The Madras High Court Today (Dec 27) took suo motu cognisance of the alleged incident of sexual assault of a 19-year-old student inside the Anna University campus in Chennai earlier this week. A vacation bench of Justices SM Subramaniam and V Lakshminarayan directed the Tamil Nadu government to submit a report on the incident and its probe by 2.15 pm this afternoon.
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A 5-judge Bench Led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud Today (August 7th) expunged the remarks made by Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Justice Rajbir Sehrawat in an order criticising the top court for staying the proceedings in a contempt of court matter. Apex Court said the observations made by Justice Sehrawat were a matter of great concern and ought to be eschewed.
The Supreme Court Yesterday (August 7th) initiated a suo motu case in relation to Punjab Haryana High Court judge Justice Rajbir Sehrawat’s recent order criticising the top court for staying proceedings in a matter pending before his bench. The matter is listed before a five judge bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice Surya Kant and Mr. Justice Hrishikesh Roy Today.