Top Stories
Bhima Koregaon Bail : Supreme Court To Consider Hearing Jyoti Jagtap & Mahesh Raut Matters Together
On being apprised that challenge to the bail granted to co-accused Mahesh Raut is pending before another bench, the Supreme Court bench dealing with the bail plea of activist and Bhima Koregaon case accused Jyoti Jagtap asked the Registry today to obtain orders for conjoint hearing of the two cases.The bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Aravind Kumar was hearing Jagtap's challenge to the denial...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Bail Granted To Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case
The Supreme Court on August 21 dismissed a special leave petition seeking cancellation of bail of Mohan Nayak N, an accused in the murder case of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh.On September 5, 2017, Gauri Lankesh was shot dead in front of her residence in south Bengaluru. The police have arrested 18 persons in the case. Nayak was arrested on July 18, 2018.The present SLP was filed by...
Kolkata Doctor's Rape-Murder : Live Updates From Supreme Court's Suo Motu Case On RG Kar Hospital Incident
The Supreme Court will hear today at 10.30 AM its suo motu case taken over the rape and murder of a doctor in RG Kar Hospital at Kolkata.The Court has asked a status report from the CBI on the investigation.The West Bengal police also have been asked to give a report on the probe against vandalism at the hospital.During the previous hearing, the Court had questioned the West Bengal Government...
"Mismanagement Of Dead Bodies, Reselling Biomedical Waste": Ex-RG Kar Dy Superintendent Moves Calcutta HC Against Former Principal Sandip Ghosh
Former Deputy Superintendent at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Akhtar Ali has moved the Calcutta High Court against former principal Dr Sandip Ghosh, alleging serious illegalities committed by the former principal.In his plea Ali alleges that Ghosh started serious illegalities as such mismanagement of dead bodies, reselling biowaste in the open market, misutilization of public funds...
Calcutta High Court Declines To Issue Gag Order In Former RG Kar Principal Dr Sandip Ghosh's Plea Alleging Media Trial
The Calcutta High Court has refused to issue an order restraining media outlets from broadcasting news about former RG Kar principal Dr Sandip Ghosh, in a plea by the ex-principal alleging 'media trial.'A single bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar declined Ghosh's plea while cautioning the media to avoid 'animated dramatization' and publish objective news instead of subjective opinion. The...
Can A Holder Of LMV License Drive A 'Transport Vehicle' Of Unladen Weight Less Than 7500 Kgs? Supreme Court Reserves Judgement
The Supreme Court today (August 21) reserved its judgement on the issue of whether a person holding a driving license in respect of a “light motor vehicle” (LMV), could on the strength of that license, be entitled to drive a “transport vehicle of light motor vehicle class” having unladen weight not exceeding 7500 kg.The 5 Judge Constitution Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud...
Is 18-Month D.El.Ed. Obtained Through Distance Learning Equivalent To NCTE-Mandated 2-Year Diploma? Supreme Court To Decide
The Supreme Court will decide the issue of whether a Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.) obtained through an 18-month distance learning program is equivalent to a two-year diploma course, as prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).A bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice SVN Bhatti issued notice in an appeal filed by over 300 persons against a Calcutta...
When Default Bail Plea & Application To Extend Time For Chargesheet Filed On Same Day, Which Will Prevail? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court today (August 21) agreed to consider the question of law whether the default bail filed under Section 167(2) (procedure when investigation cannot be completed within twenty-four hours) of Code of Criminal Procedure could take precedence over an application for extension of time to file chargesheet under Section 43D(2) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) if...
Supreme Court Slams Principal Secretary Of UP Prisons Department For Making False Statement In Affidavit, Warns Of Contempt Action
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 20) pulled up the Principal Secretary of the Prison Administration and Reforms Department of Uttar Pradesh for making false statement in an affidavit filed before the court regarding the delay in processing a convict's plea for permanent remission.The Court noted that the affidavit contained statements that contradicted his earlier stance that the...
Not Declaring Separate Cut-Off For PWD Category Falling Under Overall Horizontal Reservation Isn't Arbitrary : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (Aug. 21) held that non-fixation of the cut-off marks for the category of persons with benchmark disability falling under an Overall Horizontal Reservation could neither be said to be arbitrary nor violative of the Fundamental Rights. The Court said that when a particular category falls under an overall reservation, than it would not be incumbent on the...