A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian, pointing at the 100-page judgment delivered by High Court while granting bail to Asif Iqbal Tanha, observed
An application was filed in the Supreme Court on June 9, 2021, withdrawing the writ petition that was filed in 2015, Special Chief Secretary to Government, Irrigation, said in a letter to the Secretary, Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, on Tuesday.
Questioning the approach adopted by High Court, the police said the three judgments granting bail to three students, Tanha, Kalita and Narwal were "without any foundation and appears to be based more on the social media narrative"
A bench comprising Justice Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian told counsel representing Singh: "The person living in a glasshouse shouldn't throw stones at others."
They alleged that the Collector (FAC), Anudeep D, violated Supreme Court guidelines by allowing physical hearing of cases even as all the courts in the country were hearing cases in virtual manner
Asking the Centre to "smell the coffee" and ensure that Covid vaccines are available at the same price across the nation, a special bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud advised the govt to be flexible with its policies
Referring to a judgement, the top court asked authorities not to arrest mechanically in cases where the maximum sentence is up to seven years of jail term.
It refused to accept the Centre's contention that if every high court starts passing orders for allocating oxygen, it would make the supply network of the country “unworkable”.
The apex court said it would pronounce its order "expeditiously" on the EC's plea against critical remarks such as fastening murder charges against its officials.