Madras High Court praised a Madurai judge for courage after lawyers allegedly disrupted her courtroom. Justice L. Victoria Gowri quoted Margaret Thatcher: “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman”.
A TVK functionary approached the Supreme Court seeking directions to Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to invite Vijay to form government and swear him in as Chief Minister after TVK emerged largest party without securing support in polls.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court criticised the State for suspending a police officer who raided an IAS officer’s farmhouse, calling the action arbitrary. It warned that suspension orders would deter officers from raiding premises for fear of suspension.
The Supreme Court of India registered a PIL based on a Supreme Court Bar Association resolution over allegations that an Andhra Pradesh High Court judge ordered a young advocate into 24-hour judicial custody following a procedural lapse during court proceedings.
The Supreme Court of India directed establishment of exclusive special courts for every 10 to 15 pending NIA trials within one month, observing that delays in terrorism and national security cases defeat speedy justice and adversely affect accused persons and victims.
The Supreme Court of India expressed concern over Punjab’s growing drug crisis, observing that narcotics abuse has devastated families and requires structural reforms, while noting a mother reportedly lost all five sons to addiction and emphasizing the urgent need to sensitise police authorities.
The Delhi High Court deferred the CBI’s challenge to the trial court’s discharge order in the liquor policy case and set May 11 for the next hearing. It awaited consent from senior lawyers for the AAP leaders involved.
The Supreme Court granted bail to a murder convict after calling the Orissa High Court’s refusal to hear his delayed appeal a “disturbing order.” The bench stressed that the High Court should have taken a practical approach there.
The Supreme Court of India observed that industrialist Anil Ambani cannot be arrested merely to sensationalise alleged bank fraud cases, stressing that arrest decisions must depend on investigative necessity and remain within the discretion of investigating agencies handling the matter.
The Supreme Court of India refused bail to a student accused in the Noida workers’ protest violence case, directing him to approach the Allahabad High Court first while questioning maintainability of petitions filed directly under Article 32.
