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    Courts Should Not Demand Upfront Money or Undertakings for Bail, It Can Misuse Justice: Supreme Court
    Courts Should Not Demand Upfront Money or Undertakings for Bail, It Can Misuse Justice: Supreme Court
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    Courts Should Not Demand Upfront Money or Undertakings for Bail, It Can Misuse Justice: Supreme Court

    Supreme Court ruled courts should not insist on upfront monetary deposits or guarantees as conditions for granting or considering bail, warning such practices may distort justice. The bench made observations while hearing an SLP challenging denial of interim bail in a subsidy diversion case.

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    Big Blow to Congress Govt: Supreme Court Throws Out Telangana Plea Against Harish Rao in Phone Tapping Case
    Big Blow to Congress Govt: Supreme Court Throws Out Telangana Plea Against Harish Rao in Phone Tapping Case
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    Big Blow to Congress Govt: Supreme Court Throws Out Telangana Plea Against Harish Rao in Phone Tapping Case

    The Supreme Court has dismissed the Telangana government’s petition challenging the quashing of the FIR against BRS MLA Harish Rao in the alleged phone tapping case. The top court said it cannot interfere with a reasoned High Court order without any fresh evidence.

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    Second SLP Not Maintainable To Challenge Dismissal Of High Court Review Petition: Supreme Court Clarifies Article 136
    Second SLP Not Maintainable To Challenge Dismissal Of High Court Review Petition: Supreme Court Clarifies Article 136
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    Second SLP Not Maintainable To Challenge Dismissal Of High Court Review Petition: Supreme Court Clarifies Article 136

    The Supreme Court reiterated that once a Special Leave Petition is dismissed without liberty to re-approach, a second SLP on the same judgment is not maintainable. Rejection of a subsequent High Court review does not revive the right under Article 136.

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    No Interim Relief for Bikram Majithia as Supreme Court Issues Notice on Bail Plea in Disproportionate Assets Case
    No Interim Relief for Bikram Majithia as Supreme Court Issues Notice on Bail Plea in Disproportionate Assets Case
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    No Interim Relief for Bikram Majithia as Supreme Court Issues Notice on Bail Plea in Disproportionate Assets Case

    The Supreme Court has issued notice on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia’s plea challenging denial of bail in a disproportionate assets case but refused to grant him interim relief. The case, alleging accumulation of assets worth over Rs 540 crore, will be heard next on January 19.

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    Thiruparankundram Deepam Row: Cheap Politics and Possessing a Riot Mindset: CM Stalin Slams Opposition, State Moves Supreme Court
    Thiruparankundram Deepam Row: Cheap Politics and Possessing a Riot Mindset: CM Stalin Slams Opposition, State Moves Supreme Court
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    Thiruparankundram Deepam Row: Cheap Politics and Possessing a Riot Mindset: CM Stalin Slams Opposition, State Moves Supreme Court

    The Thiruparankundram Deepam row escalated as CM Stalin accused the opposition of cheap politics and possessing a riot mindset. The state has now moved the Supreme Court after challenging the Madras High Court’s order allowing the lamp lighting.

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    ‘Appropriate Use of Technology Can Reduce Delays, Improve Transparency’: CJI Surya Kant on Modernising Courts
    ‘Appropriate Use of Technology Can Reduce Delays, Improve Transparency’: CJI Surya Kant on Modernising Courts
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    Unregulated Use of AI in Judiciary| Don’t Want AI to Overpower Judicial Decision Making: CJI Surya Kant

    Today, On 5th December, CJI Surya Kant emphasized, “Don’t Want AI to Overpower Judicial Decision Making,” stating that AI can assist but must not replace human judgment. The Supreme Court allowed withdrawal of a plea seeking regulation of AI use in the judiciary.

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    Thiruparankundram Deepam Row | Let It Be Numbered and Listed: CJI Surya Kant on TN Officers Citing Urgent Listing in Supreme Court
    Thiruparankundram Deepam Row | Let It Be Numbered and Listed: CJI Surya Kant on TN Officers Citing Urgent Listing in Supreme Court
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    Thiruparankundram Deepam Row | Let It Be Numbered and Listed: CJI Surya Kant on TN Officers Citing Urgent Listing in Supreme Court

    Today, on 5th December, In Thiruparankundram Deepam Row, CJI Surya Kant said the plea must “be numbered and listed” as he responded to TN officers citing an urgent listing request before the Supreme Court during Friday’s proceedings.

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    PHED Money Laundering Case: Supreme Court Grants Bail to Former Rajasthan Minister Mahesh Joshi
    PHED Money Laundering Case: Supreme Court Grants Bail to Former Rajasthan Minister Mahesh Joshi
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    PHED Money Laundering Case: Supreme Court Grants Bail to Former Rajasthan Minister Mahesh Joshi

    Today, On 3rd December, Supreme Court granted bail to former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi after he spent nearly seven months in custody in the PHED money laundering case. The Bench, hearing his special leave petition, found grounds to set-aside earlier bail refusals.

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    'Misuse of Legal Process': Supreme Court Slams Appeal Filed Under NALSA Scheme Without Convict’s Consent
    'Misuse of Legal Process': Supreme Court Slams Appeal Filed Under NALSA Scheme Without Convict’s Consent
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    ‘Misuse of Legal Process’: Supreme Court Slams Appeal Filed Under NALSA Scheme Without Convict’s Consent

    The Supreme Court dismissed a legal aid appeal filed without a convict’s consent, calling it a misuse of law. The Bench said filing an SLP solely under a NALSA programme without approval cannot be justified.

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    Saradha Chit Fund Scam: Supreme Court to Hear CBI’s Challenge to DGP Rajeev Kumar’s Anticipatory Bail
    Saradha Chit Fund Scam: Supreme Court to Hear CBI’s Challenge to DGP Rajeev Kumar’s Anticipatory Bail
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    Saradha Chit Fund Scam: Supreme Court to Hear CBI’s Challenge to DGP Rajeev Kumar’s Anticipatory Bail

    The Supreme Court will hear the CBI’s Special Leave Petition challenging anticipatory bail granted to West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha chit fund case. A contempt petition against him may also be addressed alongside the SLP.

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