The Delhi High Court has brought an end to criminal defamation proceedings initiated against Senior Advocate and former Biju Janata Dal Member of Parliament Pinaki Misra, holding that the material placed before the trial court was insufficient to justify the continuation of the prosecution. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, in an order passed on August 25,…
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said that the Supreme Court Collegium is actively engaged in the process of filling the remaining vacancies in the offices of Chief Justices across various High Courts, while making it clear that allegations concerning a sitting judge must be addressed through established institutional mechanisms and cannot be subjected…
Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Tuesday called for a structured judicial partnership with Germany, anchored in responsible use of technology and cross-border mediation, while asserting that artificial intelligence cannot substitute human judgment. The Chief Justice is on a four-day official tour of Germany and the United Kingdom, and visited the Federal Court…
The Supreme Court has issued sweeping directions to all States to constitute dedicated Special Investigation Teams (SITs) for probing suspected fraudulent motor accident insurance claims, after a matter concerning the identity of a vehicle allegedly involved in an accident exposed what the Court perceived as a potentially widespread and organised pattern of insurance fraud. A…
The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government to take a decision within two months on a representation seeking the constitution of the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission, envisaged under the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act. The petition raised concerns over the continued non-constitution of the statutory body despite the legislative framework having…
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that allegations of transporting bovine animals without the requisite permission cannot, in themselves, furnish a legally sustainable basis for subjecting a person to preventive detention. Justice M.A. Chowdhary, while allowing a habeas corpus petition filed by Sabeer Ahmed, set aside a detention order issued…
A Delhi court has convicted Sukesh Chandrasekhar for impersonating a sitting judge of the Supreme Court in an attempt to influence a judicial officer and secure bail in a corruption case pending against him. Chief Judicial Magistrate Harshita Mishra of the Tis Hazari Courts delivered the judgment on August 20, holding Chandrasekhar guilty of offences…
The Supreme Court has stayed a judgment of the Calcutta High Court that had declared unconstitutional a set of notifications issued by the West Bengal government for the creation of dedicated police stations for the State’s Special Task Force (STF) and the assignment of specified courts to deal with cases investigated by the specialised agency….
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday clarified that Kshatriya Karni Sena president Dr Raj Shekhawat is free to move around, while stressing that any participation by him in a protest must be in accordance with the law. A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan passed the order while hearing a…
Former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain has approached the Delhi High Court challenging his conviction and sentence of life imprisonment in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma, who was killed during the 2020 Delhi riots. A Division Bench of the High Court is expected to take up Hussain’s criminal appeal next…