The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that the mere filing or circulation of an adjournment slip did not automatically entitle a party to the postponement of a listed matter, emphasising that the power to grant or refuse an adjournment vested exclusively with the Court and was to be exercised in its judicial discretion. The Bench…
A Delhi court has directed the Commissioner of Police to initiate departmental and disciplinary proceedings against police officials who allegedly treated a case of murder as one of rash and negligent driving, holding that serious lapses in the investigation resulted in the irreversible loss of crucial evidence and could adversely affect the prosecution during trial….
The Calcutta High Court has refused to grant an urgent hearing to a petition filed by All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MP Mahua Moitra seeking protection in connection with an FIR registered against her following an alleged attack during a political programme in Kaliganj, Nadia district. The matter was mentioned before Justice Sougata Bhattacharyya on…
The Bombay High Court has refused to quash an FIR and the consequential criminal proceedings against a printing press owner and his employee for allegedly printing and displaying a flex banner condemning the 2023 killings of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed. The single-judge Bench of Justice Neeraj P Dhote held that a…
The Allahabad High Court has held that no personal law, including Muslim personal law, can override the provisions of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, or the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012. The Bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Achal Sachdev made the observation while refusing to quash…
The Madras High Court has strongly condemned the import of municipal and hazardous waste into India, observing that knowingly bringing trash into the country is not merely an environmental violation but also an affront to the nation’s sovereignty. The Bench of Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy made the observations while hearing petitions filed by two paper…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail petition of Athar Khan, an accused in the larger conspiracy case relating to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, holding that a prima facie case continued to exist against him under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M…
The Supreme Court will hear on July 9 a petition filed by equestrians Anush Agarwalla and Sudipti Hajela challenging their non-selection for India’s final Dressage team for the 2026 Asian Games after the Delhi High Court declined to interfere with the selection process adopted by the ad hoc committee of the Equestrian Federation of India…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail petition of alleged Indian Mujahideen operative Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy in connection with the 2008 Delhi serial blasts case, holding that the allegations against him disclosed a prima facie central role in the technological execution of the terror conspiracy. The Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to establish a National Legal Academy for advocates on the lines of the National Judicial Academy to strengthen institutional training, professional standards and continue legal education for lawyers across the country. The Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe observed that…