The Delhi high court on Monday refused to quash an Enforcement Directorate money laundering case against media baron Raghav Bahl, saying the plea was "premature".
The PM lauded the steps being taken by the CJI to make use of technology in simplifying the working in the courts and bring about qualitative change.
"How can the judge go into postmortem report etc. We are hearing a bail matter, we do not want to prolong.This way of going into merits and going into wounds etc. is unnecessary for the question of bail," the bench observed.
Highlighting the importance of "personal liberty", the Supreme Court on Friday said it will be acting "in breach" of its special constitutional powers if it does not act in cases pertaining to the violation of the fundamental rights of the citizens of the country.
A bench of justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna asked senior advocate Vivek Tankha and advocate Sumeer Sodhi to serve the copy of the petition to the standing counsel of Uttar Pradesh government and posted the matter for further hearing on April 5.
The bench will be headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and also comprise of Justices S A Bobde, N V Ramana, U U Lalit and D Y Chandrachud.
'My association with Justice Krishna Iyer was special,' the prime minister said, mourning the judge's death. 'My mind goes back to our conversations and the insightful letters he would write to me.'
Opposing the transfer of Madras high court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee to Meghalaya, over 200 advocates of the Madras high court have signed a representation to the Chief Justice of India, N V Ramana and the Supreme Court collegium, seeking to reconsider the decision to shift CJ Banerjee.
Taking a very serious note of alleged defiance of court's orders by the Uttar Pradesh government, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Thursday even went to the extent of suggesting that there was breakdown of Constitutional machinery in the state.
The court asked the state government to mention how many people died during anti-CAA protests and complaints registered against police. The court also asked whether truthfulness of media reports in this regard has been examined or not.
In a reprieve from Tuesday's harsh order of arrest for allegedly committing contempt of court, Uttar Pradesh Principal Home Secretary R M Srivastava got a reprieve when a division bench of the Allahabad high court on Wednesday stayed the operation of the single-bench.
Satisfied with the Supreme Court's nod to the Allahabad high court to pronounce its judgement in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri masjid case, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has reiterated its appeal to Hindus and Muslims to abide by the court judgment and not to publicly display their emotions
A roster of the work for fresh cases notified under the order of the chief justice of India will come into effect from February 5 till further orders.
It is not immediately clear if they have to be present in court or can appear through a video conference due to restrictions imposed to fight the spread of coronavirus.
After hearing a length petition filed by the Anjuman Intazamiya Masjid of Varanasi and other connected matters, Justice Prakash Padia adjourned the hearing of the case till July 6.
A public interest litigation was moved before the Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court Tuesday, seeking a high-level judicial probe into Sunday's stampede at the Kumbh Mela that left 36 dead and 39 injured.
In a jolt to Mayawati government, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday rejected its special appeal and upheld a single judge order setting aside the cancellation of appointment of 18,000 police personnel recruited during the previous Samajwadi Perty's regime.
The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a plea for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the murder of jailed Lucknow deputy chief medical officer Dr Y S Sachan.
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on April 14 a plea by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid committee seeking permission for wazu (ritual ablution) at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi during the month of Ramzan.
A Lucknow bench of justices Ramesh Sinha and Saroj Yadav passed the order on the appeal by two Ayodhya residents -- Haji Mahmood Ahmad and Syed Akhlaq Ahmad.
In what was described as an unprecedented move, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Thursday summoned Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Anoop Misra to make personal appearance in a public interest litigation alleging large scale grabbing of land earmarked and used as the Indian Army firing range in Lucknow.
The three-judge special bench of the Allahabad high court, comprising Justice S U Khan, Sudhir Agarwal and D V Sharma, on Thursday delivered the verdict into the Ayodhya title suit.
It has also been learnt that two of the alleged victims have also deposed before the panel even though the dates of their appearance could not be confirmed.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Uttar Pradesh government's petition against Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, relating to the Barabanki land deal. The two judge bench headed by Chief Justice Justice K G Balakrishnan dismissed the petition filed by the UP government, which challenged the Allahabad High Court's order restraining it from initiating any criminal, civil or revenue proceedings against Bachchan in the case.
'Somebody will need to blow the whistle, call the play to a halt, and convince all players that they belong on the same side of the goal,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Wani, who was arrested by Delhi Police in 2001 allegedly with explosives and incriminating materials, is a resident of Peeparkari area of Srinagar
How does it matter for people whether the Aligarh Muslim University is a minority institution or not when it has continued to be an institute of national importance without the minority tag, the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it underlined that the intent of Article 30 of the Constitution is not to "ghettoise the minority".
While reserving the verdict, the Bench also comprising Justices H K Sema, A R Lakshmanan, P K Balasubramaniyan and D K Jain, asked the contesting parties to file written submissions by Friday.
Supreme Court advises temperance in criticising judges who make bona fide errors, says M J Antony
A bench comprising Justices R V Raveendran and H L Gokhale stayed the verdict for a week following conflicting views over the issue of entertaining the petition challenging the high court order.
A petition seeking review of one of the judgments in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suits was on Tuesday filed before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court.
The single judge Lucknow bench of the court headed by Justice S N Srivastava directed that the status quo order of the court must be honoured.
'That there will be appeals is disappointing, because it means the status quo will be maintained. It is in the vested interests of many to keep the Ayodhya issue unresolved, a festering wound that annoys Hindus and rallies Muslims.'
"Suppose the suit of Ram Lalla goes then you have no independent claim... You can't survive if the deity does not survive."
Justice Singh said the commissioner prima facie exceeded his jurisdiction and violated the principles of natural justice in quashing the transfer of farmland to Bachchan in Daulatpur village in Barabanki district.
The apex court has also sought details of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the judicial enquiry commission, reportedly set up by the state government.
In a setback to the Mayawati government and thousands of apartment buyers, the Allahabad high court on Friday set aside acquisition of land in three villages of Noida, Greater Noida and Noida Extension areas while ordering enhanced compensation to farmers of some other villages in Gautam Budh Nagar district.
The accused include former deputy prime minister Advani, former Union ministers Joshi and Uma Bharti, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh, besides Vinay Katiyar and Sadhvi Rithambara.
Both the NCLT and NCLAT are getting permanent heads after more than one-and-a-half years following the retirement of their respective incumbents.
