The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre in a case alleging assault on doctors and hospital staff, directing him to surrender within three days.
A parent facing prosecution under the POCSO Act cannot be considered entitled to the custody of the children, the Supreme Court held, staying a Delhi High Court order that had given a father sole custody, and permitting the mother to relocate the two minor children to the United Kingdom for their schooling. New Delhi: The […]
The Supreme Court has directed the Telangana State Bar Council to provisionally enrol as advocates candidates whose three-year LL.B. was completed in the regular mode but whose earlier degrees were obtained by open or distance learning, holding that continued denial of enrolment during the pending appeals would cause avoidable prejudice. The provisional enrolment creates no equity and abides by the final outcome on Rule 5 of the Rules of Legal Education, 2008.
The Supreme Court acquitted two men convicted of possessing charas under the NDPS Act, holding that an unexplained five-day gap in the chain of custody of the samples, coupled with total non-compliance with Section 52-A, destroyed the integrity of the samples and rendered the forensic report unfit to be relied upon. New Delhi: The Supreme […]
The Supreme Court declined to stay contempt proceedings against a Maharashtra judicial officer who allegedly shouted at the Bombay High Court, remarking “let him repent” and calling the conduct “gross indiscipline,” while issuing notice on his plea and asking the High Court not to finalise the matter before the next date. New Delhi: The Supreme […]
The Supreme Court dismissed Abu Salem’s plea seeking premature release in the 1993 Bombay serial blasts case, rejecting his contention that earned remission and undertrial custody should count towards the 25-year cap flowing from India’s extradition assurances to Portugal. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by Abu Salem, sentenced to […]
CJI Surya Kant said the allegations raised by Justice Sandeep Mehta against Rajasthan HC acting CJ SP Sharma are being examined institutionally, cannot be treated as proven, and won’t be decided in the media. New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said that the concerns raised by Supreme Court judge Justice Sandeep Mehta […]
Supreme Court judge Justice Sandeep Mehta has, in three letters to CJI Surya Kant, urged the immediate replacement of Rajasthan HC acting Chief Justice SP Sharma, alleging conduct that “raises doubts on his integrity.” New Delhi: In an extraordinary development within the higher judiciary, Supreme Court judge Justice Sandeep Mehta has written a series of […]
