Category: Judiciary

SC approves Centre’s draft witness protection scheme

New Delhi, Dec 5:The Supreme Court Wednesday approved the Centre’s draft witness protection scheme and asked all the states to implement it till the Parliament comes out with a legislation. A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri said that they have made some changes in the scheme.  […]

SC notice to Ramdev on book publisher’s plea against HC order

New Delhi, Nov 30:  The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to Yoga guru Ramdev on a plea by a publisher challenging the Delhi High Court’s verdict restraining sale and publication of a book purportedly on his life. The high court had passed the restraining order after Ramdev claimed that […]

1984 anti-Sikh riots: HC upholds conviction of 80 people

New Delhi, Nov 28: The Delhi High Court Wednesday upheld the conviction of around 80 people and awarded them five year jail term for rioting, burning houses and violation of curfew during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Justice R K Gauba dismissed their 22-year old appeals against conviction by a […]

AAP minister Satyendar Jain acquitted in case of rioting

New Delhi, Nov 27: A court on Tuesday acquitted Delhi’s Health Minister Satyendar Jain in an alleged case of rioting in Paschim Vihar area here before the 2013 Delhi assembly election. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal granted the relief to Jain and four AAP volunteers, noting that the […]

SC closes contempt proceedings against Manoj Tiwari, slams him for “taking law into his hands”

New Delhi, Nov 22: The Supreme Court Thursday closed contempt proceedings against BJP MP Manoj Tiwari for breaking the civic agency’s seal on a premises here in September even as it slammed him for levelling frivolous allegations against the court-mandated committee, saying it shows how “low he can stoop”. […]

2002 post-Gujarat riots: SC defers hearing on Zakia Jafri’s plea till Nov 26

New Delhi, Nov 19: The Supreme Court Monday deferred till November 26 hearing on the plea of Zakia Jafri challenging the clean chit given by the Special Investigating Team (SIT) to Narendra Modi, who was then Gujarat Chief Minister, in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots. A bench headed […]

SC dismisses plea alleging custodial torture of key Kathua rape-murder case witness

New Delhi, Nov 18: The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea claiming that a key witness in the sensational Kathua gang rape-and-murder case was allegedly tortured in custody by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in connection with a separate rape case. A bench comprising justices A M Khanwilkar and […]

SC reserves order on pleas seeking court monitored probe in Rafale dea

New Delhi, Nov 14: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its order on pleas seeking court monitored probe in procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph concluded the arguments advanced by various […]

Kerala HC disqualifies IUML MLA

Kochi, Nov 9: The Kerala High Court Friday disqualified an Indian Union Muslim League MLA on a plea claiming that he used religion to win the Assembly polls in 2016. Disqualifying K M Shaji, who had won the elections from Azhikode Assembly constituency in 2016, for six years, Justice […]

Framing guidelines for keeping foreigners in detention centres, govt tells SC

New Delhi, Nov 5: The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the process of framing guidelines for keeping foreign nationals in detention centres across the country was “under preparation”.  The Centre told a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur that the work of framing detention manual or […]

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