Supreme Court Fines Litigant Rs 25,000 for Overlong Synopsis in Bail Challenge

The Supreme Court recently expressed astonishment over a litigant’s decision to submit a 60-page synopsis to challenge a mere five-page order from the Allahabad High Court. The High Court had previously denied the litigant anticipatory bail in a forgery case in July. A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal, in their order […]

Supreme Court Grants Bail to Dinesh Khajekar

Supreme Court Suspends Sentence and Grants Bail to Murder Convict Awaiting High Court Appeal In a recent verdict, the Supreme Court has decided to suspend the sentence and grant bail to Dinesh alias Paul Daniel Khajekar, a murder convict who had been incarcerated for over 11 years after being awarded a life term by the […]

Supreme Court Directs Criminal Investigation Over Fabricated Court Order Attached to Petition

Supreme Court Orders Probe into Fabricated Document Case: Integrity of Legal Proceedings Under Spotlight In a significant turn of events, the Supreme Court has ordered a criminal investigation after discovering a fabricated document presented as an order from the apex court itself. The bench, comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal, took this action […]

Supreme Court Criticizes UP Government Over Muzaffarnagar School Incident

The Supreme Court has expressed its criticism towards the Uttar Pradesh government for its apparent non-compliance with the Right to Education Act. This comes in light of the incident involving a teacher from a private school in Muzaffarnagar, who was seen in a viral video encouraging students to slap a Muslim classmate. The apex court […]

Supreme Court pulls up officials for ‘not understanding simple orders

The Supreme Court of India recently expressed its strong disapproval towards its officials for their consistent inability to follow straightforward instructions. The matter in question revolved around the officials’ repeated failure to produce two copies of witness testimony in a criminal case under the court’s review. In a detailed order, the two-judge bench, comprising Justices […]

Supreme Court Holds its Registry Accountable for Misunderstanding Orders

Supreme Court Criticizes Its Registry for Misinterpreting Basic Orders and Wrongly Blaming Court Masters The Supreme Court recently expressed its displeasure towards its registry for not comprehending straightforward orders and wrongfully attributing the oversight to court masters. The bench, comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal, highlighted the unfortunate scenario where registry officials were […]