Supreme Court Stays HC Direction To Punjab & Haryana On VVIP/VIP Security Cover

The Supreme Court recently stayed the direction issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to revoke the security cover given to IAS officers in Haryana dealing with civil administration responsibilities or quasi-judicial work.The Court also stayed the High Court's direction which sought details of the Police security provided to VIPs and VVIPs in Punjab and Haryana.The bench of Justices AS...

Husband's Girlfriend Or Romantic Partner Can't Be Made Accused In S.498A IPC Case : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that a criminal case for cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code cannot be sustained against a woman with whom the husband had an extra-marital affair. Because, such a woman would not come within the ambit of the term "relative" under Section 498A IPC.Holding so, a bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan quashed a criminal case against...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Raising Issue Of Snake Bites In India

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a public interest litigation assailing non-availability of treatment (anti-venom drugs, etc.) and lack of awareness related to snake bites in the country.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan passed the order, calling for the response of Union of India as well as the States/Union Territories impleaded as party-respondents.Briefly put, the...

Senthil Balaji Sabotaging Trial, Seeking Adjournments On Frivolous Grounds : ED Tells Supreme Court

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Enforcement Directorate told the Supreme Court on Friday (December 13) that the trial against Senthil Balaji in the alleged cash for jobs scam has been sabotaged. “Trial is sabotaged. I have my affidavit”, Mehta said. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal allowed ED to file it affidavit in a plea seeking to...

Kolkata Court Grants Bail To Ex-RG Kar Principal, Police Officer Abhijit Mondal Due To CBI's Failure To File Chargesheet In Timely Manner

In a new development related to the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar medical college and hospital, the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sealdah, has granted bail to former principal of the college Sandip Ghosh, and former OC of the jurisidictional police station Abhijit Mondal, who were arrested for conspiring to cover-up the incident.The ACJM granted bail...

S. 58 NDPS Act | Proceedings Against Police Officials For Alleged Misconduct In Investigation Ought To Be Tried Summarily : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (Dec. 13) granted relief to a retired IPS Officer, quashing a summons issued by a Special Judge and the subsequent proceedings under Section 58 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (“NDPS”) Act, 1985 over allegations of misconduct during her tenure as SP, Kurukshetra, in a narcotics case investigation. The Court said that the Special Judge is...

'They Are In Contempt': Supreme Court Pulls Up P&H HC Bar Association Members For Opposing Undertaking Against Strikes

The Supreme Court on Friday (December 13) pulled up members of the Executive Committee of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association who opposed a resolution to tender an unconditional undertaking that the Bar Association will not indulge in boycott of court work in the future.“Those who play with litigants must be dealt with firm hands. This must stop. In the Punjab and Haryana...

ASI To Submit Survey Report In Supreme Court On Religious Structures In Mehrauli Archeological Park

The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) today (December 13) informed the Supreme Court that it would file within a week, the survey report of the religious structures inside the Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Delhi, in plea seeking their protection. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a challenge against the Delhi High Court's order, which refused to pass...

Allu Arjun Arrest: Telangana High Court Grants Interim Bail To Allu For 4 Weeks In Stampede Case

The Telangana High Court on Friday (December 13) granted interim bail for four weeks to actor Allu Arjun who had sought quashing of FIR in connection with a stampede which occurred outside a cinema hall in Hyderabad last week when the actor had an unscheduled visit, in which one woman also died.After hearing the arguments for around two hours Justice Juvvadi Sridevi while dictating the...

Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against 'VIP Darshans' In Temples

The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider in January 2025 a plea seeking to stop the additional fees charged by Temples to provide 'VIP Darshans' of deities.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a writ petition seeking the abolition of VIP darshan fees charged by temples across the country. During the hearing, the Court objected to certain news reports...

'No Special Treatment' : Supreme Court Refuses CCI's Plea To Transfer Amazon, Flipkart Cases Directly To Karnataka HC Division Bench

The Supreme Court on Friday (December 13) refused to transfer 24 writ petitions filed in various High Courts by Amazon and Flipkart associated sellers against the Competition Commission of India's probe into alleged anti-competitive practices to a division bench of the Karnataka High Court.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal directed Attorney General for India R....

'Don't Ask Us To Direct Parliament To Enact Law' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Over Voting Rights Of Expatriate Citizens

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) related to voting rights of expatriate citizens, noting that the petitioner was essentially seeking a direction to the Parliament to enact a law.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan disposed of the matter, suggesting that the petitioner approach the appropriate forum. The order was dictated...