A division bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee suggested that in such cases, proceedings for misconduct should be initiated against errant officers.
The order was passed by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty while hearing a suo moto petition which was filed after taking cognisance of a letter petition filed by Advocate Vaishali Hegde.
The Supreme Court in a reportable judgement on Wednesday (December 2) set aside the conviction and life sentence awarded by the Uttarakhand High Court to three persons of the same family under Section 304B IPC.
A single bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot was hearing an Application filed for quashing the case filed against Saad, who, along with a few others, was charged for attempt to murder and spreading infectious disease.
The Court said we are of the opinion that the violators cannot be permitted to go Scot free on payment of penalty only. There must be some stringent provisions which may have deterrent effect so that the violators may think twice before committing such offences
The Single Bench of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh has asked the government to explain whose decision it was to shift Lalu Prasad from the paying ward to the director's bungalow ? Then by whose order he was shifted back from the bungalow to the paying ward ?
During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for CBI submitted before the Court that the case needs to be heard at length and will require time.
DIG Arvind Sen did not get any relief from the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court in the fake tender case of the Animal Husbandry Department on Thursday.
Balwant Singh Rajoana was given a death sentence for the murder of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh who died in a bomb explosion in Chandigarh on August 31, 1995. In 2012, Rajoana filed a mercy petition before the President but it hasn’t been decided to date.
Delhi Government submits it has already rejected the petitioners request, we cannot allow Spas to operate in the present circumstances. Even the Central Govt has not replied to it. It has not relaxed it.