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LIFE Mission Case : Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail Granted To M Sivasankar On Medical Grounds By 2 Months
The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim bail granted to M Sivasankar, Former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala in the LIFE Mission corruption case by two months. Previously, Sivasankar had been granted interim bail for 2 months on medical grounds on 2nd August. He had approached the Top Court seeking bail in a money laundering case in connection with the LIFE...
'Come Tomorrow' : Supreme Court Refuses To Take Up Chandrababu Naidu's Plea To Quash FIR Today
'The Supreme Court on Monday refused urgent mentioning of the petition filed by former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu seeking to quash the FIR registered by the Andra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (CID) in connection with the skill development scam case and also challenging his remand in the case.The petition was not included in the list of oral mentioning matters...
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Selling Gutkha On Condition To Not Deal With Gutkha
While granting anticipatory bail to a man who was accused of selling Gutkha, the Supreme Court imposed a condition that he will not deal with Gutkha."It is deemed appropriate to impose the condition – 'I, ....do undertake to not deal with Gutkha, that is, Pan Masala with Tobacco'. In case, the appellant - Abhijeet Jitendra Lolage violates the terms and conditions of bail, including...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (18-24th September)
Supreme Court Comes To Rescue Of Party Who Filed Cheque Bounce Case In Wrong Court After Noting He Got Incorrect Legal AdviceCase title: Bijoy Shankar Mishra v. State of JharkhandCitation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 798In a notable case, the Supreme Court recently gave relief to a party whose complaint for cheque dishonour was dismissed by the Magistrate at the final hearing stage on the ground of lack...
Blanket Exclusion Of Certain Offences From State's Remission Policy Is Arbitrary, Against Ideals Of Reformation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently, while ordering the release of a convict who had spent more than 26 years in jail, raised concerns over the recent government order issued by the State of Kerala on June 4, 2022, pertaining to the premature release of convicts. While this order was not directly challenged in the case at hand, the Court deemed it necessary to comment on it and issue a note of...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index- [August 14 – 20, 2023]
Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 639 To 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 679SUBJECT WISE INDEXAllotment of PlotsAllotment of Plots - E-auction - When the HSIIDC as the authority deciding to allot industrial plots had laid down a particular procedure which will ensure fairness and transparency amongst the participants, they cannot depart from the notified process particularly when there was no technical...
'Children In Conflict With Law Can & Should Be Reformed': Justice Ravindra Bhat Flags Vacancies In Child Care Institutions
Justice Ravindra Bhat, while delivering her address at the Inaugural session of the National Annual Stakeholders Consultation on Children in Conflict with Law, asserted that in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving world, we must, as individuals, citizens, and duty-bearers leverage knowledge, technology and social resources to identify vulnerabilities and mitigating them in our joint endeavor...
Delhi Court Orders Release Of Electronics Devices Seized From Editors Of ‘The Wire’, Says They Can’t Be Kept Indefinitely
A Delhi Court yesterday ordered release of the electronic devices seized from the editors of online portal “The Wire” during searches conducted by the Delhi Police in October last year in relation to an FIR lodged against them by BJP leader Amit Malviya.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Siddhartha Malik of Tis Hazari Courts said that there was no reasonable ground for not releasing the devices...
Social Media Has Positive, Negative, And Balanced Impact: Justice JK Maheshwari
Speaking at the International Lawyers' Conference 2023, Justice JK Maheshwari, judge of the Supreme Court, provided a comprehensive overview of the impact of social media on the justice system. He emphasized that social media can be viewed from three perspectives: positive, negative, and balanced. Each perspective has its own set of implications for the legal community and society at large....
Juvenile Delinquents Are Very Often Children In Need Of Care & Protection : Justice BV Nagarathna
Justice B. V. Nagarathna, judge of the Supreme Court, while delivering her address at the Inaugural session of the National Annual Stakeholders Consultation on Children in Conflict with Law, expressed that it is imperative to acknowledge that children in conflict with law are not just offenders but in many cases are also children in need of care and protection. Juvenile delinquents, very...
Judges Are Not Celebrities, Online Platforms Not Paparazzi Who Need To Report All Moments: Justice Sanjay Karol
The Bar Council of India International Lawyers' Conference 2023 featured a technical session addressing the impact of social media on the justice delivery system. The two-day international conference features an inaugral ceremony, ten technical sessions aimed at knowledge sharing, and a valedictory session. The theme of the conference is, ‘Emerging challenges in Justice Delivery System’....