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Calcutta High Court Temporarily Restrains WB Police From Probing Allegations Of Firearms & Cash Found At BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari's Secy's Premises
The Calcutta High Court has restrained the West Bengal police from investigating complaints of firearms and large sums of cash allegedly found at the residence-cum-office of BJP leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari, which was in the name of his personal secretary.A single bench of Justice Amrita Sinha stayed the police's investigation till 17th June based on a coordinate bench's order which...
Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand High Court's Order For Its Relocation Out Of Nainital
The Supreme Court (today, May 24) stayed the Uttarakhand High Court's order asking the State government to find a suitable place to shift its premises out of Nainital. The High Court, in its order, highlighted that shifting is necessary in the larger public interest. Challenging this order, the High Court Bar Association of Uttarakhand moved the Supreme Court. While issuing notice on...
BJP Moves Supreme Court Against Calcutta HC Order Restraining Publication Of Derogatory Ads Against Trinamool Congress
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has approached the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court's order restraining it from printing certain derogatory advertisements against the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which are derogatory and violated the Model Code of Conduct during the Lok Sabha Elections, 2024.The Special Leave Petition filed by the BJP was mentioned today before a vacation bench...
'Hands-Off Approach Amidst Elections': Supreme Court Refuses To Direct ECI To Disclose Form 17C Records Of Votes Polled, Adjourns Plea
Expressing reluctance to interfere in the middle of the election process, the Supreme Court on Friday (May 24) adjourned an application seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to publish the booth-wise absolute numbers of voter turnout and upload the Form 17C records of votes polled on its website.A vacation bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma said that...
Plea To Direct ECI To Disclose Form 17C Record Of Votes Polled : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
The Supreme Court is hearing today an application seeking the uploading of Form 17C data on the ECI website and the publication of booth wise voter turnout data.A vacation bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and SC Sharma will hear the matter. The application has been filed by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). A writ petition filed by TMC leader Mahua Moitra in 2019...
Case Of Accused Under S.313 CrPC Not Suggested To Victim In Cross-Examination; Supreme Court Refuses To Set Aside Conviction In Rape Case
In a recent case concerning an offence of rape, the Supreme Court observed that the conviction can't be set aside if the accused statements recorded under Section 313 of CrPC (stating that there was a prosecutrix consent to perform sexual intercourse) are not put to use in evidence by the accused in the form of suggestion while cross-examining the prosecutrix. Taking reference to Section 313...
CSI Dispute : Supreme Court Restrains HC-Appointed Administrators From Taking Decisions For Elections Or Administration Of Church Of South India
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 22) restrained the interim committee of Retired High Court Judges appointed to oversee the elections to the synod of the Church of South India (CSI) from taking any steps towards holding elections to the synod or dealing with the administration of the CSI as an interim measure. The direction has been made in a challenge to the Madras High Court's appointment...
7/16 Bhima Koregaon Accused Get Bail, Courts Raise Prima Facie Doubts About Evidence
The Bhima Koregaon case, in which several activists and academicians have been incarcerated under the draconian Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act 1967 over alleged Maoist links, raises a big question mark on India's civil liberties framework. The fact that the trial has not yet commenced for nearly six years makes one question the seriousness of the allegations concerning national...
Important MCQs Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments For Law Examinations
Q 1. Based on the testimony of the prosecution witness who was not the eyewitness to the incident, the trial court summoned the person to add as an additional accused under Section 319 of Cr.P.C. Decide.a. Mere testimony of the prosecution witness is sufficient to invoke powers under Section 319.b. Testimony given by the prosecution witness is not trustworthy as he wasn't an eyewitness to...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (13 May-18 May, 2024)
With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest, dedicated to keeping our readers abreast of the most recent legal developments in the country's apex court. This digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the past week, providing a...
Uploading Form 17C Records Of Votes Polled On Website Can Lead To Mischief; General Public Has No Legal Right To Access It: ECI Tells Supreme Court
In the latest development, the Election Commission of India has opposed the plea for public disclosure of the copies of Form 17C (the statutory record of votes polled in a polling station). Opposing the application filed by ADR and Common Cause seeking immediate publication of voter turnout data with respect to the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections, the Election Commission told the Supreme Court...
BREAKING | Calcutta High Court Cancels OBC Certificates Issued In West Bengal After 2010, Scraps OBC Classification Of 77 Communities
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled all Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010. The Court clarified that those who had attained employment on the benefit of the act and were already in service because of such reservation would not be affected by the order.A division bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Rajasekhar Mantha delivered the...