Topic: Supreme Court of India
Money laundering arrests “not arbitrary”: Supreme Court
Backing the Enforcement Directorate with an important judgement, the Supreme Court Wednesday rejected all objections raised against the ED regarding several powers including initiating an investigation, the power to arrest, and others.
Supreme Court grants protection to Nupur Sharma from arrest in FIRs on Islamophobic remarks
Supreme Court grants interim relief to former BJP Spokesperson Nupur Sharma, and directs that no coercive steps be take against her in the FIRs/Complaints registered over her derogatory remarks on the prophet Mohammed or on FIRs/Complaints which may be registered in future.
‘New FIR the moment he gets bail in one case, vicious cycle’: SC in Zubair case
The Supreme Court on Monday observed that it seems to be a “vicious cycle” where the moment Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair gets bail in one case, there is another FIR against him in Uttar Pradesh.
“Hasty arrests, prolonged incarceration of undertrials need urgent attention,” says CJI
Speaking at an event in Jaipur in the presence of Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and senior judges of the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice of India N V Ramana expressed concern over the high ratio of undertrial prisoners and said the “process is the punishment.”
SC dismisses plea for probe into extra-judicial killings of Chhattisgarh villagers
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking an independent probe into alleged extra-judicial killing of villagers in Chhattisgarh during an anti-Naxal operation...
Appeals against Karnataka hijab ban to be heard by SC next week
The Supreme Court will hear next week the appeals filed against the Karnataka High Court verdict, which had upheld the right of educational institutions to ban wearing of hijab in college campus.