The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to SRS Group chairperson Anil Jindal, accused in an alleged fraud case worth Rs 770 crore, which was probed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar granted bail to Jindal on the grounds of long incarceration (more than…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, while terming the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act as ‘draconian,’ allowed an application challenging proceedings initiated under the 1986 Act. The observations were made by the Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan, while admitting an application filed by a man challenging an Allahabad High…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday explored the possibility of putting in place a new system to check on the accused persons, who were not released from jail even after the grant of bail, on account of various reasons. The Division Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih suggested that cases of…
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently heard a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Sanjay Rajak, seeking directions to the state government to take effective measures to curb the menace of stray cattle on highways and roads in the state. The court has been monitoring the progress made by the state government in addressing this issue….
The Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Samir alias Sultan alias Abu Sufian accused under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. A Single Bench of Justice Ashutosh Srivastava passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc anticipatory bail application filed by Samir alias Sultan alias Abu Sufian. The application under Section 438 CrPC has been…
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the merger of Government Middle School, Machrana into Government Senior Secondary School, Dargi. The petitioner, Jagdish Chand, sought to quash the notification dated August 17, 2024, which approved the merger. According to the respondents, there were only five students enrolled at…
The Allahabad High Court has directed the media to exercise restraint while dealing with news stories related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute case, warning that inaccurate reporting of any order or proceedings could prima facie constitute contempt of court. The single-judge Bench of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra said that the press was expected…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed a slew of directions to ensure uniform implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 in all States and Union Territories (UTs) of the country. The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice N Kotiswar Singh ordered the formation of Internal Complaints…
Expressing its strong displeasure over the Jacobite Syrian Church wilfully ‘disobeying’ the judgments regarding the administration of six Churches in Kerala, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the faction to hand over the Churches to the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan ordered the members of the…
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday recused himself from hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of legislation related to the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. The Bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued notice to the Union of India and the Election Commission…