The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh Police not to take any coercive steps till August 21 in connection with the Enforcement Directorate’s probe into the money laundering case related to the alleged Rs 2,000-crore liquor scam in Chhattisgarh. A bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia made it clear that it was not obstructing the investigation of the case. In connection with the ED probe into the alleged liquor scam, police in Greater Noida have booked three Chhattisgarh government officials, including two IAS officers, and others on charges of alleged cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy, officials had said on July 31.

SC News: In the case of Chhattisgarh liquor scam, the court gave these instructions to the police, the center gave information about cheetahs

An FIR was registered at Kasna police station on the complaint of Raipur-based deputy director of ED probing the scam. The apex court was hearing an application seeking setting aside of its July 18 order. It has been said in the application that the concerned respondent ED officer should cooperate with him in every way, as the investigating agency has registered an FIR in Uttar Pradesh.

Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju, appearing for the ED, claimed that some bureaucrats were involved in large-scale corruption and were siphoning off money from the liquor scam. The ASG claimed that he was under the protection of the Chhattisgarh government. The counsel for the applicant argued that the issue of “duplicate hologram”, which has been sought to be raised in the FIR registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police. This was something which had come to the notice of the ED much earlier and was also part of the counter affidavit filed earlier in the apex court.
PIL seeking probe into Tamil Nadu minister Palanivel Thiyaga Rajan’s audio clip dismissed
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking a probe by a committee headed by a former apex court judge into the audio clip in which Tamil Nadu minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan is allegedly seen talking to Chief Minister MK Stalin. He was heard commenting about the wealth amassed by the family.

A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra said, “This is absolutely a bogus petition… We will not use it as a political platform.” The petition is dismissed. The apex court said that there must be some actionable evidence and did not allow it to abuse its jurisdiction under Article 32 of the Constitution (under which a petition can be filed directly in the apex court for violation of fundamental rights by citizens) May go.

The bench said, there is allegedly an audio clip in which the former finance minister has mentioned the CM’s family. It has no evidentiary value. This is just a rumour. The bench said, you have sufficient remedies under the criminal law. Do not use this as a political platform. Public interest litigation Pranesh Rajamanickam alleged that the current Information Technology and Digital Services Minister Thiaga Rajan’s finance portfolio was changed because of the purported audio clip.

The bench said that it cannot go behind political decisions related to change of portfolios of ministers. Rajamanickam said that as a voter of Tamil Nadu, he was entitled to know the reason behind this decision. The bench also did not consider the plea seeking examination of the audio clip by the Central Forensic Science Laboratory. Audio clips of the minister criticizing the functioning of the DMK were earlier released by the rival BJP.
Cheetahs evolved ‘fur’ on skin in 45-46 degree heat anticipating African winter: Government tells SC
The central government’s ambitious project ‘Project Cheetah’ is facing a major problem as cheetahs introduced from Africa are developing thick ‘fur’ on their skin to survive the winter and so their forecast of the arrival of African winter season. is due to. The government gave this information to the Supreme Court on Monday. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati told the court that the process is taking place at a time when the temperature of Kuno National Park (KNP) is 45-46 degrees. Significantly, these cheetahs have been settled in KNP.

Nine cheetahs, including three cubs born in India, have died in Madhya Pradesh’s KNP since March this year, raising questions about the management of the project. At the beginning of the hearing before a bench of Justices BR Gavai, PS Narasimha and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, Bhati said that the death of cheetahs in Kuno is a problem, but it is not at the level of warning.

Justice Narasimha told Bhati, appearing for the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, that the number of deaths was not small in view of the relocation of 20 cheetahs. One aspect of your argument seems to be that all is well and nothing is wrong, but the general public is concerned about what is being done on these deaths.

The top court took cognizance of a letter by four South African wildlife experts who said that some of the cheetah deaths could have been prevented with better monitoring and veterinary treatment. According to reports, the experts reportedly said that their opinion

Project Steering Committee ignored and they have also suggested some remedial steps. The bench took note of Bhati’s contention that experts were being consulted to prevent the death of cheetahs in KNP and the letter purportedly written by four experts was signed by only one expert. Is.

The bench said, we have no reason to disbelieve the counsel for the Government of India. It is better to leave the matter to the experts as the court is not an expert in the matter. It is the work of the Central Government to consider the subject related to the need of any expert in the committee. This court will not include any expert in the committee.

Senior advocate Prashant Chandra Sen, appearing for some experts, said it was an emergency and experts like MK Ranjit Singh and YB Jhala should be included in the expert committee on cheetahs for the project. The bench asked how it could direct inclusion of a particular person in the committee of experts, when it already included experts from South Africa and Namibia.

The court said, just because you are expert and you have to join the limitation? Sorry, this cannot be done. Already enough experts are included in the committee. Bhati told the court that the transcontinental transfer of cheetah species under ‘Project Cheetah’ is the first of its kind in the world. Depending on availability, 12 to 14 cheetahs are to be translocated every year for the next five years. He said that wrong information about cheetahs has been given in many media reports and this has created a lot of confusion. He told that a system is being considered to provide regular information about Project Cheetah.

Bhati said, no leopard has died due to hunting, poisoning, road accident, electrocution etc. Cheetah is a very sensitive species. Project Cheetah is progressing positively. It is noteworthy that under ‘Project Cheetah’, a total of 20 cheetahs were brought to KNP from Namibia and South Africa in two consignments in September, 2022 and February this year. The Supreme Court lifted the 2013 ban on the project following a petition filed by the NTCA in January 2020. The court continues to monitor the project.

Refusal to entertain contempt petition against appointment of Acting DGPs in Punjab and UP
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain contempt petitions filed against the Punjab and Uttar Pradesh governments. The petition alleged violation of the apex court’s directions by appointing acting police chiefs in the states. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra said that instead of a contempt petition, a fresh petition should have been filed challenging the appointment of the Acting Director General of Police (DGP).

The bench asked advocate Brajesh Singh, who had filed the contempt petition, what is the practice of filing contempt petition in a settled case? Please file a new petition… You were not a party when the matter was decided. He said that both Punjab and UP have appointed acting DGPs instead of regular state police chiefs in complete disregard of the apex court’s directions.

He said, the acting DGPs in both the states have been on the post for more than a year. It is noteworthy to mention here that in the case of Punjab, the current DGP has been in office for more than a year. And three acting DGPs have been appointed in one year in UP. He further said that the state has committed contempt by not following the Supreme Court’s decision in the Prakash Singh case. The lawyer had also made the UPSC chairman a party in the petition. Gaurav Yadav and Vijay Kumar are currently serving as DGPs of Punjab and UP respectively.

The apex court’s 2006 judgment in the Prakash Singh case held that a regular DGP of a state would be one selected by the state government from among the three senior-most officers of the department, who have been appointed to lead the police force by their length of service, Shortlisted for promotion to that rank by UPSC on the basis of very good record and extent of experience. It was also said that once a person is selected for the job, his minimum tenure should be at least two years irrespective of the date of retirement.

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