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'No Incriminating Material Found Against Me' : Bhima Koregaon Accused Vernon Gonsalves Tells Supreme Court Seeking Bail
To deny bail on the basis of the little evidence that the centre has against Bhima Koregaon-accused Vernon Gonsalves was a ‘stretch’, said senior advocate Rebecca John, appearing on behalf of the jailed activist. “There is no evidence,” said John, after taking the court through the documents on which the National Investigation Agency relied. She added: “Four people have...
Shiv Sena Case Hearing | If Some MLAs In A Political Party Oppose Coalition After Forming Govt, They Will Attract Disqualification : Supreme Court
The Constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India, while hearing the pleas concerning the issues arising out of the rift within Shiv Sena party between Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray groups, asked whether holding a floor test during the pendency of disqualification proceedings would amount to legitimising defection.The Court verbally remarked that if the antecedent reason for a floor...
British National Jane Cox To Continue Law Practice In India After BCI Consents Before Bombay High Court, 17-Yr-Old Order Set Aside
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday set aside a 17-year-old order passed by the Bar Council of India (BCI) and paved the way for Advocate Jane Cox, a British citizen, to continue her legal practice in India.A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale, set aside the 2005 order with BCI's consent but kept the question regarding a foreigner's right to practice expressly open."Both...
Section 24 CPC Power Can Be Invoked By Common High Court For Two Or More States Even For Inter State Transfer Of Suits: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that the power under section 24 of the CPC can be exercised by the High Court even for inter-State transfer of a suit, appeal or other proceeding, if it is the common High Court for two or more States under Article 231 of the Constitution and both the Civil Courts (transferor and transferee) are subordinate to it.Section 25 CPC applies to inter-State transfer of a...
Maintain Practice Of Having One-Third High Court Judges From District Judiciary : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, expressed its prima facie view that the the present ratio of 1:3 between the judges who are elevated from District Judiciary to the High Courts from the service cadre and those who are elevated from the Bar needs to be maintained. A Bench comprising Justice BR Gavai, Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sanjay Karol requested the Chief Justice of High Courts to...
2015 Bargari Sacrilege | Supreme Court Transfers Trial Against Gurmeet Ram Rahim and 7 Dera Followers to Chandigarh
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the trial against Dera Sacha Sauda leader and ‘godman’ Gurmeet Ram Rahim and seven other acolytes of the religious cult in three interlinked cases of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib at Bargari in 2015 to be transferred from Punjab’s Faridkot to Chandigarh. This development follows closely on the heels of the murder of a Dera follower, who was...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Manish Sisodia's Plea Against CBI Arrest In Liquor Scam Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition filed by Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, challenging the arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an alleged case of corruption relating to the now-scrapped excise policy.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha said that that Sisodia has alternative...
'Dialogue Between Constitutional Functionaries Cannot Degenerate Into A Race To Bottom' : Supreme Court Reprimands Punjab CM, Governor
The Punjab Governor on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that he has summoned the budget assembly of Punjab assembly from March 3.Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, appearing on behalf of Governor Banwarilal Purohit, made this statement before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha, which was hearing a petition filed by the Punjab...
PIL Seeking Mandatory Registration Of Live-In Relationships Filed In Supreme Court, Cites Increase In Crimes By Live-In Partners
A Public Interest Litigation seeking to frame rules and guidelines for registration of live-in partnerships in India has been filed in the Supreme Court of India. The petition has been filed by Advocate Mamta Rani, and prays for a direction for the Central Government to formulate rules for registration of Live-in relationships. The petition contends that–"Time and again this Hon’ble Court...
Can Arbitrator Be Held To Be Biased Against Party Who Did Not Accept Unilateral Increase In Fees? Supreme Court To Consider
If an arbitrator unilaterally increases his fees and if the same is accepted by one party and opposed by the other party, is there a likelihood of bias in the mind of the arbitrator against the party who opposed the increase of the fees?. The Supreme Court has decided to consider this issue.Additional Solicitor General N Venkataraman raised this issue while appearing in an appeal on behalf of...
CPC Order 41 Rule 23A - Appellate Court Can't Remand Suit For De Novo Trial Merely Because A Particular Evidence Has Not Been Adduced : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on Monday, held that High Courts ought not to remand a matter for trial de novo without recording any explanation as to on what ground the decree was being reversed by it.The Court further observed that denovo trial cannot be ordered merely because a particular evidence has not been adduced. If one party has not produced evidence, then adverse inference can be drawn...
