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Justices PN Prakash and R Pongiappan found that since the investigating agencies had not acted with due diligence, they were not entitled to seek the benefit of the Supreme Court ruling in Rambeer Shokeen vs. State (NCT of Delhi) either. “In this case, we find that there was absolutely no diligence at all”, the Bench remarked.
by Sekar Reporter · Published July 6, 2021
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Supreme Court seeks report from Jharkhand on judge killing Dhananjay Mahapatra | TNN | Jul 31, 2021, 02:35 IST Get notifications on latest India News NEW DELHI: Rising number of attacks on judges and lawyers compelled a worried Supreme Court on Friday to take suo motu cognisance of the alleged killing of Dhanbad additional district judge Uttam Anand and order the Jharkhand chief secretary and the DGP to submit the status of the investigations within a week. Though on Thursday, CJI N V Ramana had talked to Jharkhand HC Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan, leading to the HC ordering probe into the incident, a bench of the CJI and Justice Surya Kant on Friday decided to take up the Jharkhand incident besides those on a pan-India basis, saying attacks on judges and lawyers were reported from across the country. The bench said safety and security of judicial officers and lawyers are of paramount importance for fearless and independent functioning of the justice dispensation system. On Thursday, SC Bar Association president Vikas Singh had mentioned the Dhanbad incident before the CJI and demanded a CBI probe, terming it a “brazen assault” on independence of judiciary.
by Sekar Reporter · Published July 31, 2021
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GLIMPSE OF A LATEST VERDICT* *CRL.A. 522/2021, 523/2021* Nathu Singh Vs. St. of UP; Ompal Singh Vs. St. of Up Dated 28.05.2021 *Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana*, allowed the Appeal and set aside the Orders of the Hon’ble High Court to the extent of granting protection for 90 days to the respondents-accused in the matter relating to *“Grant of Relief from coercive action subsequent to rejection of Anticipatory Bail”* and held the following:
by Sekar Reporter · Published May 30, 2021