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‘Custody' Under Section 167 CrPC Includes Custody Of Other Investigating Agencies Such As ED, Not Just Police: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday held that ‘custody' under Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 includes custody of other investigating agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate and not just the police alone.The said observation was made by a division bench of Justice A S Bopanna and Justice M M Sundresh while dismissing Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji's plea challenging...
Supreme Court Dismisses Go First Airline RP's Plea Against Delhi HC Order Permitting Lessors To Access Aircrafts On Lease
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the appeal filed by the Resolution Professional of Go Airlines India Ltd against the Delhi High Court order which had permitted various lessors to carry out inspection and interim maintenance tasks of their aircrafts, which are currently on lease with crisis-hit Go First airline. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala,...
Do Men Who Committed 3 Gangrapes & Murdered 14 People Including Kids Deserve Leniency? Bilkis Bano's Lawyer To Supreme Court
Do the men convicted for brutally gang-raping Bilkis Bano and killing her entire family in front of her eyes deserve the leniency they have been accorded, Advocate Shobha Gupta asked the Supreme Court of India on Monday, while arguing that the punishment befalling the convicts ought to be proportional to the nature and seriousness of the crime committed by them. A bench of Justices...
Habeas Corpus Writ Not Maintainable Against ED Alleging Illegal Arrest;Plea To Be Raised Before Magistrate: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday while dismissing Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji's plea challenging custody by Enforcement Directorate in the money laundering case, held that a writ of habeas corpus would not be maintainable on allegation of illegal arrest by the ED. The Apex Court clarified that the plea regarding illegal arrest is to made before concerned the Magistrate, since custody...
Bihar Caste 'Census' | Supreme Court Adjourns Pleas Against Patna HC Upholding State Govt's Survey; Says, 'No Status Quo Order Now'
The Supreme Court of India on Monday adjourned the hearing of a petition filed by non-governmental organisation 'Ek Soch Ek Prayas' against the decision of the Patna High Court to uphold the Bihar government's caste-based survey. This verdict was delivered by a division bench of the high court, which rejected the contention that an attempt to collect data on the basis of caste amounted to...
P&H High Court Stays Demolitions In Communal Violence-Hit Nuh Until Further Orders
In a suo moto action, the Punjab & Haryana High Court on Monday stayed the ongoing demolition drive in Nuh, which followed the communal clashes.While issuing notice to the State Government, the division bench of Justice G.S Sandhawalia and Justice Harpreet Kaur Jeewan stayed the demolition until further orders.It is alleged that the demolition drive to raze the alleged illegal...
Manipur Violence Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear today at 2 PM the cases related to Manipur ethnic violence. The Manipur Director General of Police has been asked by the Court to be personally present.On the last hearing, a bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud had slammed police investigation as "tardy". The bench, also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, had noted that the FIRs were registered several...
'Bogus Petition' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Probe Into Alleged Voice Clips Of TN Minister PTR
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking judicial probe into the alleged voice clips of Tamil Nadu Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan in which he had allegedly made remarks about the amassing of wealth by the family of TN Chief Minister MK Stalin.A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud termed the petition as "bogus" and said that the Court cannot be made...
Supreme Court Dismisses TN Minister Senthil Balaji's Plea Challenging ED Custody
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji's plea challenging the custody by the Enforcement Directorate in the money laundering case. The Court allowed the Directorate of Enforcement to have Balaji's custody till August 12 in connection with the cash-for-jobs scam.A Bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and MM Sundresh dismissed the petitions filed by Balaji and...
Lok Sabha Restores Rahul Gandhi's Membership After Supreme Court's Order Staying Conviction In 'Modi-Thieves' Defamation Case
The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a notification restoring the membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in view of the Supreme Court's August 4 order suspending his conviction in the criminal defamation case over the "why all thieves have Modi surname" remark. The Top Court's order had paved the way for his reinstatement as a Lok Sabha MP.Gandhi, who represents Wayanad (Kerala) in the Lok...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index [July 17 – 23, 2023]
SUBJECT WISE INDEXBailSupreme Court grants bail to Teesta Setalvad; calls Gujarat HC observations 'perverse', 'contradictory'. Teesta Atul Setalvad v. State of Gujarat, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 554 : 2023 INSC 637ChequeNI Act | In cheque dishonour case, interim compensation can be ordered to be paid only after the accused pleads not guilty. Pawan Bhasin v. State of U.P., 2023 LiveLaw (SC)...
Central Civil Service Rules | Retired Employee Can Be Appointed As Inquiry Authority In Disciplinary Proceedings : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that the disciplinary authority under the Central Civil Service Rules is empowered to appoint a retired employee as an inquiry authority. It is not necessary that the inquiry officer should be a public servant. The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Bela M Trivedi was hearing an appeal against Odisha HC judgment which relied on...