, acquisition, use, projecting as untainted property, or claiming as untainted property. So, the the offence can be tried at the places where any of these acts have taken place have. The Court held so while rejecting the argument of journalist Rana Ayyub that...
“You May Be The President, Don’t Raise Your Voice”, Justice MR Shah To SCBA President
The Supreme Court bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar on Tuesday expressed unhappiness with Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, President, SCBA, sternly stating that while Mr. Singh "may be the President", he must not "raise his voice" and "try to browbeat the Court".The bench was hearing a SLP by a Special Judge (POCSO Cases) from Sawaimadhopur, Rajasthan against the November 2020 decision...
Chhawla Rape-Murder Case : Delhi Police Urges SC To Urgently Hear Review, Cites Another Crime Committed By Accused After Release
The Delhi police's petition seeking a review of the Supreme Court's acquittal of the three death row convicts of the gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl in Delhi’s Chhawla area in 2012 was mentioned before the Supreme Court bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala today. CJI DY Chandrachud assured that he would constitute a bench...
Plea Alleging Attacks Against Christians : Supreme Court Seeks Reports From Six States
In a plea seeking directions to stop alleged attacks against Christian priests and Christian institutions across the country, the Supreme Court, directed Chief Secretaries of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh to share the information regarding steps taken by their respective law enforcement agencies with respect to the violence alleged in...
How Regionally Representative Is Supreme Court? Delhi, UP Leads The List, North-Eastern States Barring Assam Unrepresented
Amidst the protracted power struggle between the centre and the Supreme Court over judicial appointments, last week, the government notified the elevation to the top court, of five chief justices and puisne judges of high courts, whose names had been cleared by the collegium in December. On Monday, Justices Pankaj Mithal, Sanjay Karol, P.V. Sanjay Kumar, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, and Manoj...
Supreme Court Orders Payment Of Rs. 650 Crores To Workers Of 25 Tea Gardens In Assam
The Supreme Court, on Monday(February 7) directed the payment of about Rs. 650 crores towards dues of 28,556 workers of 25 tea gardens in the state of Assam. These include 15 gardens owned by the Assam Government owned Assam Tea Company Limited (ATCL). A Bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar accepted the report submitted by Retired Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre with respect to the...
Judicial Officers' Pension : Supreme Court Summons Chief Secretaries Of Defaulting States To Show-Cause For Not Initiating Contempt Action
The Supreme Court on Tuesday took serious exception to certain states not complying with its earlier directions regarding enhancement of the pension of retired judicial officers.Noting that the States of Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka, Mizoram and Uttar Pradesh have defaulted on depositing the pension arrears, a bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath ordered that the Chief...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To 4 States To Monitor Premature Release Of Prisoners
The Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala on Monday (6th February 2023) issued notice to the States of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra to consider the issue of monitoring of premature release of prisoners.The notice was issued when the court was hearing a matter concerning remission of convicts in the State of...
AgustaWestland Case : Supreme Court Refuses To Grant Bail To Christian Michel Under Section 436A CrPC, Allows Him To Seek Regular Bail
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday dismissed Christian Michel Jame's plea seeking bail under Section 436A of CrPC. However, the bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala provided him liberty to approach Trial Court to seek regular bail. Christian James Michel, who is facing investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and...