The Supreme Court granted interim bail to former Chhattisgarh minister Kawasi Lakhma, citing long custody, lack of money trail, and a trial involving over 1,100 witnesses. The Court imposed strict conditions, including a ban on entering Chhattisgarh except for court hearings and restrictions on public statements.
The Supreme Court has ordered the Central government to notify and constitute a tribunal within one month to resolve the Pennaiyar (Dakshina Pinakini) river water sharing dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The Court said continued delay is unjustified and stressed the need for formal adjudication of the long-pending inter-state water conflict.
Today, on 16th January, The Supreme Court extended interim protection to former Telangana SIB chief T. Prabhakar Rao in the phone-tapping probe until March 10, observing custodial interrogation was already permitted and questioning the State’s insistence on continued incarceration without further justification.
