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Breaking: No Interim Relief To Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi High Court Issues Notice To ED On Plea Challenging Arrest And Remand
The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a plea moved by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and six days of remand in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma however declined the sitting CM any relief for now and issued notice on his interim application seeking...
Principles Of Democracy & Judicial Review Intertwined, Both Form Core Of Basic Structure Of Constitution : Justice BR Gavai
Justice BR Gavai, judge of the Supreme Court, delivered a lecture on the topic "75 years of Transformative Constitutionalism" at the Columbia Law School on March 26.The lecture was organized by CEDE, the American Constitution Society, the Center for Constitutional Governance, and the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society.In his, Justice BR Gavai discussed how the...
Cognizance Of Offence Under Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940 Can't Be Taken Based On Police Officer's Complaint: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that cognizance cannot be taken of an offence under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 based on a complaint filed by a police officer.Reversing the decision of the High Court which had refused to quash the proceedings against the accused, the Bench Comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra observed that under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, the...
'Unresolved Crimes Erode Public Trust In Institutions': Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe Into Death Of Manipuri Woman In Delhi In 2013
Recently, the Supreme Court held that the power of the constitutional courts to transfer the investigation to the CBI must be exercised sparingly and in exceptional circumstances, however, the constitutional courts aren't restrained to transferring the investigation to the CBI for doing complete justice and ensuring there is no violation of fundamental rights.Observing so, the Court...
'Will Take Action If Required': Delhi High Court On Plea Against Protests In Court Premises On Arvind Kejriwal's Arrest
A letter petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the protest of Aam Aadmi Party's legal cell against the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case.The matter was mentioned by Advocate Vaibhav Singh, who filed the letter plea, before a division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan. The court said that...
Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Against His Arrest And ED Remand In Liquor Policy Case- LIVE UPDATES From Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court to hear today Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by Enforcement Directorate (ED) and six days of remand in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma will hear the matterKejriwal was arrested on March 21. Next day, the trial court had remanded him to ED custody till March 28.Follow Live...
PMLA Can't Applied Using S.120B IPC If Criminal Conspiracy Wasn't Related To Scheduled Offence : Supreme Court Rejects ED's Review Petition
The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petitions filed against its judgment which held that proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cannot be initiated by invoking Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code if the alleged criminal conspiracy was not related to a scheduled offence.A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal dismissed the review petitions...
Granting Protection To 19-Year-Olds, MP High Court Advises Youngsters To Be Cautious About Getting Into Live-In Relationships So Early
In a recent ruling, the Madhya Pradesh High Court, while granting protection to a young live-in couple - both the boy and the girl aged 19 years- sounded a word of caution about youngsters getting into relationships and leaving their families at an early stage of life.Since the petitioners had attained the age of majority and affirmed that they were acting out of free choice, the Court...
JJ Act | Juvenile Accused Can't Be Tried As Adult In Absence Of Preliminary Assessment & Report By JJB : Supreme Court
Recently, the Supreme Court held that the conviction of the accused child who was a 'child in conflict with law' cannot be sustained unless the preliminary assessment to ascertain the physical and mental capacity of the child to commit the crime and the need to try the child as an adult or a juvenile was adhered to as the mandatory requirements under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.Reversing...
Examination In Chief Of Witnesses Without Recording Their Cross-Examination Is Contrary To Law: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court (on March 18) observed that recording only the examination in chief of witnesses without recording their cross-examination is contrary to the law. To strengthen this, the Court also referred to Section 138 of the Indian Evidence Act of 1872, which outlines the examination order of witnesses. As per this provision, the witnesses are required to be first...
Liquor Policy: Delhi High Court To Hear Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Challenging Arrest, ED Remand Tomorrow
The Delhi High Court will hear tomorrow the plea moved by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by Enforcement Directorate (ED) and six days of remand in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam case.The matter will be heard tomorrow by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma at 10:30 AM. Kejriwal was arrested on March 21. Next day, the trial court...
Income Tax Orders Not Conclusive Proof For Discharge In Case Under Prevention Of Corruption Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on March 19, in a recent judgment held that exoneration in Income Tax proceedings by itself would not become a valid ground for the discharge of an accused under the provisions of The Prevention Of Corruption Act, 1988 (PCA).The bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice KV Viswanathan was sitting in appeal against an order of the Delhi High Court which refused...