The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the rape and murder of a doctor in state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Two lawyers practicing in the Supreme Court on Thursday wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud urging him to take auto moto cognizance of the tape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College.
The division bench of justices Jayasankaran Nambiar and VM Shyamkumar directed the registry to take a suo moto case. The court also said that they should think about what can be done legally to control things like illegal mining and floods
These crude remarks are not only outrageous but also a severe violation of a woman's right to dignity, the NCW said in a press release. Upon careful consideration, the Commission has determined that Moitra's remarks fall under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023, it added.
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor condemned the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the excise police, calling the Supreme Court to take suo moto cognizance.
"When there was an Election Commission meeting the ED (Enforcement Directorate), IT (Income Tax) were present in it. Why has the Election Commission not taken cognizance of this? The media is reporting such a grave allegation. So the Election Commission should have taken suo moto cognizance
BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday hit out at both the opposition and NDA on Wednesday over furore over use of word ‘Bharat’ in the official invite for G20 dinner and said the bloc of parties opposed to the BJP have given opportunity to the ruling party at the Centre to make chan
Taking suo moto cognizance of a viral video where a passenger was found clicking objectionable photos of the cabin crew inside a flight, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Friday issued notice to Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Delhi Police.
"Delhi Commission for Women has taken suo-moto cognizance of a video being circulated on the social media platform Instagram regarding alleged sexual harassment by a passenger onboard a flight. The incident is alleged to have occurred on Spicejet Flight No. 157 flying from Delhi to Mumbai on
Taking to Twitter, NCW said, "NCW strongly condemns the horrific incident in Rajasthan where 4 people, including a six-month-old, were burnt to death. Taking suo motu cognizance, NCW has contacted the DGP Rajasthan urging prompt action on this tragic matter".
The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) on Thursday constituted a fact finding committee after taking suo moto cognizance of viral videos of violence in Tis Hazari court between two groups of lawyers. The committee shall file its report within three days.
The Delhi High Court on Friday took suo moto Cognizance of the Mukherjee Nagar fire incident after taking note of the newspaper report and WhatsApp messages circulating on social media.