A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the invocation of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) , 1967 by the state of Tripura against members of civil society, including advocates and journalists, who have documented and spoken out against the targeted atrocities in communal violence in the state.
The Supreme Court has directed the investigating agency to complete the probe into the fund embezzlement case against former Fortis promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh while stating that the probe cannot be going indefinitely. “It has been two years. So should we allow him to be there in jail for 10 years?” the bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana noted.
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: The order, signed by Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary Awanish Kumar Awasthi, said the commission shall complete the enquiry within a period of two months from the date of the issue of this notification.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of the Chief Justices of five High Courts to other states. The Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Justice N.V. Ramana has made the recommendations on September 16.
Speaking at an event organised by the Karnataka State Bar Council to pay tributes to late Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar, who passed away on April 24 this year, the CJI said, "Very often our justice delivery poses multiple barriers for the common people.
A Supreme Court advocate, Alakh Alok Srivastava, has written to the Chief Justice of India, Justice N.V. Ramana, requesting him to take suo motu cognizance of the death of a 24-year-old rape victim, who had set herself ablaze outside the Supreme Court.
Speaking about the values of life, Justice Navin Sinha said life is only but a series of challenges and we have to find our ways. The bar and bench has done a lot.