Author: Siddharth Swain The Times of India reported that the Supreme Court of India vide order dated 08.07.2021 immediately granted interim bail to 13 prisoners of Agra Central Jail who have been festering there for about 15 to 20 years after observing that they were juveniles when the offence was committed. However, they were not
By Bhavya Jain The Supreme Court on 16 July 2021 took suo moto cognizance to order Uttar Pradesh Government to reconsider its decision to allow Kanwar Yatra or else the court will itself pass a stay order. The Kanwar Yatra is a religious gathering which takes place every year with the onset of the month
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident that took place with a dalit girl in Hathras. On Thursday, the court summoned the Additional Chief Secretary, DGP, ADG Law and Order and District Magistrate and SP of Hathras on October 12 and sought clarification from them. The
Proverbial shots were fired during today’s hearing of the suo motu COVID-19 migrant crisis matter before the Supreme Court, as Solicitor General Tushar Mehta called out “prophets of doom” for criticizing the Centre and the Supreme Court. After making submissions on the Centre’s efforts to ameliorate the suffering of migrant workers amid the COVID-19 lockdown,