The Supreme Court granted eight weeks’ relief from surrender to a sarpanch of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh convicted in a criminal case, while a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant directed the court to examine his plea.
The Delhi High Court set aside the dismissal of a Flight Cadet accused of stealing HHMs, calling the punishment disproportionate and irrational. The Court stressed that his actions occurred during severe mental disturbance and cannot define his fitness to be an officer.
Jharkhand High Court gave major relief to Rahul Gandhi by striking down a Chaibasa court’s cognisance order. The Court held the proceedings were “illegal and procedurally defective.”
