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Armed Forces Tribunal Empowered To Modify Court-Martial Convictions And Impose Lesser Penalties : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (October 10) observed that the Armed Forces Tribunal (“AFT”) under the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 (“Act”) is empowered to substitute the findings of the Court Martial if its findings were excessive, illegal or unjust. “Thus, under Section 15(6) (a) & (b) of the 2007 Act, the Tribunal is empowered to substitute the finding of Court Martial which includes the disciplinary proceedings under the Act and also to interfere with the sentence if the same is found...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To Suspended Ranchi Deputy Commissioner Chhavi Ranjan In Army Land Scam Case
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to suspended Ranchi Deputy Commissioner Chhavi Ranjan in the Jharkhand Army Land Scam case involving money laundering allegations.It may be recalled that Ranjan is accused of having conspired with and assisted the main accused to get records of certain land holdings fabricated with a view to avail loan facilities, etc. He was arrested on 4 May 2023 and is in custody since then.Today, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh granted him...
Plea In Supreme Court To Stop Sale Of “Liposomal Amphotericin B” Medicine Made Using Emergency Approval Granted During Covid Time
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking quashing of approvals or licenses granted for manufacturing of 'Liposomal Amphotericin B' for emergency use during the Covid-19 pandemic.The PIL, filed by one Rajendra Prasad, also seeks stoppage of distribution and destruction of existing stock of the said medication, in accordance with appropriate safety protocols....
Asian Paints Moves Supreme Court Against CCI Probe
Asian Paints has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court decision that upheld the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) order to investigate the company for alleged abuse of dominant position in the decorative paints market.The investigation was initiated following a complaint filed by Aditya Birla Group's Grasim Industries on July 1.This follows the Bombay High...
Karur Stampede: Why TVK Rally Was Permitted? Post-Mortems Completed In 4 Hours At Night? Supreme Court Asks Tamil Nadu Government
The Supreme Court today (October 10) questioned the Tamil Nadu Government over the permission granted to actor-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) for holding a roadshow rally in Karur on September 27 - which led to a stampede killing 41 persons- even as permission for a similar event at the same spot by the AIADMK was denied on the ground that the State was still in the process...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Probe Into US Based Short Seller Viceroy's Allegations Against Vedanta Group
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a probe into allegations made by US-based short-seller Viceroy Research LLC against Vedanta Limited, Hindustan Zinc Limited, Vedanta Resources Limited and related entities.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar allowed the petitioner, one Shakti Bhatia, to withdraw the petition...
Supreme Court Hints At Relaxing Absolute Ban On Firecrackers In Delhi-NCR; May Allow Green Crackers On Diwali
The Supreme Court on Friday(October 10) reserved its verdict on whether the absolute ban on firecrackers in the Delhi–National Capital Region should be relaxed during Diwali to allow the use of green crackers.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran heard the issue in the long-pending MC Mehta case concerning air quality in the NCR. Earlier, on April 3,...
Karur Stampede | 'Unable To Understand How Madras High Court Passed SIT Order' : Supreme Court Reserves Order On Pleas Of TVK & Others
The Supreme Court today (October 10) reserved orders on a batch of petitions seeking an independent investigation into the stampede which occurred in Karur in Tamil Nadu during a rally by actor Vijay's political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam(TVK) on September 27, claiming 41 lives.A bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice NV Anjaria heard the matters for over two hours.One of...
Supreme Court Stays Madras High Court Order Quashing TN Police Chargesheet In Armstrong Murder Case; No Stay On CBI Probe
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Madras High Court's order which quashed the chargesheet filed by the Tamil Nadu Police in the case concerning the murder of BSP leader Armstrong. However, the Court did not stay the High Court's direction transferring the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation.The bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice NV Anjaria passed the interim...
