Today, On 20th January, The Supreme Court directed the Punjab Government not to take any coercive action against Punjab Kesari and allowed its Ludhiana printing press to resume operations while the dispute awaits a final judgment before the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi cautioned that unrestrained media trials can ruin judicial careers, citing a judge allegedly linked to money. He said instant public judgment often precedes court evidence, leaving reputational damage permanent and public trust shattered.
The Supreme Court raised concerns that transferring the liquor scam trial from Uttar Pradesh to Chhattisgarh could unfairly affect co-accused based in UP. The Court warned that such a move may create conflicting claims and cause “great hardship” to other accused persons.
The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana’s Privilege Committee has given a clean chit to 17 lawyers and M3M directors in the alleged bench hunting case before the High Court, citing no evidence of wrongdoing. The committee said media reports misrepresented the court proceedings and found “no mala fide intent” among those involved.
The Delhi High Court rejected JNTL Consumer Health’s plea to sell its ORSL Electrolyte Drink, citing risk of misleading diarrhoea patients. The FSSAI ban and mandatory recall of the product remain in force, affecting nearly Rs 100 crore worth of stock.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL by NGO Infrastructure Watchdog seeking a probe into Punjab National Bank and Bank of Maharashtra’s One-Time Settlement with Asian Hotels North, calling it speculative and unsupported by facts.
Today, On 15th October, In the Cash-for-Vote Case, Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy told the Supreme Court that the ACB’s operation in 2015 was “completely illegal,” as it happened before any FIR was filed. The hearing is now adjourned to October 16.
The Supreme Court saw a fiery exchange between Senior Advocates Harish Salve and Prashant Bhushan during the hearing of the Indiabulls Housing Finance fraud case. Heated words flew over alleged fund diversion, with Bhushan accusing Salve of being out of touch from London.
The Supreme Court has deferred to October 13 Vodafone Idea’s plea against DoT’s fresh Rs 5,606 crore AGR demand. Both the Centre and VIL sought more time to work out a possible solution.
The Supreme Court questioned the Centre over the 17-year delay in executing Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted for assassinating Punjab CM Beant Singh in 1995. The Court asked, “Who is to blame for that?” while hearing his plea to commute the death sentence.
