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Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Tamil Nadu MLA Jegan Moorthy In Abduction Case
The Supreme Court today granted anticipatory bail to "Poovai" Jegan Moorthy, MLA of KV Kuppam, Tamil Nadu, in the case alleging his involvement in the abduction of a minor boy. The Bench of Justice Manoj Mishra and Justice NK Singh was hearing the challenge against the Madras High Court's order dismissing the anticipatory bail petition filed by Moorthy in connection with the alleged abduction of a minor boy.The bench agreed to issue notice in the matter and granted anticipatory...
Delhi Court Accepts CBI Closure Report In Disappearance Of JNU Student Najeeb Ahmed Missing Since 2016
A Delhi Court today accepted the closure report filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the disappearance of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, missing since 2016.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Jyoti Maheshwari of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order. The Court however granted liberty to the CBI to re-open the investigation on receipt of any credible information regarding his whereabouts and directed the agency to intimate the Court accordingly.27-year-old Ahmed was a student of MSc....
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea Challenging Pricing For Consular Passport & Visa Services Provided By Third-Party Vendors
The Supreme Court is set to consider the validity of the Union's recent policy of having uniform pricing for Consular Passport and Visa Services, irrespective of whether the applicant avails of other Value Added Services. The bench of Justice KV Viswanathan and Justice NK Singh was hearing the plea filed by a petitioner who is a citizen of India, residing in Oman. The petitioner has moved against the Delhi High Court's order of dismissing his PIL, which challenged the Union's policy changes...
Can Stone Crusher Units Operate In Eco-Sensitive Zones? Supreme Court Allows Issue To Be Raised In Kerala HC
The issue whether a stone crusher unit can operate in the Eco Sensitive Zones (ESZ) notified around protected forests can be raised before the Kerala High Court, the Supreme Court observed recently, while allowing the withdrawal of a petition.A bench comprising Justice KV Viswanathan and Justice NK Singh was hearing a special leave petition filed by M/s Alankar Granites challenging the order of the Kerala High Court, which vacated its earlier stay on the stop memos issued against the stone...
Supreme Court Declines Plea Seeking Handover Of Mahabodhi Mahavihara At Gaya To Buddhists; Allows To Approach HC
The Supreme Court on Monday (June 30) refused to entertain a writ petition seeking to hand over the management of the Mahabodhi Mahavihara at Bodh Gaya, Bihar to Buddhists.The petitioner also challenged the Bodh Gaya Temple Act 1949, as per which the temple is managed by a management committee consisting of four Buddhists, four Hindus and one district collector.A partial working days bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice K Vinod Chandran dismissed the petition, giving the petitioner...
Justices Lalit, Sanjiv Khanna & I've Attempted To Dispel Notion That Supreme Court Is 'CJI's Court' : CJI BR Gavai
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai recently sought to dispel the impression that the Supreme Court is the "CJI's Court" by saying that it is a court of all decisions.Underscoring that the administrative decisions of the Supreme Court are taken by the full court and not solely by the Chief Justice, CJI Gavai said that he was following the attempts made by his predecessors, particularly Justices UU Lalit and Sanjiv Khanna, to dispel the notion that the Supreme Court is the CJI's Court."Like Justices...
'We Need More Bold & Courageous Judges, That Is How The Constitution Will Survive': Justice Ujjal Bhuyan
Speaking at the farewell ceremony organised by the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa for former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S Oka, sitting SC judge, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said that the Constitution of India would survive by the appointment of more bold and courageous judges."As Caroline Kennedy said, we need to have more bold and courageous judges. We have had such judges and will...