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Supreme Court Rejects NIA's Challenge To HC Order Granting Bail To Businessman In UAPA Case For Allegedly Funding Maoists
The Supreme Court on Friday (May 10) upheld the decision of the Jharkhand High Court granting bail to a construction firm partner who was booked by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly funding banned organization CPI (Maoist).The bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Aravind Kumar said that the interference wasn't warranted...
Court Doesn't Sit In Appeal Over Arbitral Tribunal's Interpretation Of Contract : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that it is for the Arbitral Tribunal to adjudicate upon the construction of the terms of a contract and the Court under Section 34, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 does not sit in appeal over the findings of the arbitratorThe bench of Justices A. S. Oka and Pankaj Mithal was pronouncing its judgment on an appeal by the NHAI against concurrent findings of the...
Ambiguities In Uploading Of NCLT Orders, Requirement Of Enclosing Certified Copies With Appeal : Supreme Court Seeks IBBI Clarification
The Supreme Court (on May 06) issued notice to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, inter-alia, on the requirement to obtain a certified copy of the order and attach the same with the appeal. The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta has issued notice considering that there is “considerable ambiguity” in certain issues concerning the service of the orders...
Arvind Kejriwal's Interim Bail : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
The Supreme Court will consider today the grant of interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister #ArvindKejriwal in the Delhi liquor policy case.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the matter (item no.50)Kejriwal has been under custody since his arrest on March 21. ED filed a new affidavit yesterday opposing the grant of interim bail for Kejriwal for election campaigning....
Delay Condonation Application Filed By Stranger Not Party To Suit Illegal : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held it is impermissible for a third-party to file an application for condonation of delay, stating that such an approach would allow anyone, regardless of their involvement in the suit, to seek restoration."Entertaining an application filed at the behest of a stranger for condonation of delay in filing an application for restoration of the subject suit is totally...
'There Can't Be Indiscriminate Killings Of Canines': Supreme Court Closes Stray Dog Cases, Allows To Move HCs Based On ABC Rules 2023
The Supreme Court on Thursday (May 09) disposed of a batch of petitions relating to the stray dog issue, stating that in view of Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, the matter can now be decided by the respective High Courts.Considering that the ABC Rules 2023 came into force while the petitions were pending in the Supreme Court, it closed the proceedings, giving liberty to the parties to...
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea Alleging Data Privacy Violation By Foreign Credit Information Companies
The Supreme Court on Monday (May 6) issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation which seeks directions to the Ministry of Finance, RBI, Ministry for Electronics & Information Technology and Ministry of Home Affairs to take appropriate steps against four foreign credit information companies for alleged financial data privacy violation of citizens. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud...
Supreme Court Seeks Counsellor's Aid To Ascertain If POCSO Offence Victim Took Informed Decision By Choosing To Reside With Accused
In a case where a victim of a POCSO offence chose to reside with the accused, the Supreme Court on Thursday (May 9) said that there was a need for counselling by a professional psychologist to understand if the woman took an "informed decision."The Court was hearing a suo motu case ("In Re : Right to Privacy of Adolescents"), which was taken over a judgment of the Calcutta High Court in...
Supreme Court Suggests Open Air Prisons As Solution To Overcrowding Of Prisons, Cites Rajasthan Model
The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that one of the solutions for overcrowding in prisons can be establishing open-air prisons/camps, and that it will also address the issue of rehabilitation of prisonersThe bench of Justices B. R. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a 2020 PIL by Suhas Chakma in this connection. “The prisoners go out to the community, they earn their living and then...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks ECI Action Against Alleged Hate Speeches Of PM Modi, Anurag Thakur & BJP
A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to initiate appropriate action against hate speeches being delivered by political campaigners, especially those on behalf of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the 2024 General Elections. The petition seeks directions to the ECI to initiate an investigation into the hate...
JJ Act | Names Of Presiding Officer/Members Should Be Specifically Mentioned In Orders When Signed, Including Interim Orders: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has flagged concern about the non-mentioning of the names of the presiding officer or members when the order is passed under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. “The Presiding Officers or Members of the Board, as the case in hand, or Tribunals do not mention their names when the order is passed. As a result of which it becomes difficult to find out later on, as to who...
Arvind Kejriwal Can't Be Granted Interim Bail For Campaigning, ED Tells Supreme Court
A day before the Supreme Court hearing in the Arvind Kejriwal case, the Enforcement Directorate filed a fresh affidavit opposing the grant of interim bail to the Delhi Chief Minister in the Delhi liquor policy case.Opposing the Court's suggestion to grant Kejriwal interim bail in view of the Lok Sabha elections, the ED said that the "right to campaign for an election is neither a...