Utkarsh Anand

SC Dismisses Pleas Seeking Probe Into Judge Loya's Death, Says No Grounds to Suspect Foul Play

Loya, who was hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, had died of cardiac arrest in Nagpur on December 1, 2014 when he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague's daughter. ...
Utkarsh Anand-April 19, 2018,12:06 pm IST India
Web Portal for Online Cyber-crime Reporting to be Launched by April End: Govt to Supreme Court

In December, the Court had asked the Centre to set up a cell within the Central Bureau of Investigation or the MHA to report and take down such videos and messages, besides directing Google, Yahoo, Facebook, WhatsApp and Microsoft to immediately act in removing such videos when reported....
Utkarsh Anand-April 18, 2018,4:13 pm IST India
Odisha Govt Officers Won't Lose Pension, Gratuity for Delay in Filing Cases

The top court has modified its July 2017 order whereby all the officials were made to lose pension and gratuity benefits for the period of delay in filing cases on behalf of the state government. ...
Utkarsh Anand-April 17, 2018,9:21 am IST India
Why Can't States Reserve PG Medical Seats for In-service Doctors: SC seeks Constitution Bench Ruling

The Court said that the matter should be placed before the CJI "emergently" in view of the fact that the counselling has either commenced or in some states, it is only about to commence....
Utkarsh Anand-April 14, 2018,11:31 pm IST India
SC Indicts MP Govt for Fighting Defamation Case Against Cong Leader on CM's Behalf

The bench said that such statements may be defamatory but then in the absence of a nexus between the act and the discharge of public duties of the office, the government could not have sought Mishra's prosecution. ...
Utkarsh Anand-April 14, 2018,12:00 pm IST India
SC Shows Glimmer of Hope for Cheetah Reintroduction Plan in India

The government's application has also tried to answer the apex court's concerns by assuring that reintroduction of cheetahs shall not be done at the cost of Asiatic lions, tiger conservation or of any other national park or sanctuary. ...
Utkarsh Anand-April 14, 2018,11:12 am IST India
Centre, States Sitting on Rs 1 Lakh Crore Green Corpus; SC Asks for Spending Plan

The top court has now sought to know how this money is supposed to be utilised while making it clear that governments cannot spend it on construction of roads, colleges, etc since the corpus is specifically meant for environment-related purposes. ...
Utkarsh Anand-April 13, 2018,10:14 am IST India
SC/ST Judgment Doing Great Damage to Country, Recall it: Govt to Supreme Court

The government has sought for a recall of the judgment, which provided for a layer of protection before an FIR is registered or the accused is arrested. ...
Utkarsh Anand-April 12, 2018,2:25 pm IST India
Not Here to Grab Office, Says Justice Chelameswar; Refuses to Deal With PIL on CJI's Powers

Justice Chelameswar further told Bhushan: "Let the country take its own course. I have my own difficulties. You will have to explore other course."...
Utkarsh Anand-April 12, 2018,4:26 pm IST India
Dignity and Honour of Judiciary Going Down by the Day, SC Judge Kurian Joseph Writes to CJI

Writing to the CJI days after his colleague Justice J Chelameswar warned the Chief Justice against governmental interference, Justice Joseph pointed out that letting the government sit over recommendations would eventually impact the independence of the judiciary. ...
Utkarsh Anand-April 12, 2018,9:51 am IST India
No Need to Declare How a Hindu Woman Should Give Consent For Marriage: SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to initiate a debate over the manner in which a Hindu woman should make her consent explicit for marriage. ...
Utkarsh Anand-April 11, 2018,6:57 pm IST India
Seniority Can't Decide Cases Judges Should Hear, Says Dipak Misra-Led Bench

It underlined that every judge appointed to this Court under Article 124 of the Constitution is invested with the equal duty of adjudicating cases, which come to the Court and are assigned by the Chief Justice. ...
Utkarsh Anand-April 11, 2018,4:59 pm IST India
CJI is First Among Equals, There Can't be Presumption of Mistrust, Says Dipak Misra-Headed Bench

Since the CJI is a high constitutional functionary, there cannot be "any distrust about the responsibilities he discharges" to ensure that the Supreme Court to carries out the work required under the Constitution, the order stated....
Utkarsh Anand-April 11, 2018,12:46 pm IST India
'Give Your Gown Back': Uttarakhand HC Seeks to Cancel Designation of a Senior Advocate

Justice Lok Pal Singh has recommended cancellation of Senior Advocate Avtar Singh Rawat’s designation, and directed that his observations be placed before the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court for further steps....
Utkarsh Anand-April 10, 2018,6:17 pm IST India
'Intimacies of Marriage Lie Beyond State's Control': SC on Why it Set Hadiya Free

A three-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud, made certain vital comments in their judgment, giving reasons to set Hadiya free in what once came to be known as the Kerala Love-Jihad case....
Utkarsh Anand-April 9, 2018,11:48 pm IST India

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