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Senior Advocate Adish Aggarwala Moves Supreme Court Challenging SCBA Election Results 2025
Senior Advocate Dr Adish C Aggarwala, who had contested for the post of President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, has filed an application in the Supreme Court challenging the SCBA 2025 election results on the ground of alleged irregularities.Aggarwala mentioned the matter before a bench led by Justice Surya Kant today, saying that about 200 additional votes were polled...
'Last Seen' Alone Insufficient For Conviction Without Corroboration, Supreme Court Acquits Man In Murder Case
Observing that the "last seen together" theory alone is not enough to sustain a conviction unless supported by other compelling evidence, the Supreme Court acquitted a man who was convicted just because the deceased was last seen with the accused, and the time gap between the last sighting and the death was unclear. The bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra set aside...
'In Matters Of Personal Liberty, High Courts Can't Keep Matter Pending For Long': Supreme Court Grants Bail After 27 Adjournments By HC
The Supreme Court today (May 22) granted bail in a special leave petition specifically on the ground that the Allahabad High Court, which was dealing with the bail application of the present petitioner, adjourned the matter 27 times. The Court observed that in matters of personal liberty, the High Courts are not expected to keep adjourning the matter. Consequently, the Court, while disposing...
'Shed Your Egos' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Naval Authorities Over Failure To Grant Permission Commission To Woman SSC Officer In JAG Branch
The Supreme Court recently deprecated the Indian Navy's failure to grant Permanent Commission to a 2007 batch Short Service Commission woman officer in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch, despite earlier observations to that effect in the matter.Calling on the Naval authorities to grant PC to the petitioner-officer, the Court remarked that its asking of authorities to "consider" granting...
S. 215B MV Act | Supreme Court Directs Centre To Constitute National Road Safety Board Within Six Months
The Supreme Court recently questioned the Central Government for failing to implement Section 215B of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and constitute the National Road Safety Board.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan granted six months to the Government to ensure that the National Road Safety Board is constituted. The Court clarified that no further time would be granted....
Supreme Court Declares Maharashtra's Zudpi Jungles As Protected Forests, Directs Scrutiny Of Post-1996 Allotments
The Supreme Court today (May 22) held that Zudpi jungle lands in Maharashtra are forest lands, bringing them under the purview of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 (“FC Act”) and stalling their conversion without prior approval from the Central Government. The judgment delivered by a bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice A.G. Masih held that all Zudpi Jungle land allotments...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Union On Plea To Tackle Effects Of Heat Wave
The Supreme Court recently sought response from Union in a PIL seeking efficient implementation of the National Guidelines for Heat Wave Management 2019 issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in tackling the issue of heat waves across the country. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih was hearing a Public Interest Litigation seeking a slew of measures to curb...
Duty Of Central Government To Keep Highways Free Of Encroachment: Supreme Court Issues Directions
The Supreme Court has issued various directions to the Union Government and Highway Administration for the removal of encroachments on National Highways, while expressing dissatisfaction over ineffective implementation of statutory provisions under the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002.The directions include – The Union of India and Highway Administration must...