The Allahabad High Court has stayed criminal proceedings against Varanasi fashion model Mamta Rai booked over allegation of promoting enmity between the different groups on the ground of religion and race, on controversial poster with a shivalinga. A Single Bench of Justice Dinesh Pathak passed this order while hearing an application filed by Mamta Rai. It…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of Sulphur Dioxide (SO₂) pollution in Gujarat, revealing alarming levels of this harmful gas in various cities, with a particular focus on Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item dated December 03, 2024. As per the…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken took suo motu cognizance of the 72% increase in the generation of electronic waste (e-waste) over the past five years, with the volume rising from 10.14 lakh tonnes in 2019-20 to 17.51 lakh tonnes in 2023-24 in India. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of…
The Allahabad High Court has allowed the bail application of Abhishek Bhardwaj accused of rape and said that no doubt in the matter of rape, the statement of the prosecutrix should be given primary consideration, but at the same time, it should also be kept in mind that nowadays there can be no presumption that…
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by former Popular Front of India (PFI) chairman E Abubacker, seeking bail on medical grounds in a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The Bench of Justice Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal observed that it was not inclined to grant bail on medical grounds…
Former judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Arun Mishra, has been appointed as the Ombudsman for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Justice Mishra will also serve as the BCCI Ethics Officer, the BCCI website confirmed. After retiring from the Supreme Court on September 3, 2020, Justice Mishra served as Chairperson of…
The Supreme Court has observed that if a witness turned hostile in a criminal trial, it did not necessarily mean that evidence had to be thrown out entirely. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai, Justice KV Viswanathan and Justice N Kotiswar Singh noted that any portion of the evidence given by such hostile witnesses, which…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of a news item highlighting the dwindling of trout population in Vishaw stream, a vital tributary of River Jhelum in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, allegedly due to rising pollution and unregulated mining activities. The NGT has registered an original application based on the news item…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken up a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) on the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission in the state. The court heard the matter on January 8, 2025, and directed the Secretary, Department of Public Health & Engineering, Government of Chhattisgarh, to file a fresh affidavit apprising the court…
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to one Rajesh Prasad accused of murder and said that denial of an opportunity to the applicant to collect and adduce the evidence before the trial court will be contrary to the norms of processual fairness in criminal jurisprudence. A Single Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot passed this…