Top court said revering past judgments defeats Article 141 of Constitution, which says that a Supreme Court verdict is 'law of the land', meaning a bench’s pronouncement is final.
The court came down heavily on two district court judges who granted interim protection to the accused despite the Supreme Court rejecting his anticipatory bail application.
Citing an AIIMS report that suggested improvement in Ismail's health, the court upheld lower court's verdict. The bench, however, advised that his regular check-ups and physiotherapy be continued.
The MP has been lodged in Tihar jail since 2019 in connection with a terror funding case. He has petitioned against March 2025 trial court order refusing him bail.
In the past, the Supreme Court has struck down bail conditions on grounds of arbitrariness, lack of fairness, & violation of the accused’s fundamental rights, among others.
HC of J&K and Ladakh last year granted bail to journalist Peerzada Shah Fahad, holding that probe agency has to justify arrest based on doctrine of ‘clear and present danger’.
Along with Sharjeel Imam’s, Khalid’s bail plea is to be heard in HC on 25 November by justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur. His petition has been rejected in court earlier.
The baseless claim of Arunachal Pradesh as 'Southern Tibet' cropped up once again when an Indian national was harassed by Chinese immigration officials at Shanghai Airport.
Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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