Today, On 22nd August, the Supreme Court stayed the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order directing the registration of an FIR and formation of a Special Investigation Team against Congress MLA Arif Masood in a forgery case.
The Supreme Court of India urged Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Congress MP Vivek Tankha to resolve a defamation dispute amicably. Tankha’s claims against Chouhan and BJP leaders for allegedly damaging his reputation over OBC reservation accusations are currently under examination, with pending hearings scheduled for May.
NEW DELHI: Today, 28th Feb, The Supreme Court of India granted pre-arrest bail to Satish Chandra Verma, former Advocate General of Chhattisgarh, in connection with the Nagrik Apurti Nigam (NAN) scam case. The decision was made on Friday by a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, who also directed Verma to fully cooperate in the investigation.
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Kapil Sibal condemned Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav’s divisive remarks at a VHP event, arguing that such statements are unfit for a judge. He is rallying political leaders to support an impeachment motion to uphold judicial independence, warning that failure to act would imply support for Yadav’s controversial views on majority rule in India.
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The Supreme Court will consider a plea by leaders of the Madhya Pradesh Bar Council challenging contempt proceedings for organizing a lawyer’s strike in protest of a controversial High Court circular. The plea alleges that the contempt actions were unjustly initiated. The urgency of the matter was acknowledged by the bench, and the case will be considered.
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, state BJP chief V D Sharma, and former state minister Bhupendra Singh have been issued a bailable warrant by a court in Jabalpur. This comes after they did not furnish undertakings in a criminal defamation case filed against them. The complaint was lodged by Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Vivek Tankha.