Ranchi, April 16 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court has taken a strong view of the pace of the investigation into the disappearance of an 18-year-old girl student from the state’s Bokaro district, while ordering a DNA test of the skeletal remains, which the police claim to have recovered.A division bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad, while hearing the petition on Thursday, directed that the DNA examination of the recovered skeleton be conducted at the Central Forensic S…
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New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has filed an additional affidavit before the Delhi High Court in support of his plea seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from hearing the CBI’s revision petition in the alleged Delhi excise policy case, alleging that the judge’s immediate family members hold continuing legal engagements with the Central government. In the fresh affidavit filed in the pending recusal …
Washington, April 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday attended Supreme Court oral arguments on birthright citizenship, becoming the first sitting president known to appear in person for proceedings at the nation’s highest court, as justices weighed a challenge to his executive order restricting automatic citizenship. Trump’s motorcade arrived shortly before arguments began, and he later departed after Solicitor General D. John Sauer presented the administration’s case. Camer…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a habeas corpus petition filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo challenging the detention of her husband and Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA), after noting that the preventive detention order had already been revoked and he had been released.During the hearing, a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P.B. Varale was informed by Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, the Centre’s second-highest …
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court has taken serious note of a trial court allegedly relying on Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated “non-existent and fake” judgments while deciding a civil dispute, observing that such conduct has a direct bearing on the integrity of the adjudicatory process and may amount to misconduct.A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said the matter raised “considerable institutional concern, not because of the decision that was taken on the merits…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is under preventive detention under the National Security Act (NSA), is “fit, hale and hearty” and cannot be released on health grounds. Appearing for the Union government, Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta submitted before a Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale that Wangchuk’s medical condition has been periodically reviewed and there was “not…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday the plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging interference by the West Bengal government and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the Central agency’s recent search operations at the office of political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and the residence of its co-founder Pratik Jain in Kolkata.As per the cause list published on the website of the apex court, the matter is listed b…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to February 10 the hearing on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging interference by the West Bengal government and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during recent search operations at the office of political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and the residence of its co-founder Pratik Jain in Kolkata.A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Vipul M. Pancholi deferred the matter after Soli…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court will pronounce its decision on the bail pleas of seven accused, including student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, in the alleged “larger conspiracy” case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots on Monday.The bail pleas have been filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa-ur-Rehman, Shadab Ahmed, and Mohd.As per the causelist published on the website of the Apex Court, a Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varal…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday kept in abeyance its earlier directions prescribing a revised definition of the Aravalli Hills.Observing that the expert committee’s report as well as the top court’s observations were being misconstrued, a three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said that further clarification was required before the recommendations or judicial directions could be implemented. The Bench, also comprising Justices J.K. Maheshwari…