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Will Stop Schemes Like 'Ladli Behna' : Supreme Court Warns Maharashtra Govt Over Not Paying Land Acquisition Compensation
The Supreme Court today (on August 13) sharply rebuked the State of Maharashtra for not coming up with a reasonable amount for compensation in a case wherein the State illegally occupied a person's property nearly six decades ago and allotted a notified forest land instead.The Court gave a stern warning that if the State does not give reasonable compensation to the person who lost the...
Jostling & Pushing To Wriggle Out Of Arrest Didn't Amount to Criminal Use Of Force : Supreme Court Sets Aside Conviction U/S 353 IPC
The Supreme Court today (August 12) set aside the conviction and sentence of the appellant under Section 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.The present appeal challenges the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court dated October 14, 2009, which confirmed the conviction of the appellant under Section 353 and sentence...
Misleading Ads : Supreme Court Closes Contempt Case Against Patanjali, Baba Ramdev & Acharya Balkrishna Accepting Apology, Gives Stern Warning
The Supreme Court today closed the contempt proceedings pending against Patanjali Ltd, its Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna and co-founder Baba Ramdev over the publication of misleading medical advertisements in breach of a court undertaking. While the notices issued to the contemnors were discharged, the Court warned that they should comply with all future orders of the court and not...
New Hindenburg Report Creates 'Atmosphere Of Doubt', SEBI Should Conclude Probe Against Adani : Plea In Supreme Court
In the wake of the latest report published by Hindenburg Research levelling allegations of conflict of interest on the part of SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, an application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to accept an earlier application which sought to direct the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to complete the pending investigations against the Adani group...
Supreme Court Finds Fault With View That Accused Can Be Denied Bail Merely On Account Of Being A Foreigner
While hearing the bail plea of a foreign national denied bail by the Himachal Pradesh High Court, the Supreme Court yesterday expressed reservations about the view that bail can be denied to an accused merely because he is a foreign national.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar and R Mahadevan refused to interfere with the impugned judgment, however faulted the reasoning of the...
Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Bail Plea Of Senthil Balaji In Money Laundering Case, Flags Delay In Trial
The Supreme Court on Monday (August 12) reserved its judgment on the bail plea of former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case arising out of the cash for jobs allegations.The MLA and former Minister was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in June last year in the cash-for-jobs money laundering case. He has challenged a Madras High Court order denying him...
Supreme Court To Consider Correctness Of Kerala HC View That Mere Storage Of Child Pornography Is No Offence Under POCSO/IT Acts
The Supreme Court today (August 12) issued notice in a petition challenging the Kerala High Court order which held that mere downloading of child pornography on one's mobile phone cannot be considered as an offence under the POCSO Act, 2012 or the Information Technology Act. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard the plea filed by Just...
Supreme Court Shocked By UP Prison Secretary Citing Model Code Of Conduct As Excuse For Not Deciding Prisoner's Remission
The Supreme Court on Monday (August 12) directed the Principal Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Prisons Administration Department to place on affidavit his stance that the Chief Minister Secretariat refused to accept a file regarding a convict's permanent remission plea citing Model Code of Conduct (MCC).The Court on May 13, 2024 had stated that MCC will not come in the way of...
Supreme Court Seeks Explanation From Chief Judicial Magistrate For Prima Facie Violation Of Its Order
The Supreme Court today (on August 12) sought an explanation from the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patiala House Court in Delhi for prima facie violating the Top Court's order. The Bench of Justices J.K Maheshwari and Sanjay Karol was hearing the matter arising out of a marital dispute. The Court had ordered the payment of a particular amount with respect to final maintenance. Apart from...
Supreme Court Stays Defamation Proceedings Against Editorial Director Of Bennet Coleman Over Times Of India Article
The Supreme Court today (August 12) stayed criminal defamation proceedings against Jaideep Bose, Editorial Director of Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd, which publishes the newspaper Times of India.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra issued notice in the matter and directed stay of proceedings pending any further orders by the Court."Pending further orders...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Environmental Lawyer Against Notice For Income Tax Reassessment
The Supreme Court on Monday (August 12) dismissed a petition filed by environmental lawyer Ritwick Datta challenging a notice issued by the Income Tax Department for reassessing the returns for 2019-20 AY.The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra dismissed the challenge, noting that adequate remedies are available for the petitioner at the stage...