The Supreme Court has expressed its strong displeasure against the Uttar Pradesh government for demolishing five houses, including the residences of a lawyer and a professor in Prayagraj district without following the procedure under law. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed on Monday that it was deeply disturbed by…
2 The three-member in-house committee on Tuesday began its investigation into the alleged recovery of around Rs 15 crore cash from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma. The committee comprising Justice Sheel Nagu (Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court), Justice GS Sandhawalia (Chief Justice of the High…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday indicated that it may allow Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid to attend the second part of the ongoing Budget Parliamentary Session, which will end on April 4, while in custody. The Division Bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani reserved its judgment on a…
The Supreme Court has constituted a 10-member National Task Force, headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat, to address the mental health issues related to students in higher educational institutions. Expressing concern over the rising number of student suicide cases across the country, the Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to withdraw the CRPF security cover provided to the Unnao rape survivor on the grounds of the existence of threat perception in the matter. The Bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice P B Varale, however, removed the CRPF security cover provided to the family members of the…
In view of the alleged recovery of unaccounted cash worth around Rs 15 crore from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, the Supreme Court Collegium on Monday reiterated its earlier recommendation to repatriate Justice Varma to his parent High Court at Allahabad. A resolution to this effect was today adopted…
The Supreme Court has observed that a consumer could not be forced to get the dispute adjudicated through arbitration just because an arbitration clause was mentioned in an agreement. The Bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah ruled that a consumer had the exclusive right to decide on whether to pursue arbitration or…
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by Bharath Hindu Munnani seeking permission to organise a protest procession at Thiruparakundram Hill in Madurai against animal sacrifices. The Bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice PB Varale noted that the petition was filed for taking out a procession on February 18….
The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday, a public interest litigation seeking a Court-monitored probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the honey trap scandal of Karnataka involving a senior Minister and 48 other persons, including judges, legislators, and politicians. The plea was mentioned before Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna today, who…
In view of the alleged recovery of unaccounted cash worth around Rs 15 crore from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the immunity granted to judges from immediate criminal prosecution. Filed by Advocate Mathews J. Nedumpara and other citizens, the…