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Supreme Court Expresses Surprise At Patna High Court Reserving Judgment On Anticipatory Bail For One Year; Seeks Report From Registrar
The Supreme Court expressed its surprise that the Patna High Court reserved judgment on an anticipatory bail plea for a year. The bail application was heard by a single-judge bench of the High Court and was reserved for orders on 07.04.2022. However, the bench released the matter almost after a year, i.e., on 04.04.2023. The reasoning given was that the judge, as a lawyer, had appeared in one...
IIT-JEE | OCI Candidate Moves Supreme Court To Relax Criteria Requiring Students To Appear In JEE Within 2 Years Of Passing Class 12
On November 29, the Supreme Court issued notice on a writ petition seeking relaxation in eligibility criteria for the JEE Mains Exam 2024 for an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) candidate. The Court allowed the petitioner to add the JEE Apex Body (JAB) as a respondent in the case.The existing criteria mandate that candidates must have passed Class 12th in 2022 or later to be eligible for the...
Supreme Court Seeks Report From NALSAR Centre For Disability Studies On Making Public Spaces Accessible To Disabled Persons
In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to make public buildings accessible for the disabled, the Supreme Court directed the Centre for Disability Studies, NALSAR University of Law to make a report on steps to be taken to make public buildings and spaces fully accessible to persons with disabilitiesThe bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and...
Recruitment Scam | High Court Grants Bail To Former West Bengal Secondary Education Board President Kalyanmoy Ganguly
The Calcutta High Court today allowed an application for bail moved by the former President and Administrator of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE), Dr Kalyanmoy Ganguly. In allowing the plea, while directing the accused to surrender his passport before the trial court, and refrain from witness tampering of any kind, a division bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and...
Person Accused Of PMLA Offence Need Not Be An Accused In Scheduled Offence : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court clarified that a person accused of an offence under Section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) need not necessarily be shown as an accused in the scheduled offence. The judgment clarified that a person, unconnected to the scheduled offence but knowingly assisting in the concealment of the proceeds of crime, can be held guilty of committing an offence...
Principles On Admissibility Of Secondary Evidence : Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (29.11.2023) explained the principles relevant for examining the admissibility of secondary evidence under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The Court also reiterated that "if a document that is required to be stamped is not sufficiently stamped, then the position of law is well settled that a copy of such document as secondary evidence cannot be adduced."A bench...
ED Summons To District Collectors A 'Fishing Expedition' Without Showing Existence Of Proceeds Of Crime: Madras High Court
While staying the summons issued by Enforcement Directorate to District Collectors in an alleged sand mining money laundering case, the Madras High Court observed that the ED had attempted to conduct a “fishing enquiry” relating to sand mining without the existence of proceeds of crime. The division bench of Justice SS Sundar and Justice Sunder Mohan had passed the interim...
Hate Speech | Supreme Court Issues Notice To Gujarat, Kerala, TN & Nagaland To Ascertain If Nodal Officers Appointed
While hearing a batch of petitions to curb hate speeches, the Supreme Court issued notice to the States of Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Nagaland to determine if they have appointed nodal officers in terms of the 2018 judgment in the Tehseen Poonawalla case to deal with hate crimes and mob violence.The Court issued notice to these States after the Union Government informed that they have...
High Courts Have Duty To Quash Vexatious Criminal Prosecutions : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court (on November 28) underscored the duty of the High Court in providing protection against vexatious and unwanted prosecution.Setting aside a judgment of the Allahabad High Court which refused to discharge the accused in a criminal case, the bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah observed :“The protection against vexatious and unwanted prosecution and...
'Won't Deal With Individual Cases' : Supreme Court Refuses To Consider Plea Against Udhayanidhi Stalin For 'Sanatana Dharma' Remarks
While considering a batch of petitions seeking to curb hate speeches, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 29) clarified that it will not deal with individual cases of violations.Clarifying that its intent is to lay down an "infrastructure or mechanism" in place to deal with hate speech cases, the Court said that individual cases have to be dealt with by the jurisdictional courts.A...
Supreme Court Allows Centre To Extend Term Of Delhi Govt Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar; Upholds Centre's Power To Appoint GNCTD Chief Secretary
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 29) allowed the Union Government to extend by six months the term of the Chief Secretary of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Naresh Kumar, who is otherwise due to retire tomorrow.The Court held that the Central Government has the power to appoint the Chief Secretary of the Delhi Government and that such power includes the power...
TN Vigilance Director Objects To Listing Of Case Before Justice Bela Trivedi's Bench; Says Matter Was Being Heard By Another Bench
The Director Of Vigilance And Anti Corruption (DVAC) of Tamil Nadu has objected to the listing of a matter before a bench led by Justice Bela M. Trivedi stating that it was earlier listed before a bench headed by Justice Aniruddha Bose. The matter pertains to an appeal filed by the DVAC against a Madras High Court order that ruled that there was no reason for conducting another...