The Supreme Court has expressed disapproval over a High Court judge entertaining proceedings involving a person who had previously been the judge’s client when he was practising as an advocate. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva observed that a judge ought not to pass orders either in favour of or against a…
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed authorities to ensure that protesters injured in the recent police action at Jantar Mantar receive appropriate medical treatment, while observing that a plea seeking a complete ban on the use of pellet guns against civilian assemblies cannot be considered in its present form as it does not challenge the…
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has instructed all State Bar Councils to prominently display on their official websites the Supreme Court’s recent interim order prohibiting the unauthorised extraction and circulation of audio and video recordings of judicial proceedings, along with the BCI’s earlier circular on digital ethics and social media conduct for advocates. The…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking the removal of Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (North-East) Sandeep Lamba from supervising a court-directed police inquiry, holding that mere allegations against a police officer cannot give rise to a presumption of bias. The Bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that any misconduct by the…
A Chandigarh court has denied bail to Hyderabad-based Hassan Mohiduddin Siddiqui, who was arrested on April 25 for allegedly posting misleading and scandalous content about Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sonali Singh, in an order dated July 27, held that the allegations against Siddiqui were serious and that his release…
A Bihar Congress functionary has approached the Supreme Court seeking to intervene in proceedings concerning alleged excessive use of force against students protesting over the NEET examination paper leak controversy. Dr Abul Farah Shazli, District Secretary of the District Congress Committee in Saharsa, has filed an application in the writ petition instituted by Rajya Sabha…
The Madras High Court on Thursday refused to grant anticipatory bail to former Tamil Nadu Minister and Coimbatore South MLA Senthil Balaji in a corruption case registered by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) over alleged large-scale irregularities in the functioning of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC). Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan dismissed the…
The Madras High Court has accorded legal personhood to the Thamirabarani River, recognising it as a legal entity entitled to protection, preservation and restoration. In a significant environmental order, the Court has also prohibited the immersion of idols and other materials, as well as dumping of waste into the river, with an exception for the…
The Supreme Court’s memory is not confined to its judgments alone but also to the lives that shaped its conscience, said Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Thursday while unveiling the portrait of former law minister and late Senior Advocate Ashoke Kumar Sen. At the event organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association…
A Delhi court stayed the execution of a non-bailable warrant issued against Students’ Federation of India (SFI) leader Aishe Ghosh in connection with a 2021 protest case registered over a demonstration outside Bangla Bhavan. Judicial Magistrate First Class-05 of the Patiala House Courts passed the order after Ghosh’s counsel submitted that she could not appear…