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Delhi Court Remands Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal To ED Custody In Liquor Policy Case Till March 28
A Delhi Court on Friday remanded Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to six days of Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam case till March 28.Special CBI judge Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order after Kejriwal was produced today following his arrest last night by the central probe agency, hours after a...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Order Directing Bloomberg To Remove Article On Zee Entertainment Ltd
The Supreme Court on Friday (March 22) set aside the Delhi High Court's order directing news platform “The Bloomberg” to take down its allegedly defamatory article on Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra observed that the orders of the trial courts in granting ex parte ad interim...
Supreme Court Directs States/UTs To Issue Ration Cards To 8 Crore Unorganised Sector Workers Registered Under E-Shram Portal
The Supreme Court (on March 19) has directed the State Governments and Union Territories to grant ration cards to 8 crore workers in the Unorganised sector who, despite being registered under the center's e-Shram portal, do not have these ration cards. This, in turn, will allow these workers to get the benefit of schemes by the Union of India and state governments, as well as the benefit of...
Supreme Court Rebukes Telangana Police Again, Says Preventive Detention Must Not Be Applied Routinely Without Application Of Mind
In a significant development, the Supreme Court has yet again rebuked the Telangana Police for routinely exercising the powers of preventive detention to detain individuals without considering the fundamental rights guaranteed under the constitution. The Bench Comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra gave a warning to the Telangana Police to not pass...
Plea Against MP Lokayukt Appointment : Supreme Court Mulls Framing Guidelines For Effective Consultation Among Selection Panel Members
The Supreme Court on Friday (March 22) issued notice to the State of Madhya Pradesh on a writ petition filed by Madhya Pradesh's opposition leader Umang Singhar challenging the appointment of the State's Lokayukta.While doing so, the Court observed that it was crucial to have in place certain guidelines for the consultation process in the appointment of the Lokayukta. As per the Madhya...
Supreme Court Transfers Petitions Pending Before Various HCs Against IT Rules 2021 To Delhi High Court
The Supreme Court today transferred to the Delhi High Court matters pending before different High Courts across the country against the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021). The order was passed to enable an analogous hearing on the issues, considering that a large number of petitions were already pending before Delhi...
Inability Of State Police To Tackle Law & Order No Excuse To Invoke Preventive Detention : Supreme Court
In a notable ruling, the Supreme Court has summarised the important points relating to preventive detention. The Court stated that the Inability on the part of the state's police machinery to tackle the law and order situation should not be an excuse to invoke the jurisdiction of preventive detention.While setting aside the preventive detention of an alleged chain snatcher under the...
BREAKING | PIL To Remove Arvind Kejriwal From Post Of Delhi Chief Minister Filed In High Court
A PIL has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking removal of Arvind Kejriwal from the post of Chief Minister of Delhi. Kejriwal has been arrested by Enforcement Directorate in the liquor policy case. Hearing of ED's application seeking his remand is currently underway at city's Rouse Avenue Court.The plea has been moved by one Surjit Singh Yadav, a Delhi resident claiming to be a...
Supreme Court Declines To Entertain Early Hearing Request In Plea Regarding Gender Imbalance In Judge Advocate General's Recruitment
Without passing any order, the Supreme Court on Thursday (March 21) refused to entertain an early hearing request in the plea regarding gender imbalance in Judge Advocate General's (JAG) recruitment.The matter was before a Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra on a listed mentioning as the next recruitment drive is to take place in April.During the hearing, counsels for...
ED Must Furnish Grounds Of Arrest To Accused In Writing : Supreme Court Dismisses Union's Review Against 'Pankaj Bansal' Judgment
The Supreme Court dismissed the Union's petition seeking review of Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India, in which it held that the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) must furnish the accused with the reasons for arrest in writing. The Bench of Justices AS Bopanna and PV Sanjay Kumar dismissed the review petition, stating that the decision does not contain any error that warrants...
Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Kerala's Plea For Interim Relief In Original Suit Challenging Centre's Borrowing Curbs
The Supreme Court on Friday (March 22) reserved its verdict on the State of Kerala's plea for interim relief in its original suit challenging the Union of India's borrowing curbs.The plea was heard by a bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan, which has been trying to find a solution to the state's urgent financial needs before the end of the current financial year on March 31,...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Congress Party's Pleas Against Tax Re-Assessment Proceedings
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the pleas moved by the Indian National Congress against the initiation of income tax re-assessment proceedings against it for three years (2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17) by the tax authorities.A division bench comprising Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said that Congress had chosen to approach the court only a few days...