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Rallies Are A 'Regular Feature' In Bengal: High Court Dismisses State's Appeal Against BJP Rally In Kolkata
The Calcutta High Court on Friday dismissed an appeal preferred by the West Bengal government against the order of a single-bench which permitting BJP rally near Victoria House in Kolkata on the 29th of November. Earlier, a single bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha had allowed the rally upon taking exception to non-application of mind shown through the "computerised rejections" by the...
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Law Students Accused Of Injuring Two Advocates
The Supreme Court recently (on November 22) granted anticipatory bail to law students who were accused of injuring two advocates inside their chamber.Earlier, the students had filed the plea seeking anticipatory bail before the Hyderabad bench of Telangana High Court. However, the Court, after taking note of the fact that the accused persons had trespassed into the advocates’ office...
Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Hearing Of AAP Leader Satyendar Jain In Money Laundering Case Until December 4; Interim Bail To Continue
The Supreme Court on Friday (November 24) adjourned the hearing of Satyendar Jain's bail plea until Monday, December 4. However, it agreed to extend the interim bail granted earlier this year to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader until the next date of hearing. A bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and Bela M Trivedi is currently hearing the former Delhi government cabinet minister's special...
'Right To Contest Includes Right To Campaign' : Rajasthan High Court Quashes ED Summons To Congress Candidate Mewaram Jain
The Rajasthan High Court recently quashed the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Mewa Ram Jain, Congress’s candidate from Barner in the upcoming Legislative Election, holding it “not appropriate” in the circumstances.“The petitioner is a candidate contesting State Legislative Assembly Elections and in a democratic setup like ours, his right to contest in...
Talaq-E-Hasan And Talaq-E-Ahsan Valid: Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Muslim Husband As Talaq Not Instantaneous
Interpreting the law on triple talaq, the Kerala High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings against a Muslim husband on finding that he pronounced talaq-e-hasan which was legal and valid under Muslim Personal Law.“The copies of the talaq kuries would show that several mediations took place. It is further revealed that respondent No.3 did not co-operate for a Court Centred...
Does Payment Of Pension To Judicial Officers Based On Contributory Pension Affect Financial Dignity? Supreme Court To Examine
The Supreme Court today (23.11.2023) noted that the issue of whether the payment of pensions to judicial officers purely on basis of contribution pension scheme would be consistent with norms of financial dignity did merit consideration. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra was passing an order in All India Judges Association v. Union of India,...
Title Of Immovable Property Can't Be Transferred Through Agreement To Sell Or General Power Of Attorney : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that no title could be transferred with respect to immovable properties on the basis of an Agreement to Sell or on the basis of a General Power of Attorney. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Rajesh Bindal observed as thus: “...no title could be transferred with respect to immovable properties on the basis of an unregistered Agreement to Sell or on...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan As Additional Judge At Bombay High Court
In a recent development, Advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan has been appointed to be an additional judge in Bombay High Court. The Collegium of Bombay High Court recommended the name of Advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan on 04 October 2021. On 16 February 2022, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the name of Somasekhar Sundaresan for appointment as a Judge of the Bombay High Court. On 25...
Supreme Court Dissolves Bench On PMLA Judgment Reconsideration After Centre Seeks Time; 'Doing With Heavy Heart', Says Justice Kaul
The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 23) dissolved the bench constituted to consider a batch of applications seeking reconsideration of its Vijay Madanlal Choudhary ruling, which upheld the powers of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED).After the union government sought for more time, the special bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, and Bela M Trivedi decided...
Credit Judicial Officers' Pension Arrears By December 8 Or Face Contempt : Supreme Court's Final Warning To States
The Supreme Court today (23.11.2023) gave the Chief Secretaries of defaulting States and Union Territories a "final chance" to comply with its order in All India Judges Association v. Union of India matter, in which the Apex Court had provided a timeline for the Center and the States to pay retired judicial officers pension as per the enhanced pay scale as recommended by the Second...
Marriage Equality Review : Petitioners Say Supreme Court Misunderstood Their Case; Claim Wasn't For New Legal Status But For Equality
Lawyer Utkarsh Saxena and his partner Ananya Koti have filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against the judgment in Supriyo v. Union of India which refused to legalise same-sex marriages. They were petitioners in the case that was decided on 17.10.2023 by a 5 judge bench. "..by refusing to grant queer couples access, on equal terms, to one of the most significant social institutions...