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S. 411 IPC | Supreme Court Acquits Jeweler Accused Of Possessing Stolen Gold Bars Since He Had No Knowledge That They Were Stolen Property
The Supreme Court today (February 25) acquitted a jeweler who was convicted under Section 411 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for receiving stolen property in the high-profile ₹6.7 crore Vijaya Bank fraud case. The Court observed that mere possession of the stolen property by the accused would not justify a conviction under Section 411 of IPC unless it is proven that the accused had...
Former Supreme Court Judge-Justice L Nageswara Rao To Head Committee Constituted For Proposing Electoral Reforms In SCBA
In the Supreme Court Bar Association v. BD Kaushik case, where the Supreme Court is considering the issue of electoral reforms in SCBA, it has come forth that former Supreme Court judge-Justice L Nageswara Rao has agreed to head the Committee proposed for making recommendations. The said Committee is proposed to recommend norms/guidelines/parameters for the reformation and suitable amendments...
Supreme Court Outlines Principles To Determine Proportionality Of Punishment Imposed On Member Of Legislature
While setting aside the expulsion of RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh from the Bihar Legislative Council for making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the Supreme Court emphasised that a punishment imposed on a Member of the Legislature for breach of privileges must be proportionate to the misconduct."There is no gainsaid that imposing a disproportionate punishment not...
JJ Act Bars Public Disclosure Of Juvenile's Conviction Record; Child Won't Suffer Any Disqualification Due To Conviction : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently opined that Section 24 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, which states that a child shall not suffer disqualification due to a conviction of an offence under this Act, is protective in nature. Therefor, cases where such conviction details continue to appear in public or official documents undermine the safeguard intended by the legislature. “By expressly stating...
Supreme Court Stays Coercive Steps In Age Fabrication Case Against Badminton Player Lakshya Sen
The Supreme Court today(February 25) issued notice in a Special Leave Petition filed by Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen, challenging the Karnataka High Court's order rejecting his plea to quash an investigation into the allegation of fabricating birth certificates to participate in the underage badminton tournament. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K. Vinod Chandran issued notice...
Senior Designation System | Supreme Court Issues Notice To All High Courts On Issue Of Reconsideration Of 'Indira Jaising' Judgments
The Supreme Court will hear on March 19 the issue of reconsideration of the Indira Jaising judgments of 2017 and 2023, which govern the process of conferring the Senior Advocate designation to advocates.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, and Justice SVN Bhatti issued notice to all High Courts and other stake holders while dealing with a case in which a two-judge bench (Jitender...
'Show Us There Is No Danger': Supreme Court To MP Authorities On Disposal Of Chemical Waste From Bhopal Gas Tragedy Site At Pithampur, Indore
Pursuant to a mentioning, the Supreme Court today called on the Madhya Pradesh authorities to show based on material if there is any substance in the apprehensions shown by a litigant regarding disposal of chemical waste from Bhopal Gas Tragedy site at Pithampur, and whether the authorities have taken ample steps to allay fears of danger to citizens in the vicinity.Unless the apprehensions...
Supreme Court Urges Union To Negotiate With Pharma Companies To Procure Medicines For Rare Diseases At Low Cost
The Supreme Court yesterday (February 24) stayed the order of the Kerala High Court which directed the Union to procure medicines worth 18 Lakh for treatment of the rare disease- Spinal Muscular Atrophy as a one-time measure. The Court also asked the Union to explore possible recourse to subsidize the drugs.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a challenge to...
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To YSRCP Leaders In Cases Over Attack Of TDP Office & Naidu's Residence
The Supreme Court today(February 25) granted anticipatory bail to YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) Vijayawada East coordinator Devineni Avinash after the Andhra Pradesh High Court rejected his anticipatory bail for allegedly ransacking the NTR Bhavan, the central office of the ruling Telugu Desam Party, at Mangalagiri during the YSRCP regime in October 2021.Avinash has been on interim protection...
''Highly Excessive' : Supreme Court Quashes Bihar Legislative Council's Decision To Expel RJD MLC For Comments Against Nitish Kumar
The Supreme Court today set aside the decision of the Bihar Legislative Council to expel RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh for making defamatory words against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.Although the Court observed that Singh's conduct was "abhorrent" and "unbecoming", it held the punishment of expulsion to be "highly excessive" and "disproportionate." The expulsion violated not only Singh's...