The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether the closure of 17 Delhi Metro stations during the July student protests was a proportionate measure, issuing notice on a plea that argues no law permits shutting down a public utility to curb protests. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union on a […]
The Supreme Court said allegations of intimidation and violence involving a 14-year-old girl linked to the CJP protests cannot be taken lightly, and directed immediate action on the FIR she has lodged, along with police protection for her and her family. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that allegations of intimidation and violence […]
Even as the High-Powered Committee begins its fact-finding, the Supreme Court was reminded that the weightier constitutional questions from the student protests, the legality of pellet guns and of police data-collection through private companies, must be decided by the Court itself, since a fact-finding body cannot rule on constitutional validity. New Delhi: As the Supreme […]
Hearing the student-protest matter, the Supreme Court stopped a vulnerable witness from speaking in open court because the proceedings were being live-streamed, and directed that such witnesses receive protection no less than that given to protected witnesses in judicial proceedings, including a dedicated helpline. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday took special care to […]
The Supreme Court made clear that the High-Powered Committee probing alleged police excesses against student protesters will report directly to it without any government intermediary, declined to alter the Committee’s composition, and set out the procedure it will follow. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday made clear that the High-Powered Committee (HPEC) it constituted […]
The Supreme Court indicated it was not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to Sumit Roy, personal assistant to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, in a West Bengal land-grabbing case, with the Bench probing cash deposits into the party account even as his counsel argued no material connected Roy personally to the alleged offence. New Delhi: The […]
