Expressing dissatisfaction with the steps taken to control and combat toxic air pollution in the national capital, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Delhi government and police to immediately set up checkpoints at all 113 entry points to the city to monitor the entry of trucks carrying only essential supplies.
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response from the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee that manages the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on a plea for a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) of the sealed area of the mosque
A bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol held that the Kerala High Court erred in holding that the criminal proceedings were barred due to Section 195(1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
As Sibal said air pollution was “getting out of control” and courts be allowed to function online, Chief Justice Khanna said, “We have told all judges here, wherever possible, to allow virtual (hearing).”
In its decision, the Supreme Court bench highlighted the eight-year delay in filing the First Information Report (FIR) as a key reason for granting bail.
A two-judge bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, said it is not inclined to grant Sajjan Kumar bail on medical grounds. The 75-year-old Kumar is serving life imprisonment after the Delhi High Court had convicted him and others in the case on December 17, 2018.
A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M M Sundresh said it is not inclined to grant him bail on medical grounds.
The Supreme Court said the country may get a bad name if unregulated media continues to churn out fake news.
A bench of Justices A.M. Khanwilkar, Hrishikesh Roy, and C.T. Ravikumar was a hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by missing girl's mother, who suspects her child was kidnapped by a Delhi-based person.
Senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra, chairman BCI, submitted before a bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah that they have convened a meeting of all state bar associations on September 4.
