KN Nehru’s plea against the Madras High Court direction to register a corruption FIR on material shared by the Enforcement Directorate has been dismissed by the Supreme Court. The former Tamil Nadu Minister, the Court clarified, remains free to raise every defence at the appropriate stage. New Delhi: Former Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK leader […]
“Merely recording the submissions of the parties” is not enough: the Supreme Court has set aside three Patna High Court bail orders in a murder case in which video footage of the incident and the statements identifying the accused went unconsidered. New Delhi: Three Patna High Court bail orders in a 2024 murder case from […]
Who may complain about a false election affidavit? Any person, the Supreme Court has held: private complaints over false election affidavits can be filed under Section 125A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, without satisfying Section 195(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. New Delhi: A voter or any other private person can […]
The refund of Rs 646 crore that the Bombay High Court ordered must now be deposited with the Supreme Court registry while the appeal in the Reliance BKC lease dispute is pending. New Delhi: Issuing notice on an appeal against a Bombay High Court judgment that had quashed premium demands against Reliance Industries Limited over […]
Where is the elephant? The Supreme Court asked on Friday, as Elephant Raman’s upkeep came back before it and Kerala could not show compliance with the Court’s June order. New Delhi: Directing the State to file a counter and place a recent medical report on record, the Supreme Court on Friday (October 9) criticised the […]
The Supreme Court has dismissed the Andhra Pradesh Government’s plea against the High Court order quashing the 34% Backward Class quota in local body elections, calling the High Court’s approach very reasonable. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the special leave petition filed by the State of Andhra Pradesh against the Andhra Pradesh […]