The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that imputation in respect of political leaders crossing over from one party to another could not be termed as defamatory. Quashing a defamation case filed by AIADMK’s Babu Murugavel against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L Murugan, the Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan allowed the…
The National Green Tribunal has taken took suo motu cognizance of forest encroachment in the Kamrup (Metro) district of Assam. The Original Application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item dated November 6, 2024. As per the article, Kamrup (Metro) has 16 reserved forests covering more than 35,329 hectares, but a substantial…
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…