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"Seek Time Bound Answers From Govt. To Protect Citizens' Rights And Freedoms":Activists, Academicians Write To CJI In Pegasus Snooping Row
Over five hundred individuals and groups have addressed a letter to CJI NV Ramana, seeking immediate intervention in the matter of alleged snooping on journalists, opposition leaders, etc. using the Pegasus spyware. The letter specifically raises the issue of alleged snooping on the Supreme Court staffer who had raised allegations of sexual harassment against then CJI Ranjan Gogoi...
[BREAKING] Murder Of Jharkhand Judge In Daylight : SCBA President Mentions Matter Before Supreme Court; Seeks CBI Probe
The shocking daylight murder of Additional District Judge Uttam Anand of Jharkhand was brought to the attention of the Supreme Court by the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association Senior Advocate Vikas Singh today morning.Mentioning the matter before a bench headed by Justice DY Chandrahcud, Vikas Singh called the murder of the judge by hitting him with a vehicle while he was out on...
Breaking: Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2021 Results Declared By Consortium Of NLUs
The Consortium of NLUs has declared the results of CLAT 2021 Today. The same could be checked on the website of the Consortium of National Law Universities. The Candidates who appeared for the exam on July 23, 2021, can check their results on the portal by logging in to their accounts.Candidates can check their scores by logging in here. Minutes after the results were out, the website of...
Is Emergency Arbitration Award Enforceable Under Indian Law? Amazon, Future Retail Argue In Supreme Court
"How do you get over the specific words 'and from no others' in section 37, Arbitration Act?", the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Future Retail on its plea that its appeal before the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court was maintainable.The bench of Justices Rohinton Nariman and B. R. Gavai was hearing Amazon's challenge to an order dated March 22 passed by a Division Bench of the Delhi...
BREAKING: Public Servant Can't Be Distinguished Based On Their Location, State's Consent Not Required For CBI To Investigate Central Govt Officials: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused to interfere in the ongoing investigation being conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the cattle and coal smuggling cases against former TMC leader Vinay Mishra. The accused had been charged with offences under the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act, 1988) proceedings of which are currently...
No Need To Examine Complainant Before Ordering Investigation Under Section 156(3) CrPC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that there is no requirement of examining the complainant on oath under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure(CrPC) before a Judicial Magistrate orders police investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC.Holding so, the Supreme Court set aside an order passed by the Bombay High Court which had granted anticipatory bail on the ground that order of magistrate...
Arbitration Award Which Ignores Vital Evidence Or Rewrites The Contract Is Liable To Be Set Aside: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that an arbitration award which ignores vital evidence in arriving at its decision or rewrites a contract is liable to be set aside under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act on the ground of patent illegality.The bench comprising Justices RF Nariman and BR Gavai observed that a finding based on no evidence at all or an award which ignores vital...
Supreme Court To Hear On 25th Aug BJP MP Manoj Tiwari's Plea Against Delhi High Court's Refusal To Quash Summon Issued In Defamation Case Filed By Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia
Supreme Court has on Friday decided to hear on August 25th BJP MP Manoj Tiwari's plea challenging the judgment of the Delhi High Court which refused to quash the summoning order issued by the Magistrate in defamation case filed by Manish Sisodia, Delhi's Deputy CMA bench comprising Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice V Ramasubramanian observed that the matter should be heard on...
Will Examine If Suspension Of Yatin Oza's Senior Designation Is Proportionate, Says Supreme Court
The Full Court of the Gujarat High Court has reiterated its earlier stand of not revoking the suspension of senior designation of Yatin Oza, the Supreme Court was told on Wednesday. Taking note of this development, the Supreme Court adjourned Yatin Oza's petition challenging the High Court's decision for hearing on merits to September 1. The Court said today that it will also examine if...
'Must Subserve Administration Of Justice': Supreme Court Formulates Principles On Withdrawal Of Prosecution Under Section 321 CrPC
The Supreme Court, in its judgment dismissing the plea seeking withdrawal of prosecution in assembly ruckus case, also formulated the principles on the withdrawal of a prosecution under Section 321 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that while deciding a plea to withdraw prosecution, the court must be satisfied that the grant...