The Supreme Court today said that criticism of public policy could not be a ground for slapping defamation suit as it issued fresh notice to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on a plea alleging abuse of power by her.

The Supreme Court said today defamation laws cannot be used by the government to stifle criticism.

As Chief Justice of India (CJI), Justice HL Dattu appeared to be a man in a hurry. However, despite having held the office for a near eternity compared to many other recent CJIs, what he has managed to achieve as a judge and administrator in that time is questionable.

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on a petition by the Karnataka government challenging the high court verdict acquitting her and three others in a disproportionate assets case. Notice has also been issued to Jayalalithaa’s three close aides, Sasik...

The Karnataka government today moved the Supreme Court challenging the state high court’s verdict acquitting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, her aide Sasikala Natrajan and two others in a case of disproportionate assets. The Karnataka government has urged the apex court to stay the operati...

The Karnataka government today decided to appeal in the Supreme Court against the acquittal of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in the disproportionate assets case. “The state cabinet has accepted the recommendation of the special public prosecutor (BV Acharya) and state advocate general (Ra...

“Yes I have recommended saying it is a fit case for appeal” for the Karnataka government special prosecutor BV Acharya, who was responsible for getting the initial trial court verdict against J Jayalalithaa, told the Times of India as well as the Hindu Businessline . Acharya had said earlier this we...

As Vikram Hegde explained in a Legally India column on Livemint yesterday, former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa was acquitted by the Karnataka high court in appeal because it found that only 8 per cent of her assets were illegal (because there was no proof of their origin).

Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) BV Acharya on Monday expressed reservation over the acquittal of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa in the 18-year-old disproportionate assets’ case by the Karnataka high court without considering his submission. “I expected the high court to conform to t...

In a development bound to bring her back as Tamil Nadu’s chief minister, the Karnataka High Court on Monday acquitted AIADMK leader J. Jayalalithaa in the disproportionate assets case, triggering wild celebrations by her supporters all across the state. (See judgment summary below) “Justice has won,...

The Supreme Court yesterday began hearing former Bharatiya Janata Dal (BJP) party president Subramanian Swamy’s challenge of India’s criminal defamation laws in the Supreme Court yesterday, reported// Outlook and others. Swamy, for whom senior advocates GS Mani and Sushil Kumar Jain appeared in cour...

The Supreme Court Thursday extended the bail of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa by another four months as it asked the Karnataka high court to decide on her appeal challenging her conviction in disproportionate assets case within three months. Noting that Jayalalithaa had complied wi...

The Supreme Court Thursday suspended defamation proceedings in five cases initiated by the Tamil Nadu government against BJP leader Subramanian Swamy for making critical observations against former chief minister J Jayalalithaa. A bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice UU Lalit, while suspending t...

The All India Bar Association (AIBA) has has requested the Supreme Court’s secretary general to issue contempt proceedings against Tamil TV news channel, Thanthi, for apparently having broadcast live the arguments of Fali Nariman successfully arguing for J Jayalalithaa’s bail in the Supreme Court, r...

The Supreme Court Friday granted bail to former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, convicted of possessing assests disproportionate to her known sources of income. Alongwith Jayalalithaa, her aide Sasikala Natarajan and two others have also been granted bail. PTI tweeted: “Jaya volunteered be...

The Supreme Court will Friday hear the bail plea of AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa, who is at present in a Bangalore jail after her conviction in a corruption case. The former Tamil Nadu chief minister was sentenced to four years in prison and a Rs.100 crore fine. A bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dat...

Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, currently lodged in Bangalore jail following her conviction in a disproportionate assets case, today moved the Supreme Court seeking bail on several grounds including her ill health. Jayalalithaa, along with her aide Sasikala Natrajan, VK Sudhakaran a...

The Karnataka high court Tuesday rejected the bail plea of jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, abruptly ending frenzied celebrations by her supporters after one of her lawyers earlier said she had got conditional bail. Justice AV Chandrashekara, who heard Jayalalithaa’s petition,...

Advocate KV Dhananjay argues that the sentencing order jailing then-Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, is highly likely to be set aside by the High Court of Karnataka.

The long-awaited 911-page order by Justice John Michael Cunha, which convicted and jailed then-serving Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 for holding disproportionate assets, has been published by The Hindu today. The paper reported that front compan...