Bilkis Bano Case : Supreme Court Erred In Holding That Gujarat Govt Has Power To Decide Remission - Sr Adv Rebecca John

Criminal law expert Rebecca M John, Senior Advocate, opined that the Supreme Court erred in holding that the State of Gujarat has the jurisdiction to decide the remission of sentence of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case.Speaking in an interview with LiveLaw, John said that as per Section 432(7) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, it is the State where the trial was held and where the...

Chief Justice Of India Should Have No Power To Assign Cases To Benches, Allotment Must Be Automated : Dushyant Dave

Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave has expressed concerns about the process of assigning cases to benches of the Supreme Court by the Chief Justice of India as the "Master of Roster".Speaking in an interview with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, Dave said :"I feel that the Chief Justice as the Master of the Roster should have no power at all to assign any matter to any bench. The...

PMLA Judgment A Blackspot On The Supreme Court, ED Has Been Weaponised : Dushyant Dave

In a strongly worded criticism, Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave said that the judgment which upheld the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was a "blackspot on the Supreme Court".The senior lawyer was referring to the judgment delivered by a three-judge bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar on July 27 in which the vast powers of the...

"Supreme Court Crossed All Lines" - Dushyant Dave On Action Against Teesta Setalvad, Upholding PMLA [Video Interview]

In this interview with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave discusses the Supreme Court's judgment in Zakia Jafri case, PMLA case, issues relating to Master of Roster system, and opaqueness of listing of cases by the Supreme Court registry.The video can be watched here.(Certain unforeseen technical issues hampered the smooth video streaming of the...

Supreme Court's Order Against Teesta Setalvad Is Unconstitutional & Highly Immoral : Dushyant Dave

In an interview with LiveLaw, Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave fiercely criticised the Supreme Court's order in the Gujarat riots case(Zakia Jafri versus State of Gujarat), which led to the arrest of social activist Teesta Setalvad and former Gujarat ADGP RB Sreekumar.While dismissing Zakia Jafri's petition challenging the SIT clean chit to the high state functionaries in larger conspiracy...

We Should Engage With The Institutions To Strengthen Democracy, Instead Of Retreating : Vrinda Grover | Full Text Of Interview

In this interview with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, Advocate Vrinda Grover discusses issues related to arbitrary arrests, reluctance of Magistrates to grant bail in politically motivated cases and the importance of preserving personal liberty and free speech.The full transcript of the interview, slightly edited for length and clarity, is given below. The video of the interview...

Courts Should Lay Down Clear Guidelines On Seizure Of Mobile Phones & Laptops By Police : Vrinda Grover

Lawyer and activist Vrinda Grover said that there is a need for the Courts to lay down clear guidelines on the seizure of personal electronic devices like mobile phones and laptops by the police during criminal investigation.Advocate Grover, who was speaking in an interview with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, on the larger significance of the Supreme Court's order in the...

Police Should Be Held Accountable For Arbitrary Arrests : Zubair's Lawyer Vrinda Grover[Video Interview]

In this interview with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, Advocate Vrinda Grover discusses issues related to arbitrary arrests, reluctance of Magistrates to grant bail in politically motivated cases and the importance of preserving personal liberty and free speech.The interview can be watched...

Shinde vs Thackeray : Who Is The Real Shiv Sena? 10th Schedule Clinches The Issue - PDT Achary | Full Text Of Interview

PDT Achary, the former Secretary General of Lok Sabha, opined that the tenth schedule of the Constitution plays an important role in determining which faction can claim to be the real political party following a rift.In this regard, he referred to Explanation (a) to the second paragraph of the tenth schedule of the Constitution, which says "an elected member of a House shall be deemed to...

Eknath Shinde Group Can't Claim To Be Real Shiv Sena Only Based On Majority In Assembly : PDT Achary [Video Interview]

PDT Achary, former Secretary General of Lok Sabha, explains in this interview with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, the law relating to recognition of political parties following a split. Achary discusses the legal provisions in the context of the recent rebellion in Shiv Sena party in Maharashtra. This is the sequel to the interview published on July 1 regarding the application...

Social Media Curation Does Not Mean Arbitrary Shutting Down Of Accounts : Sanjay Hegde | Full Text Of Interview

Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde discusses in this interview with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, issues relating to social media regulation and concerns regarding censorship of free speech, in the backdrop of Twitter choosing to challenge some content blocking orders issued by the Government of India.The video of the interview can be watched here.The transcript of the interview is...

Judges Are Never To Be Tried In Media; Attributing Motives To Judges A Dangerous Trend : Justice Deepak Gupta

Agreeing with the comments made by Supreme Court judge Justice JB Pardiwala regarding personal attacks made against judges, former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta said that judges are never to be tried in media.Terming the trial of judges in media a "dangerous trend", Justice Gupta said that it can interfere with judicial administration. He added that the Court should "come down with...