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Telangana High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against BRS MLA KT Rama Rao In Formula E Race "Scam" Case
The Telangana High Court on Tuesday (January 7) refused to quash the FIR lodged against BRS MLA KT Rama Rao over alleged irregularities in the conduct of Formula-E race in Hyderabad when BRS was in power.After hearing the matter for some time Justice K Lakshman refused to quash the FIR against Rao. Rao has been booked under provisions of the IPC including criminal breach of trust by...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To Asaram Bapu In Rape Case For Medical Treatment Till March 31
The Supreme Court today (January 7) granted interim bail till March 31 to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is serving a life sentence in a rape case following conviction by a Gujarat court.The order was passed by a bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal, which also added a bail condition that Bapu should not meet his followers upon release from the Jodhpur jail where he is serving...
Karnataka Govt Moves Supreme Court Against Bail Granted To Actor Darshan In Renukaswamy Murder Case
The Karnataka State Government has filed a plea before the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Karnataka High Court granting bail to actor Darshan, Pavitra Gowda and other co-accused in the Renukaswamy Murder Case.Advocate Anil C Nishani has filed the plea on behalf of the Karnataka Government. Accused Darshan, Pavitra, Anu Kumar, Lakshman M, V Vinay, Jagadeesh, Pradoosh S Rao and...
Supreme Court Dismisses Karnataka Congress MLA's Plea To Strike Off Pleadings In BJP Leader's Election Petition
The Supreme Court on January 3 dismissed Karnataka Congress MLA TD Rajegowda's challenge to High Court's dismissal of his Order 6 Rule 16 CPC application for striking off pleadings in an election petition filed against him by BJP's DN Jeevaraja.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order, stating, "in view of the specific liberty granted to the petitioner-returned...
S. 21 CPC | Objections To Place Of Suing Can't Be Allowed Unless Taken In Court Of First Instance At Earliest Opportunity: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that objections to jurisdiction under Section 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”), must be filed at the earliest, and no objection will be entertained at the belated stage unless injustice is caused. “The principle enjoins that objections regarding the place of suing shall not be allowed unless such objection is taken in the Court/tribunal of...
'No Cap Of 10 Yrs Experience On Treasurer Post': Supreme Court Clarifies Order On Women Reservation In Delhi District Bar Associations
In the pleas seeking reservation for women lawyers in Delhi's bar bodies, the Supreme Court today clarified that the cap of 10 years experience imposed on certain posts directed to be reserved for women lawyers is not applicable to the post of Treasurer (also directed to be so reserved in District Bar Associations).The matter was mentioned before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N...
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation For B.Tech Student Who Got Disabled After Motor Accident To Rs. 48 Lakhs
The Supreme Court enhanced compensation granted to a B.Tech student who suffered 60 percent disability after a motor accident from Rs. 35.48 lakhs awarded by the Madhya Pradesh High Court to Rs. 48 lakhs.A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prasanna B. Varale emphasized that while monetary compensation cannot replace a life lost or fully mitigate severe injuries, it should aim to...
Supreme Court To Hear West Bengal Govt's Plea Against Cancellations Of OBC Classifications On January 28 & 29
The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted the petition filed by the State of West Bengal challenging the decision of the Calcutta High Court to quash the Other Backward Class (OBC) classification of 77 communities to January 28 & 29 for the final hearing.A bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih considered the matter. When Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, for the State...
Accused Cannot Claim Acquittal On Ground Of Faulty Investigation : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court (today January 06) held that the accused cannot claim acquittal solely on grounds of faulty investigation. It explained that defective investigation does not automatically benefit the accused persons and Courts will have to consider the rest of the evidence relied on by the prosecution.“Hence, the principle of law is crystal clear that on the account of defective...
S. 319 CrPC | Accused Who Was Dropped By Police In Chargesheet Can Be Summoned As Additional Accused By Court : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the filing of a police closure report would not bar the summoning of an additional accused under Section 319 of Cr.P.C. The Court observed that if the evidence presented during the trial indicates that a person should be summoned to face trial, the trial court has the discretionary power under Section 319 of the Cr.P.C. to summon them as an additional...
Supreme Court Slams Maharashtra Officials For Non-Payment Of Land Acquisition Compensation, Directs Recovery Of Cost From Guilty Officers
The Supreme Court today slammed Maharashtra authorities over non-payment of timely compensation to persons whose lands were compulsory acquired by the state way back in 2005. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh was dealing with the petitioner's (Chief Accounts and Finance Officer, Zilla Parishad, Beed) plea against a High Court order, whereby the Zilla Parishad was directed to...