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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest – May 2025
SUPREME COURT PMLA Accused Entitled To Hearing Before Cognizance Is Taken Of ED Complaint Filed After BNSS Came Into Effect: Supreme Court Case Title: Kushal Kumar Agarwal v. Directorate of Enforcement Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 642 The Supreme Court held that before taking cognizance of a money laundering complaint under section 44(1)(b) of the Prevention of Money Laundering...
Air India Flight Crash : Supreme Court Urged To Take Suo Motu Cognizance, Issue Directions For Compensation & Probe
Two doctors have written a letter to the Chief Justice of India seeking a suo motu action by the Supreme Court with respect to the crash of the Air India Flight AI171 at Ahmedabad yesterday.They urged that the Supreme Court, after taking suo motu cognizance of the incident, give directions to the Central Government to disburse compensation to the victims at the earliest. They also sought...
Supreme Court AoR Exam 2025 To Be Held From June 16-21
The Advocate-on-Record (AoR) Examination for 2025, conducted by the Supreme Court, is scheduled to take place on June 16, 17, 20, and 21.A notice regarding the exam dates and seating arrangements was released on the official website of the Supreme Court today.According to the notification, candidates must arrive at their respective exam centers well ahead of the scheduled time mentioned on...
Supreme Court Rejects Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni's Request To Extend Time For Surrender In BJP Worker's Murder Case
The Supreme Court on Friday (June 13) refused to extend the time given to Karnataka Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni to surrender in a case related to the murder of a BJP member.Last week, the Court had cancelled Kulkarni's bail over allegations of witness tampering and asked him to surrender within one week.Today, before a bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Manmohan, the counsel...
Supreme Court Warns Litigant For Repeatedly Challenging State Security Of Mukesh Ambani Family; Directs To Continue Z+ Cover
The Supreme Court today(June 13) pulled up a litigant who filed an application seeking to revoke the Z+ security cover given to Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman and billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani and his family.Reiterating that the security cover to Mukesh Ambani, his wife Neeta Ambani and children Anant, Aakash and Isha should continue to be given, the bench warned the applicant...
'Why Arrest TV Anchor For Guest's Statement?': Supreme Court Asks AP Police, Orders Release Of Journalist Kommineni Srinivasa Rao
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Telugu journalist Kommineni Srinivas Rao (KSR) who was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Police in relation to offensive remarks made by a panellist in a television show hosted by him.A bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Manmohan passed the order in a writ petition filed by the journalist challenging his arrest and remand.Rao...
Supreme Court Seeks Karnataka's Response On Plea Against 'Thug Life' Film Ban
The Supreme Court on Friday (June 13) issued notice to the State of Karnataka on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the "extra-judicial ban" on the screening of Tamil feature film Thug Life, starring Kamal Haasan and directed by Mani Ratnam, in Karnataka.A bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Manmohan posted the petition, filed by one Mahesh Reddy,...
S. 66 Railways Act | Railways Can Impose Penalty For Misdeclared Goods Even After Delivery : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently ruled that the penalty for misdeclared goods can be imposed by the Railways post-delivery of consignments/goods under Section 66 of the Railways Act, 1989 (“Act”). The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and PK Mishra set aside the Gauhati High Court's ruling which held that penal charges cannot be levied after delivery of goods. Instead, the Supreme Court...
Supreme Court Judges & Advocates Associations Express Condolences Over Ahmedabad Flight Crash
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Supreme Court Judges, along with Registry officials, expressed deep condolences to the families affected by the crash of an Air India flight at Ahmedabad today.CJI also expressed concerns for the inmates of the BJ Medical College and Civil Hospital over which the flight to London crashed soon after it took off from the Ahmedabad airport.“During this...
Collegium System, Though Imperfect, Limits Executive Interference & Insulates Judges From External Pressures: Justice Surya Kant
Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant opined that the collegium system, despite its imperfections, is an important safeguard for the Judiciary against interference by the Executive and the Legislature.Speaking at an event at the Seattle University, USA, last week, Justice Kant said that the collegium system preserves Judiciary's autonomy.In his address, Justice Kant said that the...
