The apex court formally admitted the criminal appeal from Odisha with diary number 15662 for full hearing.
Tag: Legal
Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Note of Failure to Notify Commercial Courts Rules Since 2021
The bench observed India faces a huge challenge in executing judgments effectively without the pending rules.
Meghalaya High Court Issues Order in Suchita Shukla Criminal Matter
A notable criminal order was passed by the Meghalaya High Court in the Suchita Shukla matter on May 23.
Hostile Witnesses Can Fundamentally Weaken Prosecution’s Case Says Landmark Acquittal
A court ruled that hostile witnesses are not merely procedural hurdles and convictions must rest on certainty not conjecture.
RFK Jr FDA Drug Approval Claims Found to Involve Misleading Comparisons Says FactCheck
The Health Secretary’s statements about the new expedited review program contained context-stripping comparisons.
Supreme Court Ruling: Mens Rea Must Be Established for Section 307 IPC Conviction
The bench held that the gravity of injury alone cannot prove intent to kill and therefore cannot sustain a murder attempt charge.
Waqf Amendment Act Hearings Continue With CJI Gavai Bench Amid Government Assurances
The Supreme Court continued hearing consolidated petitions challenging the Waqf Amendment Act 2025.
Supreme Court Upholds Husband’s Murder Conviction Noting Failure to Recognise Matrimonial Distress
While upholding the conviction the court drew attention to systemic failure to acknowledge suffering of married daughters.
Madhu Lynching Case: All 12 Convicts Receive Life Imprisonment in Kerala Court
The court confirmed the harshest available sentence for all persons convicted in the high-profile mob-lynching case.
India’s NIA Granting Bail in UAPA Case After 5-Year Custody Raises Legal Debate
Legal observers say the decision challenges the judicial trend of smaller benches diluting three-judge bench precedent.