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Supreme Court Says State Bank Of India Has To Disclose Electoral Bond Numbers, Issues Notice To SBI
The Supreme Court on Friday (March 15) categorically stated that the State Bank of India (SBI) has to disclose electoral bonds numbers as well, in addition to the details it has already disclosed regarding the purchase and redemption of the bonds.In the latest development in the court-mandated disclosure process concerning electoral bonds details, a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud,...
No Anticipatory Bail To Accused Against Whom Non-Bailable Warrant & Proclamation Under Section 82 CrPC Are Pending: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that an accused would not be entitled to pre-arrest bail if the non-bailable warrant and the proclamation under Section 82(1) Cr.P.C. is pending against him. “Thus, it is obvious that the position of law, which was being followed with alacrity, is that in cases where an accused against whom non-bailable warrant is pending and the process of proclamation under...
'No Case Made Out' : Supreme Court Rejects Manish Sisodia's Curative Petitions Seeking Bail In Delhi Liquor Policy Scam Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 13) dismissed the curative petitions filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia seeking bail in the Delhi liquor policy scam case.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai and SVN Bhatti dismissed the curative petitions observing that no case is made out."In...
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Electoral Bonds Case : Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Hear Tomorrow ECI's Plea For Return Of Sealed Cover Boxes
The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court which decided the Electoral Bonds case will sit tomorrow at 10.30 AM to hear an application filed by the Election Commission of India.On March 11, while directing the State Bank of India to disclose the electoral bonds data to the ECI by March 12, the Supreme Court had also directed the ECI to upload the information regarding political parties'...
Election Commission Uploads Electoral Bonds Data On Website As Per Supreme Court's Direction
The Election Commission of India has uploaded on its website the data supplied by the State Bank of India regarding electoral bonds.The Election Commission of India has today uploaded the data on electoral bonds on its website as received from SBI on an "as is where is basis", the ECI said in a press release.The data as retrieved from SBI can be accessed at this URL...
CAA's Discriminatory Nature : Explaining With The Help Of A Supreme Court Case
After keeping the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019(CAA) on the backburner for over four years, the Union Government on March 11 notified the rules to implement the legislation, which purports to give citizenship to persecuted minorities in our neighbouring countries who fled to India. The interesting aspect is that neither the Act nor the Rules mention fleeing from...
Is Royalty On Mining Leases Tax? What Are States' Powers To Tax Mineral Rights? Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench Reserves Judgment
The Supreme Court 9 judge constitution bench on Thursday (March 14) reserved its judgment on the issue of whether royalties on mining leases be considered as tax and whether the States have the power to levy royalty/tax on mineral rights. The 8 days long hearing deliberated upon the multifaceted taxation matter of mineral-bearing lands. The key reference question involved in the present matter...
'One Nation, One Election' Panel Recommends Cutting Short State Assemblies' Term To Synchronize With Lok Sabha Term
The High-Level Committee (HLC) appointed by the Central Government has submitted its report on "one nation, one election," advocating for simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and local bodies. Headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, the committee submitted its extensive 18,626-page report to President Droupadi Murmu. Established in September of the...
Supreme Court Invites Fresh Applications For Senior Designation
The Supreme Court has invited applications from Advocates/Advocates-on-Record as well as Former Chief Justices/Judges of High Courts for designation as Senior Advocates in terms of the 2023 guidelines available on the Court website.As per the notification of March 14, Advocates/AoRs whose cases have been deferred by the Full Court may apply afresh online, irrespective of the 1-year...
Supreme Court Asks States To Inform Steps Taken To Regularise Special Teachers Working On Contractual Basis
In a matter pertaining to special teachers being engaged on contract basis without security of tenure, the Supreme Court has called for affidavits from all States in the country specifying the number of such teachers working under them on contractual basis, who are Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI)-trained and eligible to be appointed.The Bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Rajesh Bindal...