The Supreme Court declined to interfere with a Kerala High Court ruling allowing the successor of a Kashi Math pontiff to continue execution of a 2009 decree directly before the executing court, under Section 146 read with the Explanation to Order XXI Rule 16 of the CPC, without first obtaining substitution from the court that passed the decree. The two-decade dispute between guru and disciple continues in execution.
In July 2024, the Delhi High Court mandated TMC leader Saket Gokhale to pay Rs 50 lakh in damages after he defamed Lakshmi Puri on social media regarding property accusations. Gokhale’s attempts to contest the ruling were rejected, and salary attachment ensued due to non-compliance, alongside a contempt petition from Puri.
The Supreme Court On December 9 upheld the Bombay High Court’s decision to commute the death sentences of two convicts in the 2007 Pune BPO employee murder case to 35 years of life imprisonment, citing excessive delay in execution. The High Court criticized the state’s handling of mercy petitions, deeming the delay a violation of the convicts’ rights.