In 31 Months, Three Out Of Four Bombay HC Benches Recuse From Hearing Plea To Clear Father Stan Swamy's Name From Bhima-Koregaon Case

Last month, Bombay High Court judge Justice Revati Mohite-Dere recused from hearing a plea filed in December 2021 by the next of kin of Father Stan Swamy, who sought clearing the now deceased (Swamy's) name from the Bhima-Koregaon case.The plea filed by Father Fraser Mascarenhas, the former principal of Xavier's College in Mumbai, recently came up for hearing before a bench of...

Telangana High Court Holds Multi-Speciality Health Camp And Blood Donation Camp

The Telangana High Court held its Multi Speciality Health Camp & Blood Donation Camp" on 4th October. The camps were inaugurated by Justice Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice, High Court for the State of Telangana & Patron-in-Chief, Telangana State Legal Services Authority.The initiative aimed at providing free health services to Advocates, Staff Members and others associated with the...

'No Scheduled Offence In Complaint Or Chargesheet' : Supreme Court Grants Bail To Two Accused In Money Laundering Case

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 4) granted bail to two accused, Laxmikant Tiwari and Shiv Shankar Naag, in a money laundering case connected with the Chhattisgarh coal levy scam case.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih granted bail on the grounds of prolonged incarceration and the absence of a scheduled offence at the time of filing of the...

Orissa High Court Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh Launches Online Portal For Warrant Execution & Tracking

In a move to streamline judicial process in the State of Odisha, an online portal for Warrant Management System (WMS) was officially launched on Thursday by the Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh.The event was attended by Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi, Chairman, State Court Management System (SCMS) Committee and Judges of the High Court. Yogesh Bahadur Khurania, Director General...

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Court Warns Accused Persons Over Delay In Commencing Arguments On Charge

A Delhi Court yesterday warned the accused persons in the larger conspiracy case connected with the 2020 North East Delhi riots that the arguments on charge should not get delayed further unnecessarily on their part.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts said that any delay on the part of the accused will be viewed by the court seriously.“It is surprising that on the...

Supreme Court Orders Surprise Inspections Of Assam's Matia Transit Camp To Assess Hygiene And Living Conditions

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 4) directed the Assam State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) to conduct surprise inspections of the Matia Transit Camp for housing foreign nationals in Goalpara, Assam to assess the facility's hygiene conditions, availability of food, and overall living conditions.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih ordered the SLSA Secretary...

Supreme Court Summarises Principles For Interpreting Tax Statutes In Judgment On GST Input Tax Credit

The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 3) outlined the principles governing the interpretation of taxation statutes in the context of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Sanjay Karol summarised the principles of interpretation while dealing with a case involving the interpretation of Section 17(5)(d) of the CGST Act, which disallows...

Final Select List Signals Completion Of Appointment Process; It Can't Be Scrapped For Fresh Process As Per New Rules : Supreme Court

The Court said that the scrapping of final list to hold fresh process amounted to 'changing the rules of the game after the game is played'.

Supreme Court Criticises HC Order Which Allowed Provisional College Admission Despite SC Staying Similar Order Of Previous Year

Dealing with the issue of colleges being permitted to participate in admission process on the strength of interim judicial orders, the Supreme Court recently called out the Madhya Pradesh High Court for passing an order akin to the one stayed by the top Court last year, saying that the practice was not in conformity with "judicial propriety".A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV...

[FINAL CALL TO REGISTER!] Last Day To Enroll In LiveLaw Academy's Advanced Course On Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 With Former Judge BG Harindranath! Don't Miss Out!

In 2020, the Government of India embarked on an ambitious exercise of reforming the Criminal Justice System. On 11th August 2023, three bills titled Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 seeking to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 and the Indian...

Specific Relief Act | Supreme Court Allows Oral Hearing Of Review Petition Against Judgment Holding 2018 Amendment To Be Prospective

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, by 2:1 majority, agreed to hear in open court a review petition filed against a 2022 judgment which held that the 2018 amendment to the Specific Relief Act, 1963, will apply only prospectively to transactions effected after the date when the amendment came into force (01.10.2018).The original judgment was rendered by a three-judge bench comprising...

WB Universities' VC Appointments | Can Chief Minister Change Order Of Preference For Shortlisted Candidates? Supreme Court To Clarify

In the matter pertaining to appointment of Vice Chancellors for certain West Bengal Universities, the Supreme Court recently expressed an inclination to clarify its earlier order regarding recommendation of candidates' names by the Chief Minister, to say that the order of preference of the names shall be as fixed by the search-cum-selection committees.The development came as an...