In a lighter moment during a hearing, Justice PS Narasimha suggested that the Supreme Court install electric-vehicle charging points, remarking that a litigant could park an EV, and by the time the Court dismissed the matter, return to a fully charged car. He said the absence of charging infrastructure was itself holding people back from buying electric vehicles.
An Additional District and Sessions Judge in Muzaffarnagar, Ravi Kumar Diwakar, has used a judgment acquitting an NDPS accused to question the recall of 97 part-heard murder and serious-crime cases from his court. He held that under Section 409 CrPC a part-heard case cannot be recalled once trial has begun, that the recall orders were ‘without jurisdiction’ and non-speaking, and reflected on power, accountability and the rule of law.
A Delhi court has directed registration of an FIR against a user of X over a series of posts alleged to be derogatory to Hindu religious beliefs, historical figures and the Prime Minister. Notably, the cyber police had reported the posts to be largely political and historical commentary, criticism and satire, with no evidence of deliberate incitement. The court ordered an FIR under Section 175(3) BNSS to allow investigation, expressing no opinion on the merits.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court refused anticipatory bail to author and social commentator Madhu Purnima Kishwar in a case relating to an alleged defamatory social media post concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi, holding that investigation materials justified continuation of the probe and pre-arrest protection was unwarranted.
