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ED Claims TN District Collectors Have Withheld Documents; State Disputes ED Assertion
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a report before the Supreme Court mentioning the documents which four District Collectors in Tamil Nadu have not been provided to the ED in the alleged illegal sand mining money laundering case. However, the State of Tamil Nadu disputed the ED's claim.A bench of Justice Bela Trivedi and Justice Pankaj Mithal was dealing with ED's plea against...
Trial/Investigation For FIR Lodged Before Enforcement Of New Criminal Laws To Be Governed By CrPC, Not BNSS: Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court has ruled that where an FIR was registered under Section 154 of CrPC prior to July 1, 2023, it would amount to a pending enquiry/investigation within Section 531(2)(a) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, (“BNSS”). Hence, the entire subsequent investigation procedure and even the trial procedure in relation to that FIR shall be governed by CrPC and...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL On Stray Dog Issue, Asks Petitioner To Move HC
The Supreme Court (on July 15) dismissed the petition pertaining to the prevention of mishaps arising due to stray dogs issue. At the very outset, the bench of justices JK Maheshwari and Rajesh Bindal pointed out the recent Supreme Court order. Therein, the Court had disposed of a batch of petitions relating to the stray dog issue, stating that in view of Animal Birth Control Rules,...
Police Stations Or Places Under Police Dept Control Can't Be Designated As Places To E-Record Witness Evidence Under BNSS : MHA To States/UTs
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has written to the State Governments stating that police stations or places under the control of the police department cannot be designated as places for the examination of witnesses via audio-video electronic means under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).According to Sections 265 (evidence for prosecution), 266 (evidence for defence), and...
Judge Heading Commission of Inquiry Against Ex-CM KCR Resigns Following Supreme Court's Rebuke
In a significant development, Justice(Retired) L Narasimha Reddy told the Supreme Court that he was resigning as the head of the Commission of Inquiry constituted by the Telangana Government to probe into alleged irregularities in procuring power by the Government led by the previous Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao. This development took place after the Supreme Court, while hearing...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justices N Kotiswar Singh & Mahadevan As Supreme Court Judges
The Union Government has notified the appointment of Justices N Kotiswar Singh and Mahadevan as the judges of the Supreme Court.It was on July 11 that the Supreme Court Collegium proposed the elevation of Justice Singh and Mahadevan. Justice Singh, hailing from Manipur, is presently the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Justice Mahadevan is presently the...
WB Teacher Recruitment Case : Supreme Court Gives Final Opportunity To Respondents To File Counter To Pleas Of Bengal Govt, SSC & Others
The Supreme Court today (July 16) adjourned the hearing of the challenge to the Calcutta High Court's Order which had set aside appointments of nearly 25,0000 school teachers made by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WB SSC). The bench led by CJI Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, hearing the petitions filed by the State of West Bengal, WB SSC and the...
'Punishment Must Be In Proportion To Gravity Of Offence', Supreme Court Enhances Sentence For Bigamy
Observing that the Court must impose a sentence commensurate with the gravity of the offence, the Supreme Court on Monday (July 15) enhanced the sentence imposed on a man and a woman for the offence of bigamy under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code.The accused were subjected to undergo meager imprisonment till the rising of the court. After taking into consideration the nature of the...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To CBI/ED On Manish Sisodia's Bail Applications In Liquor Policy Case
The Supreme Court today issued notice on former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's bail applications in the money laundering and corruption cases registered over the alleged liquor policy scam.A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Sanjay Karol and KV Viswanathan passed the order, upon hearing Advocate Vivek Jain (appearing for Sisodia), who argued that Sisodia has remained in custody for...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Defence Ministry On Nagaland's Plea To Prosecute 30 Armymen For Alleged Killing Of Civilians
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 15) issued notice to the Union Government on a writ petition filed by the State of Nagaland seeking sanction to prosecute 30 personnel of the Indian Army who are accused of killing 13 civilians during a botched up military operation in the Mon district in December 2021.The State has challenged the decision taken by the Centre on February 28 to refuse...
Supreme Court Judge Justice Sanjay Kumar Recuses From Hearing Delhi Liquor Policy Case Accused-Abhishek Boinpally's Bail Plea
Supreme Court Judge Justice Sanjay Kumar recused today from the hearing of the bail plea of Hyderabad businessman Abhishek Boinpally, an accused in the Delhi Liquor Policy case.The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar was dealing with Boinpally's special leave petition challenging a Delhi High Court judgment of July 2023 denying him bail. When the matter was called out, Justice...