The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to the eight Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel who were convicted by the Delhi High Court in the infamous 1987 Hashimpura massacre case.
The incident of scuffle involving Kabir Shankar Bose, his CISF security personnel and the TMC workers took place on 6 December.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the bail plea of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee in connection with the money laundering case linked to the alleged cash-for-school-job scam case.
A Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, refused to interfere with the Kerala High Court order cancelling the state cabinet decision to appoint R Prasanth, son of late CPI-M MLA K.K. Ramachandran Nair, as assistant engineer in PWD.
The order to constitute the committee was issued by the Home Department of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday and the panel had been directed to submit its report within two months.
The Committee would look at whether Karnataka started construction without getting the necessary clearance and assess the damages, if any, that would be caused to the environment, and submit its Report.
“There are some problems about senior designation in various courts. The SCBA (the Supreme Court Bar Association) has also requested senior designation. I want to take this up,” said the CJI.
The man had sustained 65 per cent burn injuries, while the 24-year-old woman suffered 85 per cent burns in the self-immolation bid on Monday
In assessing the performance of the apex court, commentators sometimes lose sight of the stellar role played by the judiciary, say ANURAG TIWARY and PRIYANKA SINGH
The Supreme Court collegium must act quickly to fill up vacancies on the Bench, says LOKENDRA MALIK.
