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CJI DY Chandrachud Flags Unjustified Confiscation Of Personal Devices, Calls For Balance Between Privacy Rights & Search/Seizure Powers
While speaking at a recent event, Chief Justice Of India DY Chandrachud underscored the importance of maintaining a delicate balance between search and seizure powers and individual privacy rights in criminal justice. He also highlighted the need to uphold due process while ensuring the effectiveness of law enforcement agencies. “In the realm of criminal justice, the delicate...
If State's Financial Mismanagement Caused Hardship, It's Not A Ground For Interim Relief Against Union : Supreme Court In Kerala's Suit
While refusing interim relief allowing the State of Kerala to raise additional borrowing of Rs 10,722 crores for the financial year 2023-24, the Supreme Court observed that if financial hardships are created by a State's financial mismanagement, then it can't be a ground to seek interim relief.“If the State has essentially created financial hardship because of its own financial...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To ECI On Plea For 100% EVM Votes-VVPAT Verification
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a petition seeking inter-alia counting of all Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) paper slips in elections, instead of verification of only 5 randomly selected Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in each assembly segment of a parliamentary constituency.The Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, tagging the petition with...
Raising Questions On Mukhtar Ansari's Death, Lawyer Files Application In Supreme Court Seeking CBI Probe Into Custodial Deaths In UP
In the aftermath of Uttar Pradesh-based Gangster-Politician Mukhtar Ansari's death in custody, an Interlocutory Application has been presented to the Supreme Court. The application seeks a direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to launch an inquiry into the deaths, killings, and encounters of detainees and accused individuals in police custody in Uttar Pradesh since...
Supreme Court Stays Criminal Proceedings Against India Today Editors Over 2016 Sting Operation On Karnataka Politician
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 1) stayed the criminal proceedings against India Today Editor-Chief Mr Aroon Purie, senior journalist Mr Rajdeep Sardesai and senior editor Mr Shiv Aroor charged with offences under forgery for harming reputation, cheating and promoting enmity between different groups. The plea pertained to a challenge against the Karnataka High Court's order refusing to...
Supreme Court Dismisses Kerala MLA's PIL Seeking Directions To Tackle Human-Wildlife Conflict, Allows Him To Move HC
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 1) dismissed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Kerala MLA PV Anvar seeking directions to the Central Government to formulate an action plan to tackle human-wildlife conflict in the Kerala State. The Bench Comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and PB Varale heard the matter today. This year in March, P.V. Anvar moved the Supreme Court citing...
'Sanatana Dharma' Row | Minister Can't Be Equated To Media Persons: Supreme Court On Udhayanidhi Stalin's Plea To Club Criminal Cases
While hearing Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's plea for clubbing of criminal cases registered against him across multiple states over his controversial 'Sanatana Dharma' remarks, the Supreme Court today expressed that Ministers cannot be equated with media persons.The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta suggested to Stalin's counsel, Sr Adv Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi,...
Assault Of SC Lawyers At District Court : Supreme Court Issues Notice To UP Govt Over Non-Functioning Of CCTVs At Court Premises
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 1), while hearing the suo moto case over the assault on two members of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) at Gautam Budh Nagar District Court during a lawyers' strike, took serious note of the fact that the CCTV cameras at the Court complex were not functioning on that day.The Court issued notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh on the issue...
'My Secretaries Don't Listen To Me', Says Delhi Govt; Supreme Court Issues Notice To Delhi Finance Secretary On GNCTD Plea Over DJB Funds
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 1) issued notice to the Delhi Finance Secretary on a petition filed by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) seeking the release of the funds approved by the Delhi Assembly for the Delhi Jal Board.The Delhi Government told the Court that an amount of Rs 1927 crore payable to the Delhi Jal Board as approved by the Delhi Assembly, for...
'Trial Won't Be Complete In 3 Months' : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Senthil Balaji's Bail Plea In PMLA Case
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a petition filed by MLA and former Minister V Senthil Balaji against a Madras High Court order denying him bail in a cash-for-jobs money laundering case.The matter was heard by a Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan.To state the facts briefly, Balaji was a Minister in Tamil Nadu government's transport department between 2011-2016. In the...
Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Withdraws Petition Filed In Supreme Court Seeking To Attend State Assembly Budget Session
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday (April 1) withdrew from the Supreme Court his petition challenging the Jharkhand High Court's order refusing his plea to participate in the Budget Session, which was scheduled to be held on February 23. While allowing Soren to withdraw the petition, the Supreme Court left open the question of law whether a legislator who is in custody has...
ED Acting Like Persecuting Agency, A Summons A Day Keeps It Happy: K Kavitha To Delhi Court
BRS leader K Kavitha, presently in judicial custody in the liquor policy case, on Monday told a Delhi Court that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is acting like a “persecuting agency” and that there is no fairness, or impartiality in its approach.Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi was appearing for Kavitha before Special CBI judge Kaveri Baweja who was hearing her bail plea in the...