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Chandrababu Naidu's Case Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 3]
The Supreme Court will continue hearing today former Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu's petition to quash FIR in relation to skill development scam case.This is the third day of hearing before a bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose & Bela Trivedi. Report of yesterday's hearing can be read here. The first day's hearing report can be read here.The prime point raised by Naiud's lawyers...
Money Bill, Speaker's Powers, Minority Status Of AMU : Issues In 7-Judge Bench Matters Which Supreme Court Will Hear Soon
The Supreme Court will be finishing pre-hearing steps in six 7-judge bench matters on October 12. These matters include exploration of the state's authority to levy additional taxes on dealers, the boundaries of parliamentary and legislative powers, examination of whether religious minorities can administer educational institutions not established by them, legality of 'primary preference'...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (2nd- 8th Oct, 2023)
Judgments/OrdersMere Non-Cooperation To ED Summons Not A Ground For Arrest Under PMLA; ED Can't Expect Admission Of Guilt From Person Summoned: Supreme CourtCase Title: Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India, Basant Bansal v. Union of India Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 844; 2023INSC866In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has ruled that a person cannot be arrested by the Directorate of...
Supreme Court Allows Married Woman To Abort Unplanned Pregnancy At 26 Weeks Citing Mental & Financial Reasons
UPDATE ON OCTOBER 11, AFTER UNION'S RECALL APPLICATION - Supreme Court Bench Disagrees On Abortion Of 26-Week Pregnancy Of Married Woman, Refers To Larger BenchThe Supreme Court on Monday (09.10.2023) allowed the medical termination of pregnancy of a married woman who is 26 weeks pregnant. The petitioner, who is a mother of two children, told the Apex Court she is suffering post-partum...
Customs Duty - Undervaluation Must Be Proved By Evidence Of Prices Of Contemporaneous Imports; Else Benefit Of Doubt Goes To Importer : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has recently highlighted that the transaction value (the price actually paid or payable for the goods) should be the primary basis for customs valuation and that other valuation methods be invoked sequentially only when there is evidence to doubt the correctness of the declared transaction value. A division bench of Justice B.V Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan added that...
Hyderabad Cricket Association Elections | No Supreme Court Relief For Mohammed Azharuddin Against Removal From Voters List
Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin filed an application in the Supreme Court challenging the removal of his name from the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) voters’ list by Single Member Committee (constituted by the Apex Court for the elections of the HCA).However, the Court did not pass any order in favour of Azharuddin today and adjourned the matter till October 31. The...
Bogtui Carnage Case : Supreme Court Issues Notice On CBI's Challenge To Calcutta HC Ordering SIT Probe Into Custodial Death Of Accused
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court issued notice in an appeal filed by the CBI against the Calcutta High Court’s order transferring the investigation of the alleged suicide of Lalan Sheikh, the prime accused in Bogtui Carnage Case, to a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Dr. Pranav Kumar, an IPS Officer. Sheikh died in December 2022 while he was in CBI custody allegedly due...
Judges' Appointment | After Supreme Court Rebuke, Centre Acts On Certain Pending Collegium Recommendations
The Supreme Court on Monday revealed that almost all of the 70 recommendations made by various high court collegiums had been forwarded by the Centre after the court's last rebuke. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing a petition filed by the Advocates Association of Bengaluru seeking contempt action against the Union Ministry of Law and Justice for...
Supreme Court Says Conduct Of 'V4 Kochi' President Nipun Cherian During Contempt Proceedings Before Kerala HC Was 'Reprehensible'
The Supreme Court on Monday (09.10.2023) while considering the plea of Nipun Cherian, the President of political party 'V4 Kochi', against the order of the division bench of the Kerala High Court that sentenced him to four months imprisonment in a suo motu contempt proceeding initiated by it, for his statements against a sitting judge of the High Court, sought the response of the High Court...
Supreme Court Dismisses Congress Leader's Plea Challenging ‘First Level Check’ Of EVMs, VVPATs Carried Out By Election Commission
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition challenging the “First Level Check" of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verified Paper Trails (VVPATs) conducted by the Election Commission of India in July this yer at eleven district offices in Delhi for their use in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. A bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj...
Chandrababu Naidu's Case: Can Section 17A Be Interpreted In A Manner Defeating Purpose Of PC Act? Supreme Court Asks Harish Salve
While hearing former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's plea, the Supreme Court on Monday (October 9) asked if the Court can adopt an interpretation of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 which will defeat the objectives of the Act.Section 17A, inserted after the 2018 amendment made to the PC Act in July 2018, mandates that prior sanction from the...
Supreme Court Closes All Cases Pending In High Courts Against 'Adipurush' Movie
The Supreme Court on Monday(October 9) put a closure to all cases pending in different High Courts against the movie "Adipurush". Hearing a transfer petition filed by the producer of the film seeking to transfer to the Top Court the cases from different High Courts, the Court ordered to put a closure to all such pending proceedings. The Court in no uncertain terms opined that “All these...