The Supreme Court agreed to hear an application alleging Tamil Nadu ministers accused in the Karur stampede case are influencing witnesses during the CBI investigation. The Bench listed the matter for July 8 after being informed of fresh developments requiring judicial intervention in the ongoing probe.
A Calcutta High Court Bench criticised the CBI’s handling of the RG Kar rape and murder investigation, questioning its limited probe and asking, “Who had tied the hands of the CBI?”, while stressing the court’s commitment to ensuring justice.
The Supreme Court declined urgent hearing of a PIL seeking an independent probe into the alleged fake encounter killing of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in Bihar, asking the petitioner to approach the Registrar first. The plea also raises concerns over extra-judicial killings nationwide.
A Special CBI Court remanded Amitabh Jhunjhunwala, former Group Managing Director of Reliance Communications, to CBI custody until June 5 in an alleged bank loan fraud case. The agency sought custodial interrogation as part of its investigation into a suspected large-scale financial fraud involving Reliance Communications and related group entities.
The CBI arrested former district judge Giribala Singh in the suspicious death case of daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma in Bhopal, while conducting extensive forensic examination using high-intensity 3D imaging technology to reconstruct the alleged incident and examine visibility from neighbouring residential properties surrounding the matrimonial home.
The Supreme Court of India refused urgent hearing on a plea seeking a CBI probe into activities linked to the satirical Cockroach Janta Party, while CJI Surya Kant remarked, “Don’t take it so sentimentally,” during the hearing before the Bench.
Anil Ambani filed a Rs 2 crore defamation suit before the Delhi High Court against Times of India, Economic Times and Press Trust of India over allegedly sensationalised reports concerning ongoing CBI and ED investigations.
The Supreme Court of India, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant warned about thousands of fraudulent people in black robes with doubtful degrees, urging the Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate the alarming situation.
The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the Madras High Court’s order directing a CBI probe into alleged transformer tender irregularities during former Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji’s tenure, dismissing Kasi’s appeal as TANGEDCO withdrew challenges earlier.
The Delhi High Court issued notice to NDTV and its CEO-editor Rahul Kanwal in a defamation suit filed by businessman Anil Ambani over reports concerning Reliance ADA Group-linked investigations. Justice Subramonium Prasad sought responses from the media network and fixed July 18 for the next hearing in the high-profile defamation matter involving CBI and ED-related reporting
