In September, the Supreme Court granted bail to former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Tamil Nadu’s ex-Transport Minister V. Senthil Balaji, citing prolonged imprisonment and Article 21 rights violations. The Court also continued hearings on the K.G. Kar Medical College rape and murder case, addressing doctor protests, women lawyers’ safety, and gender equity in work conditions. It ruled that mere possession of child pornography is punishable under POCSO, accepted an apology from a Karnataka HC judge for inappropriate remarks, and heard arguments about bulldozer demolitions and Fundamental Duties. Lastly, the Court celebrated its 75th anniversary with reflections on book bans, gender in the judiciary, and bench allocation practices.
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The Supreme Court Today (Sept 25) is hearing a matter concerning failure of Maharashtra Government. The Maha govt told the Supreme Court on July 15 that it would hand over 4.39 acres of land to the Bombay High Court for constructing a new building by September 10. Earlier bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices BR Gavai and JB Pardiwala was also told that the remaining 30.46 acres would be handed over to the high court within a prescribed time.
The Supreme Court Today (Sept 25) took strong exception to controversial statement made by Karnataka High Court judge Justice V Srishananda who referred to a particular locality in Bengaluru as ‘Pakistan’. A five-judge Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant and Hrishikesh Roy issued a strong of note of caution for judges and lawyers, saying that they should take care to ensure that their personal biases are not reflected while discharging their duties.
The Supreme Court Today (Sept 25) is hearing a suo motu matter concerning controversial remarks made by a Karnataka High Court Judge during court proceedings.The Court on Sept 20 took suo motu cognizance of the video clips containing the controversial comments made by a judge of Karnataka High Court during hearings.
The Chief Justice of India (CJI) Today (Sept 25) will head a 5-judge bench in the Supreme Court of India to preside over a suo motu case concerning controversial remarks made by a Karnataka High Court Judge during court proceedings.The Court on Sept 20 took suo motu cognizance of the video clips containing the controversial comments made by a judge of Karnataka High Court during hearings.
Days after two video clips of Karnataka High Court judge, Justice V Srishananda went viral on social media, the Advocates’ Association Bengaluru Today (Sept 23) moved the Karnataka High Court seeking directions to restrain public from editing/ morphing or illegally using live streamed videos of court proceedings. The judge later apologised for his comments after the Supreme Court took suo motu cognisnace of the comments.
A day after couple of video clips from its YouTube channel went viral, the Karnataka High Court Today (Sept 20) displayed a message before starting live streaming of its court proceedings warning viewers from recording, sharing or disseminating the videos of live court proceedings without prior permission.
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The Supreme Court Today (Sept 20) took suo motu cognizance of the video clips containing the controversial comments made by a judge of Karnataka High Court during hearings. A 5-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrahud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant and Hrishikesh Roy assembled today morning and passed an order seeking a report from the Karnataka High Court.